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Posts published in April 2023

Sales Tax Decline Buffets Ukiah, County

Sales tax revenue continues to slip in the city of Ukiah, the region’s retail hub, and Mendocino County as a whole, presenting new challenges for local government agencies. Ukiah city officials said they expect a…

Light The Team

I know it’s early. I get that. But there’s enough of a sample size now to be able to predict that this year’s version of the San Francisco Giants baseball team falls somewhere between promising…

Vietnam: The War That Rocked The World

Watching Steve Talbot’s new documentary, The Movement and the "Madman," reminded me of my own opposition to war, and also that over the past 75-years, US soldiers have gone into battle and died on distant…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, April 27, 2023

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County Notes: Look In The Mirror, Supervisor McGourty

(Annotating Supervisor Glenn McGourty’s Supervisor’s Report for next week’s board meeting…) “Budget Ad Hoc Committee: Supervisor Williams and I serve on the Budget Ad Hoc committee and attended all the department meetings to discuss proposed…

Spring Turning

After several weeks of hesitation, it appears spring has finally sprung in Northern California. The seemingly endless rains of this winter have finally ended and the temperatures are warming, though frost remains a possibility. In…

Letters (April 27, 2023)

There's a little house for sale in Boonville, asking price $650,000. No one in AV makes enough to buy it.…

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