Posts published by “Mike Geniella”

After weeks of delay and the release of hundreds of pages of internal documents, the long-delayed criminal case against suspended Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison is now scheduled to begin on July 25. If the…

The City of Ukiah City announced Thursday it has granted a conditional permit for demolition of the historic Palace Hotel after keeping a permit application secret for 10 days. The decision triggered an immediate outcry…

City Manager Sage Sangiacomo cut off public discussion at a City Council meeting on Wednesday night about a highly anticipated permit application that will determine the fate of the downtown landmark Palace Hotel. The application,…

A city-imposed deadline for the current Palace Hotel owner to submit plans to stabilize or demolish the historic structure is only days away. Whether it will be met, however, is uncertain. City officials insist that…

For the second time, criminal proceedings have been delayed in a case with significant political implications for District Attorney David Eyster, who filed a felony misuse of public funds charge last fall against Mendocino County…

A developer criticized Mendocino County supervisors' decision to delay action on a controversial 10-pump service station/convenience store along the Highway 101 freeway at Redwood Valley but the decision buoyed critics' hopes. “In my opinion, a…

A developer’s new traffic impact study for a hotly debated gasoline station/convenience store project along Highway 101 in Redwood Valley claims the peak traffic will likely be only one-quarter of earlier estimates. The analysis, released…

In a surprise move, Ukiah city officials are demanding that the Palace Hotel's current owner, Jitu Ishwar, submit a signed contract with a qualified structural engineering firm by today to evaluate the historic landmark's existing…