by The AVA
COUNTY COUNSEL Nadel announced late Monday that the County employees bumblingly represented by SEIU have voted in favor of the proposed Tentative Agreement as have the Supervisors: A 10% permanent general wage reduction effective the first full pay period after formal approval by the Board; A labor management committee which will meet the second Thursday [...]
by The AVA
THE AVA SUFFERED a major fubar last week when at least faulty 300 papers were distributed. If you got one with duplicate pages, please call or e-mail us and we’ll send you a replacement copy.Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 for 1 year. Rather pay with a check? No problem— e-mail and let [...]
by The AVA
LIVING PROOF of the old adage “You can’t keep a good man down,” the good man we’re talking about here is Vern Piver, the true mayor of Fort Bragg no matter who happens to be sitting in the mayor’s chair. Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 for 1 year. Rather pay with a [...]
by The AVA
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS (AOC) — front group for the state’s pampered judges — has reversed the order for its two preferred sites for the new Ukiah courthouse, putting the railroad depot parcel off West Perkins ahead of the obviously unworkable “library site” on Main Street. Please again note that the new Courthouse [...]
by The AVA
HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS DECLINED 14.2% countywide from 2007 to 2010 based on personal income tax filings. Willits led the decline with 19.5%, with Fort Bragg at 9.7% and Ukiah at 5.3%. Average household income in the county fell to $38,459. In 2010, 13,000 residents were on foodstamps, an increase of 79.4% since 2007. The number [...]
by The AVA
This Week: the sherrif’s fancy new computer system; pot cops & pot prices; sniveling for Affinito; and much more
by The AVA
This Week: In the land of ganja and grapes, a harvest party; Peggy Lee at the Masonic Auditorium; Occupy Ukiah at WalMart; and much more
by The AVA
This Week: Planning Director outta here; Peace & Freedom sues California; Amazon Warrior Goddess raids Ukiah Animal Control; and much more
by The AVA
UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Editor KC Meadows wrote in her “Commerce File” column last Wednesday: “Some folks in Hopland are already very alarmed at the prospect of a home for recovering alcoholic women taking over the Hopland in (the historic old hotel that used to be the Thatcher Inn) in the center of town. Apparently the [...]
by The AVA
This Week: A gang problem in Fort Bragg; Outraged psuedo-libs vs. Tommy Wayne Kramer; Nuzzlebumming at the MTA; and much more
