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Posts published in January 2018

Suspicions Confirmed

I was a board member at KZYX for about 9 months last year. Unable to persuade the rest of the board to comply with the rules, regulations and laws, and under advice from an attorney, I resigned rather than be an accomplice to what was going on.

Pot Tourism To The Rescue?

Cannabis tourism might well rejuvenate Willits' ailing economy and help small farmers stay in business. That was the conclusion of eight panelists and the keynote speaker at the CannaTourism forum Sunday, Jan. 21, at the…

Save Class K

The Mendocino Board of Supervisors is looking to change our Class K Building Ordinance and require all manner of new building materials and techniques, despite the high cost, and despite the fact that California building…

Bird’s Eye View (Jan. 24, 2018)

First, I must point out that I was as bemused and disappointed as many of you apparently were when my column did not appear last week. Nothing was said to me. The AVA’s Powers-that-Be made…

Valley People (Jan. 24, 2018)

LONG-TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER and Boonville battalion chief Jim Minton has retired. Fortunately for us, he will continue to be involved in an advisory capacity and remain available for special projects. This modest man has been a stalwart volunteer for many years of selfless service to Valley residents via all-hours medical aids and fire responses. He has been a gift to us all. At a minimum Minton deserves a plaque on the Fire House wall.

Lost Dog, Or $500 Payday?

There have been more than a few paragraphs in this organ devoted to tales of my criminal ineptitude, and that phrase can be interpreted both ways: I am both criminally inept, and a laughably inept…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018

Stormy Weather;
Last Days;
Basketball Rivalry;
Sunset;
EMS Options;
Little Dog;
Ed Notes;
Ursula Le Guin;
Legal Greed;
Chief Leave;
Kiwis;
Silver Coverage;
Yesterday's Catch;
PG&E Bills;
9/11 Conspiracies;
Lemme Out;
Watershed Caps;
Help Al;
Soccer Academy;
System Collapse;
Old Tunes;
Abalone Song;
1906 Dinner;
Lake Economics;
World Inequality;
Planning Agenda;
Sculpture Ranch;
Immaculate Reconception;
Mr Hearst;
Wastewater Dump;
Medical Ethics

County Notes (Jan. 24, 2018)

IT TURNS OUT, Mendo is wasting a lot more than $50k on their pot regulation planning/zoning consultant. And it’s more of a waste than we thought. The County is paying $142,000 to Michael Baker International…

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