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Union Busting With Bankruptcy

On Thursday, March 7, Coast Hospital CEO Wayne Allen issued the following press release. “Mendocino Coast Hospital Files Bankruptcy Motion To Reject Current Union Contract; To Seek Negotiations On A New Agreement Fort Bragg, California…

Dr. Kravis’s Leaking Tank

Wikipedia: “Grease traps (also known as grease interceptors, grease recovery devices and grease converters) are plumbing devices designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. … Effectively they are…

With Audits Like These…

With great fanfare last July, Governor Jerry Brown launched an “investigation” into “the circumstances surrounding significant budgetary irregularities at the California Department of Parks and Recreation dating back to at least 2000.” Governor Brown also…

An Accounting Quiz

1. What does CPA stand for? a. Can't Pull Attorneys b. Certified Public Accountant c. Certified Professional Adder-upper d. Certified Public Annoyance   2. What should you ask a CPA before you hire him? a.…

Prisoners Of The Vines

When grapes were grown to make vino ordinaire for regular people to drink with dinner, the vine rows were typically seven or eight feet apart for easy access with a conventional everyday tractor for inspection,…

Pension Plan Blues

During a routine discussion of the County’s investment policy last Tuesday, Supervisor Dan Hamburg, and newly elected Board Chair, repeated his concern that Mendocino County places its money with criminal banks. “I have probably bored…

From Murder To Manhunt

“Out There In The Woods,” by Anderson Valley writer Steve Sparks and Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman carry the reader along on a fascinating, front-to-back insider's account of the biggest manhunt in Northcoast history.

‘We Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists’

Back in 1997, Warner Bros applied for a permit to make a movie on the Mendocino Headlands, a state park. According to the summary of the application ultimately approved by the California Coastal Commission, Warner…

Gifts For Mendo

Back on December 10th, the Mendocino Supervisors invited Mendocino Redwoods executives to discuss their Habitat Conservation Plan. The plan covers 80 years and would bind the government but not the company to its stipulations once…

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