Former Mendocino County payroll manager Paula Kennedy has withdrawn a motion that could have helped her avoid prosecution, The Press Democrat reports Kennedy sought to have the charges that she conspired to misappropriate county funds dropped if she underwent mental health treatment and met other conditions. Court documents say she withdrew that request–but retains the right to file it again. In the request, she claimed that she was overworked, underpaid, and had been diagnosed with several mental health issues, which she said led her to the alleged activity. Kennedy is charged –along with former Auditor Chamise Cubbision–with taking county money by using an obscure payroll code to pad her income. Both women have denied the charges. A hearing in the case is set for next week in Mendocino County Court.
Home prices –and home sales–are down in Lake County. That’s according to The Lake County Association of Realtors, which reports 77 single-family homes were sold in July, compared to 76 in June and 89 in July last year. The median price–half cost more, half cost less–was $250,000. That’s compared to $330,000 in June and $320,000 in July 2023. The association calls this a seller market because of the number of new homes listed and the rate at which they are selling. If your home is on the market, the July figures show you should get about 97 percent of what you’re asking.
