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Posts published in November 2018

Putting ‘Our Money’ to Work to Save PG&E

You certainly don’t need me telling you that the past three years of these prodigiously destructive wildfires are unprecedented chapters in California history. The last week has seen a series of one ominous event after…

Wayward Cattle

Here, along the Albion River, we are getting some much needed rain. A hard rain often sends our cattle uphill. Unfortunately, some of the current herd don't have sense enough to stay close to the…

Sea Rise Planning Sparks Climate Change Debate

A Humbolt County staff report states that sea level rise is “a significant threat to every aspect of life on the North Coast” but opinions on how to react to it are divided.  Based on…

“The Curse of the Ad Hoc”

When Ron Edwards described Mendo County's cockamamie marijuana policy problems as the “Curse of the Ad Hoc” at the Supes’ Special Cannabis meeting last Thursday, Edwards' frustration was obvious.

Off the Record (Nov. 28, 2018)

ROBERT MARBUT is famous among municipalities large and small for evaluating their homeless populations and prescribing specific steps to get people housed. Mendocino County hired Marbut to investigate Mendo homeless strategies. Back on March 15th,…

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Late October in Covelo the weather was so pleasant you could almost call it Indian Summerish, but a prolonged dry spell and dangerously low humidity had lent a certain foreboding to the town’s small population…

Letters (Nov. 28, 2018)

With PG&E facing lawsuits and possible bankruptcy for its handling of a vital public service, the timing is perfect for the public to take it over.

The state of California — we taxpayers — should buy it and run it as the not-for-profit service it must be, and for the sake of and in commemoration of the towns, cities and loved ones who have been destroyed by PG&E’s focus on profits over safety.

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018

Fatal Crash;
Fire Insurance;
Suspicious Death;
Bridge Closures;
Navarro Watershed;
Little Dog;
B Meeting;
Ed Notes;
Dignity;
Shelter Placement;
Milky Way;
Devolution;
Fish Ladders;
Turkey Tell-all;
Cannabis Hour;
Yesterday's Catch;
Sea Rise;
Dangerous Mob;
MurphLandia;
Fat Man;
Manchester Fair;
Snow Tables;
Artshow;
Gloriana Shows;
Mushroom Events;
Fraidycats;
Comments;
Found Object

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