Opening Day Pet FORUM for Giants, A’s of the Our readers write Week ...................................Page 4 .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Times of sun and clouds, with a shower 7 58551 69301 0 MONDAY April 3, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 147 Number 359 email: [email protected] Study pinpoints local areas for housing growth By SETH FREEDLAND Urban and Regional The study, which took more the data found 38 potential “If we want to have an ade- advocates, who hope to The Daily Journal Development study found. than a year to complete and infill parcels in Ukiah and 90 quate housing supply for the increase multi-use density and A new state study released As Mendocino County res- used census and assessor data, in all of Mendocino County full spectrum of consumers … walkability of local neighbor- this week could have far- idents and officials look to was aimed to discover certain with a focus on the Airport we need to be able to use land hoods. reaching impacts on those curb sprawl and support sus- urban and suburban parcels, in Park area, downtown Ukiah more efficiently,” said Sunne The authors told the interested in planning issues tainable growth in targeted lieu of agricultural land, to be and Valley View Drive in the Wright McPeak to the San Chronicle that their report did in the Ukiah Valley and areas, the report, “The Future possible housing projects. northwest. Francisco Chronicle. McPeak not attempt to identify areas beyond. of Infill Housing in Researchers created a Web The Web site allows users is secretary of the California that might be available or Up to 1.5 million new California: Opportunities, site to illustrate their results -- to find parcels by current land Business, Transportation and should be developed as some homes could be reasonably Potential, Feasibility and found at infill.gisc.berkeley.edu use, lot size, location to parks, Housing Agency, which com- are already home to single- built in California cities Demand,” found that land -- where residents and officials and other attributes. By click- missioned the survey. family residences or business- should developers pursue with potential for infill devel- can zoom into potential infill ing on a parcel, the user can These newly targeted es. smaller, underutilized parcels, opment stands at about spots. learn of its estimated improve- parcels could supply evidence Seth Freedland can be the UC Berkeley Institute of 220,000 acres statewide. A Daily Journal analysis of ment worth. to Ukiah Valley smart growth reached at [email protected]. Local numbers THROUGH THE FIRE The Ukiah fire down for Feb. department hosted the North Trees Mobile Live unemployment Fire Trailer over the The Daily Journal February 2005 and February weekend. Fire Mendocino County’s 2006, ending the period with fighters and unemployment rate remained 32,060 total jobs. steady in February at 6 per- Job growth occurred in trainees from cent, 1.1 percent below the several job categories, includ- across the February 2005 rate of 7.1 per- ing natural resources and min- country got to cent. ing, construction, financial experience The figures, released in a activities, leisure and hospi- training in a report by the California tality, and government. Year- live fire envi- Employment Development over job losses occurred in ronment. Department, show that local farming, information and pro- unemployment in February fessional and business ser- (Left) A fire- was higher than both the vices. fighter statewide rate of 5.4 percent Construction led industry charges into and 5.1 percent nationwide. gainers adding 230 jobs (17.7 the blaze. Surrounding county rates percent) over the year. included 7.8 percent for Lake, Manufacturing gained 130 (Below) 6.0 percent for Humboldt and (4.3 percent) to reach 3,170 Looking over 4.3 percent for Sonoma. total jobs. The professional Total Mendocino industry and business services sector the training employment grew by 740 led decliners dropping 60 jobs area as the (2.4 percent) between over the year. firefighters go through Board will meet their paces. in Fort Bragg The Daily Journal involve coastal lodging owners The Mendocino County in the discussion. Board of Supervisors will The executive office will hold Tuesday’s meeting in also provide status reports on Fort Bragg, in an effort to coastal issues from transporta- focus on coastal issues and tion projects to animal care residents. and control to planning and In addition to regular busi- building services. Isaac Eckel/ ness items -- including a pre- Dave Turner, the mayor of The Daily Journal sentation of the county’s Fort Bragg, will welcome the Community Health Status board to the coast and Town Report -- the agenda will Hall. The supervisors will eat include a variety of coast-spe- lunch with the Fort Bragg cific items. Among the high- City Council. lights are a presentation on The meeting, the first of an protecting the Mendocino intermittent series outside Coast from offshore drilling. A Ukiah, will begin at 10 a.m. It presentation on the Mendocino will still be broadcast and County Lodging Business conducted in the same man- Improvement District will ner. More rain on way By DAN GOODIN “Over this past month, the The Associated Press pattern has essentially gotten SAN FRANCISCO — stuck,” Brooke Bingaman, a Forecasters have a message meteorologist with the for weather-weary Northern National Weather Service in California residents who Monterey, said Sunday. “At endured the second-wettest this point we’re not seeing a March on record: There’s breakdown in that pattern.” plenty more rain to come. For much of the San Meteorologists blame the Francisco Bay area, last unusally wet weather on a month was the second-wettest westerly wind pattern that has March ever recorded. Records blown a series of storms into date back to 1850. California in recent weeks and Rainfall in San Francisco shows no signs of going away for at least more two weeks. See RAIN, Page 14 Ukiah **FREE** We Have Individual Ask For 468-0800 Move-In Truck Shelved Storage Units Chelsea For Storage Call Now! (with driver) Available For Rent Now! More Details 2 – MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] “I hope by Friday that we will want increased royalties from mammoth $70.5 million have a bill on the floor that is natural resources extracted weekend, while audiences comprehensive.” there, and in North and South gave the cold shoulder to The world briefly Sharon Stone, whose “Basic A chief sponsor of a House Waziristan, where support for bill, meanwhile, also called on remnants of the former Instinct 2” debuted with a pal- the Senate to avoid deadlock Taliban government in try $3.2 million. so lawmakers in both houses Afghanistan runs high. The “Ice Age” sequel, from Stars pay tribute to Owens can start work on reaching a A bomb planted in a shop- 20th Century Fox, took over compromise “for our national ping bag killed two policemen the top box office spot from By OLIVIA MUNOZ but loving figure, whose hits as “Act Naturally” and Universal’s “Inside Man,” advice they still carry with more than 20 No. 1 records, security and our economic outside a security post in The Associated Press well-being.” Dhadar, a small town about 60 which slipped to No. 2 in its BAKERSFIELD — Some them. most released from the mid- second weekend with $15.7 of country music’s biggest “My father told me opening 1960s to the mid-1970s. He “No bill will end up being miles southeast of the million, raising its 10-day names gathered in this central the door to success is the easy also brought the genre to TV the worst of all possible Baluchistan capital of Quetta, total to $52.8 million, accord- California farming hub part, but staying there with on the long-running show worlds,” said Rep. James said Mahmood Marri, a senior ing to studio estimates Sunday to pay tribute to Buck pride is the challenge,” Buddy “Hee Haw.” Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chair- government administrator in Sunday. Owens, the flashy cowboy Owens said. His honky-tonk twang was man of the House Judiciary the area. Premiering in third place who shaped the sound of Inside the church, flowers known as the “Bakersfield Committee. “This will be Gunmen opened fire imme- was the Warner Bros. roller- country music with his honky- were arranged in the shape of sound,” named after what was tough, and it’s the toughest diately after the blast, killing skating tale “ATL,” starring tonk twang. Owens’ trademark red, white a Highway 99 truck-stop town thing that I’ve done in 37 four more policemen who rapper Tip Harris, which took Dwight Yoakam, Trace and blue guitars. A huge U.S. in 1951, when he moved there years in elective public office. were at the scene and wound- in $12.5 million. Adkins and Garth Brooks flag hoisted on a fire rescue to find work in its thriving But it is an important priori- ing four others, said Maj. Universal’s “Slither,” star- were among the more than ladder flapped above the juke joints. ty.” Mohammed Anjum, an offi- ring Nathan Fillion in a horror 2,000 friends, family mem- church. Some people arrived He was a tireless per- The Senate Judiciary cial with the Levies, a police comedy about killer slugs bers and fans who crowded in black suits and dresses, former, playing regular sets at Committee last week force that looks after security from outer space, flopped with Valley Baptist Church in while others opted for tradi- the Crystal Palace.