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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 people who are candidates to  receive Laura’s Law treatment,…

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 on Interstate 880 towards Oakland. We were coming from Santa…

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 70 parks, eight of them in Mendocino County, went pretty…

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 Laili Valitoonzidai plus non-20-something Diane Paget — the Magnificent Seven,…

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.

He’s No Bill Clinton!

As he prepares to follow Gov. Rick Perry into the oubliette of campaign history Herman Cain can at least console himself that as an alleged harasser of women, his was certainly a classier act than…

Panther Soccer / Futbol 2011

The play-offs began last Saturday afternoon for AV with the visit of Emery High School from the East Bay. The #1 Panthers hosted the #8 Spartans in the quarterfinal match-up at Tom Smith Field, alongside…

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