A long-time Mendocino County resident and member of the Cahto tribe in Laytonville has been killed. MendoFever reports San Francisco police have released a statement identifying Brandon Mitchell and his girlfriend as having been stabbed during an altercation in San Francisco on December 18th. Mitchell and his girlfriend had been living on the street. Mitchell’s … Read more
Fort Bragg’s Police Department has hired two new officers who have completed their academy training and are now participating in field training. Sergeant Nayeli DeLeon is from the Central Valley and worked for the Turlock Police Department. Officer Humberto Arellano graduated from Fort Bragg High School and holds a psychology degree from Holy Names University … Read more
The director of Ukiah’s Water and Sewer department says installation of the final phase of the Purple Pipe Project, which will recycle the city’s water is underway and going well, despite some setbacks due to rainy weather in December. Although Director Sean White would not give an exact percentage of how much work remains to … Read more
This week marks the return of the “King Tides” to the Mendocino Coast. The perigean spring tides are very high tides that occur several times a year at a full or new moon. The California King Tides Project welcomes community documentation of the natural event. Go to coastal.ca.gov for more information.
A Ukiah man was arrested for stealing a car that was left idling at a local laundromat. An elderly woman reported her car stolen as she moved multiple loads of laundry to her car. The vehicle was spotted later traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 101 N near State St. PD attempted … Read more
Local veterans are outraged at the sudden change of locations of the local Veteran’s Service office from a small house on Observatory Avenue to offices in the Mendocino County Public Health Building. A group of Vets shared their displeasure and dismay with the sudden move at the recent Board of Supervisors meeting. The vets contend … Read more
A boil water notice continues for parts of Clearlake Oaks. The Lake County Health Department advises residents who live at 14278 and 14288 McBride Court, and all addresses on Morine Way, Morine Ranch Road, Tomalee Lane, and Lee Court to only use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall will meet tomorrow evening at 7, hear from District 1 Supervisor candidates, and elect the new MATH board for the year. Candidates Bren Boyd, a chef, and proprietor; John Hess, who serves on the Lake County Planning Commission; Sean Millerick, a small-business owner who serves as vice president of the … Read more
A Clearlake housing project will receive funding from the state as part of the Excess Land for Affordable Housing program. That program will fund 10 projects building 975 affordable homes across the state. Clearlake CIC, LP received $10 million for the development of the Clearlake Apartments, an 80-unit complex in the 15,000 block of 18th … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday directed staff to begin recruiting new leaders for Dept. of Water Resources and Public Works Departments. The decision comes due to current director Scott De Leon’s retirement at the end of June. De Leon has stated that the departments should be separated as finding … Read more