The Tulare County Board of Supervisors hosted its annual meeting with Tule River Tribal Council on July 20, with the tree mortality epidemic, water and the drought, and ambulance service receiving the most attention. “It’s good to keep open communication between the Tule River Tribe and Tulare County,” said Tribal Chair Neil Peyron before the […]
Soon we will be receiving our mail-in ballots to cast our votes on one thing — Measure I, the $55M hospital bond. We as a community have a duty to understand just what it is that we are voting on — and for. This bond, if passed, will burden this hospital district, all homeowners and […]
I think it’s time for some “facts checks” regarding a letter to the editor (Visalia Times Delta) from the TRMC board member Linda Wilbourn dated July 20, 2016. I would like to address primarily the third paragraph of her letter. Mrs. Wilbourn states “…the likelihood of the hospital closing is real.” Is that her opinion […]
In a couple of days, voters in Tulare will be receiving a mail in ballot for Measure I. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Measure I is a $55 million dollar public obligation bond measure for construction at our local hospital. If you’re like me, you’ve been overwhelmed by a half dozen mailers, […]
Something doesn’t add up. Looking at a property tax statement and taxes to TLHCD, we currently pay the staggering amount of 7%! In using the estimated tax numbers provided in Measure I Bond Resolution, Exhibit C, the taxes will increase in the fiscal year 2017 – 2018 to 9.1%. Fiscal year 2018 – 2019, taxes […]
I have always been extremely proud of my hometown. Born at Tulare District Hospital and raised in Tulare, I chose to return to Tulare after college and dental school, establish my dental practice here and give birth to my two children at Tulare District Hospital. Tulare is where my husband and I have raised our […]
Some business and civic leaders in the city of Hanford want to ease the current zoning restrictions created years ago to preserve the city’s downtown. They favor allowing businesses, such as banks, furniture stores, and medical and dental offices, to locate in parts of the city other than downtown. “Let’s be business-friendly throughout the city,” […]
Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), under the direction of Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), approved publication of a newly declassified section of the 2002 Joint Congressional Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. Following a declassification review, the […]
Coming to Tulare in 1936, I must say the Measure I hospital bond campaign has to be one of the most divisive issues I have witnessed in my community. For unknown reasons, some residents have become pitted against each other and friendships have been lost at precisely the moment when we should be banding together. […]
UPDATE: The City of Exeter, the State Water Resources Control Board, and Tulare County have determined that water is safe to drink and that City of Exeter Water System customers no longer need to boil their water. A notice distributed by the City of Exeter states that “no harmful effects occurred in the water system as a […]