FB school closed after reported Bassler sighting
Fort Bragg Middle School was on lockdown Monday afternoon after someone reported seeing murder suspect Aaron Bassler in the area, school officials reported.
‘Mendocino-Lake Counties’ Articles
Autumn bounty
Farmers Market enjoys late season
Heirloom tomatoes – once found exclusively at high-end restaurants – sit in baskets and bins at Tuesday’s Ukiah Farmers Market.
Moratorium on medical pot dispensaries to be discussed
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will consider a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries that would last until burgeoning regulations for the dispensaries are in place.
Library site approved for courthouse
Impact of reduction in project funds still uncertain
The Daily Journal
Negotiations to acquire both sets of property being considered for a new Mendocino County Courthouse can now begin, as the State Public Works Board announced this week that the second site has been approved.
SEIU workers speak out against proposed cuts
Members of the largest county employee bargaining group on Tuesday continued the union’s visible campaign to combat what it’s calling unfair labor negotiation practices.
Police and fire log: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011
The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
SEIU Countywide walk-out: Unfair labor lawsuit field against the county
The largest county employee bargaining group, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, on Monday filed an unfair labor practice lawsuit against the county.
Crime roundup
Assault with kitchen knife
The Daily Journal
Authorities arrested a 19-year-old Ukiah woman who allegedly brandished a kitchen knife during an argument Sunday afternoon, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
Reflections on 9/11: Let us all remember
My sixth-grade class at River Oak Charter School had been planning their trip to Mt. Lassen for months and months.
Reflections on 9/11
Our nation-wide shock on September 11, 2001 at seeing those two airliners penetrate the World Trade Center towers generated a sense of fear and vulnerability deep within our psyches.
Reflections on 9/11: Life goes on
When the twin towers were hit I was watching the 1 p.m. ABC news channel in a little village in England.
Reflections on 9/11: Emotions stirred
My husband, Bill, and I were on the last lap of our Alaskan cruise when the captain of this very large cruise ship (over 2,000 people) announced on the loud speaker, “Be prepared to vacate this ship at any time.
Reflections on 9/11: Aftershocks
Thank you for this opportunity to re-visit myself in the context of Sept. 11, 2001.
Even though I do that at least every time I enter the courthouse downtown, with its security reminder about our encroaching police state.
Reflections on 9/11: Follow the Golden Rule
I am a native New Yorker, born in Queens on an early September morning in 1970. I spent 20-odd years living in Manhattan.
Reflections on 9/11: No longer enjoy flying
Tuesday the 11th of September 2001 I was well into the second day of setting up several systems at the RAI in Amsterdam for the IBC (International Broadcasters Conference) scheduled to open Friday that week.