In a couple of days, voters in Tulare will be receiving a mail in ballot for Measure I. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Measure I is a $55 million dollar public obligation bond measure for construction at our local hospital. If you’re like me, you’ve been overwhelmed by a half dozen mailers, […]
As I sit with what amounts to a sundowner in these parts–a cold beer–I can’t help but reflect on the five-night safari I endured last week standing guard in the husk that was our house. I’ve been on a real safari, and it was a much easier enterprise. Of course, we were cosseted and driven […]
Something doesn’t add up. Looking at a property tax statement and taxes to TLHCD, we currently pay the staggering amount of 7%! In using the estimated tax numbers provided in Measure I Bond Resolution, Exhibit C, the taxes will increase in the fiscal year 2017 – 2018 to 9.1%. Fiscal year 2018 – 2019, taxes […]
I have always been extremely proud of my hometown. Born at Tulare District Hospital and raised in Tulare, I chose to return to Tulare after college and dental school, establish my dental practice here and give birth to my two children at Tulare District Hospital. Tulare is where my husband and I have raised our […]
Until 8 July of this year, I never gave large ag burns any serious thought. They were ubiquitous when we lived in Mexico, and they are commonplace here in the Valley. In the Bay Area, where I grew up, they were unheard of. I’ve only had one experience with a big ag burn, and I […]
Coming to Tulare in 1936, I must say the Measure I hospital bond campaign has to be one of the most divisive issues I have witnessed in my community. For unknown reasons, some residents have become pitted against each other and friendships have been lost at precisely the moment when we should be banding together. […]
The attached list of individuals are just some of the people who have associated themselves with Citizens for Hospital Accountability in Opposition to Measure I (CFHA). Let us be clear, CFHA will do whatever is reasonably possible to preserve and improve our public hospital, including the completion of the tower. However, we will not stand […]
Tulare’s community — city leaders, educators, business owners, doctors, nurses, fathers, mothers, grandparents – has come together to support Measure I, which will save Tulare’s public hospital. Our current hospital, built shortly after World War II, not only fails to meet state earthquake safety laws, it’s woefully inadequate for our needs. It was built for […]
After 22-plus years in health-care administration, I retired and was asked to come work for HCCA to assist in building an integrated health-care system that would provide quality care and seamless access to healthcare for all. I have been here for well over a year and have had the pleasure of meeting remarkable individuals both […]
There’s an old saying that goes, “reasonable minds may differ”. So before you call those opposed to Measure I, ‘haters”, “full of venom” or ‘a handful of people wanting to close the hospital’, step back and at least acknowledge our concerns. I am not asking you to agree, but at least give us credit for […]