Posts published by “Mark Scaramella”

We have received the County’s response to our Public Records Act request for the documents associated with the Board Chambers Remodel project, a months-long project which then-CEO Carmel Angelo spearheaded on grounds that post-Covid significantly…

Supervisor Mulheren (writing on her facebook page): “In the past developers have stated these [school developer] fees are a hindrance to adding additional housing, I haven’t heard from anyone on the subject yet so I…

One of the few things Mendo’s current Board of Supervisors is good at is ignoring public input with the well-known, “Thank you,” and goodbye. But now they’ve taken it a step further by making it…

Here are just a few excerpts from a few of the many county employees who complained to the supervisors last Tuesday about the County’s failure to address long-standing salary shortfalls and the impact this delay…

If you came in late, like lots of people suddenly interested in the County’s budget mess, you might think that Mendo only recently discovered that it can’t find its assets with two finance departments. Last…

AT TUESDAY’S SUPERVISORS MEETING, several Board members, lead by Board Chair Ted Williams, took some very unfair and distorted shots at their newly elected Auditor-Controller, who was not in attendance, even though the person they…

Last week we noted that a senior employee was on the Board’s closed session agenda for discipline or dismissal. Turns out it was the Ag Commissioner, Jim Donnelly. After closed session Supervisor last Tuesday, Supervisor…

In our February article entitled “The Betrayal of Measure B,” we quoted from the Measure B language: “Mendocino County is committed to improving residents’ lives and the public’s safety by strategically evaluating and enhancing resources…