In last week’s column I explained that three Supervisors, Ted Williams, Mo Mulheren, and Glenn McGourty, are planning to place a sales tax measure on the November ballot. The stated purpose of their proposed sales…
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It felt like witnessing a public execution without knowing what the condemned man did. The sudden downfall this past week of popular Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich rocked the community and local law enforcement. Waidelich…
During last Tuesday’s end of fiscal year budget discussion, Supervisor Dan Gjerde again recommended that, given the County’s apparent tight budget, the Board should reduce the amount of the Transient Occupancy Tax “match” (subsidy) they…
PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT OF THE WEEK: “What IS certain is that the City of Ukiah is committed to transparency…” “the details…cannot be shared…” Both cannot be true at once. Either you’re up front about everything…
JESUS MENDOZA’S BODY FOUND Officials have confirmed the dead body found in the Navarro River this morning is 25-year-old Boonville resident Jesus Mendoza who went missing on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office…
Last week, the FDA granted approval for use of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in children as young as 6 months old through the Emergency Use Authorization process. Previously, the vaccines were approved for…
Mendocino County Election Results, Select Local Races, updated June 20, 2022 County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins 3,880 (45.09%) Nicole Glentzer 4,725 (54.91%) Supervisor, 3rd District John Haschak 1331 (72.81%) Clay Romero 497 (27.19%) Supervisor,…
The Supervisors voted 4-1 (Supervisor Dan Gjerde dissenting) on Wednesday to ask County Counsel to draft a general sales tax measure for next November’s ballot which would essentially replace the bulk of the expiring Measure…
Reports are flying around about the two newest subvariants of Omicron, namely BA.4 and BA.5. To begin with, we should be reminded that most viruses mutate over time and the changes being seen in the…