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## Posts
- [Romero Seeks Court Order Removing Hart From the November Ballot for District 3 Board of Supervisor's Open Seat](https://www.mendolocal.news/romero-seeks-court-order-removing-hart.md) - Asks judge to add him to the ballot in Hart's place
- [Hopland Evacuees Return as Feliz Fire Reaches 50% Containment](https://www.mendolocal.news/hopland-evacuees-return-as-feliz.md) - Firefighters sustain minor injuries when engine overturns
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — Aug. 2, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-aug-2.md) - Firefighting crews battle the Feliz fire, broadboad crews lay middle-mile fiber, and Mendocino youth get ready for the Redwood Empire Fair
- [Feliz Fire Holding Steady at 841 Acres](https://www.mendolocal.news/feliz-fire-holding-steady-at-841.md) - U.S. 101 Fully Reopens
- [Coyote Valley Tribe Opens Temporary Shelter](https://www.mendolocal.news/coyote-valley-tribe-opens-temporary-shelter.md) - Forward progress on Feliz Fire has stopped, per Incident Command
- [Wildfire Prompts Closure of Highway 101 in Hopland](https://www.mendolocal.news/wildfire-prompts-closure-of-highway.md) - As a 6:30 p.m. the fire fighters had not succeeded in containing any part of the fire
- [FERC Says a Southern California District Can’t Intervene in the Potter Valley Fight](https://www.mendolocal.news/ferc-denys-evmwd-intervention.md) - But observers say the SoCal effort to acquire PG&E's water rights will continue
- [Willits Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Serial Child Abuse](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-man-sentenced-to-24-years.md) - Christopher Neil Kiger received the maximum state prison sentence allowed
- [Prius Catches Fire on Highway 101](https://www.mendolocal.news/prius-catches-fire-on-highway-101-6a7394c7402617000f5c6cad.md) - Owner uninjured
- [Mendocino County's Broadband Backbone Takes Shape Along Highway 20](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-countys-broadband-backbone.md) - Middle-mile work near Fort Bragg is finished
- [K-9 Duke Helps Seize 70 Pounds of Meth in Mendocino](https://www.mendolocal.news/k-9-duke-helps-seize-70-pounds-of-meth.md) - Two Redwood Valley men are arrested
- [Goat, Pig, Horse or Turtle? Willits to Vote on New Playground Sculpture](https://www.mendolocal.news/goat-pig-horse-or-turtle-willits.md) - Willits City Council reviews "the state of public art" at July 22 council meeeting
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 25, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-july-25.md) - Supervisors nix county road tax, the trail to Caspar Pond opens to the public, and deputies arrest three suspects connected to the murder of a Covelo mom
- [Father and Son Arrested in Killing of Covelo Mom; Teenage Brother Still Sought](https://www.mendolocal.news/father-and-son-arrested-in-covelo-homicide.md) - Two brothers allegedly fled Mendocino County with help from their father
- [Supervisors Reject Permanent Road Sales Tax in Split Vote](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-reject-permanent-road-tax.md) - "The longer we wait [to pass a tax], the bigger the hole we are digging for ourselves." Supervisor John Haschak.
- [Grand Jury Faults County on Fire-Safe rules](https://www.mendolocal.news/grand-jury-faults-county-on-fire-safety-rules.md) - Supervisors task ad hoc committee with responding
- [Sheriff Warns Vacancy Rate Is Near 45%](https://www.mendolocal.news/sheriff-warns-vacancy-rate-is-near-45-percent.md) - Mendocino County Board of Supervisors responds by funding five positions
- [D3 Candidate Eric Hart Lives in a House in District 3](https://www.mendolocal.news/d3-candidate-eric-hart-lives-in-d3.md) - Some people wish that wasn't true
- [Mendocino County Missed $3 Billion in Taxable Property Value Over Five Years, Records Show](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-county-missed-3-billion.md) - The new assessments are worth roughly $33 million in additional property taxes
- [Adelanto Man Booked in Connection with Covelo Woman's Killing](https://www.mendolocal.news/adelanto-man-booked-in-connection-with-covelo-murder.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-offers-updates-six-months-after-audit.md) - Assessor Katrina Bartolomie said she has not yet completed the required six-month update
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 18, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendo-local-weekly-roundup-july-18.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/an-ice-arrest-in-cleone-ca.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/fbpd-joey-lara-arrest.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/sheriffs-office-identifies-remains-missing-hunter.md) - Missing person case closed by DNA test of a bone recovered by a fisherman
- [The Mendocino County District Attorney Will Not File Criminal Charges in the Death of Nicholas Bakewell](https://www.mendolocal.news/the-mendocino-county-district-attorney.md) - The civil case brought by Bakewell's family against the county, the City of Willits, and individual officers is proceeding
- [An 81-Year-Old Faces Eviction as Affordable Senior Housing Waitlists Stretch for Years](https://www.mendolocal.news/an-81-year-old-faces-eviction.md) - The first in a series of articles chronicling the hidden housing crisis facing Mendocino County's oldest residents
- [Three People Arrested on Illegal-Cannabis Charges in Covelo in the Area of a July 9 Fatal Shooting](https://www.mendolocal.news/three-people-arrested-covelo-july-10-2026.md) - The arrests occurred a day after a 31-year-old woman was found fatally shot on the same block and a 911 hangup was logged from the same address.
- [Fundraiser Launched to Support Murdered Mother of Four](https://www.mendolocal.news/fundraiser-launched-to-support-murdered.md) - MendoLocal.News has verified the fundraiser with the family
- [Woman Found Fatally Shot at Illegal Cannabis Grow on the Outskirts of Covelo Thursday](https://www.mendolocal.news/woman-found-fatally-shot-at-illegal.md) - Mendocino County Sheriff's Office provided additional details about the investigation
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 11, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-july-11.md) - More local sightings of sunflower sea stars, a data center moratorium, and timber harvesting returns to Fort Bragg
- [Covelo hit by earthquake, wildfire, and fatal shooting within one week](https://www.mendolocal.news/covelo-earthquake-wildfire-homicide.md) - The name of the homicide victim has not been released
- [A Federal Judge Ordered Fort Bragg to Hand Over a 2014 Mill Site Contamination Letter](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-hands-over-secret-letter.md) - The public still can't read it
- [Supervisors Advance a Road Sales Tax — After a Standoff Over Where All the Money Goes](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-advance-a-road-tax.md) - Supervisor Williams and Mulheren to form an ad hoc to get more information before the next vote
- [Potter Valley Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Acquaintance with Kitchen Knife](https://www.mendolocal.news/potter-valley-man-arrested-20260708.md) - Suspect allegedly threatened to kill the victim after verbal altercation
- [County Planning Director Resigns for New Job, as Grand Jury Report Faults Her Department](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-planning-director-resigns.md) - Chief Building Official Richard Angley to Lead the Beleaguered Department
- [Mendocino County Moves to Block Data Centers Before They Arrive](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-county-moves-to-block-data-centers.md) - Staff directed to draft an urgency ordinance
- [Agency Fire Burning in Covelo](https://www.mendolocal.news/agency-fire-burning-in-covelo.md) - Mendocino Sheriff has ordered evacuations for East of Mina Road
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 4, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendo-local-weekly-roundup-july-4.md) - Grand jury report takes Board of Supes to task, and forest management bill and Blues Beach transfer move forward.
- [Fireworks and Festivities on the Fourth](https://www.mendolocal.news/fireworks-and-festivities-on-the.md) - Where to go to celebrate America's 250th anniversary
- [Fort Bragg City Council Renews $180K Marketing Contract Despite Brouhaha Over AI-generated Fourth of July Flyer](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-city-council-renews-marketing-contract.md) - Firm apologizes, said flyer was taken down within 2.5 hours
- [State Senate Panel Advances Forest Management Bill](https://www.mendolocal.news/state-senate-panel-advances-forest-management-bill.md) - AB 2494 now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee
- [Pedestrian Injured in Fort Bragg Collision on Tuesday](https://www.mendolocal.news/pedestrian-injured-in-fort-bragg.md) - Passersby are worried for the welfare of the victim
- [Willits Grocery Outlet Gets Yellow Tagged Following Quake](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-grocery-outlet-gets-yellow-tag.md) - The popular store is not safe for shoppers due to earthquake damage
- [Willits City Council Grapples with Looming General Fund Deficit](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-city-council-june-24-2026j.md) - Healthcare costs alone are jumping to $922,000—representing 19% of the general fund
- [Leggett Man Arrested After Alleged BB Gun Assault on Younger Brother](https://www.mendolocal.news/leggett-man-arrested-after-alleged.md) - Bail set at $30,000
- [Fort Bragg Man Accused of Prowling Sentenced to Six Years for Sex Crime](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-prowler-sentenced.md) - Due to credit for time served on concurrent sentences, Cayden Paul Craig will serve a maximum term of five years, ending in June 2030
- [CAL FIRE Increases Precautionary Measures Around Prescribed Burns in Wake of the Putah Fire](https://www.mendolocal.news/cal-fire-increases-precautionary.md) - Extra resources are standing by along Highway 101 to ensure prescribed burns don't escape their containment area
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — June 28, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendo-local-weekly-roundup-june-28.md) - A fast-moving fire and a 5.6 magnitude earthquake — but the show goes on for the annual Frontier Days celebration
- [The Coyote Fire: A Frightening Fire Drill](https://www.mendolocal.news/the-coyote-fire-a-frightening-fire.md) - A resident looks back at last week's fire near the Coyote Valley Casino in Redwood Valley
- [Affordable Workforce Housing Coming to South Franklin Street in Fort Bragg](https://www.mendolocal.news/affordable-workforce-housing-coming-to-fort-bragg.md) - The Fort Bragg City Council approves next step for a new affordable housing project. Also a protective order requested by the skunk train could illegally block public access to its lawsuit.
- [Sara Pierce Elevated to Interim CEO](https://www.mendolocal.news/sara-pierce-elevated-to-interim-ceo.md) - Search for a qualified outside candidate will continue
- [Evacuation Order: Fire in Redwood Valley](https://www.mendolocal.news/evacuation-order-fire-in-redwood.md) - Area of Vineyard Oaks Drive, Forsyth Drive, Oak Ponds Court
- [Supervisors Give Ukiah Annexation Talks More Time](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-give-ukiah-annexation.md) - Vote 4-1 to keep tax-sharing agreement intact for now
- [Supervisor Mo Mulheren: Notes to Colleagues on Ukiah Annexation](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisor-mo-mulheren-notes-to-colleagues.md) - Mulheren said she supports continuing the tax-sharing agreement
- [Redwood Valley Residents File CEQA Lawsuit to Block Gas Station](https://www.mendolocal.news/redwood-valley-residents-file-ceqa-lawsuit.md) - They are requesting a judge order a full Environmental Impact Report
- [Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Redwood Valley, Leads to Power Outages](https://www.mendolocal.news/magnitude-56-earthquake-strikes-redwood-valley.md) - Damage assessments are ongoing
- [Fort Bragg Weighs New Tourism Marketing Model With $680,000 Budget](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-weighs-new-tourism-organizations.md) - Business leaders suggest tourism dollars can work "harder and smarter"
- [Fort Bragg Driver Escapes Injury in Highway 1 Rollover](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-driver-escapes-injury.md) - Traffic was delayed for about an hour on Sunday evening
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — June 21, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-june-21.md) - Approval of a new Redwood Valley gas station was based on a questionable CEQA process and rebuilding Covelo's Green Bridge could take as long as three years
- [Missing 10-Year-Old Found Safe After Overnight Search in Fort Bragg Area](https://www.mendolocal.news/missing-10-year-old-found-safe.md) - More than 80 people and 10 agencies, plus many community members joined in the search
- [Seven California DAs Sued a Gas Station Operator, Including Mendocino County's David Eyster. Then County Supervisors Approved His Next Station](https://www.mendolocal.news/seven-california-das-sued-a-gas-station.md) - Critics contend the county's environmental review was inadequate
- [The "Timber Fire" Outside Covelo Reaches Twenty Acres](https://www.mendolocal.news/the-timber-fire-outside-covelo-reaches.md) - Containment at 15 percent
- [Fort Bragg City Council Nixes Contract for Fire Tax Consultants](https://www.mendolocal.news/city-council-nixes-consultants-fire-department-parcel-tax.md) - A fire-equipment parcel tax is headed for the November ballot
- [Willits City Council — June 10, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-city-council-june-10-2026.md) - A new interim city manager, a Frontier Days proclamation and a progress report on the city budget
- [Supervisor Ted Williams Wins Another Term](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisor-ted-williams-wins.md) - Registrar releases update; just 580 ballots left to count
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — June 13, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-june-13.md) - Covelo's Green Bridge collapses, North Coast Opportunities cuts programs, and jury no-shows face fines
- [Election Update Shows Increased Turnout Across California](https://www.mendolocal.news/election-update-shows-increased-turnout.md) - The number of younger voters returning ballots has nearly doubled since the 2022 primary
- [Deputy Suffers Broken Arm Answering a Call for Service in Ukiah](https://www.mendolocal.news/deputy-suffers-broken-arm-during-arrest.md) - Suspect had multiple outstanding warrants
- [Supervisors Approve Balanced Budget Proposal While Staff Warns of Future Deficits, Federal Cuts](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-adopt-balanced-budget.md) - County employees protest "insulting" contract proposals
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — June 7, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-june-7.md) - The county settles civil case filed by Chamise Cubbison, plus preliminary election results, ongoing questions about county property tax data, and a rise in dead and stranded sea lions
- [Former San Francisco Controller Says Mendocino County Must Overhaul Financial System](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-must-reimplement-financial-system.md) - The overhaul is estimated to take three years and cost up to $5 million
- [How Many Ballots Are Left to Count? 16,572](https://www.mendolocal.news/how-many-ballots-are-left-to-count.md) - The next update on the vote is expected at 4 p.m. on June 11
- [County Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Cubbison Civil Case](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-pays-15-million-to-settle-cubbison-case.md) - The settlement represents about half of the potential monetary damages that Chamise Cubbison might have obtained had she continued her legal challenge
- [Ballot Printer Sues Mendocino County Over Unpaid Election Bills dating back to March 2024](https://www.mendolocal.news/ballot-printer-sues-mendocino-county.md) - Mendocino County says the ballot printer owes it almost $108,000 for the cost of handling a ballot printing error
- [Overtime Brewing's Future Looms Over the Fort Bragg City Council Meeting](https://www.mendolocal.news/overtime-brewings-future-looms-over-council-meeting.md) - Fort Bragg City Council — May 26, 2026
- [Reports of Dead, Malnourished Sea Lions Are Increasing Along Mendocino Coast](https://www.mendolocal.news/dead-malnourished-sea-lions-on-the-mendo-coast.md) - Weaned juveniles are particularly at risk
- [Preliminary Election Results for Mendocino County Only](https://www.mendolocal.news/preliminary-election-results.md) - Approximately 17% of votes are counted
- [One in Three Residential Parcels in Mendocino County Has No Home on It](https://www.mendolocal.news/one-in-three-residential-parcels-has-no-home.md) - County records show more than 10,000 residential parcels without homes, but water shortages, infrastructure gaps, and development costs complicate the picture.
- [Palmer Fire East of Boonville](https://www.mendolocal.news/palmer-fire-east-of-boonville.md) - Forward motion stopped at 2:49 p.m.
- [Crime News from the Ukiah Police Department — June 1, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/crime-news-from-the-ukiah-police.md) - Arrests made for sexual assault, possession of 600+ child sexual abuse images, stabbing
- [Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — May 31, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-roundup-may-31.md) - Days before the election, $204 million in forgotten interest owed on decades-old college bonds is discovered as voters are asked to approve an additional $210 million to fund Measure A
- [Four Candidates Claim “No Reportable Interests”](https://www.mendolocal.news/four-candidates-claim-no-reportable-interests.md) - Disclosure forms filed by primary election candidates raise questions
- [Mendocino College Wants Voters to Pass a $98 Million Bond; Records Show the District Already Owes $204 Million](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-college-owes-204-milliion.md) - Proposed Measure A would roughly double the district’s existing debt, which grew far beyond a 2006 voter authorization and won’t be paid off until 2052. Property owners are on the hook.
- [A New Vision for Mendocino College Gets Lost in the Fine Print](https://www.mendolocal.news/a-new-vision-for-mendocino-college.md) - Officials are struggling to communicate a master plan to modernize campuses around the county
- [Measure A Flyers Suggest Bond Would Fund Fire Academy Already Paid for by State](https://www.mendolocal.news/measure-a-flyers-mislead-critics-say.md) - Critics say a parcel tax – rather than a bond – would reduce the burden on property owners by more than half
- [From Private Posts to Federal Raids: The Growing Government Dragnet Targeting Online Dissent](https://www.mendolocal.news/from-private-posts-to-federal-raids.md) - Government lawyers have reportedly dusted off an obscure 96-year-old law to compel tech giants to hand over user information
- [Supervisors Approve Changes in the Business Improvement District for Lodging, as Innkeepers Address the “Baby Elephant” in the Room](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-approve-changes-in-the.md) - Leisure-focused marketing dollars are not driving business for inland lodging providers
- [Complaints Mount Over Neglected Vineyards as Mendocino Wine Industry Faces Intensifying Economic Pressure](https://www.mendolocal.news/complaints-mount-over-neglected-vineyards.md) - "“We’re dealing with an industry that’s becoming like a falling knife."
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — May 23, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-may-23-2026.md) - A foundational marine species disappears from the Albion River Estuary, the Boatyard shopping center changes hands in Fort Bragg, and a ordinance targets "nuisance" parking lots in Ukiah
- [Willits City Council — May 13, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-city-council-may-13-2026.md) - Updating the catastrophic employee leave bank, an employee handbook "riddled with errors," and the proposed entertainment zone
- [Ex-Willits Hospital Worker Found Guilty of Spiking Drink, Sex Assault Charges](https://www.mendolocal.news/ex-willits-hospital-worker-guilty-rape.md) - Colleague was invited over to watch movies
- [Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Candidates Share Wildfire Preparedness Positions](https://www.mendolocal.news/fire-safe-council-electionquestionnaire-.md) - Mendocino County Fire Safe Council sent candidates a questionnaire about funding emergency services.
- [Huffman Inquiry Confirms Southern California Agency Exploring Potter Valley Project Options](https://www.mendolocal.news/huffman-inquiry-confirms-potter-valley-interest.md) - EVMWD said it expects to begin releasing documents by May 29
- [A Meadow Beneath the Water Vanishes, and With It, the Foundation of an Ecosystem](https://www.mendolocal.news/a-meadow-beneath-the-water-vanishes.md) - The eelgrass beds of the Albion River Estuary have disappeared. Scientists say the loss may signal something larger is going wrong along the Northern California coast.
- [The Mendo Local Weekly News Report Will Resume May 23, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/the-mendo-local-weekly-news-report.md)
- [Visit Fort Bragg Committee Member Convicted by Jury of Drug-Related DUI](https://www.mendolocal.news/visit-fort-bragg-committee-member-convicted.md) - Ryan Ballou describes "crazy night" in a Facebook post
- [Fire on Eunice Ct. in Ukiah](https://www.mendolocal.news/fire-on-eunice-ct-in-ukiah.md) - Forward progress stopped
- [Fort Bragg City Council – May 11, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-city-council-may-11-2026.md) - New downtown parks, a mill site survey, and a new approach to code enforcement
- [Hill Sentenced to Maximum Term for Assault, Kidnapping With Intent to Commit Rape](https://www.mendolocal.news/hill-sentenced-to-maximum-term.md) - Judge Shanahan: "You're the type of person that parents have to warn their daughters about."
- [After Two Years of Hauling Rock, Caltrans Completes $85 Million Emergency Seawall on Blues Beach](https://www.mendolocal.news/caltrans-completes-blues-beach-seawall.md) - The first campers returned last weekend
- [Ukiah Parolee Accused of Repeatedly Annoying or Molesting a Minor](https://www.mendolocal.news/ukiah-parolee-accused-of-annoying-minor.md) - Christopher Purtill was on parole for committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.
- [Fort Bragg Expansion Proposal Sparks Broader Questions About Recreation Services](https://www.mendolocal.news/mcrpd-looks-to-invest-in-property.md) - Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park district searches for properties to acquire without an approved strategic plan
- [Fair Political Practices Commission Targets Water Treatment Expert in Response to Anonymous Complaint](https://www.mendolocal.news/fair-political-practices-commission-mendo-fine.md) - “I don’t volunteer for boards anymore,” Donna Feiner said.
- [Scammers Target Elderly Couple in Brooktrails](https://www.mendolocal.news/scammers-target-elderly-couple-in-brooktrails.md) - Deputies help recover $73,000 after receiving a late night call for help
- [Can Mendocino County Afford Two Recreation Centers in Fort Bragg?](https://www.mendolocal.news/can-the-coast-afford-two-rec-centers-in-fort-bragg.md) - The Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District will discuss acquiring the former Rite Aid building at a meeting on Tuesday
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — May 10, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-may-10-2026.md) - The county's financial position has improved, but Ukiah's proposed annexation could be costly. Also, a human trafficking arrest in Navarro and a new report on mill site contamination in Fort Bragg.
- [Memorial Planned for Former Supervisor Norman de Vall](https://www.mendolocal.news/memorial-planned-for-normdevall.md) - May 22, 2026 at noon at the Caspar Community Center
- [How Toxic is the Fort Bragg Mill Site?](https://www.mendolocal.news/how-toxic-is-the-fort-bragg-millsite-mill.md) - A comprehensive review of existing records of testing and remediation reveals data gaps
- [Deputies Make Arrest in Alleged Human Trafficking Case in Navarro](https://www.mendolocal.news/arrest-in-alleged-human-trafficking-navarro.md) - Victim allegedly forced to work on the site of an illegal cannabis grow for two years
- [Missing Ukiah Man Found Dead Near Low Gap Park, Authorities Say](https://www.mendolocal.news/missing-ukiah-man-found-dead-near.md) - Joshua Retallick, 51, was last seen on April 16, 2026
- [County to Overhaul Cannabis Taxes](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-to-overhaul-cannabis-taxes.md) - Amnesty offered on penalties and interest on delinquent taxes provided they are paid by 2028
- [Mendocino County Projects Balanced Budget with Reduced Reliance on One-Time Funds](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-projects-balanced-budget.md) - The general fund is now projected at $100 million
- [Mendocino County Supes Vote to Cancel Solar Project](https://www.mendolocal.news/supes-votes-to-cancel-solar.md) - Project will not meet savings projections
- [Mendocino County Sheriff Warns of Staffing Shortages, Safety Risks](https://www.mendolocal.news/sheriff-warns-of-safety-risks.md) - Deputies are working overtime without backup
- [Proposed Ukiah Annexation Could Cost Mendocino County as Much as $27 Million Over 16 Years](https://www.mendolocal.news/proposed-ukiah-annexation-could-cost.md) - Estimated cost excludes impact of reallocated property taxes
- [Federal Immigration Dragnet Expands, Snares Willits Soccer Coach](https://www.mendolocal.news/federal-immigration-dragnet-expands.md) - Otis Ffriend, a professional soccer player from Jamaica, is the son of an American citizen
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — May 3, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-may-3-2026.md) - Whale die-off hits home and federal agents make arrests in Willits and Gualala
- [District Three Candidates for the Board of Supervisors Offer Solutions to County Problems in Laytonville Forum](https://www.mendolocal.news/district-three-candidates-for-the.md) - Forum was held April 29 in Harwood Hall
- [FBI raid in Gualala leads to federal charge over alleged online threat](https://www.mendolocal.news/fbi-raid-in-gualala-leads-to-retiree-arrest.md) - 64-year-old retiree responded to anti-gay remarks made by a Montana state legislator to a private group of friends — whom he maintained touch with through Facebook
- [Mail ballots to reach Mendocino County voters starting May 4](https://www.mendolocal.news/mail-ballots-to-reach-voters-next-week.md) - The deadline for registering to vote is May 18
- [Federal Arrest in Willits Triggers Community Response](https://www.mendolocal.news/ice-arrest-in-willits-triggers-response.md) - Arrest made on orders of an immigration court
- [Willits Postpones Consultant Vote Over Conflict Questions, Approves HR Contract Despite Concerns](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-postpones-consultant-vote.md) - 'The process "smells fishy"' — Vice Mayor Matthew Alaniz
- [Another Casualty: Gray Whale Die-Off Continues on the Mendocino Coast](https://www.mendolocal.news/another-casualty-gray-whale-virgin-creek-beach.md) - Scientists say the large marine mammals are in "precipitous decline" as ecological changes reduce their food supply
- [Huffman Demands Information About Plans to Divert or Transfer Eel River Water to SoCal](https://www.mendolocal.news/huffman-demands-information-from-socal.md) - Says SoCal's interest in buying the Potter Valley Project raises the specter of Dos Rios Dam project
- [Water Main Break Behind Company Store Briefly Disrupts Fort Bragg Businesses](https://www.mendolocal.news/water-main-break-behind-company-store.md) - Cause was railway track construction
- [Teen’s 911 Call Leads to Arrest in Ukiah Domestic Violence, Kidnapping Case](https://www.mendolocal.news/teens-911-call-leads-to-arrest.md) - Four juveniles — ages 7, 8, 13, and 16 — were present during the incident
- [Hundreds of Mendocino Coast Homes Face Sea Level Rise Threat, Study Finds](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-coast-homes-at-risk-of-sea-level-rise.md) - 710 residential buildings could be lost by 2100
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — April 25, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-april-25-2026.md) - A potential buyer appears for the Potter Valley Project, Montgomery Woods expands with donated land, and a woman is slain in Covelo,
- [Slain Covelo Woman Identified](https://www.mendolocal.news/slain-covelo-woman-identified.md) - Teen suspect extradited to Mendocino County, funeral on Wednesday
- [City of Ukiah Releases Revised Annexation Map](https://www.mendolocal.news/city-of-ukiah-releases-revised-annexation-map.md) - Workshop to be held August 30 at 5:30 p.m.
- [A Close to Home Experience with the FBI](https://www.mendolocal.news/a-close-to-home-experience-with-the.md) - FBI memo: "Subject: Mike Geniella"
- [Looking into Hidden Agendas Behind the Proposed Plan to Save the Potter Valley Project](https://www.mendolocal.news/hidden-agendas-and-potter-valley.md) - An independent investigative report by MendoLocal.News — funded by you
- [Who Owns the Mill Site in Fort Bragg?](https://www.mendolocal.news/who-owns-the-mill-site-in-fort-bragg.md) - Mendo Local turned to the county deed registry in Ukiah for answers
- [Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Vice President Explains Interest in Potter Valley Project](https://www.mendolocal.news/elsinore-valley-water-district-and-potter-valley.md) - Managing the water and selling it locally can be a viable strategy, she says
- [Federal officials cite potential buyer for Potter Valley Project as local stakeholders raise questions](https://www.mendolocal.news/federal-officials-cite-potential.md) - Congressman Jared Huffman calls plan "a massive water grab"
- [Primary Election: The Race for County Judgeship](https://www.mendolocal.news/primary-election-the-race-for-county.md) - A summary of the MendocinoCoast.News questionnaire for Superior Court candidates
- [Woman Gunned Down While Speaking with Terrified Female Relative, Boy Arrested](https://www.mendolocal.news/16-year-old-covelo-boy-arrested.md) - 16-year-old boy is believed to have killed a 38-year-old woman and assaulted a 15-year-old girl
- [Mendocino County Planning Commission Rejects Short-Term Rental Permit Due to Septic, Safety Concerns](https://www.mendolocal.news/short-term-rental-permit-rejected.md) - Neighbor describes living next door to "a party house"
- [Ukiah Gas Station Robbed Sunday Afternoon](https://www.mendolocal.news/ukiah-gas-station-robbed-sunday-afternoon.md) - Suspect threatened to shoot clerk
- [Covelo Man Awaiting Trial Arrested on Robbery and Burglary Charges](https://www.mendolocal.news/covelo-man-awaiting-trial-arrested.md) - Raymond Bowes is scheduled for trial on June 8 on unrelated charges
- [Woman Killed in Early Morning Shooting Near Covelo](https://www.mendolocal.news/woman-killed-in-early-morning-shooting.md) - Homicide investigation underway
- [The Mendo Local Weekly News Report Will Resume April 25, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendo-local-weekly-news-will-resume.md)
- [Mendo Local Candidates Forum: Board of Supervisors District Five](https://www.mendolocal.news/candidates-forum-district-five.md) - Three candidates. Six questions. Two-minute answers. Sponsored by Mendo Local Public Media and the Independent Coast Observer.
- [Frustrations Over Trash Pickup, Parking Enforcement Come to a Head in Fort Bragg](https://www.mendolocal.news/frustrations-over-trash-pickup-parking.md) - A town hall meeting will be held today at 5:30 p.m.
- [Staffing Shortages Deepen in Mendocino County as Mandated Activities Hold Steady](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-staffing-shortages-deepen.md) - Union rep asks board to spell out what the county can and cannot afford to do
- [Fort Bragg City Council Expresses Support and Skepticism About State Forest Modernization Bill](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-city-council-and-ab-2494.md) - Councilwoman describes bill as "naive, ill-conceived, redundant, [and] damaging.”
- [Man Found Dead at Base of Cliff in Fort Bragg](https://www.mendolocal.news/man-found-dead-at-base-of-cliff-in.md) - 37-year-old man was from Yukon, Oklahoma
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — April 11, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-april-11-2026.md) - Tragedy at Todd Point, a private equity firm acquires Skunk Train holding company, and sexual harassment allegations are made in the District Three Board of Supervisors race
- [LaFever Arraigned on Misdemeanor Charge](https://www.mendolocal.news/lafever-arraigned-on-misdemeanor.md) - Next court date is April 27
- [Let's Celebrate Local News Day Together](https://www.mendolocal.news/llocal-news-day-april-9-2026.md) - Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
- [Private Equity Acquires Skunk Train Owner, Settlement Talks Continue with Fort Bragg](https://www.mendolocal.news/private-equity-acquires-skunk-train-owner.md) - Ownership change will not affect Mendocino Railway, CEO says
- [District Three Candidate for Board of Supervisors Sued for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation](https://www.mendolocal.news/district-three-candidate-sued-sexual-harassment.md) - Original complaint was presented to the HR contact who is also the candidate's mother
- [Mendocino County Voter Rolls Show Shift Toward Conservative Parties](https://www.mendolocal.news/voter-rolls-show-shifting-party-affiliation.md) - In 2024 the number of registered voters who identified as Republican increased by 12% while the number of registered voters who identified as Democrats declined by 4%
- [Crime News — April 6, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/police-blotter-april-6-2026.md) - Arrests for weapons and drugs at a Fort Bragg motel, illegal encampment and gang-related parole violations in Ukiah, and a window-smashing spree in Manchester
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — April 4, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-april-4-2026.md) - An election forum in District Three, a seawall project nears completion, and a court crackdown on juror no-shows
- [Mendocino County Roadwork — week of April 3, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/roadwork-through-april-9.md) - Major roadwork scheduled through Thursday, April 9
- [Ukiah man arrested on arson, prowling charges after late-night fire near business](https://www.mendolocal.news/ukiah-man-arrested-on-arson-prowling.md) - Suspect is scheduled to appear to enter a plea on a previous fire-related misdemeanor on Monday
- [They Survived Shark Attacks on the Northern California Coast — Here’s How](https://www.mendolocal.news/they-survived-shark-attacks.md) - "This shark, it knew we weren't seals."
- [Willits man arrested on suspicion of arranging meeting with 14-year-old girl](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-man-arrested-after-setting-meeting-with-14-year-old.md) - Sheriffs deputies were tipped by a Pennsylvania man who created a fake profile on a social media website
- [Mendo Local Candidates Forum: Board of Supervisors District Three](https://www.mendolocal.news/candidates-forum-district-three.md) - Four candidates. Five questions. Two-minute answers. Sponsored by Mendo Local Public Media
- [Mendocino County Overhauls Reserve Policy](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-overhauls-reserve-policy.md) - Reserves will be split three ways: a short-term reserve, a long-term reserve, and an infrastructure reserve
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — March 28, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendo-local-weekly-news-march-28.md) - Younger protesters join No Kings day in Fort Bragg, supes support a new vision for state forests, and Mendocino County air quality gets evaluated
- [No Kings Day on the Mendocino Coast](https://www.mendolocal.news/no-kings-day-on-the-mendocino-coast.md) - Organizers estimate a crowd of around 1,700 in Fort Bragg and 200 in Mendocino
- [County Moves Forward With New Noise Rules for Unincorporated Areas](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-moves-forward-with-noise-rules.md) - Sheriff's Office says it needs decibel readers.
- [County Approves Financing Tools for Roads, Sewer, and Development Infrastructure](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-approves-new-financing-tools.md) - Homeowners can form special assessment districts
- [Supervisors Rezone Former Rangeland for Limited Residential Use Near Ukiah](https://www.mendolocal.news/supervisors-rezone-former-rangeland.md) - There is no current agricultural use and current forage is insufficient for grazing
- [County Adopts First Air Toxics Report; No High Health Risks Identified](https://www.mendolocal.news/county-adopts-first-air-toxics-report.md) - Report was mandated by a 1987 law known as AB 2588
- [A Different Kind of Harvest: Can California’s Forests Grow Jobs, Too?](https://www.mendolocal.news/a-different-kind-of-harvest-in-jackson.md) - State and local support grows for the "restoration economy"
- [Federal Rail Rulings Stack Up Against State Regulators in Fort Bragg Mill Site Dispute](https://www.mendolocal.news/federal-rail-rulings-stack-up.md) - California Coastal Commission voluntarily withdraws appeal
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — March 21, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-march-21.md) - A shark attack in Big River, a fire in Manchester, and a lost hiker is rescued in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
- [Man arrested after two-hour standoff near Willits following reports of gunfire](https://www.mendolocal.news/man-says-did-i-kill-you.md) - “Did I kill you?”
- [Railbike Guides Help Rescue a Missing 71-year-old Woman near Camp Noyo](https://www.mendolocal.news/railbike-guides-help-rescue-71-year-old.md) - The woman, from Upper Lake, was reported missing after a CAL FIRE prevention officer found her locked, undamaged vehicle parked near a trailhead
- [Scam Targets Families of Jail Inmates in Mendocino County, Sheriff Says](https://www.mendolocal.news/scam-targets-families-of-jail-inmates.md) - A person claiming to be "Deputy Green" asked for $3,200
- [Willits Man Arrested for Selling THC-Laced Popcorn to Kids](https://www.mendolocal.news/thc-laced-popcorn-sold-to-kids-in-fort-bragg.md) - A hot-buttered high turns rancid
- [Big River Beach Shark Attack](https://www.mendolocal.news/big-river-beach-shark-attack.md) - Huge shark was visible from the shore
- [Willits Finance Director Outlines Years of Financial Turmoil as the City Declares a Fiscal Emergency](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-finance-director-outlines.md) - COVID money combined with disorganized financials and a toxic workplace led the small city to the brink of insolvency
- [72-year-old Woman Jumps Out of Window, Crawls to Neighbor's House to Escape Attacker](https://www.mendolocal.news/72-year-old-woman-escapes-attacker.md) - 38-year-old roomate is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — March 16, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-march-18-2026.md) - A new culvert cum fish ladder in Gualala, an ADA project in Hopland, and a fiscal emergency in Willits
- [California Attorney General Challenges Federal Forest Plan; Local Panel to Discuss Jackson Demonstration State Forest March 19](https://www.mendolocal.news/bonta-challenges-forest-rule.md) - Some public comment timelines could be cut by more than 50%
- [Proposed Sales Tax Targets County-based Businesses](https://www.mendolocal.news/proposed-sales-tax-approved-by-supes.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/kashia-elementary-a-feeder-to-point.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-faces-night-of-reckoning.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-march-8-2026.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/willits-man-found-guilty-of-11-child.md) - 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](https://www.mendolocal.news/seeds-of-change-mendocino-coast-farmers.md) - With adaptation gardening, melons, squash and other crops flourish on coastal bluffs
- [Driver Rescued After SUV Plunges Off Highway 101](https://www.mendolocal.news/suv-plunges-down-embankment.md) - The cause of the accident has not been determined
- [Understanding the Accounting Shift That is Balancing the County Budget for the Next Six Months](https://www.mendolocal.news/accounting-shift-balances-mendo-budget.md) - "It's a desperate move that leaves some people with the impression that something really positive has been done."
- [Ukiah Man Held to Answer in Sword Attack Over Pit Bull](https://www.mendolocal.news/sword-attack-over-pit-bull.md) - Adam Smith said Blue, the dog, belong to him
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — March 1, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-march-1-2026.md) - A huge slide on U.S. 1 in Elk is cleared in record time, donkeyball in Boonville, and teacher layoffs in Ukiah
- [MendoLocal.News and the U.S. Post Office in the Village of Mendocino](https://www.mendolocal.news/donations-returned-to-sender.md) - Donation letters returned to sender
- [Money for Lobbyists and Lawyers or for Fixing County Roads?](https://www.mendolocal.news/money-for-lobbyists-and-lawyers.md) - Mendocino County Supervisors Debate $500K to Inland Water & Power Commission
- [Mendocino County’s Structural Deficit Continues to Widen](https://www.mendolocal.news/mendocino-county-structural-deficit.md) - Spending on sheriff and jail continues to dominate at the expense of roads and facility maintenance
- [Covelo Man on felony probation held without bail after crash, weapons charges](https://www.mendolocal.news/covelo-man-on-felony-probation-held.md) - Vehicle contained a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — February 22, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-february-22-2026.md) - A new focus for state forests, steep increases in water rates for members of the Ukiah Valley Water Authority, and a tax to fund the college
- [Federal Railroad Board Blocks Great Redwood Trail Abandonment Petition](https://www.mendolocal.news/federal-railroad-board-blocks-grta.md) - Cites freight potential between Fort Bragg and Willits
- [Water Bills Set to Climb 60% Over Five Years for Ukiah Valley Residents](https://www.mendolocal.news/ratepayers-rue-consolidation-of-water.md) - Members of the Ukiah Valley Water Authority will see water rates rise more than 60 percent over the next five years
- [Century-Old Alley Dispute Heads to April Hearing in Willits](https://www.mendolocal.news/century-old-alley-dispute-in-willits.md) - Mark Walker sculptures to be moved to a new location
- [DHS Monitoring Social Media for Anti-ICE Statements](https://www.mendolocal.news/dhs-monitoring-social-media-for-anti.md) - The Department of Homeland Security is watching what you say on social media.
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — February 15, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-february-15-2026.md) - Young artists challenge the status quo in Fort Bragg and a jury convicts a serial rapist in Ukiah
- [Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder after Laytonville Shooting](https://www.mendolocal.news/laytonville-shooter-arrested.md) - Woman arrested for resisting or obstructing a police officer
- [An Inaccessible Docket in Case Involving Journalist Is Made Public After Editor Files Motion to Intervene](https://www.mendolocal.news/an-inaccessible-docket-matthew-lafever.md) - District attorney orders law enforcement not to access seized devices
- [Search Warrants, Shield Laws, and a Working Journalist](https://www.mendolocal.news/search-warrants-shield-laws-and-a.md) - Order for special master is delayed
- [Fort Bragg Man is Convicted of Assault, Kidnapping with Intent to Commit Rape](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-man-convicted-of-sexual-assault.md) - Willy Hill to return to court on March 20 for trial on aggravators
- [Hill Case Goes to the Jury](https://www.mendolocal.news/hill-case-goes-to-the-jury.md) - Defense criticizes police investigators: "They didn't do their work."
- [Women Relive the Experience of Sexual Assault While Facing Their Alleged Attacker in a Ukiah Courthouse](https://www.mendolocal.news/women-testify-against-willy-hill.md) - The case against Willy Hill is expected to go a jury later this week
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — February 7, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/february-7-weekly-news.md) - Broiler dinners for prosecutors, youth poets, poached abalone and hipcamp permits
- [Board of Supes Sends Proposal to Approve 100 Hipcamps to the Planning Commission](https://www.mendolocal.news/100-hipcamp-permits-for-mendocino-county.md) - Haschak's quiet lobbying effort pays off.
- [Staff to Draft New Short-Term Rental Ordinance](https://www.mendolocal.news/board-directs-staff-to-draft-airbnb-ordinance.md) - Supervisors reject proposed limits. Enforcement resources are not identified.
- [An Editor's Appeal](https://www.mendolocal.news/an-editors-appeal.md) - $4,170 in pledges received, $10,000 to go to cover operational expenses
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — February 1, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-february-1.md) - Affordable homes at The Sea Ranch, a grassroots vision for the future in Caspar, and scholarship opportunities for college-bound kids
- [Arrest Made in New Year’s Eve Drive-By Shooting in Fort Bragg](https://www.mendolocal.news/arrest-in-new-years-eve-driveby.md) - Fort Bragg teen arrested with 9 mm ghost gun, loaded magazine, pills
- [Federal Court Upholds Sheriff's Authority in Cannabis Raids in Indian Country](https://www.mendolocal.news/federal-court-upholds-sheriffs-authority.md) - Judge allows lawsuit brought by Round Valley Indian tribes alleging unlawful searches and discriminatory enforcement to proceed
- [Accused Fort Bragg Prowler Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Set for May](https://www.mendolocal.news/not-guilty-plea-fort-bragg-prowler.md) - Prosecution and defense are continuing plea bargain negotiations
- [Groundbreaking Date for Fort Bragg Grocery Outlet Slips](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-grocery-outlet-construction-may.md) - Construction now targeted to begin in May
- [Fort Bragg Faces an Escalating Price Tag for New Municipal Broadband Network](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-broadband-overruns.md) - Project lead reveals $3 million in cost overruns
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — January 25, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-january-25.md) - A Ukiah cheer team wins the state title and a mystery letter lightens hearts in Laytonville
- [An Envelope Left Behind and a Small Town Moment of Grace](https://www.mendolocal.news/an-envelope-left-behind-in-laytonville.md) - "Today you get to feel special."
- [Willits Braces for Layoffs as Consultant Prepares a Strategic Plan to Reorganize the City](https://www.mendolocal.news/consultant-plans-for-willits-layoffs.md) - "There are those of us who will not be here in the future.”
- [Sheriff’s Office Arrests Covelo Man on Burglary Charge, Multiple Felony Warrants](https://www.mendolocal.news/covelo-man-arrested-on-burglary-felony-warrants.md) - High-risk search warrant served on Biggar Lane
- [Fort Bragg City Council Delays Street Project Sign-Off Amid Bond and Road Quality Concerns](https://www.mendolocal.news/fort-bragg-delays-signoff-on-street-projects.md) - Approves $200,000 change order for reservoir project
- [Did You Catch the Northern Light Show?](https://www.mendolocal.news/the-northern-lights-over-mendocino.md) - Favorable conditions may lead to a reprise of the spectacle tonight
- [Mendo Local Weekly News — January 18, 2026](https://www.mendolocal.news/weekly-news-january-18-2026.md) - Crab season opens, a shark attacks a surfer, and Mendocino County CEO Darcie Antle announces her retirement

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