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From the desk of... Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq
ukiahdailyjournal.com...It's been two decades since, on March 19, 2003, United States forces invaded Iraq. President George W.... ...Bush ordered the invasion to neutralize what he said was the threat of weapons of mass destruction posed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.... ...In February 2016, just before the South Carolina GOP primary, George W. Bush traveled to North Charleston to speak at a rally for Jeb.... ...Trump relished attacking rival candidate Jeb Bush, who was a former governor of Florida but, more important for Trump, was the brother of George...

Mendocino County urging residents to report winter storm damage
ukiahdailyjournal.com..."Information provided is vital for the county to secure (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Individual Assistance and other forms of aid for county... ...Mendocino County officials are urging residents to "self-report damages resulting from the severe weather and snowstorms" that have occurred in recent... ...Residents in the following counties may be eligible for the funding: Colusa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Sonoma.... ...Department of Agriculture announced this month....

California Focus: Western grid proposal threatens an Enron-like crisis
ukiahdailyjournal.com...dollars from California consumers by Texas companies like Enron and Reliant Energy, which purposely shut down power plants to create an electricity... ...similar would actually prevent blackouts in California as this state transitions to more and more use of renewable energy drawn from wind, solar... ...Meanwhile, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under ex-President Donald Trump adopted a requirement for RTOs to counteract state-level renewable... ...Jerry Brown pushed it," recalled Jamie Court, head of the state's premiere consumer advocacy group, Consumer Watchdog....

Willits High School Art Department presents 24th annual Art Under Twenty student art exhibition
ukiahdailyjournal.com...The Willits High School Art Department is proud to present the 24th annual Art Under Twenty student art exhibition at the Willits Center for the... ...High school artists from Willits High School, Willits Charter School and Potter Valley High School are exhibiting their work for family, friends...

California approves nation's first Big Oil watchdog. Here's how it will work.
ukiahdailyjournal.com...After a large dip over the winter, California gas prices have slowly ticked higher to an average of $4.82 on Monday.... ...In a bid to tamp down the Golden State's highest-in-the-nation gas prices, California lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to set up the country's... ...Now, the Legislature is kicking responsibility to a new watchdog body, backed by subpoena powers, within the California Energy Commission.... ..."There's truly no other explanation for these historically high prices other than greed," Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo, a Southern California Democrat...

Mendocino Winegrowers Inc.: A dry farmer and a new executive director
ukiahdailyjournal.com...Mendocino Winegrowers Inc., formed in 2012, with an executive director and a volunteer board of directors, is an alliance of grape growers and vintners... ...Settlers in Mendocino County planted grapes before the late 1800s primarily for their own use and trade.... ...Vineyard and the 7-acre Casa Pacini, owned by his mother Lorie Pacini, as California Certified Organic Farmers with both vineyards being certified... ...grandfather and Roy Adreveno, who worked at Parducci Winery....

2 gray wolves captured and collared in Siskiyou County
ukiahdailyjournal.com...Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday.... ...The agency says they located and captured the two wolves on March 17 in Siskiyou County through "intermittent signals" coming off the malfunctioning... ...Laudon, wolf specialist and senior environmental scientist for the department, said in a statement.... ...One of the wolves captured last week, called OR85, was also from Oregon and had been captured and collared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife...

California State Farm car insurance customers to see a $264 million rate increase
ukiahdailyjournal.com...Those 3.7 million California drivers will see an average annual boost of $71 per policy, an increase of 6.9%, said Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica-based... ...The latest increase granted by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara follows rate hike approvals for several other large auto insurers,... ...State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company remains financially strong."... ...State Farm spokesperson Sevag Sarkissian said in an email that the insurer is "continuously monitoring and adjusting to trends to make sure we're...

Photo: Ukiah Lowrider Festival a crowd-pleaser
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Ukiah police log: Sunday, March 26, 2023
ukiahdailyjournal.com...DRUG POSSESSION: An officer responded to the 1100 block of South State Street at 12:09 a.m.... ...NOISY CHICKENS: Caller on El Rio Court complained at 1:39 p.m. March 17 about the noise made by chickens in the area.... ...He was booked into Mendocino County Jail. SHOPLIFTER: An officer responded to the 600 block of South State Street at 11:27 a.m.... ...INDECENT EXPOSURE: Caller in the 500 block of South School Street reported at 9:40 a.m. March 18 that a "suspicious man" was across the street....