Carolyn Kiernat, a principal in the Page & Turnbull firm in SF, asked me to submit this opinion piece on her behalf. Page & Turnbull, a firm renowned as a California leader in preserving and…
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The State Historic Preservation Office says it cannot intervene in the fate of the landmark Palace Hotel because Ukiah city officials’ actions preempted a role in the contentious local issue. The decision is a setback…
A state agency says it has identified “regulatory discrepancies” in a $6.6 million grant application by the Guidiville Rancheria to tear down the historic Palace Hotel, so studies for possible ground contamination can be conducted.…
A state agency on Friday left hanging a decision about the fate of a controversial $6.6 million taxpayer-funded scheme to demolish the historic Palace Hotel in Ukiah that is sought by a Mendocino County tribe…
Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley Advertiser newspaper, long a maverick in the nation’s media world, is suspending its weekly print edition, choosing to rely only on a daily online version to get the word out. “We’re…
A community gathering is planned for March 30 in honor of the late Mendocino County Superior Court Judge David E. Nelson, a man whose towering presence helped reshape the county’s legal, political and cultural landscapes.…
Senior staff at a state agency designated to oversee possible contamination studies at the Palace Hotel site are ruling out any need for demolition to do investigative work at the downtown Ukiah site. The declaration…