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Newsweek and the Daily Beast just compiled a list of the nation’s top 1000 High Schools. Ukiah’s Redwood Academy made the list. The list is based on graduation rate, College matriculation rate, AP/IB/AICE tests per student, Average SAT/ACT scores, average AP/IB/AICE, and AP courses offered per student. The Redwood Academy is a charter school that was established in 2000
Read moreMendocino County Sheriff Press Release: On 02/06/12 COMMET (County of Mendocino Marijuana Eradication Team)went to 2310 Road K, Redwood Valley CA., to conduct followup on an ongoing investigation. Deputies discovered that the residence was being used to process marijuana and the residence was secured and a search warrant was obtained. Located at the residence were Karen Spencer,
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It’s 2012 and once again marijuana is jockeying with other subjects for political attention. Four possible initiatives to legalize marijuana are already hustling to be on California’s ballot this fall. But there is another possible initiative about cannabis that has strong backing. The Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Tax Act (MMRCTA), however, is not about legalizing marijuana for
Read morePhoto of the band from High Grade Allstars website UPDATE 4:50 P.M. 1/25: Here is a booking photo of Billy Norbury arrested January 14th for public intoxication of alcohol. Mendocino reggae artist Jamal Andrews, age 30, died of a gunshot wound late last night, January 24th. Andrews was a member of High Grade Allstars. The band had played
Read morePhoto of ziptie by reader Yesterday, both Humboldt and Mendocino Boards of Supervisors blinked in the face of Federal push back. According to the Times Standard (read the whole article here,) Staff with the [Humboldt] county counsel’s office said the moratorium is the safest legal course of action in an atmosphere where it’s still unclear whether cities and
Read moreThe Ukiah Daily Journal is reporting that today the Mendocino County supervisors voted 4-1 to eliminate the county’s medical marijuana permit program Tuesday after more than an hour of public comment. Third District Supervisor John Pinches dissented, saying the county should repeal its medical marijuana ordinance, County Code 9.31, completely and calling marijuana law “confusing.” Responding to a threat of
Read moreThe Santa Rosa Press Democrat just published a piece announcing that Sheriff Tom Allman’s groundbreaking ziptie program has been suspended until the decision comes down in Pack versus Superior Court of Los Angeles. In that case the city of Los Angeles charged fees for permits to open dispensaries. And the state court said in a decision that they couldn’t do
Read more[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0VUsak2o9E] In this recent video, Mendocino resident Dr. William Courtney talks about the health benefits he perceives in cannabis. His partner, Kristen Peskuski, was told she could never have a child but now she has two. She attributes her improved health to drinking the juice from raw cannabis. I wrote an article on Dr. Courtney’s theories and Kristen’s response
Read moreStagecoaches in Humboldt and Mendocino have fascinated me since I was a little girl standing awestruck at the Usau stopover.The stage lines ran from Ukiah to Westport and from there from Usau to Bear Harbor and eventually all the way through to Scotia. Here is a newspaper story I ran across while doing some research. It came from the Jan
Read moreThe folds and seams of the North Coast landscape hold secret beauties both natural and man made. KQED’s Lisa Morehouse* explored one of the secrets today. She tells of a group of immigrant quilters in Mendocino Co. They meet and create fabulous art which has been shown around the country. If you are a lover of fabric art, you must
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