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Posts published in March 2024

County Notes

From a February Supervisors Resolution “honoring” Civil Grand Juries: “Whereas, the grand jury’s fact finding efforts result in reports that contain specific recommendations aimed at identifying problems and offering ways to improve government operations and…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday 3/13/24

Cold/Wind/Sun | Big River | Election Update | Willet of Willits | Skunk Challenged | Ocean Silt | Budget Behind | Daffodils/Oaks | Goodbye Print | Health Food | Dependents | Hydration | Village Events | Mental Illness | Photo Art | Awaiting Things | Yesterday's Catch | Mean Country | Terrific Shoes | Civilized Behavior | Heron Gate | Working Class | Giant Hit | Pulling Vines | Jackhammer School | California Senators | Job Interview | Palestine Nightmare | Cone Flop | Ode to Liberty | Mountain Porter

Election Notes

Initial returns in the First District Supervisors race (Redwood/Potter Valley), posted a little after 8pm last Tuesday night showed Madeline Cline with a large lead over her opponents with almost 60% of the 1405 votes…

‘Regulatory Discrepancies’ In Palace Hotel Demo Proposal

A state agency says it has identified “regulatory discrepancies” in a $6.6 million grant application by the Guidiville Rancheria to tear down the historic Palace Hotel, so studies for possible ground contamination can be conducted.…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday 3/12/24

Showers End | Plane Chute | Reader Writes | Fern | Unprocessed Ballots | Old River Rd | FB Police Report | Thatcher Hotel | Wild Onions | Koepf Book | Leggett Tree | Philo Rentals | Rotary Phone | Bari Case | Chainsaw Caddy | Cut Wires | Yesterday's Catch | Melnikov Plays | Das Tut Gut | Aneural Patterns | Getting Old | Getting By | Getaway Driving | Under Chassis | Government Secrecy | Milkman | Red Tape | Wage Slave | Bill Kill | Civil Servants | Shetland Path

Letters (March 12, 2024)

We are living in a time of public distrust of election integrity, concern about voter disenfranchisement, suspicion regarding ballot-counting manipulation and potential subsequent impacts on voter turnout…

The (Almost) Book on Prozac

I’m saying goodbye to books we won’t have room for in the beautiful wine country. (Brer Rabbit was jiving when he said, “Please don’t throw me in the briar patch,” but I sort of mean…

A Valley Wedding In The 1870s [1936]

I think I will tell you of an early Anderson Valley wedding. This wedding was brought to mind by a recent mention of Grandpap McGimsey, Justice of the Peace, and Ex- Confederate soldier. This wedding…

Mendocino County Today: Monday 3/11/24

More Rain | Reynolds Highway | Plane Crash | Thumbs Up | Fatal Crash | Steve Rubin | Mo Meeting | Unprocessed Ballots | Steamship Fare | Regulatory Discrepancies | Eldervision | Nominated Students | Clear Creek Station | Ed Notes | Vineyard Heaven | Long Branch Saloon | Rock Autopsy | Yesterday's Catch | Culture Collapse | Hooded Monks | SF Coyotes | Meloni Nuzzling | Redacting Kissinger | Donald Show | Flush Twice | Dark Films | Reformists | Lady Godiva | Collateral Damage | RR Tracks

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