From 1991 to 2001 Michael Gelven, 57, of Napa, ran a fancy wine club called California Winemakers Guild. Mr. Gelven, a native of Boston, claimed to be a member of the Society of Wine Educators…
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Is the Mendocino County justice system out to get Mexicans? Do Mexicans suffer more than their share of unfair treatment at the Mendocino Courthouse or from Mendocino County’s public servants? To make an official case…
Here are two recent typical press releases from the DA’s office: • Sandy Lee Cooper, 31, of Willits, was sentenced on May 27 to 4 years 8 months in state prison at the California Rehab…
When last we tuned in to the Freedman Fiasco, Ralph Freedman, Mendocino County's former Director of Child Support Services (aka the Deadbeat Dad office), had been fired by the County and was being prosecuted for…
When last we tuned in to the Freedman Fiasco, Ralph Freedman, Mendocino County’s former Director of Child Support Services (aka the Deadbeat Dad office), had been fired by the County and was being prosecuted for…
The just concluded County budget hearings saw the supervisors institute an across-the-board 10.1% spending cut. Everything got whacked that much. Redundant departments? Excessive pay for department heads? Crazy spending? No. No real cuts at all.…
Wednesday morning’s freak storm system sparked dozens of lightning-fires in Mendocino County and in many other places on the Northcoast. About a dozen fires blew into life in Anderson Valley. “It’s a lightening siege,” was…