It was no muss, no fuss at Board of Supervisors first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The first order of business was the swearing-in of Supervisors-Elect Bernie Bernie Norvell and Madeline Cline,…
Posts published by “Jim Shields”
Last week I wrote about how our elected representatives and their staff down in the county seat far too often flummox themselves and disrupt the orderliness of the governing process by creating problems seemingly out…
Got a kick out of the December 17th Board of Supervisors agenda. Under the heading for the County Executive Officer’s report, was the following caption: “In May 2022, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved…
Quick Weather Report Since this Pineapple Express hit at 9pm Tuesday night on Nov. 19, bringing .12 inches of precip, Wednesday 5.96 inches fell, 6.61 inches on Thursday, 1.54 inches on Friday, .62 inches on…
Before taking a break from the November 5th electoral wipeout engineered and orchestrated by the Democratic Party, here’s more evidence of why this Populist revolt has occurred. This is a 21st Century spontaneous version of…
Those of you who have been around this County for a while are familiar with my views on the weed industry. I’m a poster boy for feeding at the pot manger. While I don’t grow…
As an historian, history tells me that this presidential election about to go down on Nov. 5 is the worst offering of prospective White House occupants in history. That’s three references to history in a…