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Mendocino County Today: Monday, July 20, 2015

Double Homicide;
Early Mendo Entrepreneur;
Alley Bricks;
Calfire Aircraft;
Ecstasy & Timelessness;
La Donna e Mobile;
Greek Pudding;
Signs of El Niño;
Catch of the Day;
Winehouse & Cobain Documentaries

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, July 19, 2015

Slight Chance;
Unexplored, Unresolved;
Budget Prevarication;
Privatization Mess;
Code Enforcement;
Supervisor Tie-Dye;
Dollar Rural;
Coho Spotting;
Gravely Ill;
Yesterday's Catch;
Drug Pardons;
Rodrigues Appointment;
Freedom;
The Hyena;
Democratic Socialist;
Empire Blowback;
Spoils War;
Change Come;
Dinner Dance;
Tunnels Plan

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, July 18, 2015

Privatized Fraud;
FB Secrecy;
SEIU Agreement;
Experience Mendo;
Yesterday's Catch;
Police Reports;
All We Know;
Muniz Petition;
Bohos Congregate;
Sports Fans;
Warriors Stadium;
AV Events;
California Speaking;
Women's Retreat;
Seeing;
Library Armor;
Stop Fracking;
Madam President;
Thirsty Cows;
Drought Response;
December

Mendocino County Today: Friday, July 17, 2015

Safety Fair;
Fort PC;
Lost Dog;
Budget Fudge;
Good Neighbors;
Hospitality;
Remittance Men;
Headlands;
Road Notes;
Yesterday's Catch;
Magic Christian;
Rose;
Airport Day;
Zamora Verdict;
Barden Mistrial;
Pot Initiative;
Ukiah Pride;
Social Welfare;
Levine Scholars;
Online Bullies;
Cloverdale Reception;
Dino Moment;
Marbling Rescheduled;
Origami Event;
PA Agenda

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!

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