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Posts published by “Mark Scaramella”

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When Supervisors Make Bad Decisions

Sheriff Matt Kendall, writing in response to my recent posting about Supervisor Williams reversing himself on Annexation, wrote: “I usually let the supes fight their own fights and carry their own water. That being said,…

Supervisor Mulheren’s Cock-Eyed Budget Optimism

Supervisor Maureen Mulheren posted an hilariously optimistic County budget summary on her facebook page on Thursday, following Tuesday’s budget presentation to the Board: “At this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Mendocino County approved a series…

NY Times: Israelis Bomb Iran Nuclear Facilities

Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Nuclear Program Iran said the commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was among top officials killed. Israel says it was a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear…

Get Cubbison Project Morphs Into Blame Cubbison

Supes Tell Cubbison She’s On Her Own. (But she can submit written questions with copies to CEO Antle.) (The following is a draft letter from the Board of Supervisors to Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison on…

Does Anyone Read The Board Agenda?

Every two weeks we try to review the Board’s agenda packet for interesting upcoming items. It’s not a particularly enjoyable task. But the entire point of the Brown Act’s requirement that agendas be posted in…

County Budget Notes

Among the Third Quarter Budget Adjustments reported by the CEO’s financial staff for this fiscal year is this one from Human Resources: “862189, Contracts, Adjust Request: $72,902.00, Adopted Budget: $253,515.00, New Total: $326,417.00. Increase due…

‘Lots Of People Don’t Know’

Tax Collection Still Stalled Auditor Controller-Treasurer Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison told the Supervisors on Tuesday that the County has not conducted a tax lien sale since 2017 (eight years ago). Close readers may recall that…

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