The Mendocino County Assessor/Clerk/Recorder has announced that absentee ballots for next month’s statewide election will be mailed to all active registered voters by tomorrow. Normal delivery is 5 to 7 days after mailing, if you have not received your ballot by midweek next week, voters should contact the Assessor/Clerk/Recorder’s office for a replacement. Sample ballots … Read more
Voters in Fort Bragg should be aware of a couple of changes to the ballot listing of candidates that have taken place. The MendocinoBeacon reports Tess Albin-Smith, an incumbent City Council member, due to a technicality, will now be a write-in candidate, and Alberto Aldaco who filed as a first-time candidate running against incumbent … Read more
The Eastlake Sanitary Landfill in Clearlake and the Public Services Office will be closed on Monday in observance of National Indigenous People’s Day. Both will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Public Services Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 … Read more
A fatal crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Wednesday is under investigation. Officers responded to Lakeshore Drive in front of the Veterans Affairs clinic to find the victim had been crossing in the crosswalk when they were struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian sustained major injuries, was transported, and was pronounced dead … Read more
Growers and supporters of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance attended the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday to make use of the public comment portion of the meeting to comment on Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee recommendations they favored and to express concern over a motion that would limit Cannabis Equity Programs funding. The MendocinoVoice reports attendees … Read more
The National Night Out event held at Library Park on Tuesday had a good turnout. The event is back after a two-year break due to the pandemic. The RecordBee reports there were free hot dogs, popcorn, Hawaiian ice, and a large raffle in which the Lakeport Police Department gave away over 90 prizes including bikes, … Read more
The Citizens for Healing group will hold its monthly informational meeting on Sunday at 4 pm at the community center of the East Lake Tribe of the Elem Modun in Clearlake Oaks. The all-volunteer group holds these meetings to share information and discuss changing the name of Kelseyville to Konocti as an act of healing. … Read more
Molesworth Beach near Clearlake’s southernmost end was the site of cleanup by the California State Parks employees on Tuesday. About a dozen employees walked along the beach exposed by low water levels and cleaned up debris, including many tires, often used as dock fenders by Clearlake residents.
At their meeting on Tuesday, the Lake County Board of Supervisors unanimously waived the formal bidding process and awarded the contract for the Clover creek Bypass Gravel Removal Project to Peterson Brustad, Inc. Brustad had already participated in the Middle Creek Flood Control Feasibility Study, which covers the Middle Creek and Clover Creek Diversion levees, … Read more
Adventist Health Howard Memorial will be hosting a career fair tomorrow, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Howard Memorial Hospital, in Willits. The hospital is recruiting nurses, patient access representatives, medical assistants, housekeepers, customer care associates, and technicians, among many others. Attendees are asked to wear face masks and maintain social distancing. For more information … Read more