Politics & Government
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Garbage transfer center at Virgin Creek approved by Fort Bragg Planning Commission (updated 10/20)
C&S faces environmental concerns, questions about future of popular surfer beach parking area. The post Garbage transfer center at Virgin…
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Forest Fest kicks off busy summer at Caspar Community Center
Retired logger mounts lone protest. The post Forest Fest kicks off busy summer at Caspar Community Center appeared first on The…
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Fort Bragg celebrates new community garden
A celebration of the new garden next to the C.V. Starr Center took place this Saturday. The post Fort Bragg…
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Beach at Pudding Creek passes latest public safety test, warnings removed (updated 5/26)
Pudding Creek Beach tests negative, warnings removed. The post Beach at Pudding Creek passes latest public safety test, warnings removed…
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Forest activists hold prayer circle for Pomo, Cal Fire tour nixed
The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians is engaged in government to government consultations with Cal Fire. The post Forest…
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Camp Noyo says City of Fort Bragg press release incorrect, misleading, dam didn’t cause Noyo’s current low flows
The dam has provided recreation for youth groups, campers since 1951. The post Camp Noyo says City of Fort Bragg…
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Private seasonal dam causes major drop in Noyo River flows — Ft. Bragg enacts stage 2 water conservation restrictions — water flows drop by 80% over one week, lowest flows on record (updated 7/15)
The dam is a temporary and constructed on a seasonal basis by the resort and campground. The post Private seasonal…
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Fort Bragg’s Citizens Commission wants input on changing town’s name
The survey questions include the idea of switching to a different historical figure named Bragg. Fill out the survey, link…
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Mendocino Coast news round up: new water ordinance—fireworks restrictions—salmon BBQ—and more
Our new feature will include small news items from the Coast that may not merit an entire article. Tell us…
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$16.5 million appropriated for Great Redwood trail; McGuire announces trail will get signs this summer, touts fire safety
State Senator McGuire held a press conference this morning where he made announcements about the Redwood Trail, showing signs of…
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Chainsaws fall silent this week: logging in Jackson State Forest stopped
Activists declare conditional victory, but will continue to watch. The post Chainsaws fall silent this week: logging in Jackson State…
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Pro-logging counterprotest held at Jackson State Demonstration Forest
The controversy in the forest deepens. The post Pro-logging counterprotest held at Jackson State Demonstration Forest appeared first on The…
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Activists cancel supervisors’ tour of Jackson Forest because Cal Fire invited
Tensions mount as trees fall in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Activists pulled out of a tour scheduled between county…
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Activists continue efforts to block logging in Jackson Forest, CHP responds
Activists blocked loggers, and the California Highway Patrol responded, protesters then dispersed. The post Activists continue efforts to block logging…
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As logging begins in Jackson Forest protesters do their best to stop it — activists gathered this morning at logging road entrance (updated 6/11)
A new chapter in a familiar story in Mendocino is being written, with activists asking for a two year moratorium…
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Traveling Native group supports locals to take back Jackson Forest, historic names and lands
Deputies’ showdown with barricaded man at Coyote Valley interrupts days events The post Traveling Native group supports locals to take…
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Sheriff Kendall rechaza la petición de activistas de una auditoría a MCSO. Los supervisores crean un comité para estudiar el caso
La petición se presentó en el primer aniversario anual del asesinato de George Floyd. The post Sheriff Kendall rechaza la…
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Sheriff Kendall balks at activist call for independent audit of MCSO—supes form committee to study issue
At the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors’ meeting yesterday the issue of an independent audit for the Sheriff’s Office was…
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Biden administration makes major push on wind energy off California coast; Humboldt, Morro Bay to lead the way
Big news for green energy production on the West Coast. We're doing a In a two part series, exploring the…
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McGuire sponsored bill would give 172 acres of Mendocino oceanfront back to tribes
Deal includes vista point, would end driving on Blues Beach. The group of three Native tribes would form a nonprofit…
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