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5 days ago | 
ukiahdailyjournal.com | Jim Shields
History tells us that one of the few times somebody actually successfully brought corporate monopolies to heel, was President Teddy Roosevelt. At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, the ol’ Roughrider rode roughshod over John D. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil antitrust case that defined — for a while anyway — just how big and powerful one company should be.
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1 week ago | 
mendocinobeacon.com | Jim Shields
The County’s Chief Executive Officer is an appointed position that is supposed to be subordinate to the Board of Supervisors since they are the ones responsible for hiring the person to serve in the post. However, in Carmel Angelo’s 12 years on the job, it appeared to many that she had flipped the script, and she became the tail that is wagging the dog.
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1 week ago | 
advocate-news.com | Jim Shields
The County’s Chief Executive Officer is an appointed position that is supposed to be subordinate to the Board of Supervisors since they are the ones responsible for hiring the person to serve in the post. However, in Carmel Angelo’s 12 years on the job, it appeared to many that she had flipped the script, and she became the tail that is wagging the dog.
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1 week ago | 
ukiahdailyjournal.com | Jim Shields
The County’s Chief Executive Officer is an appointed position that is supposed to be subordinate to the Board of Supervisors since they are the ones responsible for hiring the person to serve in the post. However, in Carmel Angelo’s 12 years on the job, it appeared to many that she had flipped the script, and she became the tail that is wagging the dog.
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2 weeks ago | 
advocate-news.com | Jim Shields
Gather around, time to spend a quick minute looking at a water resource issue that affects you whether you know it or not. It’s a tortuously convoluted hot mess. It, of course, is the 120-year-old PG&E Potter Valley Project (PVP), a combined operation that provided electrical energy, flood control, and water for consumers, including the agriculture sector. Six years ago, PG&E announced it was going to abandon the corporate-owned PVP citing it was no longer operationally profitable.
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2 weeks ago | 
mendocinobeacon.com | Jim Shields
Gather around, time to spend a quick minute looking at a water resource issue that affects you whether you know it or not. It’s a tortuously convoluted hot mess. It, of course, is the 120-year-old PG&E Potter Valley Project (PVP), a combined operation that provided electrical energy, flood control, and water for consumers, including the agriculture sector. Six years ago, PG&E announced it was going to abandon the corporate-owned PVP citing it was no longer operationally profitable.
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2 weeks ago | 
ukiahdailyjournal.com | Jim Shields
Gather around, time to spend a quick minute looking at a water resource issue that affects you whether you know it or not.It’s a tortuously convoluted hot mess.It, of course, is the 120-year-old PG&E Potter Valley Project (PVP), a combined operation that provided electrical energy, flood control, and water for consumers, including the agriculture sector.Six […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: April 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM PDT
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4 weeks ago | 
mendocinobeacon.com | Jim Shields
I’ve always advised people to take politics seriously but never lose your sense of humor as it helps you keep a more rounded perspective and promotes healthier minds, at least that’s my story. As a welcome change of pace from the infamous Cubbison affair, let’s take a quick look at a few excerpts from a piece by Mark Scaramella (Anderson Valley Advertiser), and a couple of responses from a couple of people you may be familiar with.
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4 weeks ago | 
advocate-news.com | Jim Shields
I’ve always advised people to take politics seriously but never lose your sense of humor as it helps you keep a more rounded perspective and promotes healthier minds, at least that’s my story. As a welcome change of pace from the infamous Cubbison affair, let’s take a quick look at a few excerpts from a piece by Mark Scaramella (Anderson Valley Advertiser), and a couple of responses from a couple of people you may be familiar with.
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1 month ago | 
ukiahdailyjournal.com | Jim Shields
I’ve always advised people to take politics seriously but never lose your sense of humor as it helps you keep a more rounded perspective and promotes healthier minds, at least that’s my story. As a welcome change of pace from the infamous Cubbison affair, let’s take a quick look at a few excerpts from a piece by Mark Scaramella (Anderson Valley Advertiser), and a couple of responses from a couple of people you may be familiar with.
