Anderson Valley Advertiser

The Anderson Valley Advertiser (AVA), Boonville's weekly newspaper, was founded in 1956 by Homer Mannix. In 1984, Bruce Anderson purchased the paper and changed its focus, emphasizing environmental and political issues. Since then it has consistently published — among the news of local fire district controversies and county supervisor meetings — some of the most imaginative and well-written articles and stories found in the American press.

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The Anderson Valley Advertiser (AVA), Boonville's weekly newspaper, was founded in 1956 by Homer Mannix. In 1984, Bruce Anderson purchased the paper and changed its focus, emphasizing environmental and political issues. Since then it has consistently published — among the news of local fire district controversies and county supervisor meetings — some of the most imaginative and well-written articles and stories found in the American press.

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