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Posts published by “Malcolm Macdonald”

Crisis Respite in Fort Bragg Gains Support

State Senator Mike McGuire and Assembly member Jim Wood have endorsed the plan for a crisis respite facility in Fort Bragg. Item 5e on the September 28thh Board of Supervisors’ agenda addresses the recommended action…

Last Of The Mendocino Outlaws

Samuel Carr, who turned state’s evidence against his fellow Mendocino Outlaws, served two years in the state penitentiary then gained his release in May, 1882. Later that year, Doc Standley was elected Sheriff of Mendocino…

From Clowns to Donuts to Cicero & Back Again

Healthcare is not usually funny. However, there are eighty-seven certified clowns working in hospitals across the Czech Republic. Once in awhile you get an idea for an article or column, but by the time you…

Mendocino Outlaws: Manhunter vs. Wylackie John

The last of the Mendocino Outlaws to be captured, George Gaunce and Harrison Brown, stood trial in Santa Rosa in the first week of December, 1880. Both had gained a change of venue for their…

Crisis Respite, Fort Bragg

On August 25th, Mendocino County's Mental Health Treatment Act Citizens Oversight Committee, commonly known as the Measure B Committee, held their most recent meeting. Item 3d on the agenda was a “Request for Supplemental funding…

Down with Bushanskyism

At its August 18 monthly meeting the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Parks District (MCRPD) Board of Directors responded to the Mendocino Grand Jury's report of June 28, 2021. By law the district had 90 days…

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