In 1986 California voters supported Proposition 49 by a 56% to 44% margin. Both the state senate and assembly had approved the idea behind the proposition by more than a two-thirds majority. Prop 49 amended…
Posts published by “Malcolm Macdonald”
The Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) held a special board of directors meeting on October 1st. After roll call Chair Paul Garza read the following statement, “On September 30, 2024 the Mendocino Coast Health…
Weekend before last, as I made my way between Mendocino and Fort Bragg, it seemed like every encounter with a local included a question or comment about the Oncology Department at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast…
Recent reporting on 1st District Supervisor Glenn McGourty's residence prompts a multiple pronged response. The “concerned citizen” letter filed regarding McGourty's residence, while giving some precise details, demonstrates a lack of understanding about the Mendocino…
Before his birth, Ed Sniece's mother galloped her steed down the cinder traces of the old railroad bed parallel to the river. Her favorite bonnet usually dislodged no farther west than the Macdonald ranch. Like…
The Mendocino Coast Healthcare Foundation says they are “Facing Financial Challenges.” Here’s their press release: The Mendocino Coast Healthcare Foundation (MCHFoundation) has a history of over 40 years serving the Mendocino Coast community by raising…
“The end justifies the means,” is often attributed to Machiavelli, but likely has roots reaching back another 1,500 years to the Roman poet Ovid and the Latin phrase “exitus acta probat.” That translates as the…
On February 23rd, with two members absent, the Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) Board of Directors heard an emergency agenda item. The bottom line for this item was that the board treasurer, Jade Tippett,…
This is a tale of audit failures. Bear with it, we have to slog through some technical data, but, I promise, there will be a plot twist and punch lines. In July 2020, the firm…