Members of the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors were caught completely unaware by news of HCCA’s inability to pay its employees Thursday. Kevin Northcraft, chair of the District’s Board, said Benzeevi and other high-level employees gave no indication they would be unable to cover the cost of their staff’s salaries during the most […]
More than 400 employees of the Tulare Local Health Care District did not receive their scheduled paychecks today, and those who have not walked out are scrounging for supplies to continue treating patients in their charge. Only 95 checks, all written to the District’s lowest-paid employees, were delivered on Thursday, September 28. The rest will […]
Even when Mayor Carlton Jones doesn’t show up, controversy doesn’t stop for the Tulare City Council. Only this time, it seems it was much ado about nothing. At the meeting held September 5, Councilman Jose Sigala prompted a discussion on last year’s travel budget for members of the Council. The item, which was to be […]
Heath Care Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) is starting to crack. The once lockstep silence from employees at the company overseeing day-to-day operations at Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is breaking as it becomes apparent HCCA’s days in charge are numbered. Rumors are flying, the District Attorney seems to be taking an interest, and if that weren’t […]
For two long hours, the Tulare City Council argued, debated, talked over each other, and eventually directed staff to formulate an update streamlining the city’s rental policy for the Council Chambers at the Tulare Public Library. At the end of discussions lasting nearly two hours at the August 15 meeting, the main sticking point ironically […]
Some paychecks issued by the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) to its employees on July 20 are not being honored. Employees at the struggling medical center report TLHCD was unable to meet a deposit deadline on July 18 due to a cash shortage. They also report the District is behind on payments to its […]
When astronaut Don Thomas misses the crystal-clear, starry sky he saw in space, he comes to Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks to remember how it looks. A mission specialist, Thomas spent 44 days circling the Earth as part of the crew for four different Space Shuttle missions. Thomas orbited the planet nearly 700 times, traveling more […]
Warning: Source documents in this article contain graphic language With his future on the Tulare Local Health Care District’s (TLHCD) Board of Directors in jeopardy, supporters of Dr. Parmod Kumar appear to be playing loose with the truth as a recall election to remove him approaches. Recall Election July 11 On July 11, voters in […]
Back in 2006, when Daniel Hernandez was 10 years old, his family’s version of the American dream started to come true. His father was a migrant worker born in Mexico, and for a time his mother worked the fields beside him. As their children were born–Daniel, now 21, has two sisters, 20 and 17, and […]
The city of Lindsay may finally escape the financial trap its been in for most of the last decade–but the margin is razor thin, and a few votes that could swing the decision remain to be counted. On June 6, voters in the town of 13,000-plus just managed to approve Measure O, a 1% increase […]