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Posts published in February 2024

Off the Record (February 15, 2024)

THE OTHER DAY a commenter said he didn't think Carrie Shattuck would be a “team player” if she were elected 1st District supervisor. Which, by itself, is a good reason to vote for her, especially…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

Rain | Puddle | PHF News | Free Mimosa | Ukiah Roundabouts | Road To | Listserv Decision | Candidates Night | Ed Notes | Pelican Bluffs | Grape Pastoral | Financial Predators | Women Celebration | Ceasefire Proclamation | Yesterday's Catch | Red Balloons | Landline Loss | Sk8er | Emergency Visit | Corporate Cookies | Oust Pelosi | Moonshiners | Exploitation Economy | Charlie Plucking | Final Play | Kickoff | God's Army | Answer Wheel | New World | Alien Love | Blonde Joke | Bridge Construction

Alternatives To Palace Demolition

A lot of effort is being put into a local campaign to show how decrepit the Palace Hotel, a downtown Ukiah landmark, has become.  The historic structure's current condition is thanks to two owners -…

PG&E To County: After Us, You’re First

By a far and wide margin, the single most significant item discussed at Tuesday’s (Feb. 6th) BOS meeting occurred in the waning moments immediately prior to adjournment when the Supes were giving their usually routine…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

Rain Later | Campground Jobs | Ed Notes | Mount Tam | Tom Cahill | Wind Power | Original Playstation | Costly Impact | Manchester KOA | Toxic Headlands | Bend Mill | Landline Regret | Wireless Instead | It's Ringing | Rusty Money | AV Events | Gray Whale | Whale Festival | Beer Fest | Question Everything | Yesterday's Catch | Fat Tuesday | Crime Rep | Matchmaker | Real Groupie | My Town | Eye Smiler | Immigration Crisis | Candidate Pelosi | Radio Show | Old Joe | Oats Ad | Massacre Bowl | Don't Like | Kill Funding | U.S. Hypocrisy | Something Better | Mary Oliver | Grow On

A Palestinian Poet Drops A Poetic Bomb

No doubt you have been hearing, seeing and reading the news from Gaza. You may have a clear understanding of what’s happening there. That’s all fine and good. But if you’d like to read a…

Preston House Memories

I was an active 4-H member of the Hopland 4-H Club in the 1950s. One of the activities I remember well is that the Mendocino Spartan 4-H Club put on a fair right in the…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

Cloudy | Braggscape | Palace Alternatives | Princess Ball | Restore Palace | Jess River | Young Major | VSO Questions | Bottoms Up | Cline Flyer | Mega Bowl | Request Denied | San Fransisco | Ed Notes | Hey Coach | Football Memories | Coach Shanahan | Didion 1967 | Chiefs Win | Boss Proof | Game Grades | Ms Atlas | Household Rulebook | Super Strapped | Longevity | Yesterday's Catch | Judge Inquiry | Public Response | Assembly Race | Deidamia | Usher Crazy | Teacher Pay | Momentum | Idiot | QBs Today | Snoid | Too Clean | Play Money | Narrative Art | Woodrow Biden | On Stalin | 1955 Television | Golden Door | From Egypt

Letters (February 12, 2024)

As I was reading the letter from AT&T last week announcing that they wanted to remove land-line service here in Albion, the power went out…

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