If Ukiah isn’t careful, and in recent years Ukiah has not been careful, her housing future will be bland boxes of anonymous buildings in big complexes where you’d never want to live. All over town…
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Now’s the time to talk about the great Veterans Office Relocation/Eviction fiasco in its simplest terms, for the simple reason that there’s nothing complicated or difficult about understanding it. It’s that simple. So taking it…
Fear is critical to every mammal’s survival, including ours. Fear keeps us from sticking our hands in a campfire, staring at the sun, or swimming out into the ocean in the middle of a hurricane.…
Item 3m on Tuesday’s Supervisors Consent Calendar Agenda is: “Approval of Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore in the Amount of $100,000 to Provide Legal Services, Effective Upon Full Execution through June 30, 2025.” Summary of…
It was the summer of 1978 and I got word that Bob Larman, the new chef in town at the soon-to-be-opened Palace Bar & Grill, was looking for a kitchen manager. I was qualified. The…
What the heck is a Doghole Schooner and what does it have to do with Mendocino County history? Let me explain. It’s your local history lesson for the day. Once, 130 years ago, there were…
Crime novels are as common as the cold cold or the coronavirus, but riveting crime novels set in northern California are as rare as criminals with real brains in the world of Dashiell Hammett, the…
Maybe you’re hoping to get in on the Next Big Thing before it’s replaced by a later, newer trend that’s cooler and hotter. Heard about Pickleball? Pickleball is cutting edge, under the radar, ahead of…