In Our Opinion On Recycling And Rate Changes
Our Our Opinion notes garbage hauling is strained by poor recycling habits and a collapsed world market. It explains China quotas, nonrecyclable waste, and the need for better public education while supporting rate adjustments to sustain services. It urges stabilization when markets recover and calls for state subsidies to smooth volatility.
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Untaxed Pension Fund Debts Hit Mendocino’s 87 Percent
An examination of California counties shows Mendocino at 87 percent unfunded pension assets, Tulare at 13 percent, highlighting a long history of non-transparency and pension accounting tactics. The piece cites Excess Earnings, 2002 policy shifts, and IRS scrutiny of the pension fund, with former officials Tim Knudsen and Jim Anderson linked to early policy decisions.
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Ukiah Musings by Tommy Wayne Kramer
Ukiah writer Tommy Wayne Kramer voices frustrations with Christmas songs on radio and yawning state speed limits along Lake Mendocino Drive. He rails at crystal glitches in city planning, traffic, holiday displays, Prop B spending, garbage rates, and local programs while satirizing local figures and events.
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