The Employment Development Department recently announced it has stopped an unemployment insurance fraud attempt involving the attempted theft of millions in benefits by flooding the agency with as many as 47,000 paper and fax applications. The agency normally receives about 7,000 applications. The Lake County News reports EDD is now mailing notices to claimants to … Read more
The Employment Development Department recently announced it has stopped an unemployment insurance fraud attempt involving the attempted theft of millions in benefits by flooding the agency with as many as 47,000 paper and fax applications. The agency normally receives about 7,000 applications. The Lake County News reports EDD is now mailing notices to claimants to … Read more
A Booneville man was arrested Sunday after terrorizing his family and vandalizing their property. Deputies with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s officers were dispatched to a home on Lambert Lane early evening when a resident said her husband was destroying property and burning items while armed with a rifle. Stacey Rose eventually surrendered. He’s been charged … Read more
The Fort Bragg City Council has announced the hiring of John Ford of McKinleyville to serve as the city’s new City Manager, following the resignation of Tabatha Miller last December. John Ford has years of experience in local government, having worked for the cities of Thousand Oaks, Roseville, the County of Monterey, and most recently … Read more
Yesterday, at the 11th hour, former Mendocino County law enforcement officer Trent James formally registered as a write-in candidate for the sheriff of Mendocino County, challenging incumbent Matt Kendall.
The city of Clearlake closed on the sale of a five-acre parcel of land on Burns Valley Road to Danco Communities, with the sale recorded on Monday. Danco plans to build a new 80-unit apartment complex with mixed-income family units on the site. The land the city sold to Danco for the apartment complex was … Read more
A Hidden Valley Lake man who was reported missing early yesterday afternoon has been located. The Lake County Sheriff’s office said that 68-year-old John Daniel Bachelder was found safe early in the evening. Bachelder had left his Hidden Valley Lake home on foot. Details on who found him and where he was found have not … Read more
Tomorrow, the Ukiah Design Review Board will meet and consider a plan to build a 16-bed mental health treatment facility along Highway 101, near the Social Security Administration office and the Live Oak Apartments on South Orchard Avenue. The meeting will begin at 3 pm tomorrow and can be attended virtually.
Visitors to Fort Bragg’s Pudding Creek Beach will have to enjoy the water from the beach, as bacteriological quality sampling results showed ocean water quality did not meet state standards. Five local beaches are tested by the county every Tuesday from April to October to determine the presence and levels of harmful bacteria. None of … Read more
At its meeting tomorrow at 9 am, the Lake County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed 150-foot cell tower and support equipment in Clearlake Oaks. The commission will then hold a public hearing on a major use permit and category exemption for Ripe Choice Farm, whose owners wish to use … Read more