Posts published by “Mike Geniella”

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…

Intricate and costly legal maneuvers delay proceedings in the high-stakes criminal case Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster filed last Fall against a fellow elected official, county Auditor Chamise Cubbison. Because of a new Eyster-triggered…

For decades “tear it down” has been a popular local mantra surrounding the Palace Hotel, Ukiah's most significant historic landmark.  Community naysayers say it is time to level the 19th-century structure, listed on the National…