You Read It Here First, Monday 16 January
Welcome to Mendocino County Today, a new AVA blog. From this morning forward, in this space, we’ll be posting daily bulletins on breaking stories specific to or affecting Mendocino County....
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THE AVA SUFFERED a major fubar last week when at least faulty 300 papers were distributed. If you got one with duplicate pages, please call or e-mail us and we’ll send you a replacement copy.Subscribe...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: January 21, 2012
FROM LINDA WILLIAMS of the Willits News: “Nearly 53% of all Mendocino County mothers reported using tobacco, marijuana or alcohol before knowing they were pregnant compared to the state average of 24%....
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COUNTY COUNSEL Nadel announced late Monday that the County employees bumblingly represented by SEIU have voted in favor of the proposed Tentative Agreement as have the Supervisors: A 10% permanent...
View ArticleHumCo Extends Dispensary Freeze
With legal issues unresolved and federal threats still looming, the county’s moratorium on medical marijuana dispensary applications has been extended by ten and a half months. Unanimously approved at...
View ArticleDid Mendo Really Go To Far?
According to the feds, yes. But first, the Board had to pick two of three applicants for the two open seats on the Retirement Board.Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 for 1 year. For...
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LONG TIME Valley resident Dee Thurman has passed away in Ukiah where she’d been taken from her Boonville home in Airport Estates for emergency care. Well into her 80′s, Dee Thurman was a pioneer female...
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‘Full Court Press’ Or War On Immigrants?
Ramiro Hernandez Farias From behind the glass partition in Yuba County Jail’s basement visiting room, Ramiro Hernandez Farias speaks matter-of-factly about the incredible ordeal to which he has been...
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TRIVIALEDAD PRIZE Editor, Winner of the Times trivialedad contest: 1st Prize: 36 hours in Birmingham; 2nd prize: 72 hours in Birmingham. If there is only one icon it is: Barbie Doll, Dismaleyland, Tom...
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DARRYL CHERNEY and the affiliated ghouls still profiting from the car bombing of Judi Bari in 1990, have now produced a hagiographic movie depicting themselves heroically NOT finding the bomber....
View ArticleMatt Graves, The Civil Case
Matt Graves, the well-known North County agriculturist, is back in court trying to keep his land from falling into his neighbors’ hands. Graves says he owns the parcel. The neighbor, Mr. Abram, says he...
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What Happened To Chris Giauque?
Chris Giauque Having been awarded $200,000 from his presumed murdered son Chris’s estate, Bob Giauque says he can think of no better way to spend it than to post a reward to find out who the killer...
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NCRA, the little train that couldn’t, thought they had assemblymember Wes Chesbro lined up to introduce legislation to allocate $500k a year from state transportation funds. All Chesbro needed was a...
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FLYING CLOUD Editor, Re: “Let Them Eat Yachts” — That’s a great story, just a few personal details and some historical trivia to add. I joined my first ship, the APL cargo liner SS President McKinley,...
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MENDOCINO COUNTY DA David Eyster recently dispatched his ace prosecutor, Paul Sequiera, to Mule Creek State Prison for Mark Sprinkle’s parole hearing. Eyster seems to think that Sprinkle is too...
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REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CHRIS GIAUQUE I am writing in response to the article regarding the disappearance of Chris Giauque. The article was composed of some facts, some theories, and the...
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VERN PIVER died Monday in San Francisco at the UC Hospital. He was 78. I’ll have a full obituary in next week’s paper. A native of Fort Bragg, Vern was among the Mendocino Coast’s best known and most...
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DIM BULBS Justice is being served, slowly but surely. As some may recall, my truck was broken into last June at Lake Mendocino under cover of darkness at the southern boat ramp parking lot. About $1300...
View ArticleMarijuana Initiatives Max Out
With 3 legalization initiatives and 1 medical marijuana regulation initiative all aiming for the same 2012 ballot and competing for the same scarce funds, none of them have been able to raise the $2...
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A REPLACEMENT bridge over the Navarro at the Philo end of the Philo-Greenwood Road is in the planning stages, and thanks to Rose Zimmer for drawing the project to our flagging attentions. According to...
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