John L. Golden sworn Lake County judge at 9:30
About 100 witnesses attended the ceremony at the Lake County courthouse as Ukiah attorney John L. Golden took the oath administered by County Clerk James Shinn to become Lake County Superior Court judge. He succeeds retiring Judge Ralph DeVoto who left June 10. Golden, a Boalt Hall graduate and longtime solo practitioner, has held roles in the State Bar and California Board of Legal Specialization. The appointment was praised by the Mendocino County Bar Association.
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Ukiah
John L. Golden
Lake County
James Shinn
Golden
Ralph DeVoto
Ronald Reagan
Rawles, Golden, Hinkle and Finnegan
Boalt Hall of Jurisprudence
University of California
American Bar Association
Board of Governors
State Bar of California
State Bar
California Board of Legal Specialization
Governor’s Office
Mendocino County
Ukiah Council to set hearing on garbage ordinance and hikes
Ukiah City Council meets at 8 p m to plan a public hearing on amending the garbage ordinance to pave the way for a new refuse contract. The agenda includes Sept 28 Hunting and Fishing Day proclamation, sidewalks request by the chamber, and Westwood Acres dedication report. The action follows a 15 percent PG E rate hike and the current contract expiry in 1 1/2 years.
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Ukiah
Pg&e
Chamber of Commerce
Westwood Acres
Coastal Commission Sued Over Coastal Zone Guidelines
Mendocino educator files suit in Superior Court alleging illegal adoption of coastal guidelines July 10 that halt land divisions in the permit zone. Plaintiff says no notice or hearing, seeks injunction and invalidation. Nearby fire crews battled a wood scrap blaze at Ukiah Louisiana-Pacific mill, with 19 firefighters and CDF units, out by 4 40 p.m.
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Mendocino
California Coastal Zone Commission
Ukiah
California Division of Forestry
Louisiana-Pacific
CDF
Ukiah Fire Dept
Fiery crash kills air tanker pilot near Hopland
A 56-year-old air tanker pilot from Mesa died when his Grumman F7F crashed near Hopland while fighting a fire. The firefighting crew reported the plane clipped a tree during pullout, igniting a brush fire that burned three acres northeast of the John Feliz ranch. Benedict served with Sis-Q Flying Service under state forestry contract and had 15 years as a tanker pilot. Investigators from the FAA combed the scene to determine the cause. Benedict is survived by his wife Mary and two sons Rod and William. services will be held in Mesa.
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Hopland
William P. Benedict
Mesa
Arizona
Redwood Valley
John Feliz
Hopland Rancheria
Benedict
Sis Q Flying Service
State Division of Forestry
Air Force
Sis-Q
Federal Aviation Administration
Lake County
Mendocino County
Ukiah
Grumman
Mary Benedict
Rod
William Benedict
Eversole Mortuary
Lafayette
Ridgewood Park
Howard Memorial Hospital
Willits
Christopher Nixon
Young Nixon
A Bee
Transplant Recipient in Stable Condition After Heart Donation
A 47-year-old Salt Lake City man, Eugene Michel, is stable at Stanford Medical Center after receiving the heart of 24-year-old Ralph Clemons of Garberville who died from injuries in a head on crash near Willits on Aug 23. Dr. Norman Shumway led the five hour operation.
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Salt Lake City
Stanford Medical Center
Garberville
Wallits
Eugene Michel
Norman Shumway
Ralph Clemons
Santa Rosa
Kathleen Clemons
Clemons
Willits
Charles Calvert
Redway
Paul Regis Burton
Fortuna
Burton
Amy Burton
Duncan James
Calvert
Michel
Keene Named Chairman of Assembly Health Committee
Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy announced Barry Keene, 36, will chair the Assembly Health Committee. Keene has long worked on health issues, notes his rural care efforts and a bill to curb high risk blood purchases. He holds Stanford degrees and has held multiple public service roles.
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Keene
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
Ukiah
Barry Keene
Redwood Empire Democrat
Reagan
McCarthy
Constitution Revision Commission
Eagleton Institute
Rutgers
Mental Health Association
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Western States Forestry Task Force
Ludemarie
Stanford
State Environmental Quality Study Council
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Art Kruckman
Division of Forestry
John Golden
New Lake
Washington
UPI
Ford
John L Golden
Baarsch
Lance
Don
Bhai
Lance Motors
N. State St
Coastal Commission
David Paden
North Coast Regional Commission
Albion
State Commission
Public Resources Code
Fort Bragg
Bernie Vaughn
Paden
L P
World Book
Charles R. Nixon
Arcata
Highway 101
Henry St. Rd
George Lewis Schaechtel
Granada Hills
Nona Elizabeth Heckman
Hillside Hospital
Susan Heckman
Hillside
James Creek
Lawrence Finnigan
John Hull
Finnigan
Marian
Hull
Keith Mitchell
Howard Hospital
Godoy Calixto Perez
Healdsburg
Highway 128
Mountain House Rd
Perez
Healdsburg Hospital
Northwestern Pacific
E. Gobbs Street
John Michael Pahl
Deborah Lynn
Adair
Ukiah General Hospital
Pahl
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