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Lumber industry faces worst summer ever
The remaining lumber industry on the Mendocino Coast faces widespread job losses as chainsaws fall silent and lumber mills close…
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Feds issue wave energy study permit
A Southern California alternative energy startup has been granted a three-year preliminary permit to study wave energy off Mendocino. It”s…
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Teacher cuts left in FBUSD”s foggiest budget
Fort Bragg Unified School District was presented with a state and local budget picture last week that contained a few…
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Obama energy plan blowing in offshore winds
Mendocino and Humboldt counties” ocean waters are once again identified as a world-class spot for offshore energy development. This time,…
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Obama energy plan blowing in offshore winds
Mendocino and Humboldt counties” ocean waters are once again identified as a world-class spot for offshore energy development. This time,…
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Navy to explain ocean testing next Tuesday
Mendocino County supervisors are working on a coastal feed of a video conversation with a representative of the U.S. Navy…
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Navy to explain ocean testing next Tuesday
Mendocino County supervisors are working on a coastal feed of a video conversation with a representative of the U.S. Navy…
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Jurisdictional clash between FERC and Minerals Management Service ends
The Obama administration has ended a federal family feud over wave energy between the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the…
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Navy grants local requests for extension and explanation of ocean testing plans
Once again, the U.S. Navy has extended the public comment period about a big increase in the use of sonar,…
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Closest offshore oil drilling hearing to be in San Francisco on April 16
No hearings have yet been scheduled in Mendocino or Humboldt counties on a new five-year plan for oil and gas…
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FBUSD tentatively cuts 14.2 teachers
Dana Gray music teacher John Gilmore will be among the local teachers to get layoff notices being sent out at…
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Research buoys disappear
Two hi-tech buoys designed to eavesdrop on whale conversations have vanished from their moorings off Point Cabrillo and Point Reyes.…
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Comment period extended on Navy plans to expand ocean weapons testing
Following public outcry, the U.S Navy has extended until Wednesday, March 11 the deadline for public comments on expanded new…
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Obama has little power over FERC process challenged by locals
Mendocino Coast governments, organizations and individuals have made a record splash in the files of the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission,…
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Obama supports more wave energy, offshore drilling
President Barack Obama will help America catch up with the rest of the world in ocean alternative energy development while…
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Fishing group requests local involvement
A Fort Bragg-based fishing group is trying to hook Mendocino Coast business leaders on an effort to reopen salmon fishing…
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Bush plan prods North Coast offshore drilling
President Bush left incoming President Barack Obama an auspicious gift — a brand new plan for more offshore drilling. An…
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Food Bank makes do with less, but needs good food and money
With the Season of Sharing coming to an end, I realize I will miss more than just the vittles at…
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PG&E gives more specifics about WaveConnect project
Pacific Gas & Electric has volunteered to pay the city of Fort Bragg”s costs for wave energy as any other…
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Season of Sharing: Food chain for hungriest includes Senior Center, food stamps, Food Bank
T. J. Colvin is naturally a little disappointed lately, having moved to Fort Bragg from the Sacramento Valley to enjoy…
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