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Palace Hotel Buyer Has Plans

A proposed buyer of the historic Palace Hotel told the Ukiah City Council on Wednesday night she envisions transforming the landmark into a lively ground floor marketplace with shops, restaurants, and bars. Minal Shankar is…

Pot Taxes Dropping Like a Stone(r)

Thanks to our colleagues at the Independent Coast Observer in Gualala, we were spared the annoying tedium of having to wade into Mendo’s “complicated” and stinky marijuana permit program discussion at last Tuesday's Supervisors meeting.…

Off the Record (April 27, 2022)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN MENDO — Carmel Angelo, Tom Allman, and Dave Eyster.  The three heavyweights of Mendocino County government in recent times gathered Saturday night in front of 125 people who turned out to…

Lessons Learned, Solutions Adopted

Last week, we discussed some of the problems that developed at Adventist Health (AH) Mendocino Coast Medical Offices as a result of the implementation of a new electronic medical record (EMR) system, Cerner.  This implementation…

Beer Fest Kick-Off

The King Street Giants will be playing live at the AVBC Beer Park in Boonville, April 22 from 6-8pm. Free admission. All ages welcome.

Coast Hospital: The Backstory

Failing to disclose expenditure of public funds for legal services appears to be nothing new for some members of the Mendocino Coast Health Care District Board of Directors. Here’s the crucial backstory: In December 2019…

County Notes: Shortchanging Local Ambulances

Last Wednesday at the Anderson Valley Community Services District budget committee, AV Fire Chief Andres Avila told the committee that the Valley’s volunteer ambulance service is operating on a very tight margin which barely covers…

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