Point Reyes Light owner claims paper’s existence in danger

Marin judge stops Sonoma County website from working with Light’s previous owner

(If you'd like to contact Mr. Mitchell about the details of the information here, please contact him at davemi@horizoncable.com or tel. 415 663-8400)

Point Reyes Light publisher Robert Israel Plotkin this past week told Marin Judge Jack Sutro that competition from the online Bodega Bay Navigator is “damaging or destroying” the newspaper Plotkin bought in November.

Mitchel Press Release

MarinWatch welcomes Dave Mitchell

Marinwatch welcomes Dave Mitchell, one of the most influential and articulate voices in West Marin (and indeed elsewhere) as a correspondent blogger. If you're unfamiliar with Dave and his work, please check out the Wikipedia article on the Pt. Reyes Lights, Dave's former publication, and his bio.

On Friday, August 18, at the request of Robert I. Plotkin, new owner and editor of the Point Reyes Light, Dave was slapped with an order that prevents his continuing to work with the Bodega Bay Navigator Online, a Sonoma County website, until an October hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction. We hope that Dave will continue to speak out through Marinwatch on issues relating to public lands in Marin County, such as the threat to close the Lunny Oyster Farm and the recent NPS decision on extinguishing non-native deer.