IS PATRICIA DARLAND making a run for Fifth District Supervisor? Ms. Darland, a former nurse, has been on the Coast Hospital Board since the early 2000s. According to a note Ms. Darland posted in the…
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BIG EXCITEMENT last Thursday evening in Hungry Hollow a little after 7 when deputies were summoned to sort out “a neighbor dispute.” Brandon Johnson, a neighbor complained, had shot another neighbor's dog the previous day,…
THAT DISPUTE between County Auditor-Controller Meredith Ford and DA David Eyster over where varying portions of asset forfeiture money should go, is complicated by Ms. Ford's poor health. She has been battling cancer, meaning lots…
FRED GARDNER WRITES: Remembering Saul Landau — Saul could tell a joke and make you laugh. Saul could tell a joke and make you laugh. This is the last one I heard him tell: There's…
A year ago this week I wrote about a then obscure independently produced documentary called Searching for Sugar Man, about a Detroit singer/songwriter who disappeared into the dustbin of the American corporate music business in…
Marcia and I had breakfast on Wednesday morning at Ravens’, the wholly vegan restaurant at the Stanford Inn, our meal courtesy of a gift certificate Marcia received for officiating at a wedding. I especially enjoyed the coffee and orange juice and the view of Big River Beach.
MENDO’S NEW MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM by Malcolm Macdonald In August, the California State Auditor’s office issued a performance review on the Mental Health Services Act. Its summary stated: “Providing effective services and treatment for those…
TESTOSTERONE GETS A TESTA Editor, So you heard that there was a party at Testa Vineyards. I do not know how many times I have said or written, “I adore Maria,” when talking about Maria…
THE UKIAH VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT has filed a formal claim against the City of Ukiah for $16 million going back to the 1960s. According to the claim, filed last Friday (September 6), the City of…