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Kelp Forests Surging Back

An unexpected darkness has recently fallen over the seafloor of the Northern California coast – the shadows cast by bull kelp. The giant marine alga nearly vanished after a perfect storm of environmental and ecological…

FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shot

On September 22nd, the FDA approved the use of a booster shot for the Pfizer COVID vaccine for certain select people who qualify (see below).  The CDC made a statement supporting this decision two days…

Bari Bombing Retrospective

My wife and I went to the September 18 opening of the county museum exhibit of the 1990 Judi Bari car bombing. The exhibit was the work of Earth First!er Darryl Cherney and KZYX program…

Noyo River Goes Dry

Fort Bragg entered an official “water crisis” last week when the city council voted unanimously to raise the town’s phased set of water use restrictions to “Stage 4,” triggering significant new cutbacks on water use.…

County Notes (September 23, 2021)

UNBELIEVABLY, THE SHERIFF’S LAWSUIT against the County/Board of Supervisors continues into its third month. Item 9d on next Tuesday’s Board agenda: “Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:…

Off the Record (September 22, 2021)

MENDO OPPOSED THE NEWSOM RECALL BY 70% in early election results. Statewide results show the Newsom recall going down by almost 2-1. Of the also-rans Larry Elder got the most Mendo votes with Bernie Bro…

Valley People (September 22, 2021)

WHITE TESLA STRIKES AGAIN: Saffron Fraser writes:  “OMG! It happened. 15:50 leaving from my road, a county road, onto a state highway. Where the posted speed limit is 35mph. Cool. As I crest an uphill with…

Second COVID Outbreak at Local Nursing Home

Sherwood Oaks is a local, privately owned nursing home in Ft. Bragg.  As the only skilled nursing facility here on the Mendocino Coast, it is licensed for 79 beds and currently has 45 residents.  It…

County Notes (September 16, 2021)

UNBELIEVABLY, THE SHERIFF’S LAWSUIT against the County/Board of Supervisors continues into its second month. Item 9d on next Tuesday’s Board agenda: “Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:…

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