Simmons named to post Ukiah Unified special projects director
John Simmons 46, resigning Mendocino Unified superintendent, named Ukiah Unified's first full time director of special projects in education by the board. He was a leading candidate after a 20 applicant field and a three person in depth interview, praised for building compensatory education and coordinating district programs. He will report around Aug 11 with his wife and two children to relieve workload and unite competing ed programs.
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John Simmons
Mendocino
Ukiah Unified
Board of Education
Simmons
Sknmons
Oregon
Bell Telephone
Lytton Industries
Mendocino High School
Ukiah Board
Conservation group seeks to cut county chamber funds
Mendocino Conservation and Planning Foundation asks the county to withdraw about 50 000 public dollars from the Chamber of Commerce because the chamber opposed the coastal plan and Prop 20. The supervisors refused. The group says private money funding political activity is inappropriate. The chamber says no county funds were used and could be used to take positions if authorized.
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Mendocino
Terry Johnson
MCPF
Chamber
Tim Steen
Coastal Commission
Ken Jamieson
Stoen
Board of Supervisors
Joe Scaramella
South Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce
County Chamber
Eastern Airlines 727 crash kills 109 near Kennedy
NTSB investigates Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 tragedy at Kennedy caused by weather and approach light impacts. Fourteen survived from 123 aboard. prior flights diverted due to heavy thunderstorms. Safety official notes unlikely lightning was the cause. focus on instrument readings and approached light damage.
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New York
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Kennedy International Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
New Orleans
Isabelle Burgess
The
Safety Board
Kennedy
Washington
Newark
John W. Kleven
Louisiana
van Epps
NTSB
County budgets face 10.6 percent rise and hearing dates
A tentative county budget of 26,766,531 dollars represents a 10.6 percent increase over last year, with a 1.3 million cut to department requests. County Administrator Al Beltrami notes pressures from unemployment and funding cuts, as the board schedules hearings July 23 to August 1 to review final allocations and potential manpower reductions. The plan preserves no new programs and targets holding expenditures to prior levels while managing rising social services costs and a 12.5 percent cost of living increase for employees.
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al Beltrami
Board of Supervisors
Beltrami
Mendocino ‘County Employees Association
MCEA
Webb Brown
Social Services Department
District Attorney’s Family
Public Works
Northwestern California Weather Forecast Update
Northwestern California will have fair conditions with variable clouds. An area of showers is possible north of Cape Mendocino overnight and Thursday as clouds extend southward. Fort Bragg lows around 47 and highs near 62 while Ukiah sees 46 and Tl.
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Bill Petersen
Bruce
Fort Bragg
Robert Petersen
Ukiah
California
Cape Mendocino
Carrier Collects Today Seeks Timely Payment Help
A Ukiah Daily Journal carrier visits homes collecting payments today. He calls for prompt support to clear dues, aiming to keep delivery uninterrupted and ensure timely distribution of newspapers.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Pot bill to Senate for final approval
Sacramento reports a D Senate bill to reduce marijuana penalties, replacing one ounce possession with a $100 traffic ticket fine from Jan 1. The measure, SB95 by Sen. George Moscone, passed Assembly 42 to 34 amid sharp partisan warnings and morale-boosting rhetoric from supporters and opponents alike.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
George Moscone
San Francisco
Democratic Party
Willie Brown Jr
Ken Meade
D-Berkeley
State Bureau of Criminal Statistics
Robert Cline
Northridge
County funds extend for CETA and PEP programs
County supervisors received word that funding for two federal job programs CETA and PEP will continue at least until July 31. Beltrami said $120,000 was allocated for a six week summer youth program to provide 250 jobs for youths aged 14 to 18, with placement through the Mendocino Lake Youth Project. The board previously approved partial MLVP support, and Lake County officials indicated further funds may not be available despite a three year grant.
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al Beltrami
PEP
Artment
Beltrami
Mendo Lake Youth Project
MLVP
David Patton
Patton
Lake County
Lake County Board of Supervisors
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