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Posts published in March 2020

Shelter-In-Place Order

Order of the Health Officer of the county of Mendocino directing all individuals living in the county to shelter at their place of residence except that they may leave to provide or receive certain essential…

Letters (March 18, 2020)

[Chris Skyhawk] I think it’s not my place to advise anyone what they should do with their vote. But I do think it is instructive that "they" are

A Response to Steve (& Janet) Snyder

Steve: Since you are on the “advisory committee” for the Anderson Valley Land Trust, I'm glad you might be engaged and thinking about the issues that face the AVLT. I'm glad you’re calling me out…

More Reasons to Hate PG&E—Sometimes

(Lakeport) — It may seem like going after low-hanging fruit to take a shot at PG&E these days, but there is an aspect of their multi-faceted failures that isn’t being talked about much, other than …

The Disappearance of Mrs. Strong (Part 2)

John Simpson (think Simpson Lane south of Fort Bragg) and Robert White, early white settlers of the coast and employees of the Mendocino Indian Reservation at Noyo, traveled inland

Fires & Food

It was October 26th, and I was writing a simple article about the power going out in Arcata and the subtle social benefits this might have, but I knew there was more to it. Then,…

My Life in the Plague

I spend most of my days and nights in a relatively small room, about 20 feet by 20 feet with about 8 feet headroom. I refer to it as my “cell” and like to say…

Carsey Fire Goes to Court

A few weeks ago we ran an item in the aftermath of the mid-December cottage fire behind Lauren's Restaurant in downtown Boonville about Sarah Ryan’s attempt to get her $2000 rent deposit back from property…

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