Dear Supervisors, There is an unconfirmed rumor our county now has 8 positive COVID-19 cases. No credible news entity has confirmed this thus far. Here's the rub: You have a county website which purports to provide current COVID-19 news. And yet up to date news is not being provided.…
You have your own commercial health insurance coverage. You pay your premium, and your deductible, and your co-pay. Your money is used to pay people who tell you what you can’t have.…
Twice now over the past week, county officials, replying to the question of offering some property-tax relief to homeowners, have answered that only the state can extend the due date. This is true, but what they are not saying is the county can waive penalties and interest for late payments.…
[Chris Skyhawk] I think it’s not my place to advise anyone what they should do with their vote. But I do think it is instructive that "they" are…
[Barbara Valente] What’s up with the landlords of Longs Plaza? It is really in poor shape. Graffiti in the back of the building on the sign which has been there for months…
[Captain Fathom] 100 odd citizens of the Albion Nation gathered in the Mendocino Community Center to celebrate the life of one of our own, Michael Gehrke, aka ‘Pickle.’…
[Larry R Wagner] There has never been a more straightforward choice than on Measure C. Either we have a hospital or we don’t. I hope everyone understands that and votes Yes.…
[Francois Christen] In last week’s issue of the AVA, Bob Abeles took issue with the flyer that the AVCSD sent AV residents about the health issue posed by contaminated wells in Boonville…
[Jean Condon] Two weeks ago this paper vilified the former Buckhorn owners, Jean and Tom. It was not an opinion piece, they were false allegations.…
[William Miller] The vote on affiliation of our hospital with Adventist Health (AH) is around the corner. Mail-in ballots arrive in a few days and the polls open on Tuesday, March 3rd…
[Rick Duste] I was ecstatic to read that Santa Rosa Junior College is developing a comprehensive building trades training center…
I was struck by a common thread in some recent local news, which helps illuminate the very sorry state of healthcare racketeering we have going on in this country…