In May of this year Mona Chalabi won a Pulitzer Prize in the “Illustrated Reporting and Commentary” category for her contributions to the New York Times. According to an item in the Times (they always…
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When family, friends and the community gather on Wednesday to honor the late Ukiah attorney Tom Mason, there will be stories about his passion for the law, his community, and baseball. They were hallmarks of…
It continues to amaze us that the Supervisors complain at almost every meeting about the “structural deficit” and the need to cut costs (but never about collecting taxes due). But they have yet to even…
If you haven’t had the opportunity be sure and read Mike Geniella’s excellent piece on David Colfax, former long-time Mendocino County Supervisor, who passed away recently. The old saying about someone who does not suffer…
Nannie Escola, one of the first chroniclers of Mendocino Coast lore, left the Kelley House notebooks full of newspaper clippings and her handwritten notes about local happenings. What follows are some tidbits of interest about…
It was October of 1999 when California's Attorney General made national news by announcing that marijuana cops had racked up a record haul of marijuana from Mendocino County gardens. The Attorney General's triumphant press release…
If beer is the answer, what is the question? This time of year the question is where can I get together with friends and relatives to say good-bye to the old year and hello to…
Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster is being asked to voluntarily recuse himself from efforts to criminally prosecute the County Auditor/Treasurer or face possible takeover of the case by the California Attorney General’s Office. The…