The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. and will begin the meeting with some proclamations, including one commending the Clearlake Gleaners and Redwood Empire Food Band for invaluable service to the community. The board will then address food insecurity in the county. The board will also hold a public meeting … Read more
The Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care has released its results from the 2023 Point-in-Time Count, held in late January of this year. Although point-in-time counts are important in determining the size of the homelessness problem, they are just one of the ways to measure it. That being said, the count shows a 23% … Read more
There is forward movement on the new jail in Mendocino County. MendoFever reports the County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to borrow $6.8 million in mental health taxes to build the new jail. Measure B, the voter-approved mental health sales tax initiative has $6.3 million in unallocated funds and $5.8 million in its capital facilities … Read more
The Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants to fill two vacancies on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Applications are available at lakecountyca.gov on the Board of Supervisors page.
The Mendocino National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits online at recreation.gov beginning today. Cutting your own Christmas tree is a unique experience for the whole family. You can purchase up to three trees at a cost of $10 per tree. Permits will be sold on a first come first served basis.
Late last week, representatives Mike Thompson and Doug LaMalfa announced that the bill to make the settlements paid from the PG&E Fire Victims Trust nontaxable passed through committee, moving one step closer to providing tax relief to those fire survivors. Representative Thompson said he is hopeful Congress will act quickly to pass it and that … Read more
The man whose evasion of Mendocino County law enforcement prompted a manhunt and shelter-in-place order for residents has been captured. Christian Ernest Beyer was taken into custody in Petaluma in Sonoma County. Beyer kept a home in Petaluma and officers located him at that home and arrested him without issue. Beyer had carjacked a vehicle, … Read more
The Lake County Fire Protection Agency and the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s Northern Buttes District will be conducting a prescribed burn operation beginning as early as today and potentially running through Saturday, Nov. 4, weather permitting of 50 acres of nonnative grasslands along Highway 53 and Anderson Branch Parkway near Lower Lake. Smoke … Read more
The Fort Bragg Food Bank has begun its annual Turkey Challenge Thanksgiving fundraiser. There are two ways to help…contribute to a pledge made by local businesses to match every community donation of $200 or more up to $25,000, or make a donation at any checkout station at Harvest Market. The size of the donation doesn’t … Read more
At their last meeting, the Ukiah City Council voted to require the owner of the Palace Hotel to either stabilize the building to ensure public safety or obtain a permit to demolish it. TheUkiahDailyJournal reports the city manager expressed hope of preservation, but also stated that public safety is the most important issue, and the … Read more