On March 15 community leaders and elected officials discussed the importance of the 2020 census with the media in hopes of reaching more community members. Eddie Valero, District 4 Tulare County Supervisor, Dr. Edward Flores, a professor at UC Merced, and Greg Gomez, Mayor of Farmersville, were some of the key speakers who provided information […]
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected from the version in the March 21 Voice,specifically the “Phelps Plans to Run” section. On March 17th, The Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) held the 2019 Fred Davis Dinner in honor of newly elected Democratic mayors Greg Gomez of Farmersville, Jose Sigala of Tulare, and Martha Flores […]
Kaweah Delta has selected the members of its first Emergency Department Advisory Council aiming to enhance patient experiences in its Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state. The following 14 people were selected to sit on the council, which had its first meeting on Feb. 27: Phil Bourdette, Guy Christian, Susan Delgado, Laurie […]
In an effort to help people who have diabetes live better lives, Kaweah Delta will begin a series of free monthly diabetes support groups through October, in Visalia, Lindsay, Woodlake and Cutler/Orosi. Tulare County continues to exceed state averages for rates of diabetes, according to the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency. Adults diagnosed […]
City of Visalia Fire Department Press Release Doug McBee, the Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management for the City of Visalia is retiring in May of 2019. Chief McBee has been the Fire Chief of Visalia for the past six years and has just completed his 42nd year in the fire service. Prior to […]
Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order declaring that no death row inmate’s sentence will be carried out as long as he is in office. He spoke about the death penalty being “inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.” As a Californian, […]
As work continues to nearly double the size of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s Emergency Department, the hospital will on Thursday, March 14, temporarily relocate its ED waiting and registration area. For the next four to five months, people seeking care at Kaweah Delta’s Emergency Department, will enter the hospital’s main entrance at 400 W. Mineral […]
On behalf of the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) we cordially invite you to join us in giving our newly re-elected California State Controller, Betty Yee, a big Tulare County welcome! We are honored to have Controller Betty Yee as our Keynote Speaker. She is the State’s Chief Financial Officer and a native of […]
In an effort to help people who have diabetes live better lives, Kaweah Delta will begin a series of free monthly diabetes support groups through October, in Visalia, Lindsay, Woodlake and Cutler/Orosi. Support group attendees can expect peer support in a small group atmosphere that is caring and safe. Each group will review the following […]
Despite all the recent conflict in the Tulare Local Healthcare District and the uncertain, yet hopeful path the district faces, I believe that we need, every now and then, to take a step back and remember how far we’ve come. As we’re left reeling by the recent New Yorker story and the criminal investigations into […]