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.
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.
Jackson State Forest: We’re Looking at the Wrong Economy
What if Jackson State Forest’s greatest economic potential is the forest itself?
Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — September 19, 2026
Composting toilets, an amnesty for ADUs, and the impact of health care cuts.
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.
"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.
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.
Hundreds of Firefighters Battle Lucas Fire as It Reaches 4,008 Acres
CAL FIRE's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit and the Lake County Sheriff's Office scheduled a community meeting on the Lucas Fire for 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13.
'Paying for the Knife': A Lobbyist Group Funded by Mendocino County Is Working to Defeat Forest Management Bill
Mendocino County's own Sacramento lobbying association is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill overhauling California's demonstration forests — a bill the county's Board of Supervisors formally voted to support.
Lucas Fire Triples to 3,476 Acres As Red Flag Warning Takes Effect Saturday
The Lucas Fire has tripled in size since Friday morning but is moving away from Mendocino County, Sheriff Matt Kendall said.
Lucas Fire Reaches 1,000 Acres Along Mendocino-Lake County Line as Evacuations Are Ordered
Firefighters spent Thursday night working to establish perimeter control of the Lucas Fire after it grew to more than 1,000 acres across Mendocino and Lake counties, fed by dry conditions and a spell of higher winds.
Removal of Mendocino Water Tower Appealed to Higher Court
The legal fight over a water tower on Main Street is moving to a state appeals court, after a Mendocino County judge dismissed two lawsuits that challenged the county's approval of a request from the owner to take it down.
Ukiah Man Arrested in Stabbing That Left Victim Critically Injured
A Ukiah man was arrested Friday night for attempted murder after a stabbing at a residence on Sunnycrest Drive left a 53-year-old man critically injured, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Axes, Parade Floats and Lollipops: Fort Bragg Celebrates Paul Bunyan Days
The annual Paul Bunyan Days Parade capped a long weekend of festivities: from a pie sale to a a trike race and logging show.
Mendocino Judge Halts New Logging in Coho Salmon Watershed
A Mendocino County judge has ordered loggers to stop felling trees included in two timber harvest plans in the upper South Fork Eel River watershed.