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Cubbison Case Prosecution Bogs Down Again

District Attorney David Eyster’s year long quest to criminally prosecute Mendocino County’s elected Auditor Chamise Cubbison, whom he quarreled with over his own office’s spending, has gone off track again. This time the derailment of…

Mendo Discovers $13 Million Windfall

Acting Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Sara Pierce told the Supervisors on Tuesday that what had been thought to be a major but unquantified budget deficit was incorrect. After recalculating the finances and taking into account about 30…

Pot Cultivation Expansion: Bad Idea

Those of you who have been around this County for a while are familiar with my views on the weed industry. I’m a poster boy for feeding at the pot manger. While I don’t grow…

Accomplishment Propaganda

A presentation for next Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting is entitled “Department Accomplishments.” The presentation gets off to a stumbling start as the first department listed is Assessor – Clerk/Recorder – Registrar Of Voters whose…

Special Prosecutor Opposes Dismissal In Cubbison Case

An outside prosecutor argued Thursday that a chain of missing official county emails in a chaotic criminal case involving Mendocino County’s elected Auditor, and its former top payroll manager are not reason enough to dismiss…

Maybe She’s Kidding

Susan Sher, a newcomer to Ukiah’s City Council but a longtime leftist, has made clear her opposition to Prop 36, an initiative that would roll back many of the leniencies voters (including me) approved in…

County Notes: Who Ignored Who?

Acting Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector Sara Pierce presented her proposed “Corrective Action Plan” response to a state Controller report that had criticized the County’s financial procedures to the Supervisors on Tuesday. As previously noted, the State Controller’s…

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