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Posts published in March 2013

Off The Record

5TH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR Dan Hamburg's wife, Carrie, has died. Mrs. Hamburg had been ill with cancer for some time. An unfailingly kind and friendly person active in a range of liberal causes, she was much…

Valley People

ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, in a Herculean weekend move, is now ensconced down the street in the spiffy new street-front structure erected by Aaron Weintraub, complete with an old-timey sign that says "Tindall's Market." Proprietor…

Dr. Kravis’s Leaking Tank

Wikipedia: “Grease traps (also known as grease interceptors, grease recovery devices and grease converters) are plumbing devices designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. … Effectively they are…

River Views

Last week’s column recounted how Fort Bragg police officer Craig Guydan shot a dog on December 21st, the only officer-involved shooting in the coastal town last year. Guydan also drew his gun on a group…

Mendocino County Today: March 13, 2013

AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, Mendocino County has engaged Fitch Associates (the go-to consultant for emergency medical issues) to explore the feasibility of establishing an Exclusive Operating Area (EOA) for ambulance services in Mendocino County. Fitch did…

Mendocino County Today: March 12, 2013

SENATOR EVANS SAYS NO BYPASS TO: Michael Dougherty, Director, California Department of Transportation 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 Dear Director Dougherty: Caltrans is about to begin the construction phase of a project of great…

Mendocino County Today: March 11, 2013

IT COULD HAPPEN HERE. According to a story in the on-line newspaper Lake Tahoe News, 14 members of that County’s Grand Jury resigned en masse last month and then the presiding judge disbanded the Grand…

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