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Posts published in August 2021

Letters (August 12, 2021)

The pandemic is spreading again, the climate crisis is worse than we expected, and our democracy is under attack. All three crises are exacerbated by Republicans...

Fire In Ukiah, Crews Gaining Control

Scanner traffic starting at 3:11 p.m. indicated two structures are on fire along Highway 101 between Perkins Street and North State Street exits...

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Hot Interior | 53 New Cases | Conspiracy Lawsuit | Haircut Drive | Ed Notes | More Curtailments | Thirsty Lawns | Cactus Flower | Orsi Interview | 00 Dining | Greenville Flag | Controlled Burn | Jackson Rally | Prof Arson | Vintage Potter Valley | Emergency Proclamations | Yesterday's Catch | Viral Loads | Streetscape Celebration | Unarmed Fighters | Emma Gatewood | Education Conference | Rainbow Ukelele | Korean Sailor | Oasis & Dainus | Fly Fishing | Early Morning | Mountain Road | Salmon Disaster

Off the Record (August 11, 2021)

THE HORRIFIC Dixie Fire continues to wreak havoc in Northern California, becoming Sunday the second largest blaze in the state’s history at nearly 500,000 acres. Dixie has surpassed the Mendocino Complex Fire of 2018 and…

Valley People (August 11, 2021)

NAVARRO RIVER FLATLINES. Marshall Newman reports that the Navarro River flow hit zero on August 3, 2021.  SIGN UP TIME. Hey all! Here’s the fall 2021 schedule for the AV Adult School state funded classes.…

Lawsuit Alleges Mendo Officials Conspired to Rob Pot Dealers

Filed in Mendocino County Superior Court on August 9, 2021 by The Scott Law Firm of San Francisco and the Gearinger Law Group in Santa Rosa Case Number 21CV00588 Ezekiel Flatten, William Knight, Chris Burr…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Heat Returns | 132 New Cases | 54 Dead | Salal | Dry Campground | Wetter Times | McCowen Responds | MacKerricher | Fast Responders | Naked Guy | CA Quail | Ed Notes | Dry Mendocino | Tsunami Concerns | Climate Report | Bloody Bell | Farmer/Cow | Ghost Gun | Yesterday's Catch | Great Divide | Witch Doctor | Comments | Wienie Rake | Duncecap Moralists | .28/Gallon | Demented Elder | Ghost Town | Vaccine Logic | Covid Map | Dem Pussyfoot | World Worries | Hypochondriac Song | Get Roomba | Local Transport | Dixie Fire

The Manson Gang In Mendo

On a hunch I decided to look in the coast newspapers to see if there was any mention on Charlie Manson. I was not disappointed. A guy by the name of Don Burleson had a…

Graffiti & Other Noxious Topics

Graffiti is mildly annoying in small doses, but no city can risk allowing it to spread. Defacing public or private property is a test, and a town that ignores it will soon be visited by…

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