There were rumors that the City Council’s Planning and Safety Committee’s all-day informational meeting Wednesday morning was going to be important. The esteemed mayor and our comparatively firebrand formerly newbie councilman Bernie Norvel comprise the…
Posts published in July 2017
Enforcing Legalization;
Touring Cubs;
Lost Coast Hiking;
900 Suicides;
Zell Family Portrait;
Protest Exhibition;
Little Dog;
Cannabis Crimes;
Lake Issues;
Big Sur;
Yesterday's Catch;
Homeless Distinction;
MarcoBiotics;
Decadent Democrats;
Dylan Thomas;
The Empty Hive
People kid me about how much I write and talk about pot in my newspaper, Mendocino County Observer, and on my radio show. The reason is simple. The legalization of ganja is the most significant…
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS to the two delightful ladies at the Navarro Store, Erika Mendoza and Crist Perez, the beating heart of Navarro whose unfailingly pleasant service at maestro Dave Evans’ always lively venue makes Navarro, Navarro.…
Freshly-minted Judge Keith Faulder presided over his first criminal jury trial last week, and by Thursday afternoon it looked like the defendant, Mark Johnson of Willits would have to finish his testimony on Monday, July…
He was a mean ugly slumlord, pushing 80 with a big chip on his shoulder. Every week he drove his old yellow van into town to pick up groceries that grew rancid on the shelves…
Women got short shrift in 19th century reporting. If married, a woman was almost always referred to in print by her husband's first and last name, with Mrs. in front of that. You could give…
Mission implausible. (n.b. When referring to Donald Trump, an asterisk will accompany the word President* for reasons that are surely obvious at this point). Lost in the inevitable and justified furor over the thuggish and…
BE THERE! Where? An exhibit of Virginia Sharkey's paintings opens this Thursday at the Partners Gallery, 335 N. Franklin, Fort Bragg. Runs through July. The kid can paint! You won't be disappointed. CONFIRMING ancient suspicions, “The Mendocino…