Former Lake County Code Enforcement officer Antonio Chavez Anguiano has received a one-year jail sentence and two years of probation for bribery. Arrested in July 2024, Chavez Anguiano, 37, pleaded no contest to two counts of accepting a bribe with the transaction caught on video. Judge J. David Markham issued a lighter sentence of 364 … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors will discuss and hold a public hearing on Tuesday at 9 a.m. regarding the Guenoc Valley mixed-use planned development project and Larry Kahn’s appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Scotts Valley Energy’s biochar facility. The appeal addresses community concerns including health impacts, location, planning, and grant funding.
Work on Ukiah’s Main Street paving is done; striping and signage are set for Sept. 8-19. Gobbi Street landscaping, signaling the project’s end, starts soon. Perkins Street will get a new eastbound lane, updated signals, paving, and sidewalk/storm drain repairs. The project includes 84 ADA ramps, 2.9 miles of bike lanes, 4.8 lane miles of … Read more
For over two decades, the T.R. Eriksen Foundation has supported Plowshares in Ukiah with a $25,000 matching-donation challenge every August. This initiative doubles donor impact, matching every dollar contributed up to $25,000. Community members are once again asked to donate. Donate by check to Plowshares, PO Box 475, Ukiah, or securely online at www.plowsharesfeeds.org.
A quick-moving wildland fire near Lower Lake, the Sky fire, started Sunday afternoon at Sky High Ridge Road and Morgan Valley Road. It rapidly spread through grass and brush, prompting brief evacuations. Lake County Fire Protection District and Cal Fire managed the incident, using air and ground resources, including some redirected from the Pickett fire. … Read more
The Ukiah Senior Center faces a $15,000 monthly deficit, forcing the center to close on Fridays. Executive Director Liz Dorsey is streamlining services like outreach, transportation, medical equipment, and daily lunches. The center serves 4,000 needs monthly with 700 members, relying on Mendocino Transit Authority and County funding which ends next year plus donors. To … Read more
A proposal to annex the Redwood Valley County Water District into the Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District met strong opposition from farmers and property owners at the Flood Control Board meeting earlier this month. The annexation application, includes a Negative Declaration, asserting no significant environmental impact and thus no need for … Read more
Two new California Highway Patrol officers, Paulina Garcia and Celeste Marquez, have joined the Ukiah area. Both recently graduated from the CHP Academy in Sacramento. They will undergo further training with experienced officers.
Due to high fire risk, Mendocino National Forest has implemented fire restrictions until the end of the 2025 fire season. Prohibited activities include building fires, smoking (except in designated areas/vehicles), off-road internal combustion engines, welding, explosives, and fireworks. California Campfire Permit holders may use portable stoves and have campfires in Designated Fire Safe Recreation Sites … Read more
A heat advisory will be in effect from this morning through late Saturday evening for the Northwestern and Southeastern Mendocino county interior, from Covelo to Middletown. Temperatures from 100 to 109 are expected with little relief from nighttime cooling.