Dion on sports RELIGION Saturday Faith community news .............Page 6 April 26, 2008 ...................................Page 3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Sunday: Some cloudiness, warm H 81, L 47 7 58551 69301 0 Monday: Partly sunny H 73 L 43 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 149 Number 17 email: [email protected] Rural fire depts. Signs of ask for funds By BEN BROWN Chairman Jim Wattenburger The Daily Journal said he appreciated the work Representatives from the that the ambulance services two-candidate Mendocino County Fire and do in this county. He said the Ambulance Services allocation of funds was a good expressed their appreciation short term solution. to the Board of Supervisors “I’ve been pushing for a families for grant of money last year short-term long-term fix for and said they hoped for a sim- three or four years,” he said. ilar disbursement from the “It was well deserved and 2008 budget. well needed,” said Third According to the report, District Supervisor John ambulance services in Pinches of the $200,000. Mendocino County operate on “I would like to think that “bare bones” budgets while in a budget of $200 million responding to 7,500 calls per budget, we can find another year. $200,000,” he said. Last year, the board gave Wattenburger said the solu- $200,000 to county ambu- tion may be at the state level lance services that divided and encouraged First District the funds between Elk Supervisor Michael Delbar to Ambulance Service, the bring the issue up with the Mendocino Coast Hospital, State Supervisors Association Anderson Valley Ambulance, of which Delbar is the vice Coast Life Support, Ukiah president. Ambulance Service and “It’s time that rural agen- Laytonville Ambulance cies and rural counties start Ukiahan Ava Holly Klayman allows Estelle Clifton to put up a sign in the yard she shares with her Service. getting their fair share from husband, who said yes to John McCowen’s request to put his sign up. Both Clifton and McCowen Scott Foster of Coast Life Sacramento,” Wattenburger are candidates for the same 2nd district supervisor seat. Support said his service has said. used the money to increase Delbar said he would bring the communication capability the issue up with the State Signs don’t necessarily mean votes over their service area which Association of Supervisors. he said has helped with The Board also heard a By ROB BURGESS campaign. I support her because she and is still open to all options. response times. report from county fire chiefs The Daily Journal is the next generation and she’s got “I have a vested interest in keep- Due to the rural nature of who have been working for He’s a little McCowen. She’s a all this real-world background.” ing the political system correct,” he the roads on the coast and the years to get funding from little Clifton. After Kucinich drew back his said. “I’m constitutionalist. I’m for sheer size of the area Coast Proposition 172 without suc- And that’s why the lawn of Ava democratic presidential bid to focus giving equal time for everybody. It’s Life Support covers, response cess. Holly-Klayman’s Church Street resi- on congressional campaign, the a coin toss. I really don’t know who times can sometimes be mea- Last year, the board gave dence looks like it has a multiple junior senator from Illinois won the I’m for. I’m leaning towards sured in hours. several county fire depart- personality disorder. sole rights to share the lawn with McCowen because I prefer his posi- Foster said his crews often ments $300,000 in the form of “It was funny because (John the two competing 2nd district tion on Measure B, but that’s just rescue patients who do not worker’s compensation pay- McCowen) came to our house and supervisor candidates. one thing.” live or pay taxes in their area. ments but Ukiah Valley Fire talked to my husband for quite a McCowen said the another reason For his part, McCowen said he “Almost 45 percent of our District Chief Dan Grebil said while,” she said. “And a few some locals allowed conflicting has spent time distributing his cases are not from our dis- Mendocino County Fire moments later Estelle (Palley political signs to be placed on their homemade signs, but not much trict,” he said. Departments still need funds Clifton) came by, sign in hand, and lawns was the tough decision they money on creating them. Last year, Foster said Coast from Proposition 172. asked if she could put it up.” faced in the voting booth on election “I used a stencil and spray paint- Life Support wrote off almost “The hold-up is here with Both McCowen and Clifton are day. ed them,” he said. “I just couldn’t $650,000 in uncollectible ser- the county board,” Grebil running for the 2nd District “They simply feel there are two see spending hundreds of dollar on vices. said. Supervisor seat which represents the qualified candidates running for the something that I would only be Bruce Longstreet of Prop. 172, passed by city of Ukiah. same position,” he said. “Signs using for two months.” Anderson Valley Ambulance California voters in 1993, don’t vote. The real poll will be As the political season heats up Dolly Brown, a 1st district super- said the money they received established a half-cent sales in Mendocino County, the landscape June 3.” was put into training and the tax. The money is divided has become littered with candidate By his own admission, John visor candidate, said she has had about 25 of her signs stolen since purchase of equipment. amongst the counties and signs, some which, like Holly- Brady is one of those people. “We’re a small service cov- added to their general funds. Klayman’s, aren’t even separated Brady’s lawn, located in the 300 placing them. Brown said she has seen multiple ering a big area with a small Individual counties are to onto different plots of land. block of Scott Street, has similarly population,” he said. spend the money to support Holly-Klayman said this wasn’t conflicted political leanings, with signs not only in voter’s yards, but in the right of way. Bob MacAdoo of Ukiah “public safety” institutions. the first time the family’s lawn was McCowen and Clifton once again In November of 2006, left to duke it out for the same turf. “We all signed something that we Ambulance said the money site of political contention between was particularly helpful to Mendocino County fire her and her husband Robert “Estelle and I met at a party and wouldn’t put them (there),” she said. “I’m one of those people who fol- him. departments asked for the per- Klayman. she asked me if I could put one of centage by which the fund “When I joined the (Barack) her signs up,” he said. “I told her I lows the rules and asks permission “It’s allowed me to retain before I put something in someone’s staff,” he said. “I even have a increases each year. Since Obama campaign he was for would and then a few days later then they have been negotiat- (Dennis) Kucinich,” she said, stand- John came by the house.” lawn.” waiting list of people who Rob Burgess can be reached at want to work in Willits,” he ing with the board over the ing on her porch. “I met Estelle Brady said his choice for supervi- money. when I was working on the Obama sor is not yet set in stone as of yet [email protected]. said. Board of Supervisors Ben Brown can be reached at [email protected] Two more serious accidents Willits City Council OKs on local roads Thursday impeachment resolution By BEN BROWN Clague and his motorcycle Hernandez was taken by The Daily Journal slid onto the road shoulder ambulance to the Ukiah By LINDA WILLIAMS Congress about the threat Two people were seriously and down a 50-foot embank- Valley Medical Center for The Willits News posed by Iraq to justify the hurt in two more accidents ment. treatment. Brittain was not WILLITS - By a 4-1 vote the invasion, the continued Thursday. a Redwood Valley Clague suffered major injured in the accident. Willits City Council approved a expense for the military man was killed in a Thursday injuries and had to be airlifted Earlier Thursday, the CHP resolution recommending action that has now sur- accident reported earlier. to the Ukiah Valley Medical reported Brent Edward impeachment hearings for passed $3 trillion, misman- John Clague, 52, of Center by CALSTAR. Kinney, 42, of Redwood President George W. Bush and aged governmental agen- Redwood Valley, suffered Thursday evening, Marco Valley, was northbound on Vice President Richard Cheney. cies crippling emergency major injuries when his 2000 Hernandez, 40, of Ukiah, also East Road north of Road H in The room was packed with preparedness and blocked Suzuki motorcycle slid off the suffered major injuries after a white Silverado at around impeachment supporters and efforts to address global road shoulder on Highway he was hit by a pickup truck 12:40 a.m. Thursday when, about 20 speakers shared their climate change, conducted 253 (the Boonville Road) at driven by Jeffrey Brittain, 19, for unknown reasons, the support for the resolution before illegal surveillance of 1:59 p.m. Thursday. of Ukiah, on South State vehicle drove off the roadway the vote.