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Running in Circles

I spoke with CEO Angelo in her office in 2019. I also spoke with members of the CEO’s budget staff. Despite the free lunch, I think I can write objectively about what has since ensued.…

The Skunk vs. its Neighbors and the City of Fort Bragg

On Thursday, October 28th the City of Fort Bragg filed a lawsuit against Mendocino Railway and ten John Does. Mendocino Railway is the company name for what most folks call the Skunk Train. Attorneys for…

Coast Hospital District Board’s Missing Minutes

Among the issues the Mendocino Coast Healthcare District board dealt with at its Oct. 28 meeting was a long-standing struggle to provide minutes (the written record of its discussions and decisions) for several meetings over…

Red Beard Captured

William Allan ‘Redbeard’ Evers, Mendocino County’s famously elusive fugitive, was arrested last Thursday morning. Often spotted over the nine months he was being sought between Elk and Albion, a resident of Albion Ridge Road saw…

Off the Record (November 10, 2021)

A MAJOR STORY this week illustrates why newspapers are still important and how diminished we will be when they disappear into the Meta maw of social media. We've reported for years on various aspects of…

Valley People (November 10, 2021)

WE ARE SADDENED at the news of the death of Mike Montana, for years a popular resident of Rancho Navarro and the Anderson Valley. The Montanas were well known in this area, Mike as a…

Future of Sherwood Oaks Nursing Home Uncertain

Sherwood Oaks is the local, privately owned nursing home in Ft. Bragg with 79 licensed beds and currently 39 residents.  Like so many nursing homes throughout the US, it is facing significant challenges.  It has…

County Notes (November 5, 2021)

THE SUPERVISORS had to endure about ten minutes of very nutty, angry anti-vaxxers during public expression on Tuesday morning. About four of them ranted in sequence insulting the Supervisors and demanding that they all resign,…

Can the Coast Hospital District Board Fix the Adventists’ Problems?

Difficulty getting appointments and referrals that seems to be getting worse, according to public comments, and a healthcare survey of Mendocino Coast residents, and a long-delayed audit report for the fiscal year before last (the past year's…

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