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Posts published in April 2024

Justice Court Adventures

Not long before the Anderson Valley Justice Court was folded into the County Courthouse, Ukiah, a young man charged with driving on a suspended license asked to have his case postponed until the courtroom had…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday 4/27/24

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San Francisco Weed Week: A Personal History

When I grew marijuana in northern California from about 1977 to 1986, I did not once think or imagine that one day it would be legal to do so. I was not a cannabis activist…

Anderson Valley Roots: The Burgess-Prather Story

One of Anderson Valley’s earlier pioneers was William Prather, born on a farm near “old” Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana. His father, John Lloyd Prather, had been born on the same farm in 1801. William's…

Mendocino County Today: Friday 4/26/24

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Off the Record (April 26, 2024)

LAST MONDAY MORNING'S DEMONSTRATIONS for Palestine snarling the entire Bay Area's traffic don't seem to me a defensible tactic given the likely lethal consequences that could result from blocking people from getting to where they…

Time Waits For No One: Palace Re-Opens

Nostalgia and sentiment are grand emotions and I suspect most people devoted to the Bring Back the Palace movement are deep in the throes of rosy memories of lovely days gone by. I get it. …

Mendocino County Today: Thursday 4/25/24

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County Notes: Handwringing Won’t Balance The Budget

In his latest Supervisor’s report, Supervisor John Haschak bemoaned the difficulty he and his colleagues are having trying to balance next fiscal year’s General Fund budget.  Apparently, Haschak thinks that some unspecified “efficiencies” he insists…

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