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Mini Maker Faire

On Saturday, May 24, from 10 am to 5 pm, the Mendocino County Museum will present the 2nd Annual Mendocino County Mini Maker Faire at its Museum grounds in Willits. Part of a rapidly growing…

Bacchus v. Lucre

The story of Brutocao Family wine fortune — available on their website — follows the classic early immigrant trajectory of struggle over multiple generations until at long last the good life is finally achieved. But…

Laura’s Law, Take 2

The Mental Health Board of Mendocino County held a special meeting on May 7th to hear additional information regarding Laura's Law (Assembly Bill 1421) and its possible implementation in Mendocino County. Laura's Law, modeled on…

Off The Record (May 14, 2014)

READING THE CANDIDATE STATEMENTS in the sample ballot for the June 3rd election is a dispiriting experience. The “liberal” candidates are slick enough to stick to bland vacuities about “working hard to make a difference,”…

Fans of the Industry

When Anderson Valley resident Wendy Read called a public meeting to rally sleep-deprived opponents of frost fans in the vineyards, she may not have expected that more than half of the 50 attendees would be…

My Grapes or Your Sleep

Sleepless people are unhappy people, and there are lots of sleepless, unhappy people in the Anderson Valley these days. Many of Anderson Valley's grape growers, large and small, have installed giant propellers that raise vineyard…

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