The City of Ukiah is beginning a new program to inspect utilities by drone this month, using an infrared thermal camera to detect hot spots and loose connections over distribution and transmission lines as well as substation equipment, in order to better repair and maintain the city-owned electrical infrastructure.
Starting tomorrow, PG & E will begin conducting practice patrol flights in the area, as part of efforts to reduce the impact of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events on customers. Pre-patrols improve safety, help execute regular patrols more efficiently, and provide key information to determine service restoration timing – all to reduce the impact … Read more
With so little precipitation this year, incoming Mendocino County Fire Chief Luke Kendall says fire season no longer exists, and area residents must be vigilant year-round. Multiple burn pile fires escaped and started small wildfires in March, and Kendall points out that the forested areas are much drier in the hills around Ukiah, which normally … Read more
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake County and other parts of the North Coast due to chances of rain throughout this week as the result of a winter-like storm system. An inch or more of rain is expected through Wednesday. Windy, up to 25 mph perhaps gusting to 45 … Read more
Work on the Ukiah Upper City View Trail continues this weekend. Two work parties were held last weekend in Low Gap Park, with about a dozen volunteers present. Neil Davis of the Ukiah Valley Trail Group said progress is being made and the work will be done soon. He urges hikers to stay off the … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health has implemented a new Covid-19 data dashboard. The new dashboard will include more details about certain types of data, such as vaccinations and fatalities, as well as changes like using California’s statewide data for hospitalizations and deaths. Dr. Andy Coren reports as of March 31, only one Mendocino County resident was … Read more
Two of the three people involved in the crash on Hwy 20 that interrupted the afternoon commute yesterday near Blue Lake have been identified. Jennifer Peters of Ukah and her passenger, Ronald Hoel Jr. of Redwood Valley, were driving westbound when they crossed the center lines and collided head-on with an as of yet unidentified … Read more
The city of Lakeport’s transportation district has been included in funding to help plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bike paths, and increase natural disaster preparedness. Caltrans announced earlier in the week that some $34.7 million in state and federal grants … Read more
The owners of properties participating in the statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program after last year’s Cache Fire have finished the debris removal process and have been returned to the city to begin reconstruction permitting. The owners of 79 or 84 parcels participated fully in the program and five others took part in the hazardous tree … Read more
One person is dead after a head-on collision yesterday afternoon on Highway 20 near Blue Lakes. The CHP confirmed the wreck and had to shut down the highway in both directions for almost three hours. When they arrived on scene, officers found the road blocked by a pickup truck and a sedan. Medics confirmed one … Read more