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Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Dem Primaries;
Fire Danger;
Not Canceled;
FBUSD Caldron;
Snitch Letter;
AVA Recommends;
$120/Acre;
AV Women;
Farm Supply;
Bart Rock;
Yorkville Showcase;
Yes V;
Tanoak Value;
Don Duncan;
Police Reports;
Panther Baseball;
Pets!;
Public Trust;
Yesterday's Catch;
Marijuana Defense;
Nakedness;
Albright Circle;
The Unnecessariat;
Translucent Flower;
Lighthouse History;
Broadband Meetings;
Oil Spillers

Yes or No on V

Before you can have a proposition on the ballot you have to gather a group of proponents. These are the folks who frame the argument’s wording, collect voters signatures to get it on the ballot, arrange discussions and forums all over the county, raise money for publicity and answer questions. It’s the kind of volunteer effort that eats up your free time for months.

Off the Record (May 18, 2016)

ELK RESIDENT Peter Lit directs us to the strange text on page 26 of California’s June 7, 2016 Voter Information Guide concerning Proposition 50: “If a Member knowingly accepts any compensation for appearing, agreeing to…

Valley People (May 18, 2016)

DAN KUNY, well-known Mendocino logger, is in a Modesto hospital after suffering a major woods accident Tuesday. First reports say Kuny had been falling trees in the west Sierras when a tree fell on him.…

Letters (May 18, 2016)

First of all, I'm not against medical marijuana or the eventual legalization of recreational use of such drug. What I am against is the lax zoning ordinances that have permitted the cultivation of large crops growing in close proximity to my property. I live in a large rural area of Fortuna that is zoned for agriculture. When I think of agriculture, I imagine hay, cattle and the type of foods that will be sold at our local farmers market.

Taste of Yorkville

[May 29] On Sunday from Noon to 5 PM, wineries, artists, chefs, craftsfolk, farmers and other community members will offer “tastes” of their labors at the first annual Taste of Yorkville event. Held at the…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, May 17, 2016

V Endorsement;
Soto Honored;
Els/KZYX;
Coast Fishing;
Navarro Concerts;
Transgender Lunch;
Avila on V;
Pill Counters;
Revenue Enhancement;
Yesterday's Catch;
Scout Fundraising;
Poetry Celebration;
Indebted Americans;
FCC Limp;
Hillary 5%;
Boundary Problems;
Oipoid Addiction;
Bathroom Confusion;
Human Struggle;
GOP Divorce;
Thistle Wednesday;
Library Events;
Homeless Journalism

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