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The Little Train That Won’t

Humboldt County planning staff has expressed seri­ous doubt about the North Coast Railroad Authority’s rail redevelopment goals and the chairman of the county’s Planning Commission has described the agency as “a place where old politicians…

Dining With The Pot People

Pot growers and sheriff deputies broke bread together in Ukiah recently at an unprecedented event: a holiday party hosted by Julia Carrera, one of Mendocino County's medical marijuana inspectors. A grower in a beanie and…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Diane Herron

I met with Diane at her home on Estate Drive in the Boonville ‘suburbs’ and we shared some persimmon cookies and soft drinks as we sat and chatted. Diane was born in Los Angeles in…

The Train Geeks Return

You know what I just remembered? It’s nearly 2011! And do you know what that means? It means that the North Coast Railroad Authority is just a few short months away from relaunching railroad freight…

Colfax’s Last Rant

Before and after the Supervisors took a break for a tax-paid  "luncheonreception to honor David [Colfax]" at last week's meeting, they took several hours to lay off more sheriff’s deputies, seven of them — this…

Anderson Valley Sweeps Emerald Cup

Mendocino County’s Fifth District dominated this year’s Emerald Cup, taking five of the top 10 outdoor cannabis prizes.

The Case of the Ford Focus

Before the child molester put his victim and her mother out of his house, the mother of the victim said they wouldn’t press charges against him if he’d give them a car, a cheap old…

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