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Posts tagged as “region”

Off the Record (March 16, 2022)

IN A LOT OF WAYS, Mendocino County is like Catherine the Great’s Potemkin Villages, fake-front villages erected on her majesty’s path whenever she went on the road, the idea being to assure Her Greatness that…

Valley People (March 16, 2022)

PHILIP THOMAS: The Anderson Valley School Board has placed a school renovation bond, Measure M, on the June 7 ballot. The elementary school, built in 1948 and the High School, built in 1957, have served…

Healthcare Staffing Shortages Remain a Challenge

On October 4th, I reported on the national shortage of healthcare workers and how this affects us locally.  Six months ago, when I wrote about it, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that there…

Eating Out In Mendocino County

A collection of online comments… [1] I recently ordered food to go from the website. Once I got home I questioned the amount I was charged. The order would have come to $39 plus tax,…

Mandated Care For Mentally Ill

Gavin Newsom’s mental health proposal released this past Thursday is the first workable, feasible and, dare I say, spot-on plan, that if enacted into law, could actually begin to solve a 50-year-old problem.  Perhaps as…

County Notes (March 10, 2022)

SUPERVISOR JOHN HASCHAK told his colleagues last Tuesday that he wants to go back to in-person board meetings. “It’s time to re-open,” the 4th District solon boldly declared. PREDICTABLY, CEO Angelo objected, saying, “We are…

Off the Record (March 9, 2022)

DENNIS CUNNINGHAM: San Francisco civil-rights lawyer Dennis Cunningham died of cancer Saturday night. Local friends of Dennis will gather at Big River Beach at sunset today (Sunday 3/6/22) in his honor. Dennis headed the legal…

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