The Willits Police Department is facing criticism after it took multiple phone calls requesting assistance that arrived two hours after an argument that ended in gunfire at a gas station on Main Street late last week. Police Chief Fabian Lizarraga described the incident as a communications breakdown on both sides.
The Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to appoint Jonathan Portney as the county’s new Health Services Director, filling a vacancy left by Denise Pomeroy, who resigned in October in the face of a potential termination action. Portney’s appointment is effective Jan. 10.
The Clearlake City Council meets this evening and will announce its action from closed session, get a presentation on December’s adoptable dogs, present the 2021 Living the Lake Life photo contest winners and receive an update on the Hope Center and an update on the recovery effort for the August Cache Fire. The last action … Read more
State Senator Mike McGuire will be holding a virtual town hall this evening to provide updates on the current state of the Great Redwood Trail project, timeline, and information about train construction, wildfire prevention, security, and more. While several Great Redwood Trail segments have already been built or are about to be built in and … Read more
Ukiah has announced a new Utility Bill Assistance Program for residents through funding from the States Community Development Block Grant program. The funding will assist low and moderate income households struggling with the economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic and who are having trouble paying past due utility bills. The City will hold public workshops … Read more
The Mendocino County Museum will be launching a virual historical book club starting December 8th via Zoom. For more informations museum@mendocinocounty.org
The Sonoma County Water Agency announced before the holiday that its filed a petition with the State Water Resources Control Board to request a change in the amount of water it is required to release in the Russian River due to a mechanical failure at the PG&E hydroelectric facility, in order to keep more water … Read more
Mendocino Public Health announced three new deaths from COVID-19 yesterday, the first deaths in the last three weeks. Two of those who died were unvaccinated and one fully vaccinated person had underlying conditions. That brings the November death toll to nine and 97 since the pandemic began, there were 149 current cases in isolation with … Read more
North Coast Opportunities has a new website. NCO is the Community Action Agency that serves Lake and Mendocino Counties community needs including disaster response and recovery. Ncoinc.org should provide a more user-friendly experience and a thorough overview of the agency’s services for the six counties it serves. From the homepage, visitors can easily locate information … Read more
Lake County unemployment numbers remained steady last month while state numbers declined. The California Employment Department’s latest report shows that the unemployment rate in the county in October remained at 6.2% for the second month in a row. Lake County had 718 Unemployment Insurance claims in October and 50 claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, compared … Read more