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…
Posts published by “Jim Shields”
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…
Redistricting Finalized At their special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18, the Board of Supervisors unanimously put the final wrap on adjusting voting district populations and boundaries as required by federal law. Since summer a five-member…
Let me throw some numbers at you. Exactly a week ago last Sunday, Laytonville’s precipitation for the rain year starting July 1 was 2.33 inches. By the end of the day, 7.95 inches of rain…
Many folks have contacted me regarding the situation involving the noise generated the past week by frost-protection fans operated by Henry’s Original at their 101 Ranch site. The complaints were about a turbine frost fan…
In response to my recent column on the continuing chaos of marijuana cultivation in this county, a number of folks sent along their thoughts on possible solutions. Kirk Vodopals had this to say: “Good luck…