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Ukiah Police Dispatch Responds to Criticism from Fort Bragg Citizens

Laytonville Woman Found Dead After SUV Enters Field

Mendo Local Weekly News — December 28, 2025

County Closes Road to Usal Beach

Rescuers Describe Doing Everything They Could to Save Woman Caught by Rip Tide at MacKerricher State Park

Nearly 2,000 Households Still Lack Power

CAL FIRE Closes Forest Road in Caspar to Prevent Dumping

In Search of the Young Rescuers at MacKerricher State Park on Monday

Sheriff Seeks Identity of Drowned Woman

Woman Drowns Off MacKerricher State Park on Monday

USDA Steps Into Potter Valley Project Decommissioning Fight

USDA to PG&E: Mitigation is Required for Potter Valley Decommissioning

PG&E Statement on USDA Intervention

Mendo Local Weekly News — December 21, 2025

Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested After Fort Bragg Gas Station Holdup

Oakland Man Sentenced to Four Years for Running Identity Theft Operation Out of Ukiah Hotel

David Eyster's Defiant 27-Page Response to State Audit

State Cites DA’s ‘Gift of Public Funds,’ Asset Forfeiture Spending

State Audit of Mendocino County Finds Strained Finances and Fraying Systems

Skunk Train Chief Details Freight Operations, Federal Oversight Amid Eminent Domain Dispute

California Appeals Court Says Public Utilities Need Not Serve Active Customers

Mendo Local Weekly News — December 14, 2025

World War II-Era Practice Bomb Found by Gualala Resident

$20+ Million for Road Repairs in Mendocino County

Jack Peters Creek Bridge to Open to Two-Lane Traffic Friday Night

Public Comment on the Draft Forest Management Plan Closes on Saturday

“Bar Fight” at the Welcome Inn Ends in Informal Probation and Community Service

Kidnapping Case Unravels as DA Finds Alleged Plot to Ambush Suspects

Mendo Local Weekly News — December 6, 2025

As CAL FIRE Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan, Community Demands Stronger Protections and Accountability

‘Ready to Go to Court’: Hopland Residents Fight Water and Sewer Rate Hikes

From Cannabis to Campgrounds: How California’s New Private Camping Law Can Revive Mendocino’s Land Market

Fort Bragg Police Investigating Hate Crime Near Cotton Auditorium

Should the Skunk Train be Part of the Regional Transporation Plan?

Mendocino County Supervisors' Approval Rating Stinks — New Survey Shows

Eric Swift is Sworn in as Fort Bragg's New Police Chief

California AG Bonta Challenges Mendocino Railway’s Federal Carrier Status

Mendo Local Weekly News — November 30, 2025

The Brown Act Sets a Minimum Threshold. Good Government Exceeds It.

Small Town, Big Scrutiny — Fort Bragg’s Process for Selecting a New Police Chief

Fort Bragg Council Votes to Boost Pay to $950 a Month

One Brown Act Violation After Another

Mendo Local Weekly News — November 23, 2025

New Mendo Local Podcast: All aboard the Desalination Buoy

The Place of Mendocino Railway in Regional Transportation Plans

The Place of Railroads in the Regional Transportation Plan

California Coastal Commission Cites Irish Beach Improvement Club for Unpermitted Development

Mendo Local Weekly News — November 16, 2025

Hoist Rescue at Blues Beach

Highly Anticipated Wave-Powered Desalination Buoy Arrives in Fort Bragg

Ukiah Journalism Student Accuses Teacher of Sending Inappropriate Snapchat Messages

Mendocino County Court Issues Statement on Ten Mile Courthouse

Fort Bragg Creates Vacant-Building Program

Fort Bragg Mayor Jason Godeke Rallies Residents to Defend Court Services

Hopland Water and Sewer Ratepayers Will See Increase in December

Mendo Local Weekly News — November 9, 2025

Hopland Public Utility District Faces Brown Act Challenge

Public Comment: Prop 50

Judge Says Case Against Alleged Fort Bragg Prowler/Rapist Can Proceed to Trial

Mendocino Railway Rejects Fort Bragg’s Bid for Yearlong Pause in Litigation

Public Comment: Yesterday's Election Biggest Takeaway

District Attorney Drops Charges Against Fort Bragg Butcher

California Voters Approve New Congressional Districts

Ukiah High School Teacher and Journalist in Midst of Police Misconduct Investigation in Fort Bragg is Arrested on Charges of Annoying a Minor

Mendo Local Weekly News — November 2, 2025

Fort Bragg Plans Public Study Session, Website to Boost Transparency on Mill Site Development

Fort Bragg Residents Alarmed by “Flock AI Cameras” Posters

Assemblymember Rogers Confident State Funds Will Cover Hopland Utility Costs After Veto

Mendo Local Weekly News — October 26, 2025

$50 Million Hospital Modernization Deal Falls Through for Mendocino Coast District

Board of Supes to Consider Separating Fiscal Offices of Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — October 19, 2025

"No Kings" protest in Fort Bragg on October 18, 2025

Newsom Signs Bills to Ease Barriers to Rural Maternity Care

Skunk Train, Fort Bragg Jointly Agree to Set Aside Default in Mill Site Suit

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — October 12, 2025

Hopland Public Utility District Board Limits Public Comment, Votes to Triple Water Rates

District Attorney Recall Effort Rejected

U.S. Supreme Court Denies “Skunk Train” Appeal

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — October 5, 2025

The "Longest Table" Comes to Mendocino County

Sunflower Sea Star Sightings Bring Hope to Mendocino Coast Kelp Restoration Efforts

Judge Allows Murder Case Against Alleged Fentanyl Dealer to Proceed

Toxic Workplace Report, $2M Deficit Dominate Willits City Council Meeting

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — September 28, 2025

Federal Railroad Agency Affirms Mendocino Railway’s Carrier Status

Mendocino County DA Threatens Lawsuit Over Hiring Restrictions

Public Comment – Board of Supervisors 9/23/2025

Mendocino News Network

Willits Residents Hold Candlelight Vigil for Charlie Kirk

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — September 20, 2025

Fort Bragg to Appoint Interim Police Chief

Ukiah Sewer Rates Poised for Huge Jump After One-Minute Protest Hearing

A Fort Bragg Murder Trial Shows the Limits of Snapchat Evidence

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — September 13, 2025

Coastal Commission Upholds Fort Bragg’s Approval of 83-Unit Mixed-Use Development

Default Notice Issued as Stormwater Contamination Battle with Fort Bragg Escalates

Coastal Commission to Weigh 83-Unit Fort Bragg Development: Views, Water Traffic at Issue

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — September 5, 2025

City of Willits Prepares for Layoffs as Bankruptcy Looms

No New Road for Noyo Harbor; Fort Bragg Oks Downtown Drinks

Fishermen Rescued Off Mendocino Coast

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — August 29, 2025

Mendocino County Butcher Says Fort Bragg Police Retaliated Against Him for Refusing to Share Phone Video

FAA Directs City of Willits to Change Airport Rules or Lose Funding

Fort Bragg Sergeant Injured While Breaking Up Bar Fight

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — August 22, 2025

Ukiah moves forward with $3.3 million fiber optic project

Fort Bragg Girl’s Fentanyl Death Tied to Snapchat Drug Deals, Prosecutors Say

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup — August 15, 2025

Fort Bragg, CA City Council Cancels Discussion of “Anticipated Litigation” After Citizens Raise Brown Act Concerns

Five Policy Changes Poised to Up-end Health Care in Mendocino County

Mendo Local Weekly News Roundup - August 8, 2025

Whistleblowing Nun Sister Jane Kelly Remembered for Her Faith, Fierce Advocacy

Mendocino County Superior Court Restricts Public Access to Records Concerning Criminal Cases

Willits Grapples with Fallout from Scathing Grand Jury Report

Fort Bragg Police Chief Neil Cervenka to Retire in October

Turf War in Fort Bragg, CA: Residents Question Safety of Artificial Fields