BILLY MAYFIELD, formerly of Willits, will be out of prison by Friday. Sentenced in 1985 to 17-to-life for the murder of Mark Snyder, also of Willits, Mayfield was held nearly ten years past his release…
Posts published in August 2012
EXPLAIN TO ME, SOMEONE, why this thing needs a taxpayer sign off? The Supervisors have signed a deal that sells $10 mil in state bonds on behalf of Vintage Wine Estates, Inc., a private company,…
HOW MANY of Mendo’s 700 or so members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (mostly County employees) know that SEIU is considered by many critics to be run by one of the most, if not…
THE HIDEOUS McDONALD'S that greets Ukiah's visitors at the 101 off and on ramps at North Orchard and East Perkins will be replaced by a slightly less hideous McDonald's if the Ukiah Planning Commission approves.…
I last saw him in person a year ago in San Francisco. He looked thin and drawn but, as always, he was in good spirits. I'd been on long hikes with Cockburn where he walked…
MR. ED SANDER clarifies State Parks' plan to remove the old haul road south of Ten Mile River, Fort Bragg. Editor, Since the State got all worked up about the “fraudulent letter” bit I thought…
CORRECTION: In the AVA of July 18th, civil court bailiff Marty McCue was confused with an unruly spectator. We regret the error, which was committed during the editing process, and not by the writer of…