Law & Disorder
It is alleged that Frank and Patricia Thomas had five greenhouses full of marijuana plants, 2,648 in all, 527 pounds of processed bud, 212 pounds of shake — which used to be of negligible value until...
View ArticleBubbles & Blobs
As I was walking home from town today, it occurred to me that nothing can prepare us for what is going to happen very soon in California, because nothing like what is about to happen has ever happened...
View ArticleBird’s Eye View (July 8, 2015)
Mild rumblings continue to circulate around the Valley regarding the new-ish barn alongside Highway 128 opposite Breggo Cellars that was constructed, according to “investigative reporter” David Severn,...
View ArticleThe Stony Lonesome: A Coastal Home Companion
And now the news from Fort Bragg, where the women are patient, the men spend a lot of time at home, and the children are around here somewhere… It's officially summer and the marijuana is already as...
View ArticleValley People (July 8, 2015)
NEED A BRAND NEW ROOF, $7800 value? California Shingle and Shake is holding a fundraising raffle for our friend Turk Turkelson, a local roofing contractor. He has recently been diagnosed with stage 3...
View ArticleLetters (July 8, 2015)
Last week the Ukiah Daily Journal reported that Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency has delayed its implementation of Laura’s Law, which was scheduled to begin July 1, citing more time...
View ArticleLast Week’s Island Mountain Raids
Last week’s tri-county marijuana cultivation raids in the Island Mountain area have drawn a lot of attention, not only locally but statewide. Mother Jones, the New York Times and many others have all...
View ArticleOff The Record (July 8, 2015)
THE RECALL of Fort Bragg mayor, Dave Turner, has stalled. Papers suspiciously not filed on time, too many “strong” personalities dominating recall meetings, alienating people unhappy with Turner's...
View ArticleNot Doing A Damn Thing About It
With dry conditions continuing across much of California, many of the State’s key fisheries are now at record low numbers and several species are in danger of extinction.
View ArticleNobody Spat On American GIs
Stories of spat-on veterans began proliferating in the US media in 1990 as the country ramped up for the first Persian Gulf War. Anti-war activists had spat on troops returning from Vietnam, or so the...
View ArticleSummer Reading Club
(8/8) The Ukiah Library is hosting a Summer Reading Club for Teens & Adults: Join us for a discussion of I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai on August 8th at 11am. Pick up a copy at the Ukiah Library...
View ArticleA Profile of MRC Timber Harvests and Herbicide Use
Perhaps more than any large private timber company in the history of California's redwood coastal region region, Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC) has branded itself as an environmentally responsible...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, July 9, 2015
Thunderstorms Possible; Braxton Bragg; Mendocino Bacon; Gary Zachary; Marijuana Bills; Sinkyone Hike; Elk BBQ; Private Mays; Aggregates Appeal; Skunk Resurgence; FB Issues; Yesterday's Catch; Flowers;...
View ArticleDa Gardens, NYC 1966
The other day I was working the crossword puzzle and the clue was boxer Griffith and I thought of Emile and my heart froze for a moment because I was at Madison Square Gardens when Emile Griffith...
View ArticleChanging Horses
Fort Bragg is only ten miles from Mendocino as the crow flies. But a lot further by feel. Caspar bridge is like a Mason-Dixon line between two realms. Just flip-flop the compass. You might think a fort...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, July 10, 2015
Lion Grab; FB Compensation; Costco Appeal; Tribal Facility; Healdsburg Riled; Wine Industry Response; Ken Stabler; Yesterday's Catch; Confederate Flag; Cannabis Hour; Apartheid Clinton; Trump's...
View ArticleBrave Flower Pushing Through Concrete
The story of a homeless boy who does his homework sitting on the sidewalk outside McDonald's.
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Saturday, July 11, 2015
MRC @ Supes; Yesterday's Catch; Citizenship Expediter; Witts End; Ruffing Raise; Z is Legal; Bloomin' Email; Forrest Redemption; Sunflower; Snow Mountain; One Glass; Breastfeeding Contest; Water...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Sunday, July 12, 2015
A REMARKABLE RAINSTORM this past Thursday, it felt like winter came and visited for a day. But this is something we’ve started seeing more of the past few years, these summer rains after a long dry...
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