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Off the Record 10/19/2024

PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL BALLOTS MAILED OCTOBER 7, 2024 On Monday, October 7, 2024, the Official Ballots for the November 5, 2024, Presidential General Election, were mailed to all active registered voters in Mendocino County. In past…

Off the Record 10/15/2024

THE AVA RECOMMENDS Prop 2: $10 Bil For School Facilities. YES. Prop 3: Right To Marry. YES. Prop 4: Safe Water Wildfire Prevention Climate Change Risks. YES. Prop 5: Bonds For Housing. YES. Prop 6:…

Off the Record 10/4/2024

THE AVA’S BALLOT PROPOSITION RECOMMENDATIONS To spare you reading through all the arguments in your General Election guide, and as our usual service to voters, we present our surefire, honest-to-gawd, straight skinny, how-to-humanely-vote on the…

Off the Record 9/30/2024

AN AVA READER NOTED: “The root cause of homelessness is exploitation. Why do rents go up 2-3% minimum EVERY year? This is also one of the root causes of inflation. Why do some people own…

Off the Record 9/21/2024

PATRICK HENRY WRITES: “Thanks for posting my little piece and not ‘lighting me up.’ I enjoyed the General Sherman quote-reference to the ‘sacking of Georgia as a metaphor for tourists sacking of Anderson Valley. As…

Off the Record 9/14/2024

MENDOCINO COUNTY HISTORY — Deb Silva fills in the blanks Back in 2021, during the lockdown, the AVA published a few stories about old murders in Mendocino County. I did the research and Zack Anderson…

Off the Record 9/9/2024

I LIKE THE UKIAH WALMART. I like walking around and looking at all the stuff, much of which is new to me because I’m not allowed to shop very often because my wife says I’m…

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