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Off the Record (May 18, 2022)

DEPT of unintentional irony: Based on all the different sources, the latest best estimates of homelessness in San Francisco range from 8,000 to more than 19,000. “We all desperately need to have a much better…

China Doubles Down on Zero-COVID Policy

The lockdown of Shanghai’s 25 million residents enters its 7th week of what was initially promised to be less than 7 days.   This is part of China’s “Zero-COVID” policy in which any community, regardless…

New Courthouse; Same Old Problems

A new $118 million Mendocino County Courthouse’s design will highlight the “casual lifestyle” of the Ukiah Valley while incorporating the latest construction technologies including onsite solar power generation, according to state court representatives. “It is…

Budget Cuts For Thee, Comfy Business As Usual For Me

The Supervisors say the County faces a $2 million deficit this fiscal year even after some preliminary budget cuts. The county's leadership spent several desultory hours on Tuesday wondering what to do about it. Do…

Communication Outage on Coast Was Useful Practice

On Tuesday, May 10th, at approximately 10:40 in the morning, a private construction crew inadvertently drilled into a major communication cable in Fort Bragg.  As a result, communication services were lost throughout all of Fort…

Not a Team Player

In January the dysfunction within the Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) Board of Directors caused the head of their bookkeeping service to admonish them to not involve the bookkeeper's employees in the board's disagreements.…

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