Quick Water & Weather Report Why did flows increase out of Lake Mendocino this month? According to this press release from the Sonoma Water Agency, (and believe it or not) “Lake Mendocino’s watershed is in…
Posts published by “Jim Shields”
I recently wrote a column featuring former county supervisor John McCowen’s thoughts on retiring CEO Carmel Angelo’s tenure in Mendo County.…
I recently reported that Mendocino County library supporters informed me of their intention to circulate petitions to place a tax measure on the November 2022 ballot that would add a one-quarter cent (0.25%) sales tax…
I’ve never done this before but I’m going to share this space so someone else’s voice can be heard on something I believe is important to be heard. What follows is former Supervisor John McCowen’s…
Our wet winter continues, which is all good news. This week, Monday and Tuesday brought us a combined 1.56 inches of rain, raising our year-to-date total to 36.26 inches of precipitation. Historical rainfall average for…
Winter Storm Packs Rain, Snow, Knocks Out Power Thanks to another massive winter storm packing rain and snow, this week we blew completely by last year’s record-low total rainfall of just 29.41 inches. The 5.51…
What do you think of the idea of Mendocino County restricting and/or regulating so-called short-term rentals (STRs), rented mostly by vacationing tourists? What about the right of property owners to rent housing units? As most…