I’ve lobbied for years for the Board of Supervisors to hold meetings outside of the county seat, so this past Tuesday’s session in the town…
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Despite assurances from former County Executive Officer Carmel Angelo in March of 2022 upon her retirement that county finances were in good shape, that’s certainly…
It’s a pleasure to let you know the Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday, August 29th meeting, voted unanimously to retain Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs)…
Let’s see, for the past 18 months we’ve heard from the Board of Supervisors that the County is broke but they don’t quite know how…
Given the UDJ’s series on the homeless-mental health-substance abuse issue, I thought it would be timely to take a look at one chapter of mental…
It’s amazing how many bright people we have in this county to educate us on the causal factors of what at first may appear to…
Quick weather note In case you’re wondering about our warm weather, you should know that since June 29th we’ve had 10 days at or above…
I want to let everyone know that the overwhelming number of positive responses to my recent series on “Crime and No Punishment” appears to be…
Last week, I said the state of California needs to abandon the Pandemic-era failed experiment with emptying its jails via “catch-and-release” policies that allow crooks…