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Posts published in May 2024

All The Print That Fitted

I was down on an almost human-free Ocean Beach in San Francisco with only a little dog, a big salmon sandwich from the closest small cafe, and a small stack of newspapers, including three weeks…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday 5/2/24

Spring Weather | Lamb Time | Firetruck Restoration | Rainfall Totals | Petunias | AVUSD News | Speedboating | May Suggestions | Strawberries | Listserv Project | Homebody | Firesafe Grants | Grounded | Budget Tracking | Amish Rage | Beer Fest | FFA Benefit | HREC Fundraiser | Park Concerts | SF Demonstration | Not Complicit | Student Solidarity | Workers Unite | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Woodstock Vendor | Online Transition | Simple Explanation | Swami Blessing | Workers March | What Piazzolla | Rich/Poor | Incarcerated Pandas | Psycho/Rapist | New Pledge | Hated Brunch | Butterfly Effect | Appalachia Melungeons | Hot Fires | Smoke Signals | SF Sea Lions | Derby UK

After More Than 70 Years: The Last AVA Print Edition

A READER ASKED, “Are you sad the print ava is over?” More resigned and nostalgic than sad when I think of the crucial people who truly got it done every week all these years, which excludes…

They Never Ran Out Of Ammunition

Funny, ain’t it, when we consider all the people dreaming of adulation, recognition and maybe even a standing ovation, that the parade, trophy and star embedded in the sidewalk in front of the new courthouse…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday 5/1/24

Sunny Breezy | Ducks | Burn Permits | 2024 Graduates | Jena Conner | Jenny's Back | Newman v Ukiah | New Principal | Ed Notes | Philo Saw Works | KZYX News | Rose | Women Strong | Bake Sale | Art Walk | Mural Dedication | Redwood | MCOG Workshops | Chainsaw Technique | Folk Festival | Yesterday's Catch | Visiting McCloskey | State-Run Utility | Superbowl Rigged | Trans Athletes | Morning After | Protest Suppression | Take Chances | Not Antisemitic | Greek Statues | Killer Heat | Boarding House | Wild Iris | Native Americans

County Notes: ‘We Were Criticized.’

Mendocino County CEO Darcie Antle used this title phrase in answer to Supervisor Williams to explain why she and her well-paid staff don’t provide ordinary budget versus actual reports to the Supervisors. She went on…

Redwood Valley Gas Station Downsizes

A developer’s new traffic impact study for a hotly debated gasoline station/convenience store project along Highway 101 in Redwood Valley claims the peak traffic will likely be only one-quarter of earlier estimates. The analysis, released…

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