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Mendocino County Today: Thursday, July 16, 2015

Red Truck;
Another Hit;
Taking Evidence;
Homeless Evictions;
Yesterday's Catch;
Warrant Wednesday;
Miller Decision;
Daddy's Working;
New Tribe;
Democratic Hypocrisy;
Sweeney's Station;
Crunch Time;
Petrolia Earthquakes;
Nuclear Agreement;
Goodbye VMC;
Stupid Girls;
Craig Postcard;
Marbling Paper;
Kinetic Carnivale

Mental Health: How To Inspire Zero Confidence

WE’RE STILL TRYING TO DECIPHER what’s happening with the reporting of Mendocino County’s privatized Mental Health system. We recently asked the Health & Human Services Department staff for copies of Ortner’s latest “timeliness of access” report and their latest bill. After a few days of unnecessary runarounds they duly provided them. It turns out the “timeliness of access” report for Ortner’s newly privatized “access center” (which seems to be a subcontracted program that Ortner administers, for a fee) is a simple one-page summary assessment of Ortner’s responses to Mendolanders who contact the crisis line and/or the Access Center.

Letters (July 15, 2015)

After reading David Severn’s “Balo’s Barn” (AVA, June 24) article, I’m not surprised that this County is no different than the US government. Let’s face it: If you have the privilege of wealth you can do anything you want. Just look at Anderson Valley!

Off the Record (July 15, 2015)

ROUGHLY a quarter of the 8,145 undocumented people released from local jails between January and August of last year were later arrested for various crimes, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement report. According to…

Valley People (July 15, 2015)

THE FIRST ANNUAL Heroes of Health and Safety Fair, Saturday July 18th at the Boonville Fairgrounds, 10am-3pm. There is no cost to this family-friendly event. Many demonstrations and exhibits throughout the day will include jaws-of-life…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Stick Shaking;
ICE Swooping;
Schneider Resigns;
Vergara Apologizes;
MegaQuake;
FB Initiative;
Yesterday's Catch;
Worthless Palace;
Luxury Despair;
Noyo Harbor;
Not Safe;
Zen Mum;
Howard Fund;
Cloverdale Resort;
Reefer Woman;
Outlet Creek;
Garden Lady;
NSSL Fair;
Bank Fees;
Free Physical;
Sudan Documentary

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, July 14, 2015

FB Initiative;
Cyclist Killed;
Neumeyer Arrested;
Immigration Holds;
Suspicious Transactions;
Yarding Corridors;
Cow Mountain Bust;
Yesterday's Catch;
The Undercurrent;
Outlet Creek;
Rainwater Catchment;
Eggs;
Yes, No;
Notional Acceptance;
Biker Gender;
Musicfest;
Caltrans Herbicides;
KZYX Meeting;
Tuba Skinny

Mendocino County Today: Monday, July 13, 2015

Resurrected Building;
Navarro Concerts;
Our Correspondents;
Corporate Surveys;
The Women of Albion Ridge;
Neighborhood Bear;
Mental Health's Complicated Confusion;
Question Something;
The Moving Gravestone;
Catch of the Day;
Planets at Dusk

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, July 12, 2015

Weird Weather;
Frog Stompers;
Noyo Harbor;
Too Public;
Mortar Round;
Ortner Mysteries;
Yo, Glazer!;
Furniture Makers;
Baker Zac;
Helping Professionals;
Car Burglars;
Alcoholics Unanimous;
Yesterday's Catch;
Llius Llach;
Vintage Car;
NRA Loophole;
Silly Bunny;
Pharmaceutical Profiteers

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