As of September 1st, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that nearshore Rockfish harvesting will be closed. The announcement says the 50-fathom Rockfish Conservation Area boundary line for the Mendocino Groundfish Management Area will be in force. In that area, fishing for rockfish will be offshore only. The boundary was originally supposed … Read more
In an emergency vote held yesterday, the Willits Police Department’s union has said it has no confidence in the City Manager’s ability to lead the city. The president of the police officer’s union Britney Ponkivar has said that Brian Bender has opened the city to further liability, citing the number of women, including a former … Read more
A series of community resilience town halls is scheduled for Mendocino County. Meetings start on Saturday and will run through the 18th of next month in Caspar, Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Willits, Boonville, Covelo, and Leggett. More information on scheduling can be found at mendocinocounty.gov.
A fire caused by a lightning strike in the Mendocino National Forest is reported to be fully contained. The Slide 1 Fire started on the 14th. The fire that started 1.5 miles north of Mount Linn in the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness burned just under 475 acres. Crews worked yesterday to remove firefighting equipment, and … Read more
A continuance in the case of a Clearlake Oaks man charged with hit and run means sentencing in the case will now take place on the 28th. William Len did not appear in court for a recent sentencing hearing in the death of Amanda Arney last June, in which she was struck and killed while … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has hired a new Public Health Officer. In a closed session earlier in the month, members voted to hire Dr. Noemi C. Doohan as public health officer, effective September 1st. Doohan was Mendocino County’s public health officer part-time from 2019 through May of this year. She was also chief … Read more
Air quality in Lake County may continue to be affected by smoke from wildfires in the northern part of the state as well as Oregon and further north. The Lake County Air Quality Management District continues to monitor readings and says air unhealthy for sensitive groups continues. Air quality through today will be in the … Read more
According to PG&E, power has been restored to the area. Numerous PG&E customers on the south Mendocino Coast had been without power on Monday, PG&E reports that 3,797 customers remain without power and that the cause is under investigation. https://mendovoice.com/2023/08/outage-impacts-over-3700-customers-on-south-mendocino-coast/
According to lakeconews.com, the Lake County Air Quality Management District reported that smoke from wildfires in Northern California, Oregon and areas to the north are creating regional smoke impacts throughout Lake County and the western states. The district said current air monitor readings throughout Lake County show “unhealthy for sensitive groups” air quality levels. https://www.lakeconews.com/news/76529-northern-wildfire-smoke-expected-to-impact-lake-county-air-quality-through-wednesday
In two emergency meetings Thursday and Friday, August 17-18, Harbor Commissioners voted 3-0 to send a letter to Assemblymember Jim Wood, Senator Mike McGuire and Representative Jared Huffman, asking for a 60 day moratorium on banning all ocean fishing along the North Coast. August 7, the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) issued a … Read more