JIM SHIELDS: It's disappointing but not unexpected but the Supervisors, with the exception of District 3 Supervisor John Haschak, refused to reduce their budget by 6 percent even though they are requiring all other county…
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SUPERVISORS AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS, Next Tuesday, July 29, 2025 by Mark Scaramella Board Chair John Haschak will try yet again to make symbolic cuts to the Supervisors budget by proposing to “eliminate $4,500 from Special Department…
POLLY GIRVIN: Immigration authorities are in Ukiah. They went to a community clinic Tuesday morning demanding Medicaid records for the clinic's clients. The clinic did not give them to them. They stayed at Holiday Inn…
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR in this week’s edition of Jim Shields’ Mendocino Observer from a writer calling himself “The Thorn, Laytonville” entitled “Yet Another of Five Stupid Mistakes Made by Mendocino County Administrators —…
MENDOCINO GRAND JURY: HEALING THE TOXIC CULTURE IN THE CITY OF WILLITS WORKPLACE The 2024-25 Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury (Grand Jury) received a complaint detailing multiple irregularities including an intimidating and toxic workplace culture…
MENTAL HEALTH CONSERVATORSHIPS by Mark Scaramella At last Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting after the big Annexation Cancellation agenda item, there was a discussion of the County’s “C.O.R.E.” (Community Outreach Response & Engagement) program in…
ELISE COX (KZYX News): At the Ukiah Town Hall on annexation Thursday night, Ukiah Deputy City Manager Shannon Riley laid out some unique ground rules — there were to be no statements or comments, only…
A READER WRITES: On County functioning: 100% they will hire “managers” with a proper degree to hold the space and bill for services. The managers are not trained, nor mentored because there are No Mentors…