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Posts tagged as “region”

Take A Look At This

This is an extraordinary letter. Squint at it. I've never seen one like it. Consider the Board of Directors, at the bottom. These are the directors of a controversial and floundering radio station. The skimpy…

Defense Of Necessity

As you have read elsewhere in the AVA, the Mendocino County District Attorney's office and I agreed to a settlement recently. I was represented in these negotiations by my attorney, Omar Figueroa of Sebastopol, who…

The Consummate Wine Man

John Parducci, the legendary Mendocino winemaker, died on February 4th at age 96. In a real sense, he was the name and face of Mendocino wine in the modern era, laying much of the groundwork…

Unfulfilled Pleas

Woe be unto the weary minded who live on the Mendocino Coast and need mental health care help. When Ortner took over adult mental health services last summer and made it be known that its coastal subcontract would go to those who run Hospitality House in Fort Bragg

The Hungry Hollow Gunslinger

When Brandon Johnson arrived in court for his sentencing last Friday, he hardly looked the part of a gunslinger. In fact, the guerilla growers and bush hippies of Hungry Hollow, Philo, would have had to…

Off The Record (Feb 11, 2014)

A MEETING to discuss the announcement that the College of the Redwoods plans to close its Fort Bragg campus will be held Monday, February 17th at Fort Bragg Town Hall, 12 noon to 2pm. ANOTHER…

Mendo’s Labor Wars

The slo-mo labor relations trainwreck between SEIU 1021 and Mendocino County continues to play out with both sides having now issued dueling press releases based on the findings and recommendations of a “fact finding” panel.…

Alcohol & Other Drug Programs

The President’s State of the Union Address pointed up the specter of income disparity and the need for a boost in the minimum wage to narrow the gap. He practically got on his knees and…

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