Tulare citizens erupt in protest at council meeting

   In the first Tulare City Council meeting following Tulare Mayor Carlton Jones igniting the Ag community on social media, and subsequent attempt to hose down the flames by hosting a private town hall meeting last week, hundreds of Tulare citizens and members of the Ag community showed up to make their voices heard […]

Southern Inyo Healthcare District files suit against HCCA

Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) has been hit with another lawsuit — this time, from the Southern Inyo Healthcare District. While the district is repeating many of its officials’ prior allegations, this is the first time that the Southern Inyo district has filed suit against HCCA. It also included Vi Healthcare Finance, a healthcare financing company […]

Investigation closed – Tulare PD captain, lieutenant return to work following 6+ months of paid leave

Two members of the Tulare Police Department’s command staff returned to work on May 29. Tulare Police Captain Fred Ynclan and Lieutenant Jerod Boatman are back on the job after being placed on paid administrative leave November 7 of last year. While they were under formal investigation, the reason for their being placed on leave […]

Former District Director files suit against Assemblyman Devon Mathis

Janie Sustaita, a former Visalia staffer for Assemblyman Devon Mathis, filed suit May 21 in the Sacramento County Superior Court against the State Assembly, the Assembly Rules Committee, Chief of Staff Justin Turner, Assemblyman Mathis, and Tosha Cherry, who works for the Rules Committee. She is suing for wrongful termination, and intentional and negligent infliction […]

Tulare hospital’s $22m funding proposal shot down

The odds of the Tulare Regional Medical Center receiving $22m in emergency funding are down significantly after the proposal to fund the hospital was left off of a committee meeting agenda. At 10:30am, the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services will decide whether or not to fund a laundry list of […]