Willits council ousts Recreation Director Hall amid budget clash
In a moved budget decision, the Willits city council dismissed Recreation Director Peter Hall after 17 months of CETA funded service. The recreation commission objects, calling for a special session and threatening mass resignations if not heard. The dispute centers on funding two CETA positions and a shift to hire a new recreation director while ending Hall's post.
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David Gridley
Willits
Peter Hall
Recreation Commission
Marion Ireland
Commission
Ed Seaton
Hall
Apera
CETA
Mendocino College Board Sets Bid Push for Metal Buildings
Trustees authorize business manager Chris Christopherson to prepare bids for metal buildings at the Fairgrounds interim campus to house music and other classes, with potential $15 per square foot savings over relocatable units. They also hire Lee Adams to handle eminent domain matters related to Yokago Ranch right of way and call for formal evaluation procedures for administrators trustees and the president. Penny Walker presents an updated review of the blossoming family relations and child development program as teaching assignments and spring television courses are approved.
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Mendocino College
Chris Christopherson
Fairgrounds
Lee Adams
Yokago Ranch
Pete DeVries
Penny Walker
Energy bill talks near breakthrough on federal versus state rate control
Negotiators report the major obstacle in energy legislation over federal intervention in state electric rate setting has nearly cleared. The update follows multiple days of stalled progress as lawmakers seek a compromise on how rates are determined and regulated.
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Washington
Upi
House
Senate
Keene to Speak at Mendocino Farm Bureau Fall Dinner Dance
Assemblyman Barry Keene will address Mendocino County Farm Bureau members and guests at the Ukiah Fairgrounds Fine Arts building. The dinner dance features a Late Nite Radio show, two-entry buffet with roast beef or chicken Polynesian, door prizes, and an antique farm equipment auction. Proceeds fund PAC efforts on state measures and candidates. Tickets are $10. reservations via 462-6664 by 4 p.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Keene
Mendocino County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Political Action Committee
Northwestern California Weather Tonight and Friday Outlook
Northwestern California forecasts show a chance of showers in the north tonight with clearing and cooler conditions Friday. Fort Bragg records 40 to 54 degrees. Ukiah expects 39 to 62.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Republicans push for costly session on property tax relief
In Sacramento Democrats call GOP bid for a special session to enact property tax relief too costly and unnecessary. Gov Brown and aides say no clear signal from Republicans. Leaders note session costs may equal 300000 with relief unlikely before November 1978.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
San Francisco
Senate
James R. Mills
San Diego
Rules Committee
McCarthy
Senate Rules Committee
Gray Davis
Brown
Davis
Dave Stirling
Hacienda Heights
Carol Hallett
Atascadero
Mills
Upturn of economy in summer
The economy grew 4.7 percent in the July to September quarter helped by a $4 billion rise in exports and a $3.3 billion expansion of inventories. Third quarter profits fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $147.8 billion. President Carter will decide on tax cuts after reviewing the year’s data.
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Washington
UPD
Commerce Department
Department
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Carter
Main Street extension sparks conflict charge at council
Clyde Oakes, chair of the city planning commission, faces a conflict of interest accusation over a $58,000 deed of trust on a straight through Main Street route from Gobbi to Talmage. Oakes denies any conflict, noting the mortgage would not return to him unless the loan defaults. city officials say no clear conflict exists. Feibusch urged reconsideration, but council stood by the straight route and ordered public hearings if any action is taken.
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Clyde Oakes
City Planning Commission
Main Street
Gobbi
Talmage Streets
Council
Ted Feibusch
Planning Commission
Feibusch
Oakes
Cherry Street
Randy Hays
Hays
Keene urges halt on land acquisitions for Trinidad Bay and Pigmy Forest
Assemblyman Barry Keene demanded an immediate halt to land acquisition work for the Trinidad Bay Park and Pigmy Forest Park projects in Humboldt and Mendocino counties until landowners’ concerns are resolved. He cites authorization limits to undeveloped parcels and urges rapid environmental impact reports and public hearings.
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Barry Keene
Trinidad Bay Park
Humboldt County
Keene
Pigmy Forest State Park
Trinidad Bay
Cahill
Trinidad
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