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KZYX In Transition

On the late winter evening of March 7th, as the sun dipped behind the hills, the KZYX Board of Directors met at the Willits library. President of the Board,  Meg Courtney, introduced individual Board members…

What Happened To The Crisis Residential Grant?

It’s always interesting how the Board of Supervisors glosses over major blunders by staff rather than asking staff why such blunders occur. The latest to come to light was yet another failure of the Health…

She Said No. He Said I’ll Wear A Raincoat.

It would be easy to sensationalize the rape trial begun last week because the case was suddenly derailed on Wednesday morning when the defense produced phone messages refuting, supposedly, the convincing story the victim had told the day before.

Off the Record (Apr 6, 2016)

ON A BEAUTIFUL SPRING afternoon, let's talk about syphilis. Recommended reading: "Pox — Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis by Deborah Hayden." Lots of interesting stuff in this book, including a history of the…

Bird’s Eye View (Apr 6, 2016)

Hillary Clinton is more popular than The Donald with general election voters according to “reputable polls.” However, those same polls also reflect that she still has the highest unfavorable rating, 53%, of any Democratic candidate in the past 30 years.

Mental Health In A Pickle

Doug Gherkin is “Chief Financial Officer” for Mendo’s Health and Human Services Agency. Until recently, before Stacey Cryer announced her resignation as HHSA Director, Ms. Cryer dealt with Supervisors’ questions about HHSA finances — albeit…

Wasn’t The Jail’s Fault

A $25 million lawsuit, brought by the son of a Mendocino County Jail inmate who was found dead in his cell in 2014, was rejected by a US District Court judge earlier this month. The…

Parcel Taxes & Legal Counsel

Bob Edwards, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) does not want the public to know what is discussed at standing committees of MCDH's Board of Directors. At a March…

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