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Supervisor Williams Announces For State Assembly

FIFTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR TED WILLIAMS via Twitter:“Today [Monday, 13 November] I filed as a candidate for California Assembly District 2. I decided to run because our rural northern communities need a stronger voice in California.…

Mendocino’s Great Register of 1894

Want to be a voter in this county in 1894? A potential voter provided the following information: name, age, height, color of complexion, hair color, eye color, visible marks or scars on your body, occupation,…

Morning at Haight

The Haight is haunted, particularly in the mists of early morning, much the same as Steinbeck’s Cannery Row was before it was malled over. Before the skeletons of the old canneries were ripped out, I…

A Whirlwind Weekend

Two weeks ago I was doing research on enjoyable things to do with my brother and sister-in-law because they were scheduled to visit. In the Oct. 25th issue of the AVA I wrote about “Visitors…

Plowshares Marking 40th Anniversary

Plowshares, the Ukiah community dining center, is marking its 40th anniversary with an open house Friday, and a special message from Sister Jane Kelly, the iconic Catholic nun who led to its founding. At age…

Kangaroo Looking For A Court

Here’s the latest installment in the super-politically charged, three-ring legal circus that is the Chamise Cubbison affair. At the Oct. 17 BOS meeting, the County’s ever-escalating fiscal dilemma was propelled even further into chaos when…

County Notes: Williams Suggests Keeping Measure P Funds

Just as we warned… Anyone who watches gangster movies is familiar with that stereotypical line usually delivered in a heavy Brooklyn accent where the mob boss adjusts his tie, twists his neck, shakes his head,…

‘Our Concern Is Public Safety’

The Ukiah City Council voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to approve a resolution ordering the owner of the Palace Hotel to take significant action within the next 30 days to either stabilize the building to mitigate…

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