LAST WEEK in the aftermath of Fort Bragg Police Chief Scott Mayberry’s resignation it was widely known in Fort Bragg that the City Council had already planned to conduct a performance review of City Manager…
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Robert Lon Shugart, born February 14, 1939, passed away on August 1, 2014 surrounded by his family. Bob moved to Ukiah in 1968 with his wife Diane and infant daughter Kendall when he purchased the…
Tickets now on sale for our First Annual Meals On Wheels Fundraiser: Gourmet BBQ and Anderson Valley Beer. This fun event is on September 27th, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Mendocino Lake Event Center,…
Ukiah Sept. 27 & 28 We are excited about our up-coming Artist's Studio Tour set for September 27 and 28 and hope that you will be able to support our efforts in publicizing this event at…
There were 70 or more supporters of Scott Mayberry in the audience August 11th when Mayor Dave Turner asked for a show of hands at the outset of the meeting (another ten or so were there with concerns about water rates). The size of the crowd was impressive, considering many City Council meetings are sparsely attended at best. The Wow factor hit about 18 minutes in when Roberta Mayberry stepped to the podium. She is the wife of the police chief. At first Mrs. Mayberry turned her back to the City Council and city staff, directing her opening remarks to the crowd. Then she faced City Manager Linda Ruffing and her chief assistant, Ginny Feth-Michel, asking them “to maybe pay attention when people are speaking.”
DA EYSTER could teach Gandhi a few things about passive resistance. An occasional rumor wafts out of the DA's office that the prosecution of Dr. Peter Keegan for the murder of his wife, Susan, “remains…
The tragedy and violence in Ferguson, Mo. has sprouted a new conversation about the "militarization" of police forces in the nation. After the 9-11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the Department of Homeland Security was created…
The August 12th sentencing of Joan Rainville, 54, was the most dramatic episode of the entire sensational series of Joan-related events, which began late last year when District Attorney David Eyster and Chief Prosecutor Paul…