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Oct 15, 2020 — Last week’s approval of an industrial hemp pilot program has some cannabis farmers worried about the possibility of pollen drift, pesticides, and pests that specialize in Cannabaceae. And this week, the board agreed unanimously to make administrative revisions to the manual for the cannabis local equity program grant, which must be disbursed by August of 2021.

October 14, 2020 — The Board of Supervisors began hammering out directions for a new cannabis cultivation ordinance for Phase III, which they hope to roll out by April of 2021. This is not an amendment of the existing ordinance. It will be a standalone ordinance, which will get its own chapter in the county code and which, board members hope, will make it easier for the next batch of applicants to align with state regulations.

Rich Molinari, Director of Mendocino County's Animal Shelter, and veterinarian Charlotte Burns talk about how their jobs have changed during the coronavirus pandemic and fire evacuations.

Jim Culp interview Pastor Matt Davis of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church about his Holy Goats, who eat their way through landowners' pesky weeds and invasive species.