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Mendocino County

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Marijuana Legalization Efforts Fail in California, Thanks to The Feds

    Few successful political movements count their finest hours a loss. Yet 2010 will remain the high water mark of the marijuana legalization movement for at least another two years -- or longer, if the federal situation worsens.Buoyed by Oaksterdam University founder Richard Lee's cash and energy, Pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Oaksterdam University Pledges to Re-open After Federal Raid on Marijuana Leader

    What many saw as the inevitable hit Oaksterdam founder Richard Lee on Monday, when federal agents came knocking at the home and businesses of the man who has become the marijuana movement's de-facto figurehead.After Lee revived a moribund part of downtown Oakland with a school dedicated to the pot t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    BREAKING: San Francisco Suspends Medical Marijuana Licensing Program Indefinitely

    ​San Francisco city officials indefinitely suspended the city's medical marijuana dispensary permitting program on Wednesday, according to the Department of Public Health.Pending permits had been on hold since December, after a ruling in a state appeals court case halted similar permitting program ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    S.F. Begins Issuing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits Again

    It's a go -- for now.​San Francisco has begun issuing medical marijuana dispensary licenses again, following a recent state Supreme court decision that will allow local pot dispensaries to do business -- for now. The city's Medical Cannabis Act permitting process had been on hold for several month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Medical Marijuana License Fees That Saved Cops' Jobs at Risk in Mendocino

    ​The one-of-a-kind cooperation between medical marijuana growers and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department -- which legitimized cannabis cultivation in the eyes of the law and saved the jobs of deputies facing layoffs -- is at risk, pending the outcome of a court case.Since 2010, Mendocino Cou ... More >>

  • News

    October 26, 2011

    Obama's War on Weed: President Attacks Medical Marijuana

    ​The one-of-a-kind cooperation between medical marijuana growers and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department -- which legitimized cannabis cultivation in the eyes of the law and saved the jobs of deputies facing layoffs -- is at risk, pending the outcome of a court case.Since 2010, Mendocino Cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Scharffenberger Makes Great Bubbly Affordable

    ​The world would be a happier place if we all drank more bubbly. Wars would end, reality TV would show people being nice to their families, and it would never rain again, except when we want to frolic in it. Drinking sparkling wine always puts me in a sparkly mood, and even more so when it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Pot Legalization Measure Has Support of Mendocino Growers

    Drug Policy AllianceThat's the idea​Can Protections for Medical Patients Help Succeed Where Proposition 19 Failed?Cannabis advocates promised they'd be back at the California ballot following marijuana legalization measure Proposition 19's historic failure in November 2010 (the measure received mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    New Bill Would Stop Federal Enforcement of Marijuana

    Not feeling it​Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) defines the word "maverick." His stance on hemp farming and his position against the Federal Reserve earned the 2012 presidential hopeful the moniker long before the Republican establishment hijacked the label in 2008. The hero of political independent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Fetzer 2010 California Moscato

    ​Muscat may be the most sensible, down-to-earth grape there is. Unlike so many other varieties, it doesn't play around: Ferment it into wine, age it for a time, and pour it into the glass, and it still smells and tastes like the grapes from which it was made. Muscat, in fact, is said to be the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Saturday: Mendocino Seduces You With Its Exceptional Food and Booze

    This will be you at Taste of Mendocino.​Taste of Mendocino Where: Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center When: Mon., June 13, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $35 in advance, $45 onsite, enter discount code of "alice" or "KGO" to save $14.75 on online admission fee. The rundown: Experience the "Mendo vibe" ... More >>

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    A Guide to NorCal Music Festivals

    This will be you at Taste of Mendocino.​Taste of Mendocino Where: Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center When: Mon., June 13, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $35 in advance, $45 onsite, enter discount code of "alice" or "KGO" to save $14.75 on online admission fee. The rundown: Experience the "Mendo vibe" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    California DA's Association Is Fighting Bill to Make Pot Growing a Misdemeanor

    Mesage received​You don't need to tell David Eyster about marijuana crime. As Mendocino County district attorney, he deals with pot crimes more than anyone else in the state. Yet the prosecutors in California's "Emerald Triangle" pot-producing region all sponsor AB 1017 --  the bill in the st ... More >>

  • News

    April 6, 2011

    Blowing Smoke: Obama Promises One Thing, Does Another on Medical Marijuana

    Mesage received​You don't need to tell David Eyster about marijuana crime. As Mendocino County district attorney, he deals with pot crimes more than anyone else in the state. Yet the prosecutors in California's "Emerald Triangle" pot-producing region all sponsor AB 1017 --  the bill in the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    California: 100 Million Marijuana Plants

    You keep growing, they keep seizing​Seizures Rise Under Obama Administration as Cops Bust More Plants Than Ever.The marijuana-related headlines on Wednesday were hogged by a report, issued by a private "cannabusiness" company, that says sales of medical marijuana nationwide will top $1.7 billion t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Taxpaying Cannabis Deliveryman Branded Snitch for Trying to Get Others to Pay Taxes, Too

    "No taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant." ​Kevin Reed sells medical cannabis. Lots and lots of it. He sells it for $35 for an eighth of an ounce, delivered anywhere in San Francisco. Why shouldn't he? As the Green Cross delivery service president, Reed pays ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Arizona More Progressive Than California? When it Comes to Marijuana, Yes.

    In Arizona, what he does on his own time is his business. Not so in the Golden State.​Arizona's taken quite the beating from Californians recently, what with the red state's anti-immigrant, anti-civilization stance creating both headlines and policy. But Arizona's not all bad -- in fact, it ca ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 15, 2010

    Strong Medicine

    Concentrated cannabis — hash, kief, and oil — has special purposes.

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    The High Road

    Growers who cashed in on illegal pot now welcome legalization and taxation.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    EpiscoDisco hits Grace Cathedral on Sat.​The holidays make everyone broke. First there's all the money you spend on loved ones, and then there's all the money you spend drinking as you think about all the money you spent on loved ones. Luckily, you can still give yourself the gift of entertainment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Marin Goes All Backwoods Next Month for Swamp Cabbage Feast

    perrygrl/FlickrWear your fishing vest.​On Sunday, Nov. 15, Mill Valley is where the wild things are -- smoked, roasted, and stewed. Savory Thymes, an organization dedicated -- in large part -- to the "cross-pollination" of inspired ideas about sustainable food systems in the global economy, is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

    CraigslistTerrorize the squash-phobic in your life.​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. • Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away. Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," but only four little ducks came back. Why? Because yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Another 24 Hours: Craigslist's Farm and Garden Classifieds

    Got $800? You can keep this bull from becoming hamburger.​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. • Looking to improve your flock? Look to the city of Sebastopol, that charming namesake of a lackluster Jay Farrar solo record renowned for its apples, where one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Bank Accused of Burning Through More Than Money: Wells Fargo Sued Over Toxic Industrial Blaze

    In a lawsuit that redefines the phrases "toxic assets" and "burning through money," Wells Fargo was last week sued in San Francisco federal court. The bank is accused of first allowing noxious chemicals to seep out of lumber equipment it was in the process of selling off in Mendocino County before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Chronic City: There's Pot In Them Thar Hills! How To Make Marijuana Scary Again.

    But the authorities say 'not so fast...'​The latest mainstream media narrative in California's marijuana wars is a spruced-up version of an old favorite: "Mexican drug traffickers" are growing massive amounts of pot in state and national parks, and are despoiling the natural environment in doing s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Hacking Up Pigs? Kid Stuff. Bloodhound Event Promises to Butcher a Steer

    Maybe pigs are the gateway agilitynut/FlickrSteers = the new hogs.drug of butchery, the giggly little high that leads inevitably to the synapse-busting experience that leaves you watching the fibers in your flokati coalesce into runes. On Tuesday, July 28th, meat gods Ryan Farr and Taylor Boettiche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Chronic City: Big Marijuana Headache For Mendocino District Attorney

    mendonews.wordpress.comMendocino grow room: Puff, puff, pass? Not so fastIt's not easy being a district attorney, especially in a mostly pot-friendly place like Mendocino County. Whatever law enforcement priorities you follow, it's guaranteed you're going to piss off one group while pleasing another ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    What the Confederacy and San Francisco Bay Guardian Have in Common

    Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    Ironically, bike hater Rob Anderson advances cause of cycling in S.F.

    Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Instant Karma: Man Blocking Handicap Ramp Cited -- Then Busted For Outstanding No-Bail Warrant

    Sir, you're blocking a ramp ... and you've got too many damn knives ... and a warrant. We're going downtown.Instant Karma's gonna get you/Gonna knock you right on the head/You better get yourself together/Pretty soon you're gonna be dead.-- John LennonThe San Francisco Police Department -- perhaps a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Sierra Nevada World Music Festival Announces Lineup

    EKAphotographyFemi KutiConfirmed artists for the 2009 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival  have been announced, and tickets are now on sale. The Festival takes place June 19-21 in Boonville, Mendocino County (about a four-hour drive from SF). The lineup this year looks particularly strong (thou ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 18, 2009

    Out of the Wild

    Iso Rabins' foraged food is the toast of San Francisco's gourmet set. Health inspectors and environmentalists aren't so thrilled.

  • Culture

    October 10, 2007

    Bulrusher Conjures Jena 6 Tension in Wilds of Boonville

    Iso Rabins' foraged food is the toast of San Francisco's gourmet set. Health inspectors and environmentalists aren't so thrilled.

  • News

    September 27, 2006

    Troublesome Pastimes

    One local busybody collects letters from serial killers. Another attacks environmentalists. Guess which one's misguided.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Hemp and Housing

    One local busybody collects letters from serial killers. Another attacks environmentalists. Guess which one's misguided.

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Ready to Rumble

    It's the 100-year anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. Are you a fan of all the hoopla? Take our quiz and see.

  • News

    October 5, 2005

    Sign of the Cult-Buster

    Anti-cult crusader Ford Greene and the town of San Anselmo are staging a nasty public fight over Greene's strident anti-Bush political signs. But is that an old religious enemy we see behind the curtain?

  • Dining

    May 4, 2005

    Banquet de Luxe

    The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Hello Nasty

    After 25 years, R&B crooner Lord Nasty is finally getting his message heard: Everything's better with a big, fat dick in your mouth

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Under the Gun

    Why the Army thinks a 30-year-old college-educated California bull rider will help it recruit soldiers during wartime

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Microbrew

    Why the Army thinks a 30-year-old college-educated California bull rider will help it recruit soldiers during wartime

  • News

    September 19, 2001

    The Dilemma of Sara Jane Olson

    With an October trial in the offing, prosecutors had every intention of proving that Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was a domestic terrorist who helped plant bombs under police cars 26 years ago.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Current Events

    How development pressure and environmental law may force radical change along the seemingly idyllic but deeply troubled Russian River

  • News

    May 3, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Ken, Ken, Ken; Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Boring Clothes Have Got to Go!; This Week in Lavish Dot-Com Parties

  • News

    July 17, 1996

    Country Rogue

    Mendocino publisher Bruce Anderson is smart, sophisticated, and savage

  • Calendar

    January 10, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Mendocino publisher Bruce Anderson is smart, sophisticated, and savage

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