As staff members are ramping up work on the city’s next spending plan, City Manager Sage Sangiacomo reported earlier this month that revenues have taken a significant downturn in the past year. “On a quarterly…
Posts published in February 2023
The Editor rails against the Democratic National Committee and says, in despair, that there is no ‘left’ in the US. I know what he means and feel the same, but we’re both wrong. There’s always…
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For two weeks, last week and this week, the Supervisors have spent their meetings entirely in closed session, mostly conducting “performance evaluations” for six department heads. Despite their frequent hosannas to “transparency,” the public has…
Be sure and read Mark Scaramella’s excellent recent report from last week,“Veg-Mod Hell.” Here’s some brief background on this bewildering issue of the Weed Ordinance’s provision prohibiting the removal of even a single tree for…
It is almost tiresome to read that SMART trains are empty and our pathways unbuilt. In fact, over 46,000 people rode SMART in January…
COLD. Below freezing weather is predicted for most inland areas of Mendocino County on Wednesday and Thursday mornings…
TUESDAY, the morning of the three-minute snow in Boonville, I drove over the hill to Ukiah half-expecting a regular blizzard up top, but the road was clear, the sun in and out, and the Boonville…