Last week I attended four public meetings in three days. It would have been three in one day if I hadn't taken time out to castrate a bull calf here at the ranch. Who knows…
Posts published in May 2016
Investigation of the June ballot reveals an odd roster of candidates indeed. Candidates for Senate to replace Barbara Boxer... Pamela Elizondo. Green. (No ballot statement). (Ms. E is a perennial candidate who lives in…
As far back as the mid 1800s, wheat has been raised in Anderson Valley. In 1864, John Gschwend converted his water powered sawmill on Mill Creek to mill flour. In 1881, a flour mill with…
When somebody runs for judge around here it’s nothing but a popularity contest for the voters. Unless you happen to know the candidate personally — and therefore can reasonably expect some kind of access or even leniency for your family and friends in future legal cases — there is no way to find out what kind of person you are voting for or against. That’s because candidates for judge do not have to — they’re even forbidden to — say how they’d rule in any given case, real or hypothetical. No other candidate for public office enjoys this kind of pig-in-a-poke protection.
Dem Primaries;
Fire Danger;
Not Canceled;
FBUSD Caldron;
Snitch Letter;
AVA Recommends;
$120/Acre;
AV Women;
Farm Supply;
Bart Rock;
Yorkville Showcase;
Yes V;
Tanoak Value;
Don Duncan;
Police Reports;
Panther Baseball;
Pets!;
Public Trust;
Yesterday's Catch;
Marijuana Defense;
Nakedness;
Albright Circle;
The Unnecessariat;
Translucent Flower;
Lighthouse History;
Broadband Meetings;
Oil Spillers
Before you can have a proposition on the ballot you have to gather a group of proponents. These are the folks who frame the argument’s wording, collect voters signatures to get it on the ballot, arrange discussions and forums all over the county, raise money for publicity and answer questions. It’s the kind of volunteer effort that eats up your free time for months.
On May 2nd, a tranquil spring day, the KZYX Board of Directors met for the annual membership meeting at the Point Noyo Restaurant's bar room in Fort Bragg. For the second consecutive meeting the Board's…