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Posts published by “Phillip Murphy”

How I Got Fired From KPFZ

Part 1: The Descent “Oh boy, you’ve really done it this time”, I thought to myself as I walked down the darkened hallway to the…

How Not To Grow Pot

"Oh crap," I thought to myself as my old pickup truck rattled to a stop in front of the barn, "This ain't good.” It was…

The Uglification of Lakeport

On paper, the city of Lakeport should have a picturesque quality that makes its citizens proud and neighboring towns envious. In reality, Lakeport is a…

Lakeport City Council Race 2005

No less than five candidates are vying for the one seat that has opened on the Lakeport city council due to the untimely demise of…

God’s Slumlord

Though relatively few Lake County residents have actually met him, many if not most people around here are familiar with Darrell-the right-hand-of-God-Watkins through his many…

Dissecting the North Coast Greens

Former AVA editor Bruce Anderson summed up the local Green Party leaders last year as well as anyone, when he said that that while he…

LAFCO: A Beginner’s Guide

In the February 20 edition of the Record-Bee’s letters section, the question of whether the county has any agency devoted to long term development planning…

Stars of Lake County

Regular readers of the Clearlake Record-Bee are certain to be familiar with the paper's sponsorship of the Stars of Lake County awards, the annual event…

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