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	<title>Comments on: Tulare Public Cemetery District to pay $150k, settling discrimination lawsuit</title>
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		<title>By: DW</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142796</link>
		<dc:creator>DW</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m surprised the district manager hasn&#039;t been fired because there seems to be a lot of ineptitude at that cemetery.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m surprised the district manager hasn&#8217;t been fired because there seems to be a lot of ineptitude at that cemetery.</p>
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		<title>By: In The Know</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142676</link>
		<dc:creator>In The Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142675&quot;&gt;Barbara McGhee-Kane&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, they&#039;re listed on the agendas to be discussed in closed sessions. I&#039;ve lost count of the number of them, but I believe that it&#039;s 5 or 6.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142675">Barbara McGhee-Kane</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, they&#8217;re listed on the agendas to be discussed in closed sessions. I&#8217;ve lost count of the number of them, but I believe that it&#8217;s 5 or 6.</p>
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		<title>By: Barbara McGhee-Kane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Barbara McGhee-Kane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142673&quot;&gt;In The Know&lt;/a&gt;.

OMG you mean there could very well be more lawsuits pending?  Jeez Louise! Clara are you able verify this?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142673">In The Know</a>.</p>
<p>OMG you mean there could very well be more lawsuits pending?  Jeez Louise! Clara are you able verify this?</p>
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		<title>By: In The Know</title>
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		<dc:creator>In The Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142669&quot;&gt;Alberto Aguilar&lt;/a&gt;.

Mr. Aguilar, do you know how many lawsuits are still pending? I&#039;ve been told that there may be as many as 6.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142669">Alberto Aguilar</a>.</p>
<p>Mr. Aguilar, do you know how many lawsuits are still pending? I&#8217;ve been told that there may be as many as 6.</p>
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		<title>By: In The Know</title>
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		<dc:creator>In The Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649&quot;&gt;Clara Bernardo&lt;/a&gt;.

You stated that the insurance company pays for the attorneys. My question is, how many lawsuits are still pending and how many attorneys are still being paid for representation of these pending lawsuits? From my knowledge, there are several.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649">Clara Bernardo</a>.</p>
<p>You stated that the insurance company pays for the attorneys. My question is, how many lawsuits are still pending and how many attorneys are still being paid for representation of these pending lawsuits? From my knowledge, there are several.</p>
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		<title>By: Alberto Aguilar</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142669</link>
		<dc:creator>Alberto Aguilar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Clara there is nothing in the newspaper article regarding my statements that are untrue. When I submitted a PRA to you regarding the termination of Mr. Demp, you refused to provide me with any data that I requested regarding the alledge incident. Just because an employee is hired &quot;at will&quot; does not mean they have no rights. You are not only required by law to immediately investigate complaints of discrimination but also any acts witnessed by you. Said differently, if you knew David was calling his subordinate employee a nigger during working hours or in your presence, why didn&#039;t you notify the Board of Trustees? At no time have you ever provided me with any evidence in writing or otherwise regarding the termiation of Mr. Demp.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clara there is nothing in the newspaper article regarding my statements that are untrue. When I submitted a PRA to you regarding the termination of Mr. Demp, you refused to provide me with any data that I requested regarding the alledge incident. Just because an employee is hired &#8220;at will&#8221; does not mean they have no rights. You are not only required by law to immediately investigate complaints of discrimination but also any acts witnessed by you. Said differently, if you knew David was calling his subordinate employee a nigger during working hours or in your presence, why didn&#8217;t you notify the Board of Trustees? At no time have you ever provided me with any evidence in writing or otherwise regarding the termiation of Mr. Demp.</p>
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		<title>By: Barbara McGhee-Kane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Barbara McGhee-Kane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142652&quot;&gt;Clara bernardo&lt;/a&gt;.

It is nice to know that YOU know that this $150,000 settlement is going to hurt the cemetery financially.  As for the reputation of this Board and you (and indirectly your staff) time will tell once things are out in the open.  A good start would be to get your house in order and get busy on these late financial reports and total transparency in delivering all requested documents to any public person who asks to see them.  If the request is legit and the documents are legit then all questions will be cleared up and you and the Board can get back to making the cemetery sound and beautiful once again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142652">Clara bernardo</a>.</p>
<p>It is nice to know that YOU know that this $150,000 settlement is going to hurt the cemetery financially.  As for the reputation of this Board and you (and indirectly your staff) time will tell once things are out in the open.  A good start would be to get your house in order and get busy on these late financial reports and total transparency in delivering all requested documents to any public person who asks to see them.  If the request is legit and the documents are legit then all questions will be cleared up and you and the Board can get back to making the cemetery sound and beautiful once again.</p>
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		<title>By: Clara bernardo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Clara bernardo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142651&quot;&gt;Barbara McGhee-Kane&lt;/a&gt;.

The grammar comment was about my own errors in writing not anything about yours…. Now my response had to do with your comment about do I think that the district never paid a dime and about insurance coverage going up … well of course I know the district pays coverage and of course I know it goes up with claims it even goes up lately without claims … does this claim effect us financially in long run absolutely every claim will but again when I was asked about it it was about us literally cutting a check outside of what the insurance pays and my answer was no the insurance covers it all</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142651">Barbara McGhee-Kane</a>.</p>
<p>The grammar comment was about my own errors in writing not anything about yours…. Now my response had to do with your comment about do I think that the district never paid a dime and about insurance coverage going up … well of course I know the district pays coverage and of course I know it goes up with claims it even goes up lately without claims … does this claim effect us financially in long run absolutely every claim will but again when I was asked about it it was about us literally cutting a check outside of what the insurance pays and my answer was no the insurance covers it all</p>
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		<title>By: Barbara McGhee-Kane</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142651</link>
		<dc:creator>Barbara McGhee-Kane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649&quot;&gt;Clara Bernardo&lt;/a&gt;.

I know about insurance companies and their coverage.  I also know that when a claim is filed premiums as a rule increase.  Nothing is free, not insurance coverage, not payouts, not nothing. The District &quot;will pay a price&quot; one way or the other.  People learn that in &quot;Life 101&quot; during the 2nd grade. If you consider posting what the Valley Voice had in their article and then opining on that 2-paragraph quote is cyber bullying, then my dear Clara I suggest that YOU look up the legal definition of bullying and post it. If you are claiming that The Voice quoted you incorrectly then take that up with them.  

I do admit to not putting quotation marks around the 2-paragraphs.  So sue me! Wait until you are pushing 80 years of age and forget to dot an &quot;I&quot; and cross a &quot;T&quot;. lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649">Clara Bernardo</a>.</p>
<p>I know about insurance companies and their coverage.  I also know that when a claim is filed premiums as a rule increase.  Nothing is free, not insurance coverage, not payouts, not nothing. The District &#8220;will pay a price&#8221; one way or the other.  People learn that in &#8220;Life 101&#8221; during the 2nd grade. If you consider posting what the Valley Voice had in their article and then opining on that 2-paragraph quote is cyber bullying, then my dear Clara I suggest that YOU look up the legal definition of bullying and post it. If you are claiming that The Voice quoted you incorrectly then take that up with them.  </p>
<p>I do admit to not putting quotation marks around the 2-paragraphs.  So sue me! Wait until you are pushing 80 years of age and forget to dot an &#8220;I&#8221; and cross a &#8220;T&#8221;. lol</p>
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		<title>By: Clara Bernardo</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142650</link>
		<dc:creator>Clara Bernardo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649&quot;&gt;Clara Bernardo&lt;/a&gt;.

And before the grammar police come out … I spoke into this message so yes not completely all words were how they should have been</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/04/tulare-public-cemetery-district-to-pay-150k-settling-discrimination-lawsuit/#comment-142649">Clara Bernardo</a>.</p>
<p>And before the grammar police come out … I spoke into this message so yes not completely all words were how they should have been</p>
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