Quick Weather Report OK, think fast, I’m gonna throw some numbers at you. Two weeks ago on Dec. 27, our season rain total stood at…
Posts published by “Jim Shields”
Let’s see, back in February of last year as about-to-retire CEO Carmel Angelo was farewell addressing from various media platforms, she traced her county government…
What a way to put an exclamation mark on the year’s end! I’m talking about the winter deluge, of course, that left 5.15 inches in…
At their most recent meetings (December 6th and 13th), the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has been attempting to belatedly deliver a balanced budget for…
One by one the chickens are coming home to roost in the county seat’s henhouse. Despite assurances from former County Executive Officer Carmel Angelo last…
According to a CalMatters report, the much ballyhooed proposed tax on California oil company windfall profits is not expected to be seriously considered until January…
The California’s Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) just released a report on the outlook for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The 20-page report shivers one’s timbers concluding…
Commercial Water Well Ordinance Update Last week I told you about a draft ordinance that would regulate private sector groundwater wells whose owners sell, or…
I want to share with you a letter I sent to Supervisors John Haschak and Glenn McGourty regarding a draft ordinance that would regulate private…