At the last meeting of the Mendocino City Council, the board discussed the possibility of adding a sales tax measure to the November ballot. A look ahead shows that the city could be operating in the red within the next five years, and the .375% addition in sales tax, which would bring total sales tax … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a person found floating in Clear Lake by boaters last week. An identification of the body has been made, but releasing that information is being held until next of kin can be notified. The Sheriff’s office did say the individual is … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal by Higher Ground Farms of the Planning Commission’s denial of a major use permit and initial study for a cannabis grow at 3545 Finley East Road, Kelseyville, which is next door to the historic … Read more
The Habematolel Pomo of the Upper Lake Tribe has donated in support of the Northshore Fire Protection District emergency response efforts. The tribe presented a check for $80,000. The contribution is the tribe’s ongoing commitment to local communities and residents in the region. The Fire District said the latest round of support will help with … Read more
The Savings Bank of Mendocino County has joined in an initiative to match down payments on homes in an effort to help more Lake and Mendocino County residents buy their first home. Through a grant program by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Savings Bank will reserve funds to help eligible low to … Read more
A body was found floating in Clear Lake along Lakeshore Boulevard in Nice on Wednesday afternoon. Boaters called in Lake County Sheriff’s deputies after seeing the body floating in the water. Deputies secured the area and the body was recovered. Authorities are in the process of identification and will contact next of kin once identification … Read more
At its meeting on Thursday, the Clearlake City Council voted on a new policy regarding AI, approved an extension of the City Manager’s contract, and approved an application for gap funding for a new apartment project. City Manager Alan Flora’s contract was extended for another year, and the extension includes a clause that says terminating … Read more
A standoff with police in Henderson, Nevada late last week ended with a former Mendocino County man being killed. Local police responded to a suicidal man barricaded in an apartment. The man turned out to be 31-year-old martial artist Trevor Cooper. The standoff resulted in Cooper’s death from a possible drug overdose. He was well … Read more
A Lake County cannabis grower has had to destroy a batch of its crop after it was found without a license. Pillsbury Lake Family Farms was in the process of securing its state business license when its grow was inspected and the owners were told they had to cut and surrender their crop. The owners … Read more
Earlier in the week, an as-of-yet unidentified 53-year-old Clearlake man was found hanged in an apparent from the Old Potter Valley Bridge just off Highway 20. A local man walking in the area found the decedent. The California Department of Public Health indicates that Mendocino has the 8th highest rate of suicide out of the … Read more