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Posts published by “Mark Scaramella”

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Supervisors Urged To Celebrate Their Excesses, Er, Successes

… “Success” as defined by them, anyway. For two full days this Tuesday and Wednesday the Supervisors gave themselves and their senior staff, the equivalent of participation trophies for mostly doing what they’re supposed to…

The Myth Of School Board Efficacy

Norm Thurston: “…With regards to public education, anyone who is unhappy with it should run for the school board.” Have you looked at local school board agendas lately? They’re monopolized by non-academic subjects put before…

Bumbling Into The New Year

As expected, on Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors first meeting of the year, nothing substantive was addressed. After the two new Supervisors were sworn in, Supervisor John Haschak told his colleagues that abstentions would…

County Notes: ‘Disruptive Behavior’?

Next Tuesday’s Supervisors meeting mostly concerns inconsequential housekeeping items: meeting schedules, committee assignments, board rules, etc. There are some seemingly innocuous but significant changes buried in Item 4c, the adoption of some new provisions for…

Burned By Burn Permit Fees

Nobody is happy with the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) proposal to raise residential burn permit fees from $19 to a ridiculous $135. Even the Air Quality Management District representatives — Interim Air…

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