Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Chair Xavier Avila received a letter from the Law Offices of Melo and Sarsfield on January 7 to stop communicating with the founder of the Caring Cause Facebook group, Elaine Hollingsworth. Avila threatened Hollingsworth, the group administrator, with legal action on January 7. According to Hollingsworth, his text stated: “You […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District has received $6,019,380 in COVID-19 fiscal relief funding from the California Special District Association, which it plans to apply towards the Tower Construction project currently under completion. The funding is made available from a $100 million allocation provided by the State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom in the 2021-2022 State […]
Editor’s Note: The Valley Voice would like to issue a correction. In the December 16 article The Valley Voice stated, “Neither Randy nor Keri Santos can request compensation for the grief caused by the district’s mistake.” This statement is incorrect. The Valley Voice based their statement on Tulare Public Cemetery District form that the Santos […]
At a contentious special meeting before a packed house, directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) dismissed the possibility of leasing a portion of Evolutions Plaza, home of the district’s popular gym, to the Veterans Administration. The directors also selected Tulare resident Marmie Fidler to fill the District 3 seat at the November […]
Update: Tulare Local Health Care District Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 Tuesday, November 23, in the Evolutions Plaza Conference Room, 1425 E. Prosperity Ave., Tulare Although a public dispute between directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) over the possibility of renting out a portion of Evolutions Plaza to the Veterans Administration brought […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District’s (TLHCD) directors were unable to finish the district’s business Wednesday evening, November 17, after Secretary Xavier Avila unexpectedly left the board’s monthly meeting mid-conversation following a dispute. Board President Says No VA Lease at Evolutions At issue was the possibility of the local office of the Veterans Administration […]
Dr. Benny Benzeevi and his former colleagues, Alan Germany and Bruce Greene, are set to be arraigned on January 12 after Judge Michael Sheltzer denied filings to have the charges against them thrown out. Demurrer moved at snail’s pace way through court The ruling came more than a year after attorneys for the three […]
Charlie Ramos, a Tulare Public Cemetery District trustee, accused the district’s former office manager Leonor Castaneda of committing a felony in an April 12 report filed with the Tulare Police Department. The police department’s report states that Castaneda did not act alone. According to Castaneda and other witnesses, TPCD Chair Xavier Avila also participated in […]
Phil Smith will transition from a Tulare Local Healthcare District board member to the district’s new CEO, after his fellow board members voted 3-0 to appoint him as a replacement to Sandra Ormonde. Smith recused himself from the selection, and the seat previously held by Senovia Gutierrez was empty after her resignation and temporary relocation […]
A confluence of events at the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) has concerned residents talking, but the governing board’s president says business continues as usual despite those ongoing recent challenges. New Leaders Needed In October, the district’s CEO announced her intention to retire at year’s end, news that was quickly followed by the […]