Mendo Local Weekly News — March 16, 2026
A new culvert cum fish ladder in Gualala, an ADA project in Hopland, and a fiscal emergency in Willits
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.
California Attorney General Challenges Federal Forest Plan; Local Panel to Discuss Jackson Demonstration State Forest March 19
Some public comment timelines could be cut by more than 50%
Proposed Sales Tax Targets County-based Businesses
If approved by voters, the measure would generate an estimated $5 million to $6 million annually
Kashia Elementary, a Feeder to Point Arena High School, Faces Possible Closure as Enrollment Falls
In the last seven years, enrollment has declined 60% while costs have increased 175%
Willits Faces Night of Reckoning as City Council Considers Declaring a Financial Emergency
Vice mayor says the meeting on March 9 may be "the most important this city has ever had"
Mendo Local Weekly News — March 8, 2026
Crops that adapt to microclimates, a Ukiah florist with an exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Fort Bragg Timberwolves head to Oracle Park
Willits Man Found Guilty of 11 Child Sexual Abuse Charges After Two-Week Trial
Prosecutors said the crimes occurred in and around Willits between the summer of 2020 and June 16, 2023
Seeds of Change: Mendocino Coast Farmers Cultivate Crops That Adapt to Their Environment
With adaptation gardening, melons, squash and other crops flourish on coastal bluffs
Driver Rescued After SUV Plunges Off Highway 101
The cause of the accident has not been determined