Mendocino Declares Disaster Area After Severe Storms
Mendocino County declared a state of emergency as heavy rains and flooding cause over 3 million in damage to roads and utilities with private property losses adding to an expected total exceeding 5 million. PG and local crews worked to restore gas and power while highways face closures and by passes.
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Mendogirio
Reagan
Budge Campbell
Mendocino County
Ukiah
Highland Drive
Hopland
Pacific Gas & Electric’ Co
Calpella
Mountain House ‘Road
Bud Randall
Pg&e
Sacramento
East ‘Bay
San Francisco
San Rafael
Santa Rosa
Gobbs Street
Ed Bean
Pacific Télephone
Augie Avila
Fort Bragg
Campbell
Mendocino County Taxable Sales Fall In Q3 1973
The State Board of Equalization reports Mendocino County third quarter taxable sales declined by 506000 from 1972 to 41745000. Ukiah rose slightly to 12399000 while Fort Bragg and Willits posted gains. general merchandise, building materials, farm equipment, auto dealers, and service stations saw county losses in several sectors. Statewide, third quarter growth slowed to 3.7 percent after price adjustments, with nondurables leading durables and service stations and restaurants among notable gains.
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Mendocino County
State Board of Equalization
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Willits
Ukiah students seek relief from late school start times
A delegation of Ukiah High School students, led by Mike Valentini, will meet Ukiah Unified School District officials at the district office to press for an earlier start time, arguing the 8:30 a.m. bell harms student jobs and work permits. The board planned to keep the 8:30 a.m. time until March 1, with protests already visible from underclassmen.
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Ukiahi
Mike Valentini
Board of Education
Ukiah Unified
School
Henry Streets
Charles Meyers
Valentini
Doug. Dick
Bill Broaddus
Jim Aggi
Willits site debated for Mendocino College campus location
Lake County administrators warn that choosing Willits over Ukiah for the Mendocino Community College District campus could bring far reaching negative consequences for junior college education in Lake and Mendocino counties. The Mendocino board meets Wednesday to hear geological and soil test updates and decide campus placement among Willits Redwood Valley and Ukiah options.
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Lake and
Mendocino County
Willits
Ukiah
Highway 20
Lake County
Mendocino Community College District
12Th District Fairgrounds
Upper Lake Union High School
Mendocino
Williams
Redwood Valley
York Ranch
Pete DeVries
Mendocino College
Covelo gas crisis described as critical by judge
Round Valley residents face severe gasoline shortages as Covelo's three stations operate at reduced capacity. Judge Joseph Weber petitions the Interior Department citing inequitable allocations and a 56 to 19 percent drop in December and January respectively. With 1800 square miles dependent on Covelo, locals haul gas from Laytonville while 40,000 gallons sit held by a Standard Oil distributor.
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Covelo
Mendocino County
Weber
Laytonville
Standard Oil
Interior Department
Shell
Standard
Phillips 66
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Tuolumne County
California Association of County
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