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Off the Record (June 29, 2022)

WITH HALF the County vote tallied by the indefatigable Katrina Bartolomie and her too few worker bees, the only surprise to us at ava headquarters is the Hutchins-Glentzer race for Superintendent of Schools. We assumed…

Final Official Election Results

(Key Races) (52602 registered, 22248 votes counted = 42.29% turnout) Full results: https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/assessor-county-clerk-recorder-elections/current-election-results

John Ford Declines Fort Bragg

As Friday night’s meeting of the Humboldt County Planning Commission was drawing to a close, Planning and Building Director John Ford confirmed that he will not be resigning next week to take a job as…

Supes’ Sales Tax Proposal

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…

Noble Waidelich’s Sudden Downfall

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…

County Notes (June 23, 2022)

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…

Off the Record (June 22, 2022)

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…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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