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Off the Record (Nov. 2, 2022)

A READER WRITES: “Despite searching for news everywhere on Coast recycling, no real info on Waste Management closing Pudding Creek, no place except Road 409 to recycle. People will not recycle if they have to…

Pot Program Still A Mess, Only Bigger

What a difference a year makes. Last year, reacting to a bone-headed attempt by the County (with the exception of Supervisor John Haschak) to expand marijuana production by an across-the-board 10 percent, growers broke all…

An Open Letter to Dale Gieringer

(For many years I thought that people who took politics seriously could understand the difference between principled criticism and personal animosity. How wrong I was. In my whole long life I’ve met only three such…

A Skate Park In Boonville?

Some of you probably read the article in last week’s paper written by Noor Dawood “Help Bring a Skate Park to Anderson Valley.” I met Noor when she first came to Anderson Valley and had…

State AG to Review Waidelich Case

The state Attorney General’s Office confirmed Thursday that it is assessing whether Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster is free of potential conflicts in deciding the fate of a criminal assault complaint against former Ukiah…

How To Vote This November: Part 2, The Candidates & Judges

Candidates: The statewide and legislative races are all between Democrats and Republicans. I’m supporting all of the Democrats. Of more interest may be information about the judges up for confirmation. Confirmation of Associate Justices Patricia…

County Notes & Other Stuff

From an unbylined water agency meeting summary in last week’s Fort Bragg Advocate: “County officials ended the update by noting that all of the water district managers ‘agree that another year of drought will present…

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