Highway 1 Fence Gets a Haircut
Workers are shortening the new wooden fence along Highway 1 in Fort Bragg, cutting down the boards one at a time, and the city says the work should be done by Friday.
What Fort Bragg Asked Chris Rogers
A Sunday Q&A with Assembly Member Chris Rogers covered everything from housing and health care to biomass innovation centers, with info on key bills and the Prop. 1 housing bond.
Major Drug Bust in the Town of Mendocino Follows Apparent Deadly Overdose
Clayton Lowell, 39, is being held on felony drug charges after investigators seized counterfeit fentanyl pills, xylazine, and other drugs — an arrest that came five days after his wife died of an apparent overdose.
Candidate Interview — Mary Anne Schmidt — September 29, 2026
We are in the final stretch of candidate interviews and election forums with a final voter-interview forum with Mary Ann Schmidt on Sept. 29, a League of Women Voters forum on Oct. 1, and a Voting Matters Proposition Workshop on Oct. 12.
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Willits Raises Water and Sewer Rates; Vice Mayor Calls for Review of City Attorney
At the same meeting that the Willits City Council voted to raise water and wastewater rate, it learned the city has received a $1.8 million CDBG for a new business loan program.
Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — September 26, 2026
A nation-wide protest against off-shore oil drilling, mid-term elections, and a death in Mendocino.
Hands Across the Sand Participants Recall Earlier Battle
Roughly two hundred people gathered at Big River Beach on Saturday to express opposition to offshore oil drilling and support for a clean-energy future.
Contributions to the District Three Supervisor's Race Draw Scrutiny
In the District 3 supervisorial race, Buffey Bourassa has out-raised Eric Hart — and three of her contributors raise questions.
Jackson State Forest: We’re Looking at the Wrong Economy
What if Jackson State Forest’s greatest economic potential is the forest itself?