Archive for: November, 2008

Why America Is Dying, Exhibit A

by Mark Scaramella

Why America Is Dying, Exhibit A

Most of the people commenting at last Monday’s Supervisor’s General Plan meeting wanted the Supervisors to give the interested public, much of it from Anderson Valley, more time to comment on the environmental part of the Updated County General Plan. The environmental impact report presently exists in draft form.
A few speakers were curious about [...]

Going Around In Circles Forever

by Mark Scaramella

Going Around In Circles Forever

Last Monday the Supervisors held their annual Economic Development Workshop. The subject of the day was “What role should the CEO and the Board have in economic development?”
After all these years and who knows how many hundreds of hours of workshops they still don’t know.
CEO Office staffer Steve Dunnicliff solemnly informed the Board [...]

The Hitchhiker

by Bruce Anderson

The Hitchhiker

The hitchhiker was at the Boonville exit on 101. It was about noon. As I passed her she clasped her hands in mock prayer and shot me desperate eyeballs that pleaded with me to please, please give her a ride.
I stopped picking up hitchhikers a couple of years ago because I got tired of [...]

File It Under Ridiculous

by Mark Scaramella

File It Under Ridiculous

During a routine discussion of a proposed leash ordinance for the new dog park in Ukiah last Tuesday, Supervisor Pinches casually asked, “How does this ordinance coincide with the state law that says you have to turn your dog loose every so many hours?”
County Counsel Jeanine Nadel was, so to speak, muzzled.
“This applies to [...]

Racial Profiling In Mendo

by Pebbles Trippet

Racial Profiling In Mendo

On May 22, about two in the morning, two young African-Americans from the East Bay, Brandon Sanders, a graduate student, and John Rhone an aspiring fireman, neither of whom had criminal histories or even so much as a traffic citation, were driving south on Highway 101. They weren’t aware that they were being followed by [...]

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