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Posts published in September 2020

John Redding & The Fort Bragg Microgrid

After researching FPPC filings and other public records, it appears that a member of the Mendocino Coast Healthcare District’s Board of Directors lied to a state commission and so far has gotten away with it.…

County Notes (September 23, 2020)

According to a detailed Sheriff's budget breakdown for this fiscal year (July 2020-June 2021), the largest expenditure besides base salaries is the County’s contribution to law enforcement retirement. The base department salary budget is about…

Homer Listed as Missing Person

I am supposed to report that Homer was burned up in the recent wildfires, but I can’t bring myself to do it; no, not because I’m overwhelmed with grief, but because it isn’t true. Supposedly,…

My First Bay-to-Breakers, 1981

The worst part for me about running the 70th annual Bay-to-Breakers was not the 27,300 official registered runners, or even the 10,000 or so unregistered runners entering from the sidelines throughout the 7.6-mile course. No,…

Stimulation Tour

My $1200 stimulus check was burning a hole in my bank account. It was initially meant for a flight from Sacramento to Atlanta to lay eyes on the Mount Rushmore of the Confederacy at Stone…

Revised SIP

Health Officer Issues Revised Shelter-In Place Order Today, September 22, 2020, Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren issued a revised Shelter-In-Place (SIP) Order effective immediately. The most recent Health Officer SIP, continues the requirements for the…

MCT: Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Rain North;
Fire Weather;
886 Cases;
Wearing Masks;
Revised SIP;
Closed Areas;
Season Passing;
Best Western;
Hogtied Suspect;
Regarding Joe;
Stagecoaching;
Ed Notes;
Union Lumber;
Old Library;
Big Redwood;
Museum Gala;
Wendling Mill;
Covid Cooking;
Yesterday's Catch;
Vote Late;
Anarchy Avoided;
Chomsky Warning;
Carmelo Soria;
Trump's Stylist;
People Power;
Forced Hysterectomies;
Coastal Cleanup;
Found Object

The Science Behind Wearing Masks

Miller Report for the Week of September 22, 2020 By William Miller, MD – Chief of Staff at Adventist Health – Mendocino Coast Hospital Masks are the most effective strategy we have for controlling the…

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