The Catholic nun who spearheaded the creation of Ukiah’s Plowshares center for the homeless and helped foster expanded social justice ministries in Mendocino County has died. Sister Jane Kelly passed last Saturday at the Alma Via Nursing home in San Francisco. She was 95. Family members said Sister Kelly was driven by a sense of … Read more
Lake Area Planning Council (LAPC), the Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Lake County, has joined with 3 other Northern California entities to launch a new energy efficiency initiative in Lake and 16 other rural Northern California Counties to reduce energy consumption and costs. The Northern Rural Energy Network has hired a consultant to conduct a … Read more
The newly formed Round Valley Prescribed Burn Association held its kickoff burn at the end of May, setting a controlled fire to 55 acres of grass just outside of town. The Covelo Volunteer Fire Department and CalFire identified the airport as the ideal location. The burn had a large attendance, with around 70 people on … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, or OES, held a seasonal briefing to coordinate and strengthen interagency readiness for the approaching fire season. The session on Thursday saw 54 representatives from federal, state, county, city, tribal, and non-governmental organizations. For local resources and tips on being fire-ready, go to ready.lakecountyca.gov.
The City of Fort Bragg has decided to move forward with a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Mendocino Railway regarding development of the former Georgia-Pacific mill site. The vote is the latest progress in the ongoing argument over what to do with the mill site in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Railway has … Read more
A new report from the Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury has exposed widespread issues with how the Planning and Building Services department handles permitting and enforcement. According to MendoFever, the report said that without clear and concrete policies and procedures, the Department is setting the stage for another catastrophic fire safety event, leaving residents and … Read more
The Governor has announced that CalFire has launched a new recruitment website, which will serve as a one-stop destination for those wishing to have a career in the state’s fire and emergency response agencies. JoinCalFire.com will provide comprehensive information about the many career opportunities and a starting point for those wishing to apply. Over the … Read more
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled on the Scott’s Valley Pomo tribes effort to obtain a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Interior over its suspension of the tribe’s gaming eligibility determination for the tribe’s $700 million casino project. Other tribes opposed the Pomo tribe’s eligibility, and the current administration withdrew its approval. The … Read more
CalFire has awarded almost $72 million in grants through its Forest Health Program. 12 local and regional partners received funding. In Lake County, the Clearlake Environmental Research Center received just over $4.6 million dollars. The funding will provide for fuels reduction, prescribed fire, pest management, and reforestation on 800 acres of very high fire-risk forestland. … Read more
A half-acre fire set at the Cloverdale River Park on Tuesday has resulted in the arrest of a Cloverdale man for arson. When fire crews arrived, they observed 51-year-old Joe Ferreira walking away from the scene. Ferreira was detained by a Cloverdale police officer and the fire was contained. Evidence in the area linked Ferreira … Read more