More than 55 representatives from Mendocino County attended the two-day new assessment training program put on by CalFire recently. The training offered local volunteers the chance to learn what Cal Fire inspectors look for when assessing residential fire risks. The training was held for those who serve on fire-safe councils, as part of neighborhood Firewise … Read more
The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the district’s Station 50. The main order of business will be interviewing applicants for a vacancy on the district’s board of directors. Terry Cherney, Gary Deas, Joseph Iaccino, Gregory Scott, Joseph Szupello and Jennifer Williams-Richardson have all applied. After … Read more
The Mendocino County Economic Development Division will meet on Thursday in Willits and will discuss how small cannabis growers can compete in a market flush with large-scale growers and decreasing prices. Growers, dispensary employees, and other community members are invited, and representatives from the county economic development department, planning and building services, and the cannabis … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow evening and sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission, will hear a presentation on the the commission’s status, including a proposed transfer of operations to a larger regional housing authority. The board will also hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial … Read more
Fourteen Mendocino County students will head to Southern California in April to compete against other students from across the state in the 74th California Science & Engineering Fair. Over 200 students from Mendocino County schools presented projects this past Saturday at the 39th Annual Science and Engineering Fair and STEAM Expo at Mendocino College.
Two Lucerne women responsible for a string of vehicle burglaries have been arrested. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies arrested Elizabeth Arnold, 39, and Sarah Simon, 48, early Tuesday morning after a report the two entering vehicles in the 3000 block of Estrella Court in Ukiah. A search of their vehicle turned up stolen … Read more
Discussions regarding the governance of the Lake County Sanitation District as it relates to its operations in Clearlake will begin this summer between the Lake County Board of Supervisors and the city of Clearlake. Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Helen Owen took the city’s request for the discussions to their colleagues at the Feb. 25 meeting. … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department has announced that two people reported missing have been found. Matthew Vicchione and juvenile Xavier Newman have been located safe. 15-year-old George Guardino is still missing. George is a white male juvenile, about 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, with red or brown buzz cut hair, brown eyes, and possibly wearing … Read more
At the last meeting of the Willits City Council, a unanimous vote approved the installation of automated license plate readers in three different locations around the city. The cameras will be located at three different locations, North Main Street, South Main Street, and State Highway 20. The cameras do not use facial recognition and the … Read more
Cal Fire in its release of the new fire hazard severity zone map for “Local Responsibility Areas,” has added a total of 14,000 acres of Lake County land to the ‘very high’ fire hazard severity zone. The new designation has Lake County officials concerned when it comes to insurance rates. The new map has entered … Read more