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New Noyo Harbormaster

Before becoming the Harbormaster of the Noyo Harbor District, Anna Neumann worked as a crew member for a commercial fishing vessel, gathered tidal data for a non-profit, and even spent time as a driving instructor…

People’s Thoughts On Water/Well Ordinance

The past two weeks I’ve written columns about both proposed state legislation and a draft County ordinance dealing with regulating groundwater wells. As I’ve disclosed previously, I serve on the committee that wrote the County…

Pregnant Woman Dies In Ukiah Fire

On 7-29-2022 at approximately 5:11am, Ukiah PD personnel received an emergency call regarding a structure fire at the Redwood Manor Apartments Unit #28. The residence was enflamed and three residents were located outside of the…

County Notes: Grand Jury Aims at Measure B Again. Misses Badly.

In our February article entitled “The Betrayal of Measure B,” we quoted from the Measure B language: “Mendocino County is committed to improving residents’ lives and the public’s safety by strategically evaluating and enhancing resources…

Off the Record (July 27, 2022)

ROBBIE WYRE: “Very timely article (Jim Shields/water regs). Right now the board of supervisors and some other interested parties are working on groundwater protection for Mendocino County. I/we have been pushing this for over a…

Humboldt County Rolls the Dice with Brand-new Nordic Chief

At a July 12 Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, incoming Nordic Aquafarms CEO Brenda Chandler sought to reassure the board after the sudden and unexplained departure of previous Nordic CEO Erik Heim. “I’m still…

Supes Ok Well/Water Hauling Ordinance

Since the Fall of 2021, I have served on a committee working under the auspices of the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Drought Committee comprised of Supervisors John Haschak and Glenn McGourty. The charge given…

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