News Staff he son of a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant has been arrested and charged with alleged possession of materials depicting sexual conduct involving children. Sheriff Matt Kendall was first notified about the crimes in late October 2019 by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The IP address connected to the images of … Read more
A Daly city man was arrested earlier this week by the California Highway Patrol following a traffic stop that led to a high-speed chase. Luis Mendoza-Gonzaga stopped for speeding. He admitted he didn’t have a license. The officer then asked Mendoza-Gonzaga for his keys but instead of handing them over, he sped away in his … Read more
Some 11,000 PG&E customers on the Mendocino coast from Rockport to Little River eastward to Melbourne and Big River Campground along state route 20 were without power late yesterday. It is unknown whether the two adjacent areas of outages were caused by the same disruption. PG&E Outage maps show power restored in the area.
The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile was seen in Fort Bragg late Wednesday. The iconic vehicle stopped at Glass Beach for about a half hour and then stopped at Confusion Hill on the Mendocino/Humboldt county line, and in Ferndale in Humboldt County, on its way to Florence, Oregon on Saturday and Vacaville next Friday. You can follow … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, Public Health Officer Dr. Erik McLaughlin presented statewide data seeing statewide and in Lake County, increases in COVID activity. Moving from 1.5 to two percent positivity to 4.4 percent test positivity. Public Health begins to take action if positivity is above 10%. McLaughlin … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously earlier in the week to move forward with a possible sales tax ordinance to fund projects protecting local water supply and boosting local fire services. Two supervisors said the only way voters would accept such an ordinance would be to make sure they were fully informed, so … Read more
The National Weather Service is predicting “elevated” fire weather today and tomorrow in northeastern Mendocino County and eastern Lake County. Inland, a red flag warning has been issued across the northern Central Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. High winds, higher than average temperatures, and low relative humidity can create an environment … Read more
The Ukiah City Council votes today on the future of the building that houses the Dragon’s Lair after a majority of members voted earlier in the month that the building should not be razed, despite the city’s Demolition review committee’s approval of the owner’s request that the 100-year-old structure be torn down. A public hearing … Read more
When the Clearlake City Council meets tomorrow, they will discuss new rules for a food recovery program in accordance with SB 13,83, the will also consider authorizing Police Chief Andrew White to enter into a five-year contract for the purchase of mobile audio and video systems for police vehicles at a cost to the city … Read more
The Lake Local Agency Formation Commission meets today to discuss the process for hearing protests against the city of Lakeport’s proposed South Main Street corridor annexation, which more than totaled the needed 25% of the assessed value of the project Commissioners will also hold a public hearing on the 2022-23 LAFCo budget, and consider a … Read more