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The Skunk’s Big Plans

An Interview with Robert Pinoli: When Mendocino Railways announced in October that it had bought the remaining land on the Fort Bragg millsite and along the banks of the Pudding Creek estuary for about $1.2…

Sherwood Oaks on the Brink

Sherwood Oaks Health Center, the only convalescent hospital on the Mendocino Coast, could be shut down in a matter of weeks unless state health authorities send emergency nursing staff, Dr. William Miller told a meeting…

Eminent Domain: Not Just for Playground Trains

The owners of the Skunk train using eminent domain powers may have opened eyes around the Mendocino Coast in ways heretofore unimagined. Let's review the power that allowed the Skunk, aka Mendocino Railway, to acquire…

County Counsel Pay Raise: The Plot Thickens

As it turns out, on Tuesday, after the Board violated the Brown Act by approving the County Counsel’s pay raise on the consent calendar, apparently on the advice of County Counsel Curtis himself, the man…

Off the Record (December 22, 2021)

FOR THE SECOND TIME, roughly two dozen unmasked people, including children, invaded the Ukiah Co-Op two Saturday ago, allegedly in protest of the store's mandated mask policy. The protesters denounced CoOp employees as fascists while…

Valley People (December 22, 2021)

JERRY PHILBRICK HAS DIED, passing away in his sleep at his Comptche ranch. A native son of Mendocino County, Jerry Philbrick was a logger and rancher, and among the most vivid personalities in this area.…

Omicron Update

We are now just over a month since the new variant, Omicron, was identified in southern Africa.  Since then, it has rapidly become the dominant variant in much of the world.  It is still too…

6.2 Quake off Cape Mendocino

6.2 magnitude earthquake off Cape Mendocino, 45 miles SW of Eureka. NO TSUNAMI THREAT. Moderate to strong shaking in parts of our area, especially Eureka south to Petrolia. Some minor damage reported due to fallen…

AV Wine News

The local wine association forgot to send us the announcement of their Feb. 19-20 Anderson Valley Winter White Wine Weekend, but 2022 marks the 15th year of the Big White Wine Weekend featuring the Valley’s…

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