To the Editor:
This letter is another viewpoint in response to Mark Scaramella’s article “Is Supervisor Mulheren too thin-skinned?” published in the Ukiah Daily Journal on November 2, 2025. Facebook comments by Supervisor Mulheren highlighted by Mr. Scaramella gave us pause- because they appear to contradict her recent and past actions and public statements.
In a video post on October 29th, Ms. Mulheren is quoted as saying, “I have just learned a lot about many topics over the last 10 years. I think that when elected officials get locked into a point and say something like, I will never vote for XYZ, you are doing a disservice to the community.” We wholeheartedly agree. Yet on Sept 23, 2025, Ms. Mulheren voted against a second application from Willits citizens to establish a Cannabis Prohibition (CP) zone- they were seeking to opt out of cannabis cultivation in their neighborhood. Prior to her vote she stated: “I am going to be consistent with what I’ve said before on these prohibition zones. The use of combining districts for prohibition is not a policy that I support. These types of ordinance become a popularity contest…….” The “popularity contest” comment gives the impression she does not consider each application on its merits, but instead judges them through the lens of political popularity, or perhaps her own personal biases. Her voting record hints that she will never vote for a Cannabis Prohibition zone, regardless of the majority of property owners in a particular area requesting it.
It is written into the county ordinance that if a cannabis grow creates nuisances, citizens have the right to request a cannabis free zone, whether there are active grows or not. In this case there were not, so no business would be affected. The citizens were attempting to protect their environment and community from future grows being allowed in. This second Willits application ultimately passed 3-2 with Supervisors Mulheren and Williams dissenting.
We do commend Ms. Mulheren, however, for taking the time to tour our beloved Redwood Valley at our invite this past year. We also wish to publicly thank Supervisors Cline, Haschak and Norvell for taking the tour and listening to our concerns about the future of our neighborhoods. During the tour with Ms. Mulheren we asked her why she appears so pro-cannabis as evidenced by her voting record consistently being in the industry’s favor. Her reply (paraphrasing), “I will always be pro-business”. The problem with this is she appears to be locked into favoring business interests- including commercial cannabis – over the valid concerns of residents who wish to protect their neighborhoods from businesses which negatively impact them. Elected officials who consistently favor one segment of society (industries) over another (residential communities), especially when residents seek to protect and preserve their quality of life by using the tools provided in the county ordinance, are doing a disservice to the taxpayers.
In fairness, one Supervisor declined our invitation to view Redwood Valley – not once, but twice. Mr. Williams, we believe you did our community a disservice by not finding the time to take our tour and listen to us this past year. Your position wields you the power to impact the lives of the public in districts other than your own. We are sure you expect your colleagues on the Board to carefully weigh any issues which may affect your district. It would appear, too, that you have historically voted in lock step with Supervisor Mulheren, certainly as pertains to cannabis issues. Please correct us if we are mistaken.
We urge all our elected officials: if you are voting on issues from another district, give serious, unbiased consideration to the expressed wishes of that district’s residents. Evaluate the preponderance of evidence presented before casting your vote. And when citizens extend a genuine invitation to listen – as we did – make a stronger effort to accept. You should listen to all Mendocino County citizens.
To fail to do so, in our view, is a grave dereliction of your sworn duty. As Ms. Mulheren herself aptly stated, it is “ a disservice to the community.”
Frances Owen, Patricia Ris-Yarbrough, Chris Boyd Concerned Redwood Valley Citizens
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