By the way, for any new readers out there, I’ll disclose the Shields and Pinches families have been friends for about 30 years now. John’s dad, Sully, recently deceased, lived next to me out in the country. John’s brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Rhonda, live across the street from my daughter and son-in-law. And his sister, June Sizemore, is another long-time friend and much-loved member of the family.
Posts published by “Jim Shields”
One of the first things I learned as an elected official many years ago was that citizen-voters have very modest expectations of officeholders and the…
Following up on last week’s column regarding the state Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) February dismal snowpack reading of a paltry 25 percent of the…
Last week we discussed the new rules adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board), establishing strict environmental standards for cannabis cultivation…
Most voters may have stayed at home but nevertheless Measure B, a one-half cent tax to improve abysmal mental health services in this county, won…
PG&E is now under investigation by state authorities trying to determine whether the electrical monopoly’s power lines played a role in igniting Northcoast wildfires that…
The sheriff could be hitting one of these a day if he actually did his job. Instead we get these media-posing events to pretend that he is doing something.
The Laytonville Water District regularly tests for nitrates in our water, and we have never tested positive for it. That’s because here in the Long…
There’s a bill in the state Senate that if approved would impose for the first time in California a tax on public drinking water for…