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Posts published in May 2025

Assignment: Ukiah – Get On Board. Shut Up.

If you retain sentimental notions of local government being responsive to local citizens, and if you believe your voice and opinions are taken seriously by Ukiah’s leaders, I want to smile and pat you on…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday 5/14/2025

Becoming Sunny | Feather Alert | Pena Popped | Lieutenant Promotions | Brew Fest | Against Annexation | Comedy Show | Budget Impacts | Caterpillar | Plaza Questions | Pinot Fest | Homeless Crisis | Duel Conks | Wildflower Show | Nigella | Retirement Boards | Noyo Center | Local Events | Noyo Bida | Disgraced Cop | Summer Events | Yesterday's Catch | Modern Guys | Marco Radio | Air Pirates | Bad Leadership | Eco Revolution | Giants Win | 3-4 Beers | Water Projects | Stealth Vehicles | Handcuffed Jack | Andor Series | New Wife | Ruining Education | Romani | Crumb Interview | Poor Devil | Odd People | Lead Stories | Your Motivation | Blown Fuse | Killing Gaza | James Connolly

You Know This Guy?

Sooo, didja hear I’ll probably be taking off early? Friday, maybe around 10? Or might be even earlier because we’ve got a long drive down to Drixel. It’s not too far from Bakersfield if you…

Keyboard Energies

Just think of all the nervous energy coursing through all those kiddies lined up for this Sunday afternoon’s piano recital. And then think of all the victims of this ritual that came before and of…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday 5/13/2025

Cloudy | Wildflower | Water Strategies | Landline Rulemaking | Retirement Board | Boonville Cactus | Ed Notes | Apple Dryer | Moon Circle | Comedy Show | Fire Safety | Ukiah 1965 | Yesterday's Catch | One Job | Gaza Horrors | Goddam Right | Wine Again | Drug Prices | Luxury 747 | Warriors Lose | Giants Lose | Part Time | Ban Encampments | Alcatraz | Cheap PR | Following Orders | Greenland's Sand | Mommy's Here | Sensitive Aristocracy | Lead Stories | Original Seatbelt | Things Stand | Good Man | Pope Francis | Oddball Parents | MAHA | Rivera Self-Portrait | Propaganda Proof | Levitt Home

The Anderson Valley Advertiser: One Year Gone

It’s been a year since the mighty AVA shut down the print edition and reverted to digital only, here’s how my interaction with it has changed as a reader and writer. My M O for…

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