RARELY do we celebrate County appointments, but we're pleased to see Karen Wandrei appointed to the second-in-command position at the Welfare (aka Health & Human Services) Department. We very much admired Ms. Wandrei for her…
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CALTRANS has been ordered by a federal judge to correct its carelessly drafted environmental analysis that would widen and realign Highway 101 through the ancient redwoods of Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County. Southern…
GWEN SIDWELL of Boonville has died at age 88. A long-time resident of the Anderson Valley, Mrs. Sidwell had been married to Bill Rapp, for years the science teacher at Anderson Valley High School. She…
ACCORDING to the Sacramento Bee, California's deer population is down by half over the past twelve years. “Deer require a particular type of forest habitat called 'early seral.' This means they prefer to eat the…
THE FIRST SHOWDOWN on the Harris Quarry is tomorrow. (Monday, April 9th.) The Supervisors will vote to approve (or not approve) the Environmental Impact Report and rezone which would allow not only this one but…
GARETT MATSON, Fort Bragg, of the Matson Construction family, has been arrested again, this time for a violation of his probation. Last month, Matson managed to drive off Highway 20, trapping the woman with him…
ANGELA PINCHES seems to be getting bad advice from her attorney, Don Lipmanson, himself a thrice convicted marijuana entrepreneur prior to his re-make as a lawyer. Givens the givens of her case, she probably ought…
CALTRANS has been ordered by a federal judge to correct the most important parts of its carelessly drafted environmental analysis that would widen and realign Highway 101 through the ancient redwoods of Richardson Grove State…
CHRIS DIAZ UPDATE Texas marijuana defendant, Chris Diaz, age 22, in poor health from advanced asthma most of his young life, is a legitimate medical patient in California, but a felony-level heinous criminal in Brownwood…