Here are a few things about the 19th annual Anderson Valley Pinot Festival that you might have missed - the Severn grumble. First off it was an X-rated affair with no children allowed even when…
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One of the most famous waves on the planet is called simply “the Wedge." Or rather, one of the most infamous. It's in Newport Beach, Orange County, Southern California, right where two long jetties made…
I’ve never really liked Hillary, whom I still think of as Bill’s wife, and, while I would rejoice if a genuine feminist finally moved into the White House, I don’t cotton to the idea of…
One project that AV Foodshed has envisioned for a number of years is a community garden space in Anderson Valley. Thanks to the North Coast Opportunities Gardens Project and AV Elder Home, the garden is…
Today I filled out my absentee ballot and voted for Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States, and I felt great about casting my vote for him. Then…
(Debra Keipp notes: The recent 2016 Grand Jury investigation of the City of Point Arena identified that in order to become incorporated as a city today, a municipality must have at least 500 residents. Point…
President — Bernie Sanders. Hillary is simply unthinkable and twice as dangerous as Trump. US Senator — Kamala Harris. Very smart, good on the issues, one of those rare Democrats of the elected type who…
The Fisher family's roughly $10 billion in assets are spread across an opaque web of globe-spanning investments. One of their main money vehicles is Sansome Partners, the San Francisco- and Seattle-based investment firm that owns…