In a stunning new twist in an already convoluted case, Paula June ‘P.J.’ Kennedy, former payroll manager for the County of Mendocino, is seeking a mental health diversion from prosecution of a felony charge of…
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The Anderson Valley Lion’s Club served over 300 Anderson Valley residents a delicious Tri-Tip BBQ dinner including Tri-Tip or chicken (or a few grilled Portobello mushrooms for vegetarians) served with coleslaw, baked beans, watermelon, and…
A series of fires broke out Thursday afternoon near the Anderson Valley Grange. Burning on both sides of Highway 128, the blaze, reported at 3:30pm, spread rapidly into the hills near Prather Camp to the west, Vista…
It’s Reggae Week again (August 2nd to 4th at County Line Ranch), which used to be like our national holiday around here, the annual celebration when hippies, growers, and all the rest of us back-to-the-landers…
Ten months ago Mendocino County floated the idea of dissolving the Mendocino Historical Review Board (MHRB) and incorporate its function into the Planning Commission as a cost saving measure. I joined a chorus of righteous…
In the past couple of weeks I’ve written columns dealing with the county’s (and the state’s) 50 years of failed mental health practices, programs, and policies. I’ve also shared with you my opinions and analysis…
California taxpayers probably paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a slick half-hour ad on NBC Bay Area Sunday night. It was quite the propaganda coup, although we doubt many people actually watch “OpenRoads with…
During the first year of his first term, Supervisor Ted Williams correctly pointed that Mental Health Services in Mendocino County should be competitively bid, not handed over to the Schraeders Anchor Health Management (aka Redwood…
The country singer Lee Greenwood was born three weeks before Joe Biden. A self-styled evangelical Christian Republican, Greenwood is a wiry octogenarian, well-spoken and exuding a fiery intelligence. At 81, he pursues a performing schedule…