The Tulare Local Healthcare District is looking to exit a leaseback arrangement it claims was set up by Dr. Benny Benzeevi, the head of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the district’s former management partner. The district claims that the leaseback agreement wasn’t authorized. While the sale and leaseback of the district’s assets was first revealed in […]
Hanford residents came out en masse to the February 6 Hanford City Council meeting to protest the council’s recent decision to tear down the old Fire House. The city council voted 3-2 to tear down the structure at its December 19, 2017 meeting, and had already erected a fence in preparation for demolition. The art […]
Two residential developments are ready to break ground in Woodlake. Valencia Heights, a Self-Help Enterprises development has pulled its first 10 building permits, said Woodlake City Manager Ramon Lara. The other, a Castlerock extension, is ready to start the first of 54 single-family homes by a private developer. These developments are on the heels of […]
Already at the center of national controversy, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) is drawing even greater criticism on the local front as the GOP-controlled House Intel Committee voted this week to release a controversial memo penned by Nunes. Critics–including those running to unseat him, local political advocates, and a prominent county official–claim Nunes is acting recklessly, […]
Opponents of a 17,000-square-foot gas station planned for their south Visalia neighborhood say they’ve learned the development is worse than they first feared after receiving a tip from a whistleblower at City Hall. “This is going to be the biggest truck stop in town, even in the industrial park,” said neighborhood resident Robin Hernandez. Fleet […]
South Valley law enforcement is not new to Exeter’s new police chief, John Hall; but, the Exeter department is, as of January. Hall served with the Porterville Police Department for 24 years – leaving his position as captain to take on the Exeter top command. Hall said he was very happy in Porterville and was […]
Drums banged, horns blared, and a crowd of a thousand or so activists of all stripes cheered, sang and chanted its way down Mooney Boulevard as Tulare County turned out for the 2018 Women’s March. Underneath the festive atmosphere, however, was a more serious mood. Those gathered–as their colorful signs and placards revealed–were clearly there […]
Assemblyman Devon Mathis launched his campaign for Assembly District 26 today at an invitation-only event at the Visalia Veterans Memorial Building. He was greeted by protesters asking him to resign. A group of ten women holding signs saying “No means No” and “Put him in the slammer” lined the sidewalk outside the building. One protester […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District could open its clinics before the hospital itself, the district’s board was told Wednesday night. The plan to reopen the clinics before the hospital was still in the air, the hospital’s interim CEO, Larry Blitz, said, but it was being heavily pursued. “Supposedly, there’s a rule that you can’t do […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors started the business of the new year with the election of a chairman and vice chairman for 2018. Steven Worthley was elected chairman, and Kuyler Crocker was elected vice chairman. Both were elected unanimously, 5-0, a voting trend that continued through the meeting. Worthley, who has previously served as […]