Mendo Muddle
And that’s pretty much where the meeting ended — almost an hour past the scheduled end time, with no apparent compromise and no single, unified map.
Which gives Mendo’s many coastal stakeholders even less time. If they don’t pull an all-nighter between now and next Monday and come up with that map, several maps will have to be submitted to begin the slow slog through the MLPA bureaucracy toward the final destination: a blue-ribbon panel appointed by the state, and the Department of Fish and Game, which the MLPA is officially part of.
With that last-gasp, non-public effort just days away, Jeanine Pfeiffer, the UC Davis scientist who’s been moderating the discussions, had a stern warning to Mendo’s enviros: “If we fail to protect our cultural heritage — which in this region means small-scale fisheries, coastal towns and Native American tribes — if we fail to protect our cultural heritage with the same passion and attention as our biological heritage, then we’re not doing our best,” she said.
Ladies and gents, get your NoDoz.
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Comment / By Dave Wright / Jan. 29, 6:51 p.m.
I’m afraid Mr Stellohs needs to come off his high horse. The MOCA group is all volunteers from completely diverse interests trying to reach agreement on a highly controversial issue. They have done quite well, and Mr Stelloh’s need to inject some controversy to the story is just self serving. Just trying to sell the story - not report it.
And speaking of high horse’s: Ms Savages comments were completely inappropriate. Ms. Savage is a very well paid representative of a major environmental organization, but has done nothing to help us organize in this process - even though she’s one of the only one’s being compensated.
The least Ms Savage could do to help the process would be to shut up and not make it worse.
It so easy to point fingers at everyone else. High and mighty is easy. Try getting down in the trenches with the people.
Dave
Comment / By unanonymous / Feb. 1, 9:14 a.m.
Ms. Pfeiffer pretty much hits the nail on the head.
as for well-paid rep of environmental group, is it so? The NCJ poverty columnist is, ….well-paid, unwiling to help working groups, elite maybe?