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Hamburg’s Empty Possibilities

Back in May of 2010, not long after Supervisor Dan Hamburg first declared his intention of running for Supervisor, Hamburg supporter Michael Laybourne of Hopland wrote to us to explain why Hamburg should be elected.…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. I was approached last week by a keen Valley observer who asked me if I knew why all the “original” hippies settled…

And The Band Played On

We are fast approaching the July 1st date when the Department of Parks and Recreation will shutter many state parks. It is now certain that some of the 70 parks listed for closing will in…

What Happened To Chris Giauque?

Having been awarded $200,000 from his presumed murdered son Chris’s estate, Bob Giauque says he can think of no better way to spend it than to post a reward to find out who the killer…

Matt Graves, The Civil Case

Matt Graves, the well-known North County agriculturist, is back in court trying to keep his land from falling into his neighbors’ hands. Graves says he owns the parcel. The neighbor, Mr. Abram, says he owns…

Off The Record

This Week: Who Bombed Judi Bari, redux; Two decades years later, still searching for Kristi Krebs; at the Fort Bragg mill site, hopes for post-industrial sanity; and much more

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Leading off this week, I turn things over to our ‘3-Dot Lounge’ regular, The Old Buzzard, who provides us with the latest…

‘Full Court Press’ Or War On Immigrants?

From behind the glass partition in Yuba County Jail's basement visiting room, Ramiro Hernandez Farias speaks matter-of-factly about the incredible ordeal to which he has been subjected by both Mexican drug cartel paramilitaries and the…

‘$68,000 Is Absurdly Low”

Although the Clerk of the Board said that Supervisors Dan Hamburg and Kendall Smith were “absent by prior arrangement” from last Tuesday’s abbreviated Board meeting, it was pretty clear that they simply didn't want to…

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