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Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Linda Boudoures

I met with Linda at her home on Tumbling McD Road, south of Philo near to the KZYX public radio building. After a brief ‘tour’ of the house, expertly built by husband Jim of Philo…

Public Power In Mendocino

Among the flurry of bills just signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown was SB 790, a twenty page string of amendments to the Public Utilities Code designed to level the playing field between nascent…

Laura’s Law & Chemical Lobotomies

It’s extremely unlikely that having a Laura’s Law mental health program in Mendocino County would have prevented the shockingly tragic murders of Fort Bragg City Council member Jere Melo and the Mendocino Land Trust's Matthew…

Off The Record

This Week: McEwen v. Kester; Lib Labicus v. Norman Solomon; SEIU v. the County of Mendocino; and much more

The Willits-Something Mafia

The woman all the bloodshed was over left the witness stand in tears last Wednesday morning, and Judge Richard Henderson called a recess to give her time to compose herself before cross-examination by the defense.…

When Tweekers Come To Visit

We all have distant relatives we wish were even more distant, like maybe a couple of galaxies away. The Hanes family undoubtedly wishes that Holly Phillips, “a distant relative,” was a galaxy or two distant.…

Northstone Organics In Court

In a Sept. 22 preliminary hearing in Santa Rosa, judge Andria K. Richey ruled that should Northstone Organics be in compliance with state law and Attorney General guidelines governing collectives, they can do more than…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. By the time you read this, the candidates for School Board will have had their public ‘meet and greet’ session at the…

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