Mendo’s First Virtual BOS Meeting
A somber, business-like feeling pervaded Friday morning’s first-ever virtual Board of Supervisors meeting. As CEO Angelo and her staff held down the…
Off the Record (March 25, 2020)
TRUMP SAID LAST TUESDAY he wants to send cash to Americans suffering from the coronavirus crisis. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin added that "The…
Valley People (March 25, 2020)
THE WAY it seems to be working out, we're the beneficiaries of a kind of cordon sanitaire that has so far kept…
My Life in the Plague
I spend most of my days and nights in a relatively small room, about 20 feet by 20 feet with about 8…
Carsey Fire Goes to Court
A few weeks ago we ran an item in the aftermath of the mid-December cottage fire behind Lauren's Restaurant in downtown Boonville…
Off the Record (March 18, 2020)
THE BIG PICTURE, from the Boonville perspective. Events were overwhelming the leadership even before the virus and the economic disaster that will…
Purple Pipe Passes Test
Back in 2015 the City of Ukiah applied for and received water bond grants and loans for over $30 million for what…
Valley People (March 18, 2020)
THE BOONVILLE SCHOOLS are closed as of Monday morning. The Center for Disease Control announced Monday morning that closures of all kinds…
The New Sheriff in Town
Soon after Matt Kendall moved up from Undersheriff to Sheriff on Dec. 30 last year, he made several visits to the Mendocino…
County Budget Notes (March 11, 2020)
THE SUPERVISORS will get a “mid-year budget presentation” (including a preview of next fiscal year, July 2020 to June 2021) on Tuesday,…
Off the Record (March 11, 2020)
THE FINAL COUNT not yet fully tabulated but…in the First District for Supervisor: Glenn McGourty (47%) was leading Jon Kennedy (29%) with James Green (18%) and John Sakowicz (6%) trailing…
Valley People (March 11, 2020)
The wild ponies of Robinson Creek have reappeared on the Ukiah end of Highway 253…