The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will conduct a special meeting regarding the critical water shortage emergency in the town of Mendocino. Water experts will be present to speak with the Board about the extreme water shortage in the 5th District heightened by this severe, historic drought. The agenda will feature discussion and possible action, … Read more
A meeting on Friday to discuss plans for the recovery needed due to the Cache fire included Assemblymembers Mike McGuire, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, City of Clearlake and Lake County leaders and State Emergency Managers. Initial environmental clean-up efforts could start as early as this week.
A press conference on the Cache Creek Fire in Clearlake was held last night, as the city moves into recovery mode. The fast-moving 80-acre fire was destructive and caused the evacuation of 1,600 residents at the peak of the incident. According to an initial damage assessment, the fire destroyed 56 homes, 81 outbuildings and 158 … Read more
The results of recent COVID-19 testing at the Mendocino County Jail showed there are currently six male inmates and one female inmate who are positive for the virus. Three Corrections Deputies have tested positive; two were detected by the jail’s screening process and one was detected through off-site testing.
Schools in Lower Lake remain closed today as a result of the Cache fire. Today through the weekend, staff will be deep cleaning the interiors of the school buildings and will change out HVAC filters. The superintendent says they hope to have students in Lower Lake back in their classrooms on Monday.
Four new COVID-19 cases were confirmed this week at Ukiah Valley businesses. According to the Mendocino County Public Health Office, employees of the Broiler Steak House in Redwood Valley, and Club Calpella, on North State St., have tested positive for Covid-19. The possible exposure dates for those locations are between Wednesday, Aug. 11, and Friday, … Read more
A PG&E Public Power Shutoff started yesterday evening on the North Coast due to expected high winds, hot temps and high fire danger (especially in the higher elevations). There are several outages in Lake County, with a few outages in southern Mendocino County. PG&E says this PSPS event is affecting about 51,000 customers in small … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health reported a record number of daily positive COVIID-19 cases of 113. Health officials also confirmed another COVID-related death – a 49-year-old man from Ukiah. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren told the board of supervisors this week that there are significantly higher hospitalizations in the county now than last winter and … Read more
The Lake County Air Quality Management District said more smoke and haze are expected in the air basin this week. Fires including the Dixie, McFarland and Monument fires, and the new Caldor fire in El Dorado County are creating smoke impacts.
The Lakeport City Council set a public hearing date for a utility rate increase during yesterday’s meeting. If approved, the gradual increases for water and sewer rates would take place over the next five years, starting November 1, 2021. The public hearing is set for October 19th, during the regular Tuesday City Council meeting.