Opponents of Dr. Parmod Kumar have been told that the recall of the long-time Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) Board of Directors member can continue, according to a statement from Citizens for Hospital Accountability, the group pursuing the recall. The hospital accountability group gathered 1,414 signatures, out of which 1,180 were valid, and 32 were […]
December and January was a time to say goodbye to and welcome new board members. Phil Cox said goodbye at the December 20 Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) meeting and Allen Ishida said his goodbyes at the January 10 meeting. Cox was recently elected to the Visalia City Council and Ishida plans on kicking […]
In a series of unfortunate events, Farmersville suffered three accidents involving pedestrians hit by vehicles last December. Two involved school children on their way to school in the same crosswalk, on North Farmersville Blvd. at Citrus Dr., within the same week. The other, which resulted in a fatality, occurred on Visalia Road. The incidents involving […]
In early 2016, the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) took on an unexpected role as a financial lender for a hospital in Lone Pine, Calif., extending it a $500,000 line of credit. Both the Lone Pine hospital and Tulare Regional Medical Center are managed by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), a Tulare-based company, that has taken […]
While directors at the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) turned a collective blind eye to their behavior, at least two of the District’s leaders worked to illegally remove the medical staff at Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC), says Michael Amir, an attorney representing the dispossessed Medical Executive Committee (MEC). The picture Amir paints is […]
It’s a New Year’s Day tradition for millions – watching the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game. And each year a million or more from all around the world converge in Pasadena to see one or both, up close and personal. When watching the parade this year, South Valley residents will want to pay […]
During the December 20 Tulare County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, District Attorney Tim Ward introduced the newest member of his team, a Golden Retriever. Made possible by the Phil Cline Victim’s Fund, the DA’s office acquired Fortune, a therapy dog, to give comfort to children who find themselves in the victims or witness division. Ward […]
At the Visalia City Council special session on Friday, December 16, the council members said goodbye to one colleague and ushered in a new mayor. Not a dry eye was to be seen as each council member expressed gratitude for the time they spent with Councilmember Amy Shuklian. Mayor Steve Nelsen said that he admired […]
Carlton Jones says being Tulare’s first Black mayor isn’t important to him as it will be to that city’s future Black mayors. “When you want to be something, if you can see that it’s doable, then you’ll understand why it’s important to be the first,” Jones said as he awaited his swearing-in. “What’s more important […]
The ongoing and violent conflict between protesters and police at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation is personal for Corky Mills. “It’s on our reservation that they’re trying to run a pipeline under one of our dams,” Mills, a resident of Tulare and Lakȟóta Indian, said. Solidarity March On December 4, Mills and her daughter, Tracy […]