What does the Russian River Flood Control District Do? Meet Elizabeth Salomone of the RRFCD Thursday, June 13, 2024, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, at the SEIU Headquarters, 655 Kings Ct., Ste 100, Ukiah AND on Zoom Ms. Salomone serves under a Board of Directors, elected and appointed. She will speak about the status of our county’s water storage and […]
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Gov. Newsom Ousts Desalinization Critic from Water Board
Controversial Desalination Plant in California Azul today released a hard-hitting digital video advertisement calling out efforts by a water corporation’s controversial lobbyist to push for a massive oceanwater desalination plant in Orange County and recent decisions by Governor Newsom to promote the project. Azul is a grassroots organization working with Latinos to conserve marine resources. Founded in 2011 […]
COVID-19 coronavirus update
Are vaccination programs working? All eyes are on Israel, which has vaccinated roughly one-quarter of its population, for the first real-world evidence of a COVID vaccine’s efficacy. A preliminary analysis of people older than 60 who received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine found that it cut the chances of testing positive for the virus by a third […]
Western Monarch Butterflies nearing extinction
1,914 The number of western monarch butterflies counted in a survey on the California coast this winter — down from almost 30,000 last year and more than 1.2 million in the first count in 1997. (Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation blog | 8 min read)
Reason for Satisfaction
Katrina Bartolomie announced that voter participation in the 2020 Presidential election was slightly greater than 82%. This is greater than the 80% during Barack Obamas 2008 campaign. The MCDCC spent money and effort to drive up voter participation. I think we can take some credit for this success.
Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California
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For much of the United States around and west of the Rocky Mountains, the summer and autumn of 2020 have been rough. Nearly 80 percent of the region is facing some level of drought, affecting 40 million people.
Surviving the Covid Crises and Shelter in Place Orders
The Economic Impact of the Pandemic Mendocino County Health Officer will Issue Shelter-In-Place Order on March 18 By: The Hinman & Carmichael LLP Team Our political leaders (at the state level at least) are taking responsible steps to address pandemic medical issues through public health initiatives such as “shelter in place” and “social distancing.” The […]