Raiders and Pet of LOCAL Broncos battle the week Willits attorney: Pot ban illegal ..........Page A-6 ............Page A-4 ..................................Page A-1 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Tomorrow: Partly cloudy 7 58551 69301 0 MONDAY Nov. 13, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 20 pages, Volume 148 Number 218 email: [email protected] Abandoned trailers trashing the county, coast By TONY REED Highway 20 for about 10 days. The unpleasant odor emanated from the tographs found in the immediate area plete with skirting, lattice board and Of the Advocate small pullout area south of the high- interior, indicating that it may still may identify the trailer and its for- a home made porch. FORT BRAGG - California way, about nine miles from Highway have contained its sewage tank. mer location. The photos showed The photos were turned over to Highway Patrol Officer Dennis Ray 1 has been the site of several dumped Some identifying markings, such as fishermen, proudly displaying catch- authorities, along with comparative said he was glad to see that a 20-foot trailers, car parts, dead animals and numbers and a license plate, had es of salmon, abalone and other photos of the trailer at Highway 20, travel trailer had been towed away in other refuse. Upon approaching the been removed. ocean fish. In the background, the early October, after sitting along trailer, a particularly strong and However, a number of pho- photos clearly show the trailer, com- See TRAILERS, Page A-10 DID YOU KNOW ... A JOB WELL DONE Lots of unclaimed money out there By LAURA MCCUTCHEON -- property include stocks, The Daily Journal mutual funds, bonds and divi- There’s unclaimed money dends, insurance policies, out there and some of it could pension funds from former be yours. employees, uncashed payroll Every year financial insti- checks, traveler’s checks, sav- tutions, brokerage firms, ings bonds, contents of safe insurance companies and deposit boxes, and utility credit unions to name just a security deposits. few, are required to revert “(Nationally) each year, unclaimed property to the over 15,000 savings bonds state. and 25,000 payments return to “Unclaimed property could the Department of Treasury as be a cashier’s check that has undeliverable. In addition, not been cashed for two or over $13 billion worth of sav- more years, a savings account ings bonds have stopped earn- without activity for two or ing interest, but haven’t been more years, or many more cashed,” states types of property,” said Nancy TreasuryDirect, a financial Parker, vice president at the services Web site that allows Savings Bank of Mendocino people to buy and redeem County. securities directly from the Some other common forms of unclaimed -- or abandoned See MONEY, Page A-10 Isaac Exkel/The Daily Journal Rachelle Akin, Nancy Cook and Rickey Byers work a six hour shift, five days a week at the Hampton Inn. Mayacama provides clients with job placement and work training along with other support services. Atty: Total pot UVAH puts people to work growing ban By LAURA MCCUTCHEON them work training, job place- The Daily Journal ment and support services. likely illegal Employees of Mayacama Among other tasks, work UVAH celebrates 45 years Industries -- a non profit crews perform housekeeping The Daily Journal By CLAUDIA REED In his report to the city, agency serving people with at local motels, stock shelves, Ukiah Valley Association for The Willits News however, Lance said a total disabilities -- get the job done, round up carts and do janitori- Habilitation, celebrating it’s 45th year this WILLITS - Issue: Would a ban on marijuana growing and happily so. al work at various businesses month, is undergoing a membership new city ordinance which pro- would contradict the state’s Mayacama, a project of the such as Friedman’s Home drive. hibited all marijuana cultiva- Medical Marijuana Program Ukiah Valley Association for Improvement and Food Max, “UVAH started with a group of parents tion, indoors or outdoors, in Act, which authorizes patients Habilitation, currently serves in November of 1961 who had children all locations of the city, con- and their “caregivers” to pos- around 40 people, providing See JOBS, Page A-10 with Down syndrome ... and now serves tradict the state medical mari- sess no more than eight 100 people (with disabilities) on a daily juana laws? ounces of dried marijuana and basis,” Executive Director Pamela Jensen Conclusion: Yes. to maintain no more than six said. That’s the essence of a mature or 12 immature plants UVAH programs are funded by the report by city attorney James per patient. state, fund-raisers, customers served Lance to the Willits City Lance cited last year’s through Mayacama, donations, and mem- Council. opinion by the state Attorney bership drives. At their October 25 meet- General that cities may legal- “When the community helps persons ing, City Council members ly increase but not decrease with disabilities - persons with disabilities asked Lance to look into the the amount of marijuana per- help the community,” states UVAH on its legality of banning all mari- mitted. While the AG’s state- Web site. juana growing within city lim- ments aren’t legally binding, To become a member, or to help in one its. The existing ordinance, Lance wrote, they are often of several other ways, call 468-UVAH. which allows growing within used in court when an inter- “fully enclosed” structures, pretation of the law is at issue. apparently isn’t solving the Lance pointed out an ordi- Mayacama Industries client, Rickey nance that contradicts state Byers, part of housekeeping crew, vac- problem of irritation from air- borne resins and odors. The law would be difficult to pros- uums as Nancy Cook dusts in a hotel ecute through state’s courts. room at the Hampton Inn. fear of violence related to attempted pot theft also He recommended such remains an issue. See POT, Page A-10 Remember Christmas past The Daily Journal would like our readers’ stories about their Eyes set elsewhere? No, says Jerry Brown most memorable Christmases. Was it the one when you got By STEVE GEISSINGER California’s novice bosses. role.” your first bicycle? Perhaps the one when Aunt Mabel fell asleep MediaNews The attitude might backfire “I know more about the in her mashed potatoes? Or was it the year your engagement Sacramento Bureau with younger politicians and governor’s office than any- ring was under the tree? You don’t have to be a pro at writing. SACRAMENTO - Given the public, analysts warned. body else wandering around And it doesn’t have to be long. Include a photo if you like. Be 25-1 odds in the Capitol that Brown said in an interview here,” said Brown, a sure to include your name and phone number and then send it he’ll run for governor in 2010 that “given the fact that my Democrat who served two to us in any form that’s easiest for you: - attorney general-elect Jerry experience is much greater terms before voter-imposed Mail it to UDJ/Christmas story, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah 95482.; Brown refused to rule the than most of the politicians in term limits. Email to [email protected] and put “Christmas story” in the move out - or in - but expects Sacramento, that gives me a “Whether you like him or subject line.; or Bring it to our offices at 590 S. School St. in to be a powerful, key senior unique opportunity to offer not, Jerry Brown is by far the Ukiah at the corner of Mill and School streets. statesman-adviser to some leadership and guidance We will publsih as many as we can during the holidays. Jerry Brown and play a very important See BROWN, Page A-10 Storage, Moving For All Your Storage HAS It And Moving Needs UKIAH and Packing PENSKE Call Now For Details All... STORAGE Supplies, and... TRUCK RENTAL 468-0800 A-2 – MONDAY, NOV. 13, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] The world briefly FUNERAL NOTICES [\ with his parents, Har- They lived on the pear Ernie married Diane old and Elsie Pauli and his ranch planted by Ur- Sorby, a preschool teacher Bush, security bid in 2008, setting up a com- sisters Helen, la’s parents. Hoppy died from Redwood mittee that allows a potential Claire and Della. In 1926 of a brain tumor in Valley. They were married team, plan to candidate to raise money and the family moved to 1964. for 27 years. meet on Iraq travel the country to gauge Ukiah, where his father For many years Ernie Ernie was the beloved support. was the station agent managed the pear patriarch of a large WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Biden for the Northwestern shed of Ukiah Fruit family. For three genera- Responding to a humbling reaffirmed his intention to Pacific Railroad. Ernie Growers. To this day, tions his nephews, election, White House aides seek his party’s nomination, went to Ukiah Grammar many people remember nieces and grandchildren said Sunday that President though an announcement School, where he him as “my first enjoyed spending Bush would welcome new about establishing an met several boys who boss”. With Urla and Bill’s time at the Pauli Ranch. ideas about the unpopular war exploratory committee proba- became lifelong considerable help, Ernie was predeceased in Iraq, even from Democrats bly will not come until early friends, including Jack he also farmed the pear by his first wife Urla, he had branded as soft on ter- next year.