Due to increased wildland fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office has issued a fire prevention order effective tomorrow that covers 270,000 acres of public land in nine counties including Lake County. The order forbids campfires or open flames of any kind, except those within approved fire pits or grills in developed … Read more
California Fish and Wildlife has announced 23 projects, including one in Lake County that will receive funding for ecosystem and protection projects from its Prop 1 grant programs. $26 million will be awarded statewide, through the Prop 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program, with $350,000 going to the Kelsey Creek Fish Passage Project administered by the … Read more
The Lake County Planning Commission declined to approve a proposal to create a cannabis grow operation on the site of a local vineyard. The Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC proposal required a unanimous vote of the three members of the commission present, and given neighborhood opposition, the removal of 40 acres of grapevines to allow for … Read more
The Lakeport Unified School District wants to remind students and their families about the Summer Feeding Program that offers FREE breakfast and lunch to students 18 and younger. Breakfast is served Monday through Friday from 7:30-8:30 am and lunch is served from 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Both offerings are served in the Terrace Middle School cafeteria … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided that proceeds from a proposed sales tax ballot measure would go towards fire prevention, rather than a combined fire and water safety sales tax. The proposed tax is a quarter-cent that would benefit fire districts as well as fire protection and prevention in the County. According to the … Read more
Officers responding to the Noyo Bridge in Fort Bragg were able to keep a woman from jumping off on Tuesday morning. Officers arrived at the bridge to find a distraught woman trying to climb over the railing. As officers spoke to her, another came up behind her and pulled her to safety. She was transported … Read more
A Clearlake Oaks man has been arrested in the case of a hit and run that killed a woman. According to the Lake County News, William Len hit Amanda Arney of Nice early Sunday morning as she was walking eastbound on the South shoulder of Highway 20 west of Sayre Avenue in Nice. Arney was … Read more
The Mendocino Cannabis Department has gotten approval ot to apply tax waivers towards delinquent taxes as of the beginning of this week. LEEP waivers may be used toward delinquent business taxes, so long as the taxable party first pays all penalties and interest accrued to date. Business owners must be LEEP certified, and the owner … Read more
CALFIRE has issued a press release reminding residents as the 4th of July holiday approaches, that fireworks in Mendocino County are illegal. Anyone lighting fireworks that result in a fire can be held liable for the cost of fighting the fire and damages, which often end up in millions of dollars. CALFIRE suggests enjoying fireworks … Read more
At their regular meeting tomorrow, the Lake County Planning Commission will discuss three cannabis projects, including one that is the subject of contention by its neighbors. The Monte Cristo Vineyards, LLC project would cover 22 acres, and neighbors have raised a number of concerns, including water supply, traffic impacts, public safety, wildfire hazards, and a … Read more