COUNCIL VOTES TO REPEAL MEASURE G

At a special meeting, the Willits City Council voted to send a letter
to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors urging them to place a
measure on the June 2008 ballot to repeal Measure G and in support of
the recently passed county ordinance restricting marijuana
cultivation.

Few members of the public attended the Thursday, December 20 evening
meeting and only Vice Mayor Larry Stranske, Councilman Greg Kanne and
Councilwoman Tami Jorgensen were present representing the council. The
vote was unanimous.

The meeting notice was posted at Willits City Hall on Wednesday and
met the minimum notification requirements of the Brown Act. The
special meeting was considered necessary to allow Willits to provide
input to the County Board of Supervisors prior to its meeting on January 8.

One member of the public spoke in opposition to the proposed council
action, one spoke in support and one attempted to discuss another
matter but was silenced when he refused to stick to the topic.

Measure G passed in 2000 with 58.5 percent of the votes. The measure
basically instructed county government to ignore marijuana use by
anyone growing or using less than 25 plants whether for medical or
recreational use. About 71 percent of the county registered voters
cast ballots in the 2000 election.