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A Preliminary Assessment of the November Election

(AVA’s current preferences are in bold type — subject to change.)

Supervisors:

Pinches because he's frugal, creative, truly independent.

Williams, although so far it's unclear why he wants to be a supervisor beyond the usual lib platitudes.

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018

Raises Approved;
Rotten Friend;
Little Dog;
Shelter Delays;
Code Enforcement;
Bulldog Pinches;
Bookstore Change;
Legal Growers;
Yesterday's Catch;
Brothers Trimm;
2020 Dems;
Cry Poor;
Acceptable Opinion;
Grammer Returns;
Ripening Quince;
Gavin Rail;
Not Interested;
Housing Homeless;
Meetings Canceled;
Imagine;
Statue Debate;
Bigfoot Babe;
Canillar Opening

Off the Record (Oct. 3, 2018)

THE MIGHTY AVA recommends these three candidates for the Coast Hospital Board — Jessica Grinberg, John Redding, Karen Arnold. If Coast can be saved as the great little community-owned hospital it has been for many years, this trio will go a long way to saving it.

Valley People (Oct. 3, 2018)

AV FOOTBALL, 1935, Norm Clow writes: “In view of the loss of football at AV and around the county as you wrote in last week’s Valley People, for historical perspective here’s a yearbook photo of the first AVUHS football team, in the Fall of 1935. Oddly enough, that seems to have been a one-time event for several years, as there’s no further yearbook record of football until the 1947-48 school year, from whence it lumbered on for seventy years. And, yes, it’s a shame folks otherwise won’t get to see Round Valley in the autumn. You and I made the trip together more than once, and it was well worth the long drive.”

Second Dwelling Workshop

[Oct 25] If you own property, this is a great workshop to learn how to add a second unit for extra income or for family members. Sponsored by: City of Fort Bragg Healthy Mendocino Housing…

Letters (Oct. 3, 2018)

Recently, the Ukiah Daily Journal reported that the four-year old Ukiah Valley Sanitation District lawsuit vs. the City of Ukiah finally settled for $7.5 million.

This sum is misleading. Why? Because the District previously received $9 million as a result of the lawsuit which means $16,000,000; and also because of changes arising out of a new operating agreement. The recovery for District over term of bond more than doubles that figure to $32 million.

Sewer Smoke Testing

[Oct 24, 25] The City of Point Arena Sewer Department will be cleaning and smoke testing the sewer collection system this year. Smoke testing will occur Wednesday October 24 and Thursday October 25. This project…

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