Off the Record (March 6, 2019)
Last Thursday morning, Judge Moorman briskly clarified Tai Abreu's appeal to have his sentence reduced from life without parole, stating that it was now up to the…
New ‘Affordable’ Housing?
Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooo. Why? Because Mendo has a track record of doing nothing and now they’re turning over the…
Mendo’s Sudden Ambulance Privatization-Consolidation
Mendocino County began planning to establish an Exclusive Operating Area (EOA) for inland ambulance services back in 2013. More than five years…
Off the Record (Feb. 27, 2019)
TAI ABREU was in Judge Moorman's courtroom last Wednesday for a brief hearing. Abreu's attorney, Jessica Hoagland, who has been ill with…
Valley People (Feb. 27, 2019)
THE AV VILLAGE is supporting Emergency Response Planning in neighborhoods in Anderson Valley. Come hear Fire Chief Andres Avila, Sheriff Tom Allman…
Human Trafficking Saves Old Coast Café
Human trafficking does not depend on guns and muscles. Usually, it works by threats. Sylvia knew from the time she was a…
Major Aquaculture Project Gets Samoa Lease
Humboldt County is poised to become a hub for aquaculture, as the Harbor District has approved a lease for a Norway-based company…
The Golden Fleece of the Little Lamb
Abel Aguado and Devin Kester-Tyler have been Argonauts of the Ukiah streets for as long as I’ve been covering the courthouse scene.…
Off the Record (Feb. 20, 2019)
TALES OF THE CITY, tale of the times. A friend lives on a normally sedate block of Hyde Street in San Francisco.…
Valley People (Feb. 20, 2019)
SOMEONE spray painted this at the foot of Flynn Creek Road where it intersects with HWY 128…
Kicking the Can Down the Road
Almost two years ago now, in March of 2017, in the early days of the current pot permit program when it was…
Fort Bragg Notes (Feb. 13, 2019)
The relatively new Fort Bragg City Attorney for our tiny metropolis is Russell Hildebrand of the formidable law firm Jones and Meyers.…