Category Archives: Local

What’s At Stake

In all my years covering the city council I never saw anything like this episode. There have always been contentious issues that defy compromise, but to blow $30K on a symbolic resolution really takes the cake. (And no facilitator is … Continue reading

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Homerun!

Beginning next year, the A’s will play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

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TRUMP OR…?

In a recent letter to the editor of The Union, reader Timothy Jensen failed to find any humor in my satirical cartoon advertising Donald Trump Jackboots, describing it as “trashy” and “intellectually inept”. I can only respond by pointing out … Continue reading

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Cornish Cuisine

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A Penny For Your Fears

Every couple of years we are asked to approve another small tax increase to fund a worthy cause, in today’s example, mitigating our exposure to wildfires. It’s hard to object when you see what can happen to a town like … Continue reading

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Ophir, Under, Sideways, Down

Amazing how one of the shortest streets in town can cause so much confusion…

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Today’s Specials

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Was It Something I Said?

Two members of the GVHC tendered their resignations last week, citing the attitude of City Manager Tim Kiser toward historical plaques, and a few other things…

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Happy Holydays

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Mine Your Own Business

Rise Gold’s latest attempt to bypass Nevada County’s right to determine its economic and environmental future meets a unanimous fuck you.

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