With Governor Newsom’s announcement that the state will update its masking policy next week, the California Department of Public Health will be updating k-12 schools’ guidance to strongly recommend rather than require masking in schools. County public health officers may still impose rules more stringent than the state based on local virus counts. Ukiah Public … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is holding a special meeting on Wednesday to address a range of issues related to cannabis. The discussion includes changes the name of the county’s program from “??Mendocino County Cannabis Program” to “Mendocino County Cannabis Department,” intended to reflect the program’s journey from part of the agricultural department, to … Read more
The Ukiah Planning Commission on Friday approved a permit for a cannabis dispensary on Seminary Avenue near City Hall. After addressing some initial concerns about the dispensary being close to meetings for people recovering from substance abuse, the vote was unanimous. The permit applicant made note of the fact that he was being sensitive to … Read more
The Lakeport City Council will meet tomorrow evening at 6 to consider the approval of a road safety plan and authorize the City Manager or a designee to implement the plan. The council also will consider awarding a construction contract for the Hartley Street Pedestrian Improvement Project, which will provide ADA compliant access to the … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9, on their agenda, a proclamation naming Georgina Marie Guardado as Lake County poet laureate for 2022 through 2024. The board will also consider a request from Supervisor Bruno Sabatier to approve a letter of intent for a regional skate park project that’s proposed to … Read more
A man who claimed to have no memory of killing his stepmother while drunk has been convicted of second degree murder. Matthew Daniel Mora of Upper Lake, was sentenced to 16 years to life in the shooting death of Christine Mora. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and may also have to … Read more
A Talmage man has been found guilty of the shooting death of his stepson. Appearing in Mendocino County Court last week, Thomas Dean Jones was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jamie Eugene Wilcox and attempted murder for financial gain in the shooting of his daughter, Jayme Schneider Garden, his stepson’s … Read more
The Lakeport Planning Commission approved plans for a new affordable senior housing project at their meeting Wednesday night. Community comment was heard on the projected 40 unit complex which is expected to be built on 3.1 acres in the 400 block of Bevins Street, just west of the Bella Vista senior housing complex. It will … Read more
The man nicknamed the “Red Bearded Burglar” will appear in Mendocino County Superior Court in Ukiah today at 10 am to determine whether he’ll stand trial for a laundry list of offenses in the last year. William Evers is charged with 15 counts of burglary, two counts of vandalism, and one count each of attempted … Read more
Daily positive cases of COVID-19 are down 3.55 percent as of yesterday, according to the Mendocino virus dashboard, with 18 new cases reported. There have also been 3 additional deaths. There are currently 8 hospitalized, 1 in ICU. Fully vaccinated residents of the count number 60,709, that’s a vaccine efficacy of almost 98%.