In early 2005, Ukiah Developer Chris Stone imagined his Garden’s Gate development for an abandoned vineyard parcel south of Ukiah. Almost five years later, and just last week, the County and the Board of Supervisors…
Posts published in September 2009
After trundling around the mountain states for the better part of two weeks, I have some suggestions for what has come to be called the hospitality industry. In other words, motels and restaurants. There is…
DURING DA MEREDITH LINTOTT'S appearance last week before the Board of Supervisors, Mrs. Lintott lamented both the increase in crime and her inability, because of funding shortages, to fight it. Looked at statistically, Lintott is…
A terrible collision on Highway 128 at Yorkville last week took the life of 16-year-old William Landrum Jr. The young man died Tuesday afternoon, September 1st shortly before 6pm when a Nissan Sentra driven by…
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST CROWD in Navarro's crowded history gathered Monday afternoon to hear the majorly talented Winter Brothers and Dale Gieringer sing the blues. From all accounts everyone went away happy, happy and amazed that…
DI-FI’S MISINFORMATION Editor, I received the following response to a letter from senator Feinstein: Dear Mr. Blankfort: Thank you for writing to express your concerns about Israel's decision to redirect a ship [with emergency medical…
Congressman Mike Thompson answered questions, dispelled myths and endured occasional outbursts in a town hall meeting on what is now the nation’s most debated issue — health care reform. In a September 2 event that…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. What a busy Labor Day weekend! I attended the wonderful wedding of Denise Mattei and Alan Kendall in Philo on Saturday, an…
I met with Barbara Lamb a few days ago and we sat down to chat at one of the tables outside The Knitted Brow in downtown Boonville. Barbara was born in 1932 in Los Angeles,…