Unattended birds usually don't ride the bus, but they got on the 33 that day. Muni's 33 Stanyan line gets you a better look, faster, at The City than all the tour lines put together.…
Posts published in June 2012
The June primary election is behind us. Ravens and blue jays perform stealth attacks on the cherry trees. Summer is here. Schools are out and reunion season begins this weekend when the Ukiah High School…
Three days ago I was settling down on the living room sofa for a much-anticipated afternoon nap, when a bird smacked into one of the seven big windows that make our living room feel so light and airy. Alas, this sickening thud usually presages a dead bird or one so stunned that our cat, if he can get outside in time, makes short work of. And so it was with some trepidation that I got up to look out the various windows to see what I could see.
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. As happens with most ‘scandals’ in these parts, the story of a ‘change in direction’ for the local store, “All that Good…
Without music, life would be an error. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900 Music (and other) geeks tend to make “best of” lists, sometimes every year. A few years back, I was asked by a now-defunct publication…
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to partially "de-Teeter" the Brooktrails Community Services District. The County will no longer pay to Brooktrails the assessments for sewer, water, and fire, which amount to $120 per vacant…
FRUSTRATION TIME. Months ago, we filed FOIA requests with the ATF, the FBI, the Fort Bragg Police Department, and the Mendocino County DA in a quest for the files on the infamous Fort Bragg Fires…
NEXT WEEKEND, Saturday the 23rd of June, is your chance to explore some of the Mendocino Coast's most beguiling private gardens for the bargain price of $40, proceeds to benefit the Mendocino Art Center. Call…