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Ukiah Moves Forward With $3.3 Million Fiber Optic Project

The Ukiah City Council voted unanimously this week to move forward with a $3.3 million public-private partnership to build a city-owned fiber optic network, despite the risk that construction delays could force Ukiah to cover…

Grooving At Camp Redwoods

If you are an active people watcher, you would be hard-pressed to find a better vantage point than behind the registration desk at a midsized music festival. Last weekend’s Camp Redwoods at Camp Navarro (former…

When Doing Nothing Is A Good Thing

The last time we left the Board of Supervisors at their July 29 meeting, they were putting the finishing touches on a pair of proposals to cut their salaries and eliminate other expenses in their…

Salary Cuts? What Salary Cuts?

It was disappointing but not unexpected that the Supervisors at their July 29th meeting, with the exception of District 3 Supervisor John Haschak, refused to cut their budget by 6 percent even though they are…

The Recall Effort Against DA Eyster

A Ukiah woman unsatisfied with the performance of Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster has launched an effort to recall him from his position. “I don’t think the county can afford his ego,” said Helen…

A Perfect Birthday

August 9th is famous for a number of reasons, including the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the beginning of construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa (it took 200 years to finish!) and it is…

Supes Take Six Weeks Off

Mendo’s hard-working supervisors are taking another big six-week summer vacation. Their last meeting was July 29 when they decided that they couldn’t take even modest pay cuts, but they could do a fiscal assessment of…

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