The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a $421 million budget for fiscal year 2023-24. TheMendoVoice reports that after a length public hearing yesterday, the budget passed. Much of the public conversation was around cost cutting, including privatizing the county’s motorpool, merging the air quality management district with a neighboring county, and the … Read more
Firefighters were called to a home off Road D in Redwood Valley yesterday afternoon. Firefighters arrived to find the home fully involved. Shortly after 4 the incident commander requested the coroner be called to the scene. No other details were made available.
Lake County has launched the first countywide and coordinated action plan to address heat events and harmful algae blooms. TheLakeCountyNews reports the Climate Health Adaptation and Resilience Mobilizing or CHARM for short, will be a work group of representatives from the community, including local tribal leaders, that will address the issue. Clearlake is the state’s … Read more
Mendocino College has announced that it has the highest percentage of Native American students among all of the state’s community colleges, emphasizing the college’s dedication to diversity and inclusivity.
The U.S. Department of Labor in recent investigations has led to penalties and assessments of back wages for 353 agricultural workers in the state, including more than $150,000 to a Ukiah-based operation. The theUkiahDailyJournal reports Nobel Vineyard Management, which provides workers for Mendocino and Sonoma County growers is in violation.
The Clearlake City Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 to discuss the Koi Nation of Northern California’s appeal of a 25-acre sports complex project in Burns Valley. The tribe is asking for a full environmental impact statement from the city, which it says must consider the effects of the … Read more
Clearlake Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. Justin Lewis was last seen in Clearlake on Monday. Lews is a white male, 5’8” tall, 180 lbs, short brown hair, green eyes, and may have a mustache and goatee. Anyone with information is asked to contact Clearlake PD.
Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for Lake and Mendocino County throughout the day and through the week. There may be strong storms capable of producing, hail, lightning, heavy downpours, and winds gusting upwards of 40 mph.
A public hearing regarding the proposed Grocery Outlet store moving into Fort Bragg will be held this evening at 5 pm at the Town Hall in Fort Bragg. Mayor Bernie Norvell is recusing himself from the vote on the subject due to a possible conflict of interest as he owns property near the site.
At a public meeting on last Thursday, the Clearlake City Council unanimously voted to continue temporary road closures in order to reduce illegal dumping. The area in question is, a largely undeveloped area of the city, west of Acacia, north of Sonoma and includes all or portions of Oleander, Mint, Peony, Toyon and Oregon, commonly … Read more