KZYX listeners are famously tolerant of audio tedium. But even they may recall Ukiah City Councilman John McCowen’s long-winded appearances on the evening news when the droning Ukiah City Councilman delivered narcoleptic lectures on the sewer lateral upgrade process in Ukiah. These presentations were boring even by KZYX standards, and if you don’t know what [...]
by Bruce McEwen
District Attorney Meredith Lintott had a problem. His name was Peter Hoyle, a well-known and controversial Ukiah cop with 33 years anchoring Mendocino County’s thin blue line. If Hoyle hasn’t arrested every crook in the county down to their grandchildren it’s only because they weren’t home when he came calling. Lots of people say that [...]
by Steve Sparks
A couple of Sundays ago I drove in behind Lemons’ Market in Philo to the Ibarra home, one of several back there set among some lovely gardens and trees. We sat outside in the shade and talked about Rodolfo’s life and times in Mexico and the US. He was born in October 1958 in the [...]
Coastal residents are protective of Mendocino County’s wild and rugged coastline — so protective that when the state announced a process for new marine protection zones, environmental groups and seafood harvesters started organizing. The State of California is drafting rules which will restrict activity in new areas off the Mendocino, Del Norte and Humboldt county [...]
LITTLE BOXES, NOT BIG ONES Dear AVA, Rah, rah! for Dave Smith and Boo! to big-box stores that are destroying our counties from coast to coast. This latest ballot initiative Measure A is a tactic that has been tried before, trying to win by any means necessary. I have faith in the intelligence of our [...]
by The AVA
LESTER ‘Smitty’ Smith, of Philo, will get his life savings back. According to Smitty’s attorney, Keith Faulder of Ukiah, the District Attorney’s office has finally agreed that the confiscated cash, as Smitty has insisted all along, did not derive from marijuana-related enterprise. Faulder finally convinced the DA’s office of the obvious: that 91-year old Smitty [...]
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Let’s again get straight into a couple of Public Service Announcements. #173: The monthly Barn Sale is this weekend (August 29th & 30th) at The St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Refectory on AV Way just north of Boonville. 9am-3pm each day and [...]
by Todd Walton
The first movie I remember seeing at a movie theatre was The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, and the very young Angela Lansbury. 1955. I was six years old. As we left the Park Theatre in Menlo Park, California, I distinctly recall turning to my mother and announcing that I was going to [...]
The Mountain West of the United States is an astonishingly varied showcase of nature’s wonders. From the Grand Canyon to Glacier Park, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Mt. Rushmore and many other national parks, the American West is like a widely dispersed Disneyland. And the world knows it. Elbow your way into one of the national [...]
Improbable as it sounds, yes, The state has made it official – it’s “borrowing” 8% of our Community Services District’s property tax money. District General Manager Serina Wallace estimates that Sacramento’s long distance reach into Anderson Valley’s threadbare pockets represents about $15,000 for 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 [...]
