“The fraudulent practices that got people into homes they couldn’t afford are at the heart of our problem.” — Robert Scheer There is no doubt…
Posts published in “Essays”
I was seated at the dinner table contentedly shoveling spoonfuls of Pozole down my gullet. The AVA, in all its glory, unfurled in front of…
As the wild oat and its cousins transform the south slopes from bleached gold to emerald green, the poison oak leaves take on the same…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. I attended what I assume was the final tri-tip bbq fundraiser of…
Here we go again. For the sixth year in succession, the AV Panthers are headed for the play-offs where, after receiving a first round bye…
Capital’s most severe crisis in 70 years ought to be a moment of significant opportunity for the left. But as the right mobilizes disgruntled Americans…
“I always felt that the great high privilege, relief, and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.” — Katherine Mansfield A soggy…
I spent Election Day at Prop 19 Headquarters in Oakland, California, and witnessed the final, tumultuous hours of the campaign to legalize marijuana. Not legalize…
“Is that the Master?” says one friend to another, sitting in a living room somewhere in Mendonesia. “You bet,” his friend replies, as he begins…
Maybe I should have wagered money with some of my friends regarding the outcome of Proposition 19, the doomed “legalize marijuana” initiative.
Marijuana advocate Pebbles Trippet on the drug cops' recent adventures in Covelo.