Like most Mendolanders, if you didn’t know the history, after the self-congratulatory November 5 financial presentation you might believe the Supervisors’ underhanded and ill-considered financial office consolidation and abrupt ouster of former Auditor Chamise Cubbison…
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The Navarro Ridge is an area with a lot of interesting history, and following is a story about a small bit of it. Included are two images of the far western portion of the ridge,…
Mendocino County’s next courthouse remains on track despite opposition from everyone except those in line to profit from its construction. Conceptual drawings of the building come from Khayun Lee, a Colorado architect who says she…
I began writing this piece last summer, after the disastrous Biden debate performance, and Trump’s unusual pick of J.D. Vance as running mate. I set it aside because I assumed Trump had no chance of…
During its latest regular meeting Wednesday evening, Ukiah Deputy Manager Shannon Riley gave the Ukiah City Council an update on the status of the Palace Hotel. “On Oct. 15 of this year, the LLC, Twin…
District Attorney David Eyster’s year long quest to criminally prosecute Mendocino County’s elected Auditor Chamise Cubbison, whom he quarreled with over his own office’s spending, has gone off track again. This time the derailment of…
Acting Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Sara Pierce told the Supervisors on Tuesday that what had been thought to be a major but unquantified budget deficit was incorrect. After recalculating the finances and taking into account about 30…