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Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:20:00 +0000

From Baker to Vegas to Washington D.C., Southern Inyo Fire Has a Big Month Board members gathered last Thursday evening at the Hurlbut Rook Community Center in Tecopa for the April meeting of the the Southern Inyo Fire […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:35:27 +0000

An Afternoon in Tecopa With the Inyo County Board of Supervisors There is a worn path carved out by the county officials traveling four hours southeast of Bishop on the long road down through the northern Mojave, where […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:27:44 +0000

How to Use a Phone in Tecopa Tecopa has no local cellular coverage — a fact that surprises many visitors and shapes daily life for residents alike. Whether you live here or are p […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:13:40 +0000

A Desert on Hold She left her husband alone at home with no way to call for help if the power goes out. That was the blunt, human accounting Tecopa resident Robin […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:46:00 +0000

Amargosa River Basin Gets $2.9 Million Planning Grant — But Restoration Is Still Years Away On a Saturday afternoon in Tecopa, over pizza from the Kit Fox Café, scientists and local residents gathered at the community center to reckon with a […]

Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Connecting Tecopa Moves Into Design Phase as Inyo Supervisors Return to Southeast County, on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0000

Your blame is misplaced, and your fears about taxes are unfounded. This program is funded largely through state and federal transportation money, not because a few newcomers demanded something. It plans for […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:01 +0000

Connecting Tecopa Moves Into Design Phase as Inyo Supervisors Return to Southeast County Tecopa’s long-discussed bicycle and pedestrian corridor is poised to take its biggest formal step yet Tuesday, when the Inyo County Board of S […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:07:07 +0000

Windfall Equipment Gift, Radio Near-Disaster, and New Fire Station Dominate SIFPD Board Meeting Fire Station Planning Advances as Site Survey Completed, RFP Process Nears Launch After years of planning, the Southern Inyo Fire Protection […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:57:22 +0000

A Century of Commerce in Death Valley: Brian Brown Traces the Reinvention of the Northern Mojave SHOSHONE, Calif., March 14 — When Brian Brown held up a small Colt revolver, the whole room gasped. The .32-20 Winchester, shown in a photograph of h […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:04:41 +0000

Connecting Tecopa: First Sidewalks on the Horizon as Corridor Plan Moves Forward Tecopa has never really been on the way to anywhere. Tucked at the end of long desert drives, it is a place people reach deliberately, not by accident. […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0000

Ancient Lakes of the Mojave, Before the Creosote Ten thousand years ago, if you had stood on the floor of what is now the Mojave Desert and looked east toward the Kingston Range, you would not have […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:58:46 +0000

Amargosa Conservancy Unveils Plan to Protect Endangered Niterwort Fencing, nursery-grown outplantings, and new interpretive signage aim to curb vehicle damage and revive a declining niterwort population in the Tecopa […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:38:42 +0000

Heard Around Town: Best in Show After a week of relentless desert wind that sent dust across the valley floor and rattled every loose screen door in Tecopa, the Amargosa Basin is […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:24:34 +0000

Still Here, Still Home: Timbisha Shoshone Mark 25 Years of the Homeland Act in Death Valley On a clear late-January morning at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, the visitor center felt less like a museum lobby than a civic […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:58:17 +0000

New Report Tracks Amargosa Springs and Groundwater On a recent Zoom briefing hosted by the Amargosa Conservancy, hydrologist Andy Zdon and project staff presented new monitoring results that show a mixed […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:36:00 +0000

Southern Inyo Fire Board Weighs Cell Tower Deal, Reggae Fest, and the True Cost of “Free” Land The Southern Inyo Fire Protection District’s February 19 board meeting gave a few headlines among the slow work of keeping a rural district stitched t […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:58:46 +0000

Cerro Gordo Owner Brent Underwood Details Ghost Town Revival at Shoshone Museum Talk If you’re wondering—are there any ghosts in the ghost town Cerro Gordo?—Brent Underwood was on hand in Shoshone recently to answer those quest […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:15:06 +0000

Heard Around Town: Chasing Dreams Wind and rain have tormented the region since Monday, shaking up travel plans just as Death Valley edges toward peak season. Southern California Edison […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:56:47 +0000

Heard Around Town: Rain and Flowers on the Horizon Death Valley is sliding back into the spotlight, and you can feel it in the small signals locals trade like currency—photos of fresh blooms tucked into w […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:15:47 +0000

At the Crowbar in Shoshone, Inyo County’s judge race comes into view “Can I do this?” Civil Deputy Robin Henry said, taking the petition for Inyo County Superior Court Judge into his hands as he glanced over at his boss, […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:49:40 +0000

Death Valley Park: No Exhibit Removals Planned by Friday Ahead of Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act March Death Valley National Park officials say the Timbisha Shoshone exhibit at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center is not being removed or altered by Friday, as […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:59:52 +0000

TecopaCabana: Year in Review 2025 Dear TecopaCabana readers, As we close out our first year of reporting, I keep coming back to the same thought: in a place as small and far-flung as […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:33:39 +0000

Heard Around Town: Seasonal Traditions Free holiday dinner doubles as fundraiser as SIFPD brings Amargosa Basin communities together in Shoshone A winter evening at the Flower Building in […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:37:42 +0000

Food Commodity Distributions to Resume in Southeast Inyo After Federal Cuts Food commodity distributions will resume in Southeast Inyo County on Jan. 15, restoring a critical source of supplemental groceries for residents […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:52:59 +0000

What Six Years of Cannabis Tax Data Tell Us About Inyo County’s Legal Market For all the mystique that still clings to California’s cannabis economy, the financial reality inside Inyo County’s ledgers is far more modest — stead […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:59:07 +0000

Fire Protection District Presses for Millions in Safety Funding as Solar Project Nears Approval In Southern Inyo County, California, even the most basic lifeline of emergency response has begun to fray. For months, the district’s radios—its only rel […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:17:19 +0000

Study Finds No Evidence of Hantavirus in Tecopa and Shoshone Rodents, Despite High Rates in Nearby Death Valley A 2019 peer-reviewed study examining rodent populations in the Amargosa River valley found virtually no evidence of hantavirus circulation in Tecopa Hot […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:03:00 +0000

Wisdom from the Desert: Corbin Harney and the Western Shoshone Vision for Harmony In The Nature Way: Wisdom from a Western Shoshone Elder, Corbin Harney—spiritual leader, activist, and member of the Western Shoshone Nation—shares a li […]

Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Heard Around Town: Make it Rain, on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:50:08 +0000

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Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Heard Around Town: Make it Rain, on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:16:30 +0000

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Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:01:43 +0000

Heard Around Town: Make it Rain After a big weekend of music, art, and community at Tecopa Takeover — plus a successful SIFPD fundraiser that brought in $5,500 — the desert wasted no […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:08:31 +0000

Full Hookups or Half Truths? New Concessionaire Faces Scrutiny Over Amenities and Accuracy “We don’t know what we don’t know,” Lance Hamrick told county supervisors last week about the Tecopa Hot Springs Campground and Pools. But some things […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:36:39 +0000

Tecopa’s Endangered Voles Tell a Water Story Written in DNA A University of California research team found in 2016 that Tecopa’s California vole—Microtus californicus scirpensis—is one of the most genetic […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:53:10 +0000

New Concessionaire Addresses (Some) Community Questions on Tecopa Hot Springs “Yes, we will be open for the takeover God willing and creek don’t rise,” wrote new Tecopa Hot Springs concessionaire Lance Hamrick — a line equal p […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:12:57 +0000

UNLV Study Puts Tecopa on the Map for Desert Sustainability A 2022 doctoral study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has highlighted Tecopa as part of a groundbreaking look at how desert communities can b […]

Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Locals Crowd Tecopa Community Center as County Weighs Rates, Solar, and Monument Support, on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:59:07 +0000

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Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:04:16 +0000

Locals Crowd Tecopa Community Center as County Weighs Rates, Solar, and Monument Support The Inyo County Board of Supervisors convened at the Tecopa Community Center Tuesday afternoon, bringing County government to the far southern edge of […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:06:02 +0000

A Fair Soak at What Cost? Inside the Flippin-Hamrick Proposal for Tecopa Hot Springs When the Inyo County Board of Supervisors meets in Tecopa on November 4, one agenda item will rise above the rest: how much locals and visitors will so […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:24:56 +0000

Riparian Forests Along the Amargosa River Show Signs of Climate-Driven Collapse, UNLV Study Finds A doctoral dissertation out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas reports clear evidence that the riparian woodlands along the Amargosa […]

Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Tecopa Hot Springs Rates Still Under Negotiation Ahead of Nov. 4 County Meeting, on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:29:13 +0000

The rates have not been approved yet, there is still time to make a public comment at the November 4 Inyo County Board of Supervisors meeting in person or via Zoom.

Nicole Brydson commented on the post, Tecopa Hot Springs Rates Still Under Negotiation Ahead of Nov. 4 County Meeting, on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:34:00 +0000

You may have misunderstood the point here: the three resorts have much more to offer than the county facility and so its proposed pricing does not make sense.

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:57:33 +0000

Tecopa Hot Springs Rates Still Under Negotiation Ahead of Nov. 4 County Meeting When the Inyo County Board of Supervisors rolls into Tecopa next week, they can expect a full house — and perhaps a few raised voices — as locals pre […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site Brooklyn The Borough

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:06:09 +0000

Endorsement: Step Into the Future — Vote Zohran Mamdani for Mayor New York City stands once again at the edge of transformation — and the question before us is not just who will lead us, but what future we are willing to imagine. Choosing the next mayor of New York City is, as ever, an act of faith in who we are and who we might become. But this year, the choice feels even sharper. The city’s identity — restless, brilliant, bruised, endlessly reinventing itself — is at stake. When BrooklynTheBorough.com launched in 2009, we did it the old New York way — with a contest. Our readers designed our logo, and the winner walked away with prizes and a little borough-wide fame at our launch party at powerHouse Books. Today, without acknowledgment or permission, that same font and design have been lifted by a team of developers, plastered across a gleaming glass tower looming over Barclays Center. The irony of watching our identity stolen to sell luxury real estate isn’t lost on us. A city that profits off the culture it refuses to protect will lose its soul. Fairness isn’t just good ethics — it’s good business. New York City cannot keep running on the fuel of human suffering. We can no longer afford to look backward for solutions, either. For too long, our politics have been defined by the caution propaganda of an older generation — fear dressed up as wisdom — and their nostalgia for a city that no longer exists. Their fears have governed us — fear of change, fear of technology, fear of the people who have grown up with both. But fear has never built a city. New York City has always been a project of the future. We can’t live in fear of the future. We must make a plan for it, one that includes everyone. Among the candidates for mayor in 2025, only one has done that. Only one has spoken of the city we could become rather than the one we used to be. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani represents not just a district in Queens but a generational shift — a clarity of purpose that refuses to pit neighbor against neighbor, and a politics that moves with the city’s pulse — diverse, defiant, digital, and profoundly human. While other mayoral candidates — Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, generational brothers in the politics of division — invoke Islamophobia, class resentment, ageism, and the tired Cold War caricature of “communism,” Mamdani offers a different side of New York: one that moves seamlessly between the digital and the physical, and prizes transparency, empathy, and imagination over fear and cynicism. The energy that drives this city has never come from fear or conformity. It comes from those bold enough to demand something better. Eight million people, pressed together on islands of contradiction and creation, invent new ways to live every day. The old political guard should take note — the city has outgrown them. Outlook is everything: New York is not a problem to be managed. It is a promise waiting to be fulfilled. As Mamdani’s vision gains ground, bear witness to the resistance — not only from opponents, but from those already in power who fear what real change would reveal. There have already been attempts to undermine him, to twist his message, to reduce his movement to headlines and caricature. That’s how the old guard protects itself. But in those moments, we see their true colors: who stands for progress, and who stands only for power. Mamdani doesn’t just speak to New Yorkers — he speaks from us. He reminds us that the power to shape this city’s future still rests with the people who bring it to life each day — who drive it, teach it, build it, feed it, and dream of something better. Change has to start somewhere. And in this election, it starts with him. V…Read the postEndorsement: Step Into the Future — Vote Zohran Mamdani for Mayor

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:58:00 +0000

Paper Trails: The Bureaucratic Glow-Up of Tecopa’s Community Center “It gets very dark here in the winter,” wrote Aaron Holmberg, Inyo County’s Assistant Director of Risk Management, in his 2024 safety report on the Tecop […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:04:20 +0000

How the Desert Was Fed: Tecopa’s Farming Roots in the Mining Frontier In the late 19th century, when settlers first began to cultivate the Amargosa Basin and the valleys surrounding Tecopa, they were not starting from […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:00:32 +0000

Tecopa Town Hall Unites Residents to Tackle Food Insecurity After Federal Cuts “You guys are tough people out there,” said Jessica from the Inyo-Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA), nodding from her Zoom screen toward the […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:51:31 +0000

Flippin-Hamrick Crew Officially Takes Keys to Tecopa Hot Springs & Campground A new era has officially begun at the Tecopa Hot Springs Campground. On Wednesday, the Flippin-Hamrick crew announced they have “received the keys” to […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:23:32 +0000

Heard Around Town: Desert Mornings and Mountain Snow Autumn has arrived in the Amargosa Basin, bringing crisp mornings, clear skies, and — for the first time this season — snow on Telescope Peak. On Oct […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:24:26 +0000

County Orders Airbnb Operator to Cease Unpermitted Rentals at Lake Tecopa The Inyo County Planning Department has issued a formal notice ordering the operator of the Lake Tecopa Airbnb to stop all short-term rental activity, […]

Nicole Brydson wrote a new post on the site TecopaCabana

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:13:14 +0000

Inyo County Rewrites the Rules at Tecopa Hot Springs The Inyo County Board of Supervisors is set to approve a new ten-year agreement at their October 21 meeting, granting Flippin Happy Campers & Lance […]