The Ukiah Planning Commission at their next meeting is scheduled to discuss proposed changes to city codes that would allow customers buying cannabis within the city limits to also consume it onsite. The change to the code has been fueled in part by cannabis business owner Kyle Greenhaigh, owner of Heritage Mendocino. The meeting is … Read more
Cal Fire will hold a community meeting this evening from 6 to 8 at the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Station to share how resident feedback into the Fuel Treatment Project Plan has been incorporated. There will be presentations from State Parks Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program, the University of California Cooperative Extension, and the Mendocino Fire … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission unanimously voted to give final financial approva for the Collier Avenue Affordable Housing project. The LakeCountyNews reports the 40 unit project will have half the units set aside for Lake County Behavioral Health clients and another 10 units served by Redwood Coast … Read more
Mendocino County has been added to the major disaster declaration for the recent storms. The county has been approved for public and individual assistance, which could include grants for temporary housing, and home repairs as well as other disaster-related needs. Those who are interested should file for aid from FEMA by March 16th. For more … Read more
What was expected to be the final round of interviews for the position of police chief in Ukiah was held this past Friday. The interviews follow the termination of former Ukiah Police Chief Nobel Waidelich last June. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Captain Greg Van Patten, interim UPD Chief Cedric Cook, and another candidate from a department … Read more
Boaters on Clear Lake are being urged to use caution over the next week and a half as a seine net fishing project for common carp and goldfish management takes place. The LakeCountyNews reports Fish and Wildlife is funding a feasibility study on carp and goldfish removal. Fishing boats with 1,000’ seine nets will be … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening at 6 and will consider mid-year budget items, and an ordinance on the police department’s use of military equipment, as well as hear the annual financial report for last year from the assistant city manager.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors is set to meet tomorrow at 9 am to continue to consider the draft proclamation declaring an emergency regarding the Clear Lake Hitch. The board will also consider recruiting a new County Counsel to replace Anita Grant who retires mid-March after more than thirty years in the Counsel’s office.
Willits hometown girl Edie Ceccarelli is the oldest person in the U.S. and in California. Her birthday has been made official by the County Board of Supervisors in a proclamation. This year on Sunday, a drive-by birthday celebration parade is planned for 1 pm. Directions for the drive-by can be found at mendovoice.com, then enter … Read more
A temporary warming center has opened in Lakeport in the old Juvenile Hall on Whalen Way. Director Yvonne Cox has worked with those in need for almost a quarter of a century and was given the hall to serve as a shelter for the next 90 days. The facility has 35 beds and has accommodations … Read more