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Partenope By The Bay: Handel In San Francisco

If Flaubert was Madame Bovary, then Handel was Partenope. She is the title character of his 1730 opera, a big hit in its time, but then spurned for supposed tawdriness over the ensuing 250 years.…

Kinky Friedman (1944-2024)

When I read Kinky Friedman's obituary the other day I felt like crying and laughing. Laughing because I laughed at the lyrics to many of his songs, including “They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore,”…

The New Normal On The Streets

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 our deputies were called to the report of a stolen bicycle. In a short amount of time, they were able to locate it in a homeless camp along with the…

What Is A Weed Ordinance “Re-Interpretation”?

One of the items we took up at this week’s Laytonville Area Municipal Advisory Council (LAMAC) meeting on June 26, dealt with more problems at the County’s Cannabis Department. Our Council was asked to support…

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