Documents, provided to the Valley Voice through a Public Records Act request, show that the entirety of the $800,000 loan the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) recently approved went to pay off past due invoices to a single supplier–Cardinal Pharmaceuticals. The loan, approved in September 2016, paid back invoices that were due so far back […]
Hospital officials pursuing a lawsuit against Dr. Abraham Betre were dealt a losing hand in a court hearing Thursday, when Judge David Mathias ruled to keep certain documents publicly available. In the hearing, Mathias adopted a tentative ruling that denied denying the officials’ oral motion to remove from the court’s file a Separate Statement filed by […]
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UPDATE: A statement from the “Sherrie Bell for Hospital Board” Facebook page has stated that the August 29 date on a loan agreement referred to below was “is the date that the bank prepared the document[,] not the date it was signed.” It also states that Bell actually signed the document in “mid September.” Even by the standards […]
A copy of loan documents and a transcript from the September 1 hospital meeting are below. This is a developing story and will be updated.
At its Governmental Affairs Committee meeting today, Tulare Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Kerissa Chapman announced the appointment of Donnette Silva Carter as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. “After conducting a thorough employment search, we are pleased to announce the hiring of Donnette Silva Carter. The Board and I are confident we […]
Incumbent Carlton Jones is defending his District 3 seat against Phil Smith, a local commercial credit manager. Carlton Jones’ first foray into politics came as working for the Tulare Fire Department. He was president of the firemen’s union and led labor negotiations. After he was hired by the Fresno Fire Department he missed working with […]
Incumbent Craig Vejvoda is facing three challengers for Tulare City Council District 5: Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero, Margee Fallert, and Greg Nunley. According to the challengers, the biggest issue facing Vejvoda’s 12-year incumbency is the lack of residential and commercial development. Fallert and Nunley both expressed a deep dissatisfaction with rate of development in Tulare. Vejvoda’s philosophy […]
Tulare residents will have a difficult time choosing between the qualified and experienced candidates running to represent District 1. Tulare City Councilmember Shea Gowin will be defending her District 1 seat against Jose Sigala, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) representative. As an active member of the Tulare Chamber of Commerce, Gowin heard its call to […]
This article has been corrected to reflect errors in a referenced Financial Times article. In the third paragraph below the “Total Recall” subhead, “Department of Justice” has been changed to “Office of the Inspector General,” “physician contracts” has been changed to “physician rental space,” and the paragraph was expanded to provide clarity. Sherrie Bell likes […]