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Supes Cave: Vets Office To Return To Observatory

Several dozen local veterans packed last Tuesday morning’s Supervisors meeting again to demand fair treatment. Supervisor John Haschak tried to cool down the frustrated vets by telling them that he was going to host a…

Mendo’s New ‘Budget Deficit Plan’

ITEM 4c on this Tuesday’s Supervisors Agenda was: “Discussion and Possible Action Including Approval of Presentation of a Budget Deficit Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 23/24 and 24/25 Focusing on Revenue Management, Expense Management, and…

County Notes: PHF News

At the last Measure B Committee meeting in December Behavioral Health Director Dr. Jenine Miller told the committee that the County now expects to issue a Request for Proposals for construction of the 16-bed Psychiatric…

‘Almost Immediately’

The highlight of Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting was Vietnam Veteran Don Shanley’s statement to the Board dressing them down over their ill-considered and abrupt eviction of the Veterans Service Office from their nice little…

County Notes & Stats

Our very, very busy Supervisors have posted an agenda for Tuesday, February 4, 2024 that is so devoid of substance that they may as well not meet. No action is proposed to be taken and…

County Notes: The First District Supes Race

There are four candidates for Mendocino’s First District Supervisor seat being vacated by retiring Supervisor and former UC Ag Extension wine advisor Glenn McGourty: Madeline Cline, Adam Gaska, Carrie Shattuck, and Trevor Mockel. Ms. Cline…

County Notes: Legal News

Item 3m on Tuesday’s Supervisors Consent Calendar Agenda is: “Approval of Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore in the Amount of $100,000 to Provide Legal Services, Effective Upon Full Execution through June 30, 2025.”  Summary of…

County Notes: Misplaced Complaint

Jacqueline Williams of Ukiah’s Ford Street Project commented on our recent article entitled ‘The Betrayal of Measure B’ on Facebook after someone re-posted it on Mendocino News Plus. Facebook is a poor vehicle for discussing…

County Notes: County Workers Get Modest Raise

But the County has agreed to give them a larger “market rate adjustment” in following years. (From the agreement proposed to be approved by the Supervisors next Tuesday) Agenda Item 4g) “The Board of Supervisor’s…

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