Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — September 19, 2026
Composting toilets, an amnesty for ADUs, and the impact of health care cuts.
Jackson State Forest: We’re Looking at the Wrong Economy
For generations, Mendocino County looked at a redwood forest and saw an economy. We should still see one. But in 2026, we ought to be asking whether the greatest economic value comes from removing trees or leaving them.
"This Is Scary" — Federal Changes Hit Health Care in Mendocino County (Typos fixed)
The changes that Congress wrote into the federal budget are scheduled to reshape Medi-Cal in 2027. But when Mendocino County's three acute care hospitals looked at their emergency rooms this year, the shift had already begun.
Candidate Night — Little Lake Grange — September 20, 2026
It's election season. Candidate interviews and election forums are happening around the county. We'll be updating this post as new forums are scheduled and scheduled forums are held.
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Supervisors Move to Update Mendocino's Historic Structures Inventory, A Half-Century After Volunteers Began It
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Sept. 15 to begin updating the inventory of historic structures in the Mendocino Town Plan, a decades-old document that officials and property owners say is incomplete.
Fort Bragg Overhauls Its Food-Truck Rules After a Year of Downtown Strife
The Fort Bragg City Council overhauled its mobile-vending rules on Sept. 14, adopting a rewrite that reshuffles where food trucks can park downtown and moves them to annual permits.
The Fort Bragg City Council Says No to Offshore Drilling and Mining
The Fort Bragg City Council reaffirmed its opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling on Sept. 14 and broadened it — in letters they voted to send to federal regulators and the state attorney general.
Willits Unified Absorbs Credit Downgrade as Reserves Fall Below Mandated Level
Trustees approves $5 million bond sale while looking to cut $600,000.
Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — September 12, 2026
Mendocino County's own lobbyist is lobbying against a bill supported by the county, a nonprofit that funds law enforcement in Mendocino and other counties, and residents remember 9/11.