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Candidate Responses

5th District Supervisor Williams posed the following seven questions to the candidates running for 1st and 2nd district supervisor. We will post their answers below as they appear. SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS WRITES: Candidates, the 60 second…

Smacked Hard in Ukiah

What in the name of all that is Ukiah, has happened to Ukiah? I’m stunned at its transformation, since being gone for the past 33 months. At first I was surprised, but as each day…

AV Land Trust Sues Peachland Family (Part 3)

The “funny” thing about being sued by an organization such as the Anderson Valley Land Trust, is that everyone suing you claims that they’re not suing you. Let me explain. There are nine people on…

Go Niners: 31 To 7

The end came to scattered boos and palpable angst with just under two minutes left in the first half of the final regular season game, at home against the Dolphins. The Fish were in a…

Public Health & Safety Redux

A couple of years ago, Fire Chief Andres Avila asked me if I would consider being his “boss.” I was startled by the request. Most folks don’t usually get to pick their “boss.” I got…

AV Land Trust Sues Peachland Family (Part 2)

There are many confusing aspects to the Anderson Valley Land Trust filing a lawsuit against me and my family.  One of the most confounding is that many board members who sued me know me personally…

Brecht in Berlin

One of Brecht’s best-loved and most-performed works, The Caucasian Chalk Circle was written in Los Angeles in 1944 while the playwright was still in exile. He returned to Germany in 1947

Trans-Sallie

When I was a knock-kneed bobby-soxed fifth grader I remember the big deal that my teachers made about the equality of all Americans. It was a kind of innocent strain of nascent American exceptionalism that…

The Year I Grew Up

To most adults who I interact with, I am “very young.” But for some reason, I feel like I’ve already lived a thousand lifetimes. I just feel old. Things are hurting already. Ha! In 2019,…

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