Prestigious Preservation Magazine Declares Palace Hotel Saved

The historic Palace Hotel in Ukiah has been featured as one of five projects in the quarterly magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. MendoFever reports the article in the Spring edition of Preservation magazine stated the hotel has hope in the form of its new steward, local contractor Tom Carter. Preservation writer Malea … Read more

Lake County Burn Ban Goes Into Effect May 1st.

Lake County’s annual burn ban goes into effect next Thursday, May 1st. The ban applies to all areas of Lake County. All burn permits expire on April 30th. Burning without an exemption permit during the ban is a violation and is subject to citation, fines, and suppression costs to extinguish the fire. The requirements to … Read more

Mendocino County Continues to Struggle With Budget

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved a series of cuts to reduce the projected budget shortfall next year from $17 million to $2.6 million. Six county department heads submitted proposed reductions of just under $625,000 and it was discussed that a million for road repairs may also come under the knife. Using funds from … Read more

Mendocino County Based Private Security Company Being Sued

A Mendocino County-based private security company faces criminal charges after its employees violently removed a protester from a GOP town hall in Idaho in February. The men, employed by Lear Asset Management, including CEO Paul Trouette, dragged Teresa Borrenpohl face down out of the room. None of the five wore visible ID and would not … Read more

Indivisible Ukiah to Present Letter of Support to Social Security Office Workers

The activist group called Indivisible Ukiah will present a letter of support to Social Security Administration workers in the Ukiah office from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and other congressional leaders as part of a rally in protest against the Trump administration’s use of DOGE to make cuts to social security. Social Security Works, a … Read more

Driver Hospitalized After Crash into Creek

A vehicle crash near Hopland left the driver trapped in the vehicle in a creek on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 5 am, the vehicle drove off Highway 175 near Pratt Ranch Road, plunged down a 40-foot embankment, and into a free, trapping the driver in about four feet of water. It is believed the vehicle’s … Read more

Lake County Board of Supers Appoints Cherney to Fire Board

At their most recent meeting, the Lake County Board of Supervisors filled a vacant seat on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors and restored public records removed from the county’s website. Terry Cherney was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by Melissa Bedford’s resignation.