The Middletown Area Town Hall, or MATH, meets today at 7 pm and will hear updates on a major use permit for a just under 20-acre cannabis grow proposed by former Supervisor Jim Comstock. The group will also discuss the PG&E geothermal waste landfill and the Middletown Area Plan update.
The Fort Bragg Police are warning of a scam involving fake $100 bills. The ink is removed from a $5 bill and then fake $100 bills are printed with the blank bill. The markers usually used to identify counterfeit bills won’t work on those bills. If you encounter a suspicious bill, contact the Fort Bragg … Read more
The final printed issue of the Anderson Valley Advertiser was printed recently. The weekly paper has been in print since 1959. The paper will continue to publish online in the same weekly format.
There will be a rally today on the Mendocino Lake Community College campus by union workers represented by SEIU 1021 demanding increased support from the college’s Board of Trustees. MendoFever reports that 22% of those workers have been homeless, with 3% currently homeless despite being employed. Union members will demand fair negotiations with the administration … Read more
Mendo Pride will host its second annual LGBTQ Pride event in Hopland next Saturday, the 18th. The family-friendly event will feature music, art vendors, fun activities, and booths from community organizations followed by a drag show. Food, beer, and wine will be available. More information can be found on the Mendo Pride Facebook page.
A compromise decision regarding a proposed resolution by the Kelseyville Unified School District was reached Tuesday night after a special meeting of the school district’s board of trustees. The crowd of about 150 attending the meeting expressed concerns over the resolution’s language, including a land acknowledgment at major school events and verbiage that alluded to … Read more
The Mendocino County Fire Safe Council has awarded seventeen microgrants to local fire departments and neighborhood fire councils. Over $130,000 in grants ranging from $4,500 to $10,000 were awarded to help fire safety projects in the various communities. The amount of grants available this year was considerably more than last year thanks to help from … Read more
Based on an anonymous tip, Fort Bragg Police officers responded to a local motel in the 1200 block of South Main Street and arrested five people on drug and other charges. Just under 42 grams of meth, packaging and weighing paraphernalia, cash, and a police scanner were seized. Stefani Smith, Brittany Smith, Johan Espinoza, Kole … Read more
The Kelseyville Unified School District Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting at 5:30 today in the Tom Aiken Student Center at Kelseyville High, to consider approving a resolution that would establish land acknowledgments at events as part of an effort to pursue healing reconciliation with Lake County’s tribes. The meeting was held over … Read more
An early morning fire in Fort Bragg displaced two tenants from their living quarters. The fire began on the property of a towing company in the 32000 block of Airport Road on Monday. A large garage with one side converted into an apartment was on fire, with the blaze starting in the apartment area. Three … Read more