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Posts published in May 2016

Waiting For Ortner

The great transition from one privatized mental health entity to another private mental health entity is just over a month away and nobody knows how many clients there are or what kind of back-up paperwork…

Point Arena’s First Fifty Years: 1908-1958

(Debra Keipp notes: The recent 2016 Grand Jury investigation of the City of Point Arena identified that in order to become incorporated as a city today, a municipality must have at least 500 residents. Point…

Navarro-by-the-Sea Day

[Jun 11] Please join us Saturday in celebrating our third annual Navarro-by-the-Sea Day at historic Captain Fletcher's Inn. This fundraising event will include free afternoon tours of the Inn, silent auction items, home baked goodies, and an…

Plant Propagation Workshop

[Jun 11] Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm Join Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Gardener and Master Gardener, Mario Abreu for a hands-on workshop and lecture on propagating local native plants, heathers, fuchsias, dahlias, and more. Learn basic…

The AVA Recommends

President — Bernie Sanders. Hillary is simply unthinkable and twice as dangerous as Trump. US Senator — Kamala Harris. Very smart, good on the issues, one of those rare Democrats of the elected type who…

The Fisher Octopus

The Fisher family's roughly $10 billion in assets are spread across an opaque web of globe-spanning investments. One of their main money vehicles is Sansome Partners, the San Francisco- and Seattle-based investment firm that owns…

The Poor Hippy Myth

The Mendocino County Grand Jury has published its findings on District Attorney David Eyster’s innovative Marijuana Restitution Program, called 11470.2, and in doing so this august body has perpetuated the myth of the Poor Hippy.…

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