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Farewell to The Bird Lady

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The tireless Molly Richardson at work in her office. Photo from NativeAnimalRescue.org.

"It's really nice when you put time into raising them and open your hand and they fly," said Molly Richardson, "and then other times you have to choose whether they live or die. And that’s very hard."

Places to Go on MLK Day

Lots of wide-open sand awaits your MLK Day pleasure at Greyhound Rock. Hilltromper photo.

What to do with a wide-open day free of any and all obligations? Well, as it happens, we have a few suggestions.

Message from The Chickadee

Chickadees are truth tellers in Indian mythology and knucklehead whisperers in modern California. Photo by Ingrid Taylar on Flickr.

"Der," thought I when the chickadee had finished. "The birds are thirsty!"

Brown Declares Drought

Gov. Jerry Brown in a 2010 photo by Neon Tommy/Wikimedia Commons.

On Jan. 17, earlier than originally anticipated, Gov. Jerry Brown for the second time in his career declared a drought emergency in California.

Food and Fun Rank High Among River Supporters

Food trucks on the levee? Maybe it could happen. Hilltromper photo.

And the winners of the straw poll survey of what folks want on the new and improved San Lorenzo River are: recreational access close to the rivermouth, food trucks and restaurants between the Water and Laurel street bridges, and interpretive signage between the Water Street Bridge and Highway 1.

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