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Posts published in November 2015

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Nov 25, 2015

Freeze Watch;
Winter Burning;
Navarro Low;
Extended Families;
Measure U;
FB Water;
Desalination;
Yesterday's Catch;
Middletown Song;
Hitchhiking France;
PA Holiday;
Doorman;
Privatization Demise;
Mendocino History;
Broadband Alliance;
Identity Politics;
Intellectuals Expounding;
Frankenfish;
MCERA Meeting;
Tree Rings;
Light Festival;
Ridgetop;
County Vacancies;
Thanksgiving Quiz

The Case of the Surreal Crow Bar

We’ve all seen it. At home, at school, at the bar — some big guy picks a fight with a little dude and the little guy cleans the big guy's clock.

Leonard DeVilbiss, aka the big guy, said he only wanted to help Brandan Magill, aka the little guy, but got smashed on the head with a crowbar for trying to do the right thing.

Letters (Nov 25, 2015)

Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Richard Henderson issued a ruling on October 21 setting aside the County's approval of a vested right to mine Harris Quarry sought by Northern Aggregates. The court found that the County did not have enough evidence before it to grant Northern Aggregates a "vested right" and ruled on behalf of Keep the Code, a nonprofit community group based in Willits which had filed a lawsuit against the County.

Off the Record (Nov 25, 2015)

THE TINY HOUSES VILLAGE proposed for Ukiah by the Supervisors, with Supervisor McCowen leading the charge will, if it proceeds, be an interesting experiment. If you came in late the Supervisors would provide housing for…

Valley People (Nov 25, 2015)

SCHOOL BOARD update from Steve Sparks: "Following last week’s meeting the Board now has its five members in place and expectations are high for the school’s future development. The Gang of Five features Dick Browning,…

Drones + No WMDs = ISIS

We have to destroy the planet in order to save it. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/18/obama-drone-war-isis-recruitment-tool-air-force-whistleblowers

Ukiah Symphony Concert

(Dec 5-6) The stirring sounds of Romantic, classical music will fill the Mendocino College Center Theater on December 5th and 6th as the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra performs works of great Russian composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky…

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