Mendocino County’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to rescind the Commercial Cannabis Activity Land Use Development Ordinance that was adopted back in June. The move follows a successful referendum, initiated by The People’s Referendum to Save Our Water, Wildlife and Way of Life, that gave the board the choice of either rescinding the ordinance or … Read more
Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year in the Zogg Fire near Rediding. The Shasta County District Attorney announced 31 charges, including 11 felonies, against PG&E.
As part of a new order issued this week in Mendocino County, you’ll start seeing signs in businesses that serve food and beverages that show their vaccination policies. A green sign means employees are either vaccinated or test weekly and patrons must be vaccinated to dine inside. A yellow sign means employees are either vaccinated … Read more
The man who died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday has been identified as 33-year-old Claud Alexander Walker, of Willits. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says Walker was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed on Highway 20 before his vehicle went off the road and struck two trees, sparking a small vegetation fire.
This week, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 325,000 policyholders who have been affected by devastating Northern California wildfires, including the Cache fire. The moratorium includes Governor Newsom’s July 23, August 5, August 10, August 17, August 30, and September 7 Declarations affecting parts of Lake, … Read more
A Mendocino County man accused of a felony charge of recklessly causing an Ukiah fire this summer entered a no contest plea in Superior Court. 27-year-old Nathaniel Scott Chim, admitted he set fire to a dumpster behind the Fairfield Inn back in July, and then fled the scene as the fire grew. As part of … Read more
A Lakeport man has been arrested for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter after a fatal head-on crash. According to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office, at 7:26 a.m. yesterday, 35-year-old Steven Michael Pruitt, was driving westbound on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff when he crossed the solid double yellow lines, and collided head-on … Read more
Property owners who experienced damage to their home and/or structures due to the Hopkins Fire earlier this month, are asked to file an “Application for Reassessment of Property Damaged by Misfortune or Calamity”. You can get an application on Mendocino County’s website. For questions, call (707) 234-6800. Here’s the direct link to the form: https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/assessor-county-clerk-recorder-elections/assessor-services-forms/assessor-services-forms;
Lake County’s interim Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace told the board of supervisors this week that the pandemic surge is plateauing. Pace said they are waiting to see if there are any cases from the county fair, and they will know more in a week or so. As of last week, 58.7% of the … Read more
Mendocino National Forest has reopened to the public. The U.S. Forest Service closed Mendocino, along with 12 of the other 18 national forests in the state for two weeks, due to high fire risk and a shortage of firefighting resources.