Clearlake Planning Commission Meets Tomorrow, Holds Public Hearing on New Gas Station

The Clearlake Planning Commission meets tomorrow at 6p to hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and a corresponding environmental assessment and categorical exemption to develop and operate a gas station with a convenience store that would sell alcohol, house a fast-food restaurant, and a drive-through carwash in the Clearlake Shopping Center … Read more

Ukiah Pharmacist Being Investigated for Selling Fake COVID Vaccination Cards

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a Ukiah Pharmacy manager after allegations she was selling and distributing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Ranna Shamiya, director of pharmacy at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Hospital, is one of three people involved in a scheme to make and sell fake vaccination cards and bogus COVID-19 cures. Shamiya is … Read more

Lake County Board of Supers Meets Tomorrow, Considering Raises for The Board

The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and on the agenda consideration of supervisorial salaries in other counties before perhaps giving its members significant raises, and the board will discuss a proposal to remove the Human Resources Department from the control of the County Administrative Office.  This year and last, the board gave … Read more

Cal Trans Celebrates Earth Day With Recycling Events

Caltrans is celebrating Earth Day with a free Dump Day event tomorrow. No construction materials, business waste, hazardous waste, e-waste, treated wood waste, or asbestos of any type will be accepted. The following locations in Lake and Mendocino counties will be open to accepting specific items; the Ukiah Railroad Depot Lot, accepting tires only, 237 … Read more

Mudslide Closes Forest Road M10 Near Dixie Glade Campground

The recent rains have caused a mudslide on Forest Road M10 near the Dixie Glade Campground. The road was closed about a quarter-mile west of Fouts Springs according to Forestry officials. Right now, Dixie Glade Campground and the Letts Lake area are not accessible from the east side of the forest. Visitors and residents are … Read more

McGuire’s Bill to Underground Powerlines Passes First Hurdle

A bill authored by Senator Mike McGuire that will expedite the burying of electric utility lines has passed the Senate Energy Committee and the Governance & Finance Committee. Undergrounding electric lines decreases the chance of fires starting by 99%. SB 884 will expedite the undergrounding of 10,000 miles of utility lines while saving ratepayers money … Read more

Ukiah’s Palace Hotel Saga Continues

There’s been a twist in the saga of the Palace Hotel in Ukiah. It appears now that former investment banker and venture capitalist Minal Shankar will purchase the property from Ukiah residents Jitu and Paru Ishwar. Shankar, a Ukiah Valley resident, says she wants to transform the landmark into a ground-floor marketplace with shops, restaurants, … Read more