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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

A major item under discussion at the Board of Supervisors meeting this past Tuesday was a full-scale hearing on proposed fee increases wished-for by 16 different County departments.  Historically, the County typically holds these fee…

Cubbison Demands Job Back

A newly filed court writ seeks the immediate reinstatement of suspended Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison, and payment of all lost pay and benefits since her October ouster by the county Board of Supervisors. County…

Palace Hotel: Scaffolding Erected; Fencing Installed

Scaffolding and fencing were erected in front of the Palace Hotel this week in an effort to protect pedestrians while the future of the crumbling structure is still being decided. “We’re endeavoring to update, in…

Whistling Past The Budget Gap

At the beginning of her brief statement to the Supervisors on Tuesday morning, First District Supervisor candidate Carrie Shattuck, asked the Board: “Please bear with me, I may need an additional 15 seconds.” Here’s a…

Cubbison Did The Right Thing; Then…

The irony of it all. Chamise Cubbison did the responsible thing in February 2020 by seeking a legal opinion from the County's high priced outside attorney about DA Dave Eyster and his disputed spending practices. …

The U.S. Is Funding This…

The humiliation of the U.S. government, which is actively complicit in providing the weaponry, funding, and UN vetoes backing the Israeli government’s attack on the civilian Palestinians/Arabs in tiny Gaza, is in plain view daily.…

Barred Owl To The Rescue!

As we heard from the Eureka Times-Standard a couple of weeks ago, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wants to shoot a lot of barred owls - more than 400,000 in fact! … in…

Our Times: The Marvelous Mona Chalabi!

In May of this year Mona Chalabi won a Pulitzer Prize in the “Illustrated Reporting and Commentary” category for her contributions to the New York Times. According to an item in the Times (they always…

Tom Mason

When family, friends and the community gather on Wednesday to honor the late Ukiah attorney Tom Mason, there will be stories about his passion for the law, his community, and baseball. They were hallmarks of…

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