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Anderson Valley’s Historic Cemeteries

Yorkville resident Valerie Hanelt has by her own admission an obsessive-compulsive interest in genealogy particularly as it applies to the cemeteries of Anderson Valley. On July 13th at 2:00 pm a sizable mostly gray-haired audience…

WSJ’s Epstein-Trump Story

Jeffrey Epstein's Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’ by…

Kelli Johnson Drops Her Lawsuit

Remember that big splash that Ms. Kelli Johnson made when she appeared at a Board of Supervisors meeting on the Coast back in September of 2023 to complain about mistreatment after a Coast deputy arrested…

Cartel ‘Bad Actors’

Back in early May, the Board of Supervisors unanimously signed off on a letter I characterized as a “Hail Mary” imploring “state agencies and lawmakers for greater collaboration from state agencies to enforce cannabis laws…

County Notes 7/17/2025

Mendo’s Human Resources Director (and Deputy CEO) Cherie Johnson told the Supervisors last Tuesday that 20 county employees have resigned under the County’s resignation incentive/buy-out program. Johnson added that the savings for those 20 departures…

The C-Word

Zohran Mamdani winning the the Democratic Party nomination for mayor of NYC has restored hope to millions of Americans afflicted by Clinical Political Despair. Mamdani, 33, is brave, articulate, and identifies as a Democratic Socialist.…

These Lazy Days Of Summer

Here we are, it’s really summer and time to enjoy all that summer brings. Inland Mendocino and Sonoma Counties may be uncomfortably hot during the day but there’s a lot to like about these summer…

Tax Sharing & Annexation: Back To The Drawing Board Or Red Pencil?

Supervisor Ted Williams’ proposal to rescind Supervisor Maureen Mulheren’s Tax Sharing Agreement from last June was considered premature by his colleagues on Tuesday. Instead, after a couple of hours of discussion and public input the…

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