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Judy Basehore Celebrates Her 90th

Judy Basehore was determined to usher in her 90th year with a bang — a really great dance party. And she succeeded. On Saturday night May 25th the Anderson Valley Grange was filled to the…

Process Corrected, Merger Not So Much

While I’m pleased to report that I was successful in resolving the Brown Act mess relative to a confusing proposed administrative merger of Public Health and Behavioral Health (formally Mental Health) under a single Director,…

County Notes (May 29, 2024)

The Measure B Committee: Still Inconsequential After All These Years. The last time we watched a Measure B committee meeting they had decided to reduce their already minimal role in the “oversight” (hah) of the…

Follow the Missiles

The US has long been Israel’s largest arms merchant. For the last four years, the US has supplied Israel with 69% of its imported weapons, from F-35s to chemical munitions (white phosphorous), tank shells to…

City Of Ukiah Grants Conditional Permit To Demolish Palace

The City of Ukiah City announced Thursday it has granted a conditional permit for demolition of the historic Palace Hotel after keeping a permit application secret for 10 days. The decision triggered an immediate outcry…

‘The Broken Process At Family And Children’s Services’

"The mission of the California Department of Social Services is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children…" California Department of Social Services Mission Statement Summary Mendocino County’s Family and Children Services (FCS) Unit…

Supes Brown Act Problem Appears Resolved

For the past two weeks, we’ve been discussing a series of events where Board Chair Maureen Mulheren attempted to justify violations of the Brown Act, California’s Open Meeting Law. I’ll provide the punch-line now: I…

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