Somewhere around mid-November the Y2K whimpering died down out of sheer exhaustion. Humboldt County [where Cockburn lived at the time of this writing] is calm. A couple of weeks ago I asked the amiable Jim,…
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The most shocking jolt I’ve ever experienced at an onstage performance came in the 1980s at the Ukiah Playhouse. Daughter Emily and I were happily engrossed in ‘Oliver Twist,’ a kid-friendly play with plenty of…
By producing such extremes of wealth, big tech is returning us to a kind of feudalism, with a few powerful figures accountable to no one. Here’s Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, who — after…
AFTERNOON GUSTY WINDS will continue through midweek as the coastal jet pushes onshore. Slightly below normal temperatures expected through the week amidst a series of upper shortwaves and associated weak fronts. More substantial unsettled pattern…
JIM MARTIN Dear Friends of Jim Martin, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Jim's passing. As many of you know, he fought hard against lung cancer for the past…
San Francisco. Sentimental expatriates say, “You can leave it—but it never leaves you.” It has three approaches by land, only one of which is free. It is full of fleas that bite only tourists and…