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‘Perilous. Very Perilous.’

Fifth District Supervisor Dan Hamburg was in court last week, and a good thing, too. He was about to lose $35,000, and after paying $9,500 in election fines imposed by the California Fair Political Practices…

The Mad Bomber Of Ukiah

In a Sacramento coffee shop, I was greeted by the joyous visage of Judi Bari, fist raised at some long-ago rally, with the bold question "Who Bombed Judi Bari?" printed across the flyer.

Mendocino County Today: July 7, 2013

WINE TASTING By Howard Belkamp Ramblin' around this dirty old town Scroungin' for nickels and dimes Times getting rough I ain't got enough To buy me a bottle of wine Bottle of wine, fruit of…

Hamburg’s Latest End-Around

On Tuesday June 25th a bench warrant was issued for Matthew Hamburg, the troubled son of Fifth District Supervisor Dan Hamburg. Matthew had bailed on a promise to appear at a hearing that day. He…

Forgive Us Our Trespasses…

I am writing this with a stubby pencil inside Mendocino County Jail where I am accompanied by five other brave “trespassers” including my daughter, Thea, Earth Firster Naomi Wagner and Matthew Caldwell. We spent the…

Kate Wolf

The Kate Wolf Music Festival is put on annually by Bob and Sue Barsotti at their Black Oak Ranch five miles north of Laytonville. Bob Barsotti was partners with Bill Graham during the heyday of…

Invite Me Next Time

  Reading the local papers, you’d think there were no more child molesters at large in the community, that they'd all been rounded up. But over the past few months, the courts have been tied…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. So where did that come from? I’m talking about the couple of days of very welcome showers we just experienced. After the…

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