While the demand for students educated in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is increasing, one South Valley school has begun expanding the intellect and imagination of its students through a robotics class and club. Partnered with College of the Sequoias (COS), the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) opened University Prep High School (UPHS), […]
Living Care Lifestyles and local partners on September 7 celebrated the groundbreaking of Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, a new active senior living community in northwest Visalia. The event kicked off construction of the new community, which will ultimately close a gap in the continuum of services for active senior lifestyles, and raised money for […]
Even when Mayor Carlton Jones doesn’t show up, controversy doesn’t stop for the Tulare City Council. Only this time, it seems it was much ado about nothing. At the meeting held September 5, Councilman Jose Sigala prompted a discussion on last year’s travel budget for members of the Council. The item, which was to be […]
Heath Care Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) is starting to crack. The once lockstep silence from employees at the company overseeing day-to-day operations at Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is breaking as it becomes apparent HCCA’s days in charge are numbered. Rumors are flying, the District Attorney seems to be taking an interest, and if that weren’t […]
On September 5, President Trump rescinded DACA – the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, established through an Obama executive order in 2012. DACA allowed undocumented children of immigrants to remain in the country for a two-year period of time. DACA recipients have since been allowed to have their status renewed at two-year intervals. Also referred […]
To the chagrin of city managers and mayors throughout California, SB649 passed–allowing telecommunication companies, such as Sprint, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, to install mini cellular antennas in public rights of way and even in your front yard. According to the League of California Cities (LOCC), which lobbied against the bill, cell antennas will no longer […]
Nothing will change immediately on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors after a Monday morning hearing. District board member Richard Torrez is still free to not recognize Senovia Gutierrez as a colleague — or to recognize her, if he so chooses. But the Hon. Judge Melinda Reed isn’t going to force his hand […]
The status quo remains on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors after a brief hearing Friday morning, though arguments will continue Monday. That means that Richard Torrez, a member of the board, and Bruce Greene, an attorney representing Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, have not been forced to recognize Senovia Gutierrez as a seated member […]
Arguments were heard Friday morning and will be continued to Monday. Members of the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors have taken their first strike at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) in court. Lawyers with McCormick Barstow, the firm which represents the district, will argue in favor of a proposed temporary restraining order that would […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District will soon have a brand new board. Long-time board member Patricia Colson submitted her letter of resignation on September 8 and Phil Vandegrift reportedly handed in his resignation to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on September 11. Antonia Chavez resigned a few days after the contentious July 12 board meeting. […]