Your taxes are going up this week
The rancor in Sacramento over balancing California’s budget has subsided, at least for the time being.
Now Californians are feeling it, big time.
‘Santa Rosa Press Democrat’ Articles
State Tax Increases, Medi-Cal Cuts Confirmed
California won’t get the types of federal stimulus funds needed to stave off $1 billion in spending cuts and $1.8 billion in higher taxes, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced this morning.
Census Workers Will Be Out in April Verifying Your Address
Federal government employees will be knocking on the doors of residents starting in early April. But don’t worry, they’re not after more bailout money.
Laytonville man accused of 30-year-old Florida slaying
A Laytonville man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in a 30-year-old Florida case. Kenneth Paul Auringer, 60, was arrested without incident at his Laytonville mobile home Tuesday morning. He is being held without bail at Mendocino County Jail and awaiting an extradition hearing, Lt. Rusty Noe said.
Guilty verdict in Willits stabbing death
UKIAH – A jury Tuesday convicted a 39-year-old man of first-degree murder in a stabbing death last year in Willits.
The verdict came shortly after attorneys presented final arguments in a trial that revolved around a gruesome stabbing death, a love triangle and liquor-fueled revenge.
Willits Murder Trial Begins With Tale of Jealous Rage
A love triangle, alcohol use and a gruesome stabbing are at the center of a murder trial that began Wednesday in Mendocino County Superior Court.
Lovell Sebastian Keller, 39, is charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of Riley James Gibbons, 31, last year in Willits.
Timber Industry Hit By Job Cuts
KORBEL – Sagging demand for new houses is leading a Seattle-based lumber company to cut jobs at its Northern California mills and logging operations.
Ammunition In Short Supply
Local sportsmen and gun enthusiasts looking for ammunition are coming up empty handed, as a national ammunition shortage leaves gun barrels and shop shelves empty.
Disputed report links illnesses to closed Willits plant
A statistical researcher for the plaintiffs in a decade-old lawsuit over contamination at a defunct hydraulic plant in Willits will present her findings Saturday that link toxic chemical exposure to a range of ailments.
50 pounds of pot seized in raids
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
WILLITS – Sonoma County sheriff’s officials Friday announced two marijuana busts that netted approximately 50 pounds of processed marijuana, 450 plants and more than $25,000 in cash.
As Expected, No Commercial Salmon Fishing This Year
The bleak outlook for salmon fishermen continued Thursday when federal regulators crafted three options for fishing seasons that all would prohibit commercial catches off California.
In Tight Times, Some Turn To Barter
On their own, or as members of networks, more people are bartering, swapping work and items with others, all without the use of cash
‘Furlough Friday’ Closures Ending Today
The Department of Motor Vehicles and other state offices in Santa Rosa are closed today, but this marks the final “Furlough Friday” as the state returns to a five-day workweek, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday.
Liquidator To Buy Gottschalks’ Goods
According to documents filed recently with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, if the deal goes through, the company could close its stores by July 15.