At a meeting in the North Coast Journal offices a few moments ago, lifelong McKinleyville resident Ryan Sundberg ended the speculation — he confirmed that he will, in fact, join the throng seeking the seat of outgoing Fifth District Supervisor Jill Duffy in the upcoming election. Sundberg, 34, is a member of the Trinidad Rancheria […]
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Cleary Announces
If you’re keeping score, this makes it Patrick Cleary and Pat Higgins in the Fifth District, with at least a few more fence-sitters likely to follow. My friends, Please join Cat and me at Azalea Hall in McKinleyville on Wednesday January 20th at 12:30pm when I will announce my candidacy for County Supervisor for 5th […]
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Wiggins Stripped of Committees
Wiggins Stripped of Committees: In other news, the Sacramento Bee reports that Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has stripped Sen. Pat Wiggins of her committee assignments, including her chairmanship of the Local Government committee. Wiggins, whose longstanding health problems have been widely reported and widely denied, will not seek reelection this year.
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Gallegos Challenger Announces
Gallegos Challenger Announces: The Times-Standard writes that former Deputy DA Kathleen Bryson will run against current DA Paul Gallegos in June 2010. ”Law enforcement has about had it with Paul,” Bryson told the T-S. No word yet from former environmental crimes prosecutor Paul Hagen, a widely rumored
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First Harbor District Results
The Election Department’s Web site is down, but here’s the absentee results: THIRD DIVISION Wilson: 1,268 Hauser: 669 FOURTH DIVISION Ash: 658 Penn: 213 Marks: 718
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Harbor District Predictions
Proving my powers of prognostication, or lack thereof. Remember: This is not a substitute for actual voting. Vote today! THIRD DIVISION Wilson: 60% Hauser: 40% FOURTH DIVISION Marks: 50% Ash: 32% Penn: 18%
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Oh, Snap, Arnold!
Too awesome not to blog. Did Gov. Schwarzenegger hide a crude coup de grace in his veto of a bill by Assm. Tom Ammiano? Sure looks like it, says Capitol Weekly! Here’s a direct link to the document in question.
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Obama Not Unlike Fine Wine
In its exploration of President Barack Obama’s ill-deserved Nobel, this week’s The New Republic cites the academic work of Fieldbrook winemaker (and husband o’ Journal) Bob Hodgson. The Nobel Peace Prize is just as fraudulent as the blue ribbon wines defrocked by Hodgson, argues Jonathan Chait.
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Harbor District Debate Underway
Listen on KHSU (90.5 FM) or watch it on KEET (Channel 13).
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SN Indemnifies City
As an update to this week’s “Town Dandy” column: It turns out that Security National has recently — perhaps very recently — promised to pay any legal costs that could arise out of lawsuits stemming from the final Marina Center Environmental Impact Report, which the city is set to consider sometime in the very near […]
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Homeland Security Strikes Again
This just in from the folks at the Mateel re: the concert by Chirgilchin, The Master Throat Singers Of Tuva : The Mateel Community Center’s Membership Appreciation Night which was originally scheduled for this Friday, October 16th has been cancelled. Unfortunately the visas for the Tuvan throat singers were denied and their tour has subsequently […]
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The MLPA Protest
Oddly, the protest outside the Red Lion Inn today — fishermen objecting to Northern California’s implementation of the Marine Life Protection Ac t — resembled nothing so much as the protest outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s hearings at the same venue three years ago . Stranger still, today’s protest happened on the same day […]