The Ukiah City Council moved forward with a proposed right-to-farm ordinance, which city planners say is necessary as the council prepares to incorporate more land through annexations. The ordinance is designed to protect agricultural operations from nuisance litigation. Questions regarding whether cannabis grows were included, which they are not, were posed, though Councilperson Sangiacomo commented … Read more
Law enforcement in Mendocino County are searching for a man wanted in connection with an alleged shooting at an illegal cannabis farm in the Willits area midweek last week. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 26000 block of Redwood Creek Road and found a 34 year old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Miguel Rosas Camacho, … Read more
A new wildfire called the Reservoir Fire started in rural Lake County yesterday afternoon just after 2 near the Indian Valley Reservoir Dam northeast of Clearlake. The Fire has already burned 40 acres of dry grass and at last report was around 60 acres and holding between roads on two side. Air and ground resources … Read more
There’s a new telehealth service available to Mendocino County pet owners. For more information go to eastbayspca.org.
FEMA has awarded more than $2 million dollars toward Mendocino County’s efforts to prepare for wildfires. County officials report the $2.4 million dollar Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant from FEMA and matching funds from a Prepare CA match grant will be used to focus on planning, including LiDar mapping, community outreach and securing enviromental … Read more
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley is asking residents to complete a short survey on the area’s most important health needs. The survey is open through the 23rd. For more information on how Adventist Health uses the information gathered by the survey go adventisthealth.org/communitybenefit. To take the survey go to research.net/r/mendocinosurvey24.
The Lake County Registrar of Voters has said the nomination period for all qualified persons other than the incumbents. Several seats on school, fire and special district boards are open, the deadline has been extended to this Wednesday, the 14th. The extension is due to incumbents not filing for reelection by this past Friday’s deadline. … Read more
The city of Lakeport has extended the nomination period for the upcoming City Council election in November. Non-filing by one of the incumbents has made the extension necessary. Kim Costa was the incumbent for the two-year term, but she chose to run for a four-year term this time and Brandon Disney was the incumbent for … Read more
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley has achieved a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest rating possible using data that evaluates outcomes, patient experience, and process. Only a small number out of 5000 U.S. hospitals evaluated receive the five-star rating, with only 47 in California. Compared to last year, 102 fewer … Read more
MendoParks, formerly the Mendocino Area Parks Association has a new Executive Director. Sid Garza Hillman has served as race director of the Mendocino Coast 50K Trail Ultramarathon and as event coordinator for Winesong. Since funding cuts for educational programming in 1984, MendoParks was formed by local park rangers and has raised money for ten … Read more