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Huffman’s Money

The Speaker of the California State Assembly in the 1960s, Jesse ‘Big Daddy’ Unruh once announced that, “money is the mother's milk of politics.” His was an era of unrestrained financing in state and federal…

Should This Man Be Extradited?

Chris Diaz, 22, appears at 1:30 this afternoon (Wednesday the 30th November) in Judge Moorman's courtroom where Texas is waiting for him in the form of an extradition warrant. If Judge Moorman approves it, Diaz…

The Grading Ordinance: A Slo-Mo Fiasco

"Fiasco, n., an absolute, abject, ignominious, ludicrous or utterly humiliating failure." Back in the early oughts of 2000 a couple of vineyards slid onto Mendo roadways, prompting some people to wonder why Mendocino County was…

Fort Bragg Gets Kinda’ Shystie

They’re Here, There and Everywhere, the proliferation of gangs in Mendocino County. Our headline writers decided this sweepingly inclusive distillation would just about cover all the bases. But it turns out to have been something…

Off The Record

This Week: Planning Director outta here; Peace & Freedom sues California; Amazon Warrior Goddess raids Ukiah Animal Control; and much more

The Jared Huffman Show

When Jared Huffman arrived at Hendy Woods State Park last Saturday afternoon, he was eagerly greeted by a good-sized crowd of locals and swiftly ushered off to have a look at The Gentle Giants, the…

Engine Trouble

Three weeks ago, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors spent exactly zero meeting minutes discussing the biggest pay cut for the largest number of employees in Mendocino County history. All five of Supervisors voted to…

The Logic Of Occupy Mendo

By casting 99% of the US population as collective victim of a miniscule minority's monumental greed, the American branch of the Occupy Movement has provided a brilliant framework for bringing together a broad coalition to…

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