A Tulare development two decades in the planning is about to start. “We’re trying our best to start construction as soon as possible,” said Ted Lim, a spokesman for The Orosco Group based in Monterey. The project, a strip mall at the southwest corner of Cross Ave. and J St., has long been a dream […]
Healthcare Conglomerate Associates’ (HCCA) management of the Southern Inyo Healthcare District’s hospital was ineffective, hindered the hospital’s regulatory compliance, and was fiscally irresponsible, a legal filing by the district claims. The filing also repeats claims that the Tulare-based hospital management company shared money and supplies between the Southern Inyo district, which owns the Southern Inyo […]
Rumor has it President Donald Trump may come to Fresno next week. Local GOP officials are playing dumb, but their Democratic rivals seem certain Trump will make a stop in Fresno on March 14 during a scheduled trip to California. With no official announcement of the visit yet, the reason Trump may come to town […]
An investigation into Healthcare Conglomerate Associates’ (HCCA) conduct while managing Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) continues, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward told the public on March 6. At a presentation before the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Ward stated that his office’s involvement began in the summer of 2017, when the office attempted to […]
Yet another lawsuit was filed Friday, March 2, against the City of Tulare for mounting problems with transparency and withholding records for its citizens. In recent public record act (PRA) responses regarding the billable hours incurred by the city attorney, Heather Phillips, and fellow law firm members, responses have been deemed slow with all issues […]
The City of Tulare will consider changes to its sign ordinance after a lawsuit threat, officials stated in a letter. Josh McDonnell, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Tulare, responded to a potential lawsuit facing the city over their outdated sign ordinance. In a letter sent today to the Law Firm of […]
Some Tulare residents are afraid they’ll fall afoul of the city’s sign ordinance by placing political signs on their lawn — so a Visalia law firm is preparing to sue to overturn the policy, which the firm claims is unconstitutional. In a letter to Tulare City Manager Joseph Carlini and the Tulare City Council, the […]
While the Tulare Regional Medical Center’s forensic laboratory is open, the hospital and its clinics still have no concrete opening dates, the hospital’s board was told Wednesday night. “I think the summation of where we are is that HCCA left a lot of major obstacles in our way,” Larry Blitz, the hospital’s interim CEO, told […]
In recent months, some Tulare citizens have been questioning the transparency, or lack thereof, from the city directed by the city attorney, Heather Phillips, an attorney and partner with Goyette & Associates in the firm’s Labor and Employment Division, as well as her ability to serve as the city’s attorney. As previously reported by the […]
Turmoil has yet again gripped the Tulare Public Cemetery District’s Board of Trustees. Members of Caring Cause, a citizens’ group dissatisfied with the district’s leadership and maintenance of its cemeteries, and other members of the public created a standing room only crowd at the district’s February 21 meeting. The crowd wanted trustees Vicki Gilson and […]