More often than not, I agree with the AVA on so many local issues but I really needed to address your article below as inaccurate. I did not attend this meeting but I watched it…
Anderson Valley Advertiser
White’s Field, 1927 — Somebody must have been over to Willits last night, because the news spread: the circus is coming and they have an elephant in a van. I myself got to town as…
"Establishment" is now a meaningless word, with one faction of the establishment accusing another of being "establishment." Another co-opted term. In the 60's we knew all of it was the establishment - politics, business, military.…
Citizens of our county have the right to protect their environment through self-governance. The timber industry has killed and left millions of trees standing dead over tens of thousands of acres with no end in sight. Industry has failed to self-regulate in the face of an unprecedented drought, burdening the people with unreasonable financial and health hazards. Dead trees can and do cause great bodily harm, including death.
DON CARSON has died. He lived for years in the last house at the top of Lambert Lane, Boonville, with his wife, Betsy, a talented artist who died two years ago. Don had been housebound…
They’re back! No, I’m not referring to the helicopter-like sound pollution of the frost protection fans used by certain Valley wineries; not yet anyway. I’m referring to the beautiful sight of blossoms on the apple trees; the delightful vistas of buttercups and daisies scattered around the hillsides; the heart-warming glimpses of lambs prancing in the pastures; and the comforting sound of the metal bats of the high school baseball team crushing balls into outfields and beyond. One and all are just some of the gloriously bucolic sights and sounds of the Valley in springtime.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors’ Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee unveiled its recommendations for countywide medical cannabis cultivation permits Tuesday. If revised and adopted by the board quickly, permits could be issued in late spring…
Teaching Violence;
Toby Shapiro;
Bernville;
Re-up;
Quake Mistake;
Beard Craze;
Record Management;
Best Burger;
Tulips;
Ukiah Decisions;
Yesterday's Catch;
No NeoClinton;
eVoting;
Killing Robots;
Explore Space;
Marine Base;
Good Americans;
Good Drunk;
Home Rule;
Dubya Dumb;
Big Ag;
Caspar Ukefest;
Outage Bill
One of the worst mistakes county supervisors ever made was closing the psychiatric health facility commonly called the PHF, or “puff” in 2000.