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Welcome to Judge Moorman’s Traffic Court

The newly installed officers of the Mendocino County Courthouse are already on the job. They have to be because several judges are gone: Leonard LaCasse retired, Jonathan Lehan gave notice, Ron Brown got sick… and…

Memo of the Week

Bruce Anderson, plaintiff, versus Kendall Smith et al, defendants.

Off the Record

This Week: Obama in Tucson, Napoleon in America, cop gossip in Ukiah & much more

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Gene Herr

I met with Gene for our chat a week or so ago in the unofficial ‘meeting room’ upstairs in the Farrer Building in downtown Boonville. Eugenia ‘Gene’ Donnelly was born, in 1932, the youngest of…

Billy the Kid

When you want to find out about what’s going on at the jail, go to the Sheriff. He’ll gladly give you a tour. But, as my friend Franz says, “after the Den Mothers and Cub…

The AVA v. Kendall Smith: A Primer

An index of AVA stories, letters and comments about our small claims suit against Supervisor Kendall Smith.

Supervisor Smith’s Fog Machine

Our ongoing attempt to get Supervisor Kendall Smith to pay back travel money for travel she didn't travel came before Judge John Behnke last week in Small Claims night court. As the Judge noticed, there…

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