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Rock Is Dead

The Doors might have been the first musical discovery of my own youth; after glomming onto my big sister's Beatles, Stones, and yes, Monkees records,…

Robbery

Someone broke into our car last week while we were in Cotton Auditorium for another marvelous Symphony of the Redwoods concert, Marcia in the orchestra,…

Moral & Immoral Illness

When I was diagnosed with throat cancer, I read up on alternative treatments, of which there are many. Somehow I had a strong intuitive sense…

Under Water

In the afternoon following the tumultuous Board meeting on November 1st when the Board of Supervisors imposed a drastic 12.5% cut on about 750 of…

‘Not For Publication’

Dear Editor: Your recent article on the 2nd Congressional District campaign contained very serious factual errors relating to water issues (in addition to a strong…

Letters To The Editor

SOME PEOPLE Letter to Editor, Why People Support Laura’s Law The reason law enforcement officers across the country support  Laura’s Law is because they know…

The Oakland General Strike

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell On the morning of November 2nd 2011, I drove northbound…

Valley People

KATHY BAILEY says that the joint meeting she attended of the State Assembly Committees to re-visit Governor Brown’s and the Parks Department’s planned closure of…

Occupy Hendy Woods

The Occupy Hendy Woods project was organized by a group of local 20-somethings — Cyd Bernstein, Leah Collins, Charlie Paget-Seekins, Polly Bates, Keevan Labowitz, and…

Off The Record

This Week: A gang problem in Fort Bragg; Outraged psuedo-libs vs. Tommy Wayne Kramer; Nuzzlebumming at the MTA; and much more

Feds Ain’t Lovin It

For many years the relationship between the federal government and the jurisdictions that decided to tax and regulate cannabis was essentially "don't ask, don't tell." This discreet arrangement ended in the winter of 2010-11 when Oakland's plan to license four huge indoor grows became national news.

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