Several structures were destroyed in the Church Fire in Kelseyville, which forced community-wide evacuations. The fire was first dispatched at 3:05 p.m. on Saturday. All of Church Street was evacuated immediately after dispatch, and at 3:40 p.m. mandatory evacuations were also issued from Main Street to Highway 29. Live Oak Drive to First Street was … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors swill hold public meetings on water supply, tomorrow and Wednesday at several locations across the county. Meetings will be held in Anderson Valley, Mendocino, Ft. Bragg & Willits. The meetings will address water supplies during the ongoing drought. Find the meeting schedule at mendocino.org.
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders of both the Senate and the Assembly Friday, announced a proposed extension of California’s statewide evictions moratorium, and an increase in compensation for California’s rent relief program. A press release states that the three-party agreement on AB 832 – which extends the current eviction moratorium through September 30, 2021 … Read more
CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit is hosting two more community events this week about management of Jackson Demonstration State Forest. One is this evening in Mendocino at the CAL FIRE Woodlands Fire Station on Little Lake Rd, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Another meeting will be held tomorrow from 6:30-8PM in Willits at the Willits High School … Read more
Caltrans is awarding $34 Million to fund future sustainable transportation projects in local communities, including Lake and Mendocino Counties. The grant money — including $25 million funded by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 -will be used to plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state … Read more
The excessive heat that will be gripping most of the west will also hit Lake County and portions of Mendocino County this weekend through early next week. California’s energy supply needs are anticipated to hold, despite record breaking temperatures.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a policy this week to increase incentives to hire employees for hard-to-fill positions. Department heads will now have the ability to offer a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000. Eligible positions include: attorneys, engineers, licensed medical staff, mid/senior-level managers, planners, public safety staff, senior accounting and finance staff, … Read more
This month Mendocino County Public Health launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion campaign that includes one music video in Spanish and ten Public Service Announcements in English, Spanish,and multiple other languages. The idea for the campaign came from members of the Mendocino Diversity Equity Inclusion Taskforce, an independent task force that seeks to stamp out racism … Read more
The Board of Supervisors this week approved updates to the workplace regulations for Lake County employees. Cal/OSHA’s regulations were updated last week to align with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health. Local protocols that have been updated include sections on facial coverings for vaccinated and … Read more
Cal Fire is holding a community event this weekend to discuss the logging in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The meeting will be held on Saturday,10AM at Camp 20, the rest stop between Willits and Fort Bragg on SR-20.