News Staff A family in Ukiah will get to keep their goats following a decision by the City Council. A permit had been granted to the family who back in December requested it to keep two goats on their property within the city limits. City staff visited where the goats lived and determined the animals would not … Read more
Lake County is expecting about 3,000 first and second dose COVID-19 vaccines this week. That’s up a thousand from the number of doses received last week. Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace says the new one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be among the incoming doses.
Vaccination progress continues in both Lake and Mendocino Counties. 9,600 first doses of the vaccine have been administered in Lake County, and 4,800 people have received a second dose. 50 percent of those age 75 and older have gotten their doses and 40 percent of people aged 65 to 74 have been vaccinated. As of … Read more
Lake County’s public health officer called the current COVID-19 positivity rate a “remarkable improvement.” In an update Friday, Dr. Gary Pace said the county’s test positivity rate is 4.9 percent but advised that the current case rate is 11 cases per 100,000 people, meaning the virus remains widespread. Pace does believe the county will drop … Read more
A Lakeport Unified School District employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing is underway and the district says no students were exposed. The affected staff member is currently in isolation.
This week’s COVID-19 vaccine 1st dose event in Mendocino County has been scheduled. Register on county’s website. This event is open to all individuals in Phase 1A and 1B and will be held from 9am-3pm tomorrow at the Ukiah Fairgrounds.
Some financial relief could be on its way soon to California homes and schools. A $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package was passed on Saturday in the U.S. Senate, sending it back to the House for approval. The legislation includes direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans, and funding for reopening K-12 schools.
The state is shifting its vaccination strategy. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that the state will reserve 40% of all COVID-19 vaccines going forward to people living in areas that are generally low-income and have crowded housing. Specifically, they will be targeted for people living in roughly 400 ZIP codes who live in the lowest … Read more
Public Officer Dr. Andy Coren says the “red tier is getting closer” for Mendocino County as COVID-19 case counts continue to drop. Though Coren cautions the decrease is also due to a drop in testing numbers. Changes from the state could also scale back restrictions for the county earlier. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that … Read more
The Board of Supervisors this week approved several hundred properties to be listed for the June tax sale. In total, there are 490 properties that will be placed on the Bid4Assets website starting June 5th, with minimum bids for all the properties set at just under $3,000,000. Owners who are behind on their taxes have … Read more