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‘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…

Large Scale HumCo Donors

Various candidates in the county’s supervisor elections have shown an early influx of campaign financing from a bloc of development-related funders. In the Second District, Southern Humboldt resident Estelle Fennell is the only announced challenger…

Lawson’s New Age Cash

This year’s bumper crop of Congressional candidates has filed its most recent round of campaign finance-related documentation, and the big story is the huge number of dollars accrued by candidate Stacey Lawson. The businesswoman, entrepreneur…

A Dying Man’s Wish For Anderson Valley

At 6’3” and 195 pounds, Mike was the perfect picture of a man in fine physical health. An optimistic attitude about life, exceptional mental and physical strength and the kind of man that always made…

Off The Record

This Week: The Big Ponz & Zero-Tax Filers; Closing Fort Bragg's spiffy pool; Rich lady loses paintings, sues Elk Volunteer Fire Department; and much more

Mendocino County Today: February 8, 2012

SMOKE AND FLAMES from Elk. Remember that fire last summer when the rich lady's home burned down south of Elk and priceless painting were destroyed? Now, it turns out, that the Elk Volunteer Fire Department,…

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