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County Notes 9/19/2024

After seven weeks off, what did the Supervisors have to say about their activities last Tuesday having just given themselves big raises in July then going their seven-week long “August Recess”? Glenn McGourty: Nothing, Ted…

A Sobering Discussion At The MCHCD Special Board Meeting

The board of directors for the Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) met this afternoon primarily to approve the board's response to the Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury report. In the consent section of the…

Donna Brazile

In advance Tuesday night's debate, the New York Times featured a “guest essay” by Donna Brazile in support of Kamala Harris. Brazile has the same Teflon coating that protected Judge Judy (AIDS patients “should just…

Mendo’s Great Crimes

“We only catch the dumb ones.” — the late Norm Vroman, Mendocino County District Attorney In two hours on a September night in 1987, Fort Bragg's library, Ten Mile Justice Court and the famous old…

County Notes 9/13/2024

“…there are some who promise many more things than they deliver, and some who threaten much and perform least.” — Romulus (Fifth Century AD) Scaramella’s corollary: “…there are some who want to be paid for…

The Annual Steam Up In Willits

Last Saturday and Sunday from 10-5 Willits was the place to be if you fancy steam power. An organization called the “Roots of Motive Power” celebrates each September by hauling out their lovingly restored antique…

Bill-Bored & Sha-Boozing

If Billboard is to believed, the sound of the summer is Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” now in its seventh week atop the pop charts. Before it climbed to No. 1 there, the song had…

Anderson Valley Hops Into Fall

We’ve made it to September in pretty good shape despite way too many days over 100-degrees. (Thank you climate change.) The one scary fire near the Grange in Philo was quickly extinguished by the excellent,…

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