County considers upgrading or closing Community Hospital
A rough draft by Dr. Craig McMillan for Supervisor Al Barbero urges upgrading or closing Community Hospital due to indigent care quality. The Aug. 2 vote pits hospital closure against expanding private contracts and strengthening primary care with new assets and a sprinkler system. The Mendocino County Employer Association opposes closure, saying it would not save money and other facilities are inadequate.
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Craig McMillan
al Barbero
McMillan
Mendocino
Feibusch pushes ballot vote on power agency contract
City Councilman Ted Feibusch launches a petition to place the city’s deal with the Northern California Power Agency on the ballot. Feibusch contends the city has already agreed to terms and seeks public input.
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Jim Harris
Ted Feibusch
Northern California Power Agency
Feibusch
NCPA and Shell strike steam power deal for eight cities
Northern California Power Agency and Shell Oil announce a 110 megawatt geothermal plant at the Geysers in Sonoma County to supply power to eight members including Ukiah, Roseville, Santa Clara, Alameda, Lodi, Healdsburg, and the Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative with first power online in 1981 at an estimated cost of 30 to 35 million dollars.
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Lodi
Northern California Power Agency
NCPA
Shell Oil Company
Shell
Ukiah
Roseville
Santa Clara
Alameda
Lompoc
Healdsburg
Plumas-Sierra
U.S. Festuca Reclamation
Pacific and Electric Company
Sonoma
Lake Counties
Lake
Napa
Lake County
Jim Swayne
the Journal
Feibusch
Transportation” of Electricity
Pg&e
Georgia-Pacific
Fort Bragg
Slinger Associates
County Elections Department
Fire and Water District Boards
Gunmen kill eight at rehearsal. six die in Florida home invasion
In Dade County three gunmen entered a suburban house where a new rock band rehearsed. They bound eight people and shot six to death while two survived. Police said three Black men in their 20s fled in a Thunderbird and remained at large.
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Miami
UPI
Dade County
Northwestern California Coast Fog Turns to Clearing
Weather report notes fog and low clouds along the coast with clearing inland in the afternoon. Cool conditions inland with some cloudiness in the afternoon and evening, especially in northern mountains. Temperatures range from the low 50s to upper 80s across Fort Bragg Ukiah and nearby areas with July 1977 data.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Santa Barbara Brush Fire Declared Fully Controlled
The Santa Barbara blaze, which destroyed 385 structures and forced 2,000 residents from homes, was declared fully controlled at 8 a.m. PDT. About 1,100 firefighters were released from lines as windfall conditions eased and air support remained on standby for mop‑up and seeding to prevent floods. The cost of firefighting was put at $500,000 with $250,000 in wildland loss.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Santa Barbara County
William Patterson
Patterson
U.S. Forest Service
R. R. Peterson
Forest Service
Denny Bungarn
City Planning Approves Low Cost Housing Unit EIR
Ukiah planning commissioners approved an environmental impact report for a 64 unit low income housing project at Clara and Sidnie streets to be built by Hunt Construction with FHA funds. They kept discussion on zoning from R-1 to R-3 and use permits to Aug 11.
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Clara and
Sidnie Streets
Ukiah
Martha Harmon
N. State Street
Gladys Taylor
Lorraine Street
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Hunt Construction of
Sacramento, Inc
Low Gap Road
Journal
Erickson
Swayne
Norm Ingraham
Federal Energy Research and Development Agency
Bank of America
Ingraham
Jerry
St. Ukiah
Somali
Nairobi
Kenya
Ethiopia
Western Somali Liberation Front
Harar
Haramayo
Washington
Howard Baker
Sul
City PC
Radio & T.V
R.C.A
Expert Service
N. State St
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