The Mendocino Transit Authority Board of Directors is scheduled to meet today to hear a presentation on the Ukiah Transit Center. The meeting is part of finding a suitable location for the new Transit Center. The Willits News reports three locations scored highest in a suitability study. The most popular is an empty parcel near … Read more
The hiker who died after falling from the cliffs in Point Arena has been identified. TheMendoVoice reports Job Daniel Nunez-Gamino was walking his dog when passers-by saw him fall. His family said he often walked the cliffs along the bluff where he fell. Investigation into the death continues.
California State Parks announced that a new park project in Cobb is being recommended for funding through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 16 local park projects have been recommended to the National Park Service. The Cobb Park would share in over 35 million dollars. Lake County would receive just under $208,000 to acquire almost … Read more
A high surf advisory remains in effect for coastal Mendocino County, with large breaking waves up to 24 feet. Dangerous surf conditions and localized beach erosion are possible. Large waves will be unpredictable and can sweep someone unaware into the ocean. Mariners are advised to stay in port.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. and will consider submitting public comment in response to PG&E’s initial draft surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project, including the Scott Dam. TheLakeCountyNews reports the supervisors are submitting a draft letter documenting their concerns that the decommissioning doesn’t take into … Read more
The East Region Town Hall or ERTH is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. ERTH will hear updates on John T. Klaus Park, commercial cannabis, Northshore Fire Protection District, Spring Valley, the Shoreline Area Plan, and the supervisor’s report.
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. and will hold a hearing on declaring the Vista Point Shopping Center a public nuisance, and ordering the own to remedy all identified nuisance conditions within 30 days and will consider awarding a contract for the improvements and renovations of the Carnegie Library, with work to … Read more
The National Weather Service has put out a beach hazards statement for the Mendocino coast and coastal areas north through tomorrow. Sneaker waves are a possibility, large, unexpected waves can sweep across beaches, jetties, and rock areas, sweeping anyone on them into the sea. Avoid steep beaches, stay further back from the water, and don’t … Read more
The Lakeport Library’s Fabric Club will hold four workshops on “mending” on the first Saturdays of the next few months. The workshops will cover some of the more handy skills to have, such as hemming, buttons and making and repairing holes. The first workshop is tomorrow at the Lakeport Library from 10 a.m. to noon. … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting indicated that the county would probably be moving forward with having an independent third party manage citations and fines issued to violators of county ordinances. TheRecordBee reports Community Development Department Director Mireya Turner stated the process is time intensive, so contracting that function to Data … Read more