Sheriff Warns Vacancy Rate Is Near 45%
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors responds by funding five positions
Elise Cox
Elise Cox is the founding editor of MendoLocal.News. She was previously news director at Mendocino County Public Broadcasting and has been part of the editorial team at the San Jose Mercury News and U.S. News & World Report.
D3 Candidate Eric Hart Lives in a House in District 3
Some people wish that wasn't true
Mendocino County Missed $3 Billion in Taxable Property Value Over Five Years, Records Show
The new assessments are worth roughly $33 million in additional property taxes
Adelanto Man Booked in Connection with Covelo Woman's Killing
A second man has been charged with being an accessory after the fact
Six Months After State Audit, County Departments Report Uneven Progress on Reforms
Assessor Katrina Bartolomie said she has not yet completed the required six-month update
Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 18, 2026
County workers get a raise, an 81-year-old gets an eviction notice, and the family of a missing hunter gets closure
An ICE Arrest in Cleone, CA
A 46-year-old Mexican national was taken into custody in a targeted action on Wednesday
Fort Bragg Police Told Joey Lara, “You’re Going to Jail,” Despite Breath Tests Below the Legal Limit
The City of Fort Bragg is withholding records documenting Lara's arrest, including his own public records requests for his own arrest records
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Remains of Hunter Who Vanished Near Dos Rios in 2021
Missing person case closed by DNA test of a bone recovered by a fisherman