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Posts published in July 2017

Stealing Sam’s Land

For many years four parcels of land drew water from springs on Sam Prather's Indian Creek Road property. The water was piped into a tank where it was distributed to Lynn Archambault's one acre where…

Shorty & the Great Crab Massacre

I watched the movie ‘Need For Speed’ over the weekend. Yes, willingly. I was not strapped into a chair with my glazzies pried open a la’ Clockwork Orange — and my expectations were solidly met,…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Deceased Person;
Fires Surrounded;
Elk BBQ;
Hospitality Questions;
Planning Meeting;
Little Dog;
Allman Measure;
Insane Visuals;
Night Out;
Highway Accident;
Internet Access;
Detwiler Fire;
Yesterday's Catch;
Clancy Sigal;
Jobs;
Intelligent Life;
Blended Families;
Inept GOP;
Hawk Obama;
Library Screenings;
Dollar Day;
New Statue;
Cap-and-Trade Outrage

Reeling In Outlaw Pot Grows

Sheriff Tells Supes: “The Free Reign Of Marijuana Has To Be Reeled In.” For the past month, I’ve written a series of columns focusing on the out-of-control, seemingly unchecked proliferation of both outlaw mega-grows and…

Fort Bragg Barbecue

In the early afternoon of June 11th of this year, a couple of guys from Chicago busted through the front door of a Harrison Street residence in Fort Bragg, interrupting a barbecue in progress, and…

Pot Mess Gets Messier

After Tuesday's presentation about the county's new cannabis cultivation program by the people administering it, newly seated Third District Supervisor Georgeanne Croskey asked interim code enforcement chief (and former Ukiah police captain) Trent Taylor how…

Off the Record (July 19, 2017)

A TRUCK & TRAILER FIRE Sunday afternoon on the Willits Grade quickly became so large CalFire awarded it its own name. The “Grade Fire.” It burned in a northeasterly direction towards Redwood Valley and had…

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