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Our $225k Bargain Basement CEO

With Supervisor/Board Chair Dan Hamburg calling Mendocino County CEO Carmel Angelo “a bargain,” and Supervisor John McCowen saying she deserves a raise because she’s been underpaid for years and she’s got great contacts and she almost single-handedly got some money from the State for the post fire disaster over-excavation reimbursement of upwards of 100 burned out home-owners (which should have been caught a lot sooner if they’d listened to Lee Howard when he first pointed out what was happening, and was the absolute minimum she could do under the circumstances), the Board of Supervisors unanimously (Supervisor Carre Brown wasn’t in attendance but she certainly would have voted Yes too) approved CEO Carmel Angelo’s huge automatic pay raises over the next four years in four steps to $225,000 a year plus equivalently generous perks, followed by a comparably giant pension for the rest of her life.

Off the Record (Oct. 10, 2018)

RANDOM OBSERVATIONS: What we need in this country is project czars. Remember the contractor guy hired to rebuild the LA freeway after the last big quake? The state told him to get it done, that…

Seven Candidates for Coast Hospital Board

It was standing room only at the Fort Bragg Senior Center on October 1. The League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted a meet and greet for the seven candidates running for one of the four…

Salad University

[Nov 4] Sunday, 11:45-4 Pacific Standard Time: Growing and Eating on the Wild Side, AKA Salad University, Floodgate Farm in Redwood Valley. Learn about and make thistle drink, wild chips, and the famous floral and…

Hand & Glove Must Fit

Appears I somewhat influenced the county into somewhat enforcing its cannabis ordinance. At the Sept 11 BOS meeting, Planning and Building Dept. staff delivered a report on enforcement. Highlights from the report noted that: •…

Mushrooms & Beer

[Nov 3] Discover the aphrodisiac properties of mushrooms while sipping limited edition Frolic Ale – Scottish Wee Heavy at the Kelley House Museum on Saturday, November 3, from 5-7 p.m. Join Madame Kate for an…

Pygmy Forest Walk

[Nov 3] In partnership with the California State Parks we are pleased to announce a free-to-the-public guided walk in the Pygmy Forest on the Mendocino Coast. On Saturday, November 3rd from 1:00-3:00 pm, the California…

Broadband Meeting

[Nov 2] Broadband Alliance of Mendocino County Public Outreach Meeting - Friday November, 2nd 10:00 am - 12:00 At the Community Foundation of Mendocino County, 204 S Oak St, Ukiah, CA 95482 Call in Number:…

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