Note: Before I left my assignment at the Ten Mile Court in Fort Bragg I asked Judge Jonathan Lehan for an interview. The judge agreed to answer written questions in writing. Here's how it turned…
Posts published in November 2009
It was a perfect early afternoon in May when a young Mexican couple saw the car under the overpass with the man holding a knife to a terrified woman's throat. The young Mexican couple got…
Hany Youssef Assad, MD, who has approved cannabis use by some 40,000 Californians over the past seven years, is having his license revoked by the state medical board. The board issued its order Oct. 23.…
Here at Boonville’s cold case desk, the phone will ring and an anonymous someone will ask, “Do you remember the murder of…?” The caller seldom recalls the specifics of the terrible killing, but the deep…
To the editor: My name is Kyle Byrne, 24, of Ukiah. I was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on Friday, September 11 at 2:28am on suspicion of driving under the influence, hit and run…
James Stephens, felon, up on charges that he was in possession of a .22 rifle and a 12 gauge shotgun, narrowly missed four more years in state prison because, apparently, he's a non-violent felon and…
FINGERPRINTS FOR EVERYBODY? Dear ACLU, I am a recipient of home health assistance in California. As I fear retribution from IHSS, I wished to remain anonymous. Enclosed you will find a circular which I received…