One of the Supervisors’ major failures (of almost two dozen major failures and betrayals we’re tracking) is their failure to deal with the combined Treasurer-Auditor office that they created last year without a plan and…
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AT A CAMPAIGN EVENT in Willits a couple of weeks ago, Supervisor John Haschak claimed, “I have been working for the last three-and-a-half years on the transparency in the county, the accessibility for people to…
Another major county failure is the County’s failure to implement any of the 28 specific recommendations made by their own Homelessness Consultant, Robert Marbut. The Marbut Report, was submitted to the Board in 2018 and…
At the April 19 Supervisors meeting, the Board was provided with a random collection of “preliminary” budget info which, for the first time, included a summary of the cannabis tax revenues the County has taken…
The Supervisors say the County faces a $2 million deficit this fiscal year even after some preliminary budget cuts. The county's leadership spent several desultory hours on Tuesday wondering what to do about it. Do…
The Third Quarter (end of March) Budget report attached to this week’s Supervisors agenda finally contains one clear budget statement: “At third quarter, the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office anticipates being over budget by $1,418,762 primarily due to…
A few months before Ortner’s three year contract ended by simple non-renewal of their contract options in June of 2016, the County hired well-respected Mental Health Services consultant Lee Kemper to review the County’s privatization…
Thanks to our colleagues at the Independent Coast Observer in Gualala, we were spared the annoying tedium of having to wade into Mendo’s “complicated” and stinky marijuana permit program discussion at last Tuesday's Supervisors meeting.…