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Posts published in November 2011

‘Throw The Bums Out’

Louise "Wheezer" Gonyo was recently elected president of SEIU Local 1021. Gonyo is assumed to be one of the SEIU hardliners who claim the County is insisting on wage concessions simply to break the union,…

Off The Record

This Week: Planning Director outta here; Peace & Freedom sues California; Amazon Warrior Goddess raids Ukiah Animal Control; and much more

Valley People

ED SLOTTE, high school basketball coach, is breathing easier this week. Last week he had exactly five guys out for the varsity, this week he's got seven, none of them named Garrett Mezzanatto, at 6'4”…

The Jared Huffman Show

When Jared Huffman arrived at Hendy Woods State Park last Saturday afternoon, he was eagerly greeted by a good-sized crowd of locals and swiftly ushered off to have a look at The Gentle Giants, the…

Engine Trouble

Three weeks ago, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors spent exactly zero meeting minutes discussing the biggest pay cut for the largest number of employees in Mendocino County history. All five of Supervisors voted to…

The Logic Of Occupy Mendo

By casting 99% of the US population as collective victim of a miniscule minority's monumental greed, the American branch of the Occupy Movement has provided a brilliant framework for bringing together a broad coalition to…

Billy Mayfield — Double Prisoner

Say you're in love with your wife. Say you knew your wife was in bed with another man. Say you got drunk and busted in and shot the guy to death. Say you got 17-to-life.…

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