Local Competency Restoration
As humans we are hardwired to quickly detect when another person’s behavior appears outside the…
Thanks for Nothing, Hippies
In the interest of full disclosure, yes, I was a hippie, and yes, I was…
Off the Record (Aug. 21, 2019)
As public radio-mendo's senior critic — I began complaining about the station before it went on the air…
Valley People (Aug. 21, 2019)
By the end of last week, Calfire reported that Mendo’s first significant wildfire of 2019…
MCT: Monday, August 26, 2019
MEASURE V & EXEMPTION by Jim Shields Before getting down to business, I want to commend 3rd District Supervisor John Haschak for keeping a campaign promise to…
Fairgrounds Considered for Possible Septic Project
Fifth District Supervisor Ted Williams attended last Monday night’s Fair Board meeting at the Boonville Fairgrounds where the Community Services District board presented a preliminary layout for…
The Mayor Will Lee Show
It was the Academy Awards without movies, it was the Emmys without music, it was the most fabulous City Council meeting EVER — with a big fat…
The EOA is DOA
In 2012, the second of two expensive consultant studies pointed out the obvious: Mendocino County’s emergency medical services were inadequately funded, uncoordinated, hard to staff and fragile.…