LATEST STORIES
Visit Ukiah reports flat county tourism but 89% jump in social media views
Annual report to the City Council puts Visit Ukiah’s Facebook and Instagram views at 7.6 million.
Sheriff’s office identifies Willits couple killed in Aug. 30 car crash off Mariposa Creek Road
Phillip Colvard and his wife Bernice died in a fall from an embankment on land the family owned.
Ukiah Library mounts show with local artists
Mixed media and paintings by local artists Cottie Morrison and Janet Rosen are on display.
Your Mendocino: Carnival by the Sea ferris wheel
The Carnival by the Sea ferris wheel and bright midway booth tops pop out against the blue sky.
One person hospitalized after water rescue at Jug Handle near Caspar
Fort Bragg Fire, Fort Bragg Ambulance and the Coast Guard responded Thursday evening, Cal Fire dispatch says.
Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare
Lawmakers say the Medi-Cal program needs $10 million to pay for gender-affirming care for minors after the Trump administration cut funding.
Beach hazard warning issued for Mendocino Coast, Southwestern Humboldt through Labor Day Weekend
The weather service is asking people to avoid steep beaches, rocks and jetties.
Northern Mendocino County under a frost advisory starting Friday morning
Sensitive plants could be in trouble—and it’s just the first week of September.
Point Arena Fish Fest returns Sunday
Seafood fundraiser for Point Arena pier will feature local music, drinks and food.
Huge crafts fair in Fort Bragg during Paul Bunyan Days on Sept. 5-6
Everything is hand-crafted by artisans, and booth fees go to scholarships and other projects for women and girls.
Community BBQ to follow Labor Day Parade during Fort Bragg Paul Bunyan Days
City officials will serve meals to community members to benefit local park and chamber of commerce
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FEATURED STORIES
Mendocino County “not following the law” at Fort Bragg mill site
The state has been cleaning the old Fort Bragg mill site since 1995. A county environmental study incorrectly says it is “not currently included” on the state’s list of contaminated sites.
Mendocino County supes ban data centers—for the moment, at least
Supervisors voted 5-0 for a 45-day emergency moratorium.
Ukiah drops annexation proposal after two years, saying public never got behind it
The City Council’s ad hoc committee is suspending work on the plan and won’t revise it again.
Safety standards could be preventing greater safety in Mendocino County’s vineyards?
Organic vineyards can use autonomous machines to fight disease with UV lamps rather than spray. But state code meant to protect workers mandates human direction.
Judge called federal farmworker wage cut unlawful. Mendocino vineyards are still working under it.
The rule lets a grower pay a visa worker less than the worker beside them. Backpay may be coming.
Jackson Demonstration State Forest bill clears the Legislature, but logging could continue
AB 2494 goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to act. But nothing in it reaches the timber harvest plan opponents want halted.
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
California sues to block Trump’s mail-in voting rules just days after loss at Supreme Court
California announced a new lawsuit over President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, arguing in part that the Constitution gives states’ power over elections.
Letter to the Editor: Ukiah Planning Commission recommends staff redraw annexation map
We congratulate the four commissioners who showed insight and courage.
Mendocino County warns of email scam targeting planning and building applicants
County says officials will never ask for wire transfer as form of payment.
Police & Courts
Mendocino County Supervisors approve taking a $4.5 million state grant to fight illegal cannabis grows
Much of the debate was about ICE, misunderstood board actions and a $150,000 software contract.
Convicted sex offender from Piercy arrested again after detectives find more material
He was arrested for suspected possession of over 600 images of sexual conduct involving a minor
Hay confrontation is no excuse for driving drunk, Mendocino County jury finds
The defense said an armed property owner left her no choice. Jurors took minutes to disagree.
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: August 31 – September 6, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Mendocino College displays new art created by students in first mural painting course
Mural reflecting themes of Mendocino College now on display near campus café.
Ukiah kids triathlon planned for Saturday
Kids will swim, bike and run at Todd Grove Park this weekend.
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference offers free evening events Thursday and Friday
Readings by faculty members are open to the public and access to afternoon seminars is also available.
FOOD & DRINK
The oldest bar in Mendocino County?
One bar at a time, one claim at a time, until the county runs out of either.
On Mendocino Ridge, a winemaker says wine’s real problem is trust
“Regenerative,” “sustainable,” “natural” — they’ve been stuck on so many bottles that a shopper has no way to tell which ones mean anything.
After years of pop-ups, Floyd and Connie’s opens a permanent Fort Bragg restaurant
“We’re telling people it’s like a sexy mid-century steakhouse” — if that steakhouse sported a large deck overlooking Noyo Harbor and personal touches everywhere.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
McNear: Saving Mendocino’s headlands from development took a citizens campaign
A dialed-in artist who “knew everybody,” Emmy Lou Packard spearheaded the effort.
O’Neill: Laytonville knows how to throw a party—especially when it benefits the community
Many people came together to reinstate the Crawfish Boil after its 6-year hiatus.
McNear: The WPA had a massive impact on Mendocino County
A high school in Round Valley and highways transecting the county were joined by the Mendocino Woodlands, the only Recreation Demonstration Area in the state.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: Eight candidates, two choices
How we go about choosing is the real question.
Letter to the Editor: Ask your Mendocino County supervisor to vote for a moratorium on data center construction
Noisy AI data centers use enormous amounts of water and electricity. We have none to spare.
Letter to the Editor: Stop wringing your hands over Fort Bragg’s name
The city is a success. Let’s celebrate it.
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Environment & Natural Resources
State recommends ‘danger’ advisory at Lake Pillsbury as toxic algae warnings spread across Lake and Mendocino counties
People and pets should stay out of the lake until further notice — alert signs also recommended on the Navarro and East Fork Russian rivers.
Safety warning issued after toxic algal mats found in North Coast rivers
North Coast rivers under toxic algae advisory as health officials warn visitors, especially children and pets, to avoid contact with algal mats and suspect water.
Conservation Corps traded Ukiah cabins for $68 million campus in Willits
A year after the state opened the corps’ Mendocino Center, the buildings are done, the fire crews are busy and the kitchen garden is overflowing.
Potter Valley Project series
New models say a rebuilt Eel River water link could keep Russian River supplied
Computer models show that a planned water project on the Eel River could move about as much water to the Russian River each year as the Potter Valley Project.
Opinion: A seismic threat to the Potter Valley Project’s Scott Dam
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and PG&E should make public the internal studies of seismic risk to Scott Dam.
Potter Valley update: North Coast residents split on dams, united against Southern California
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s scoping transcripts came out Monday. Residents can’t agree on tearing out the dams, but they don’t want Lake Elsinore buying the water.
COMMUNITY
A parade, a $1,600 cake and a grease pole: Great Day in Elk celebrates 50 years
Hundreds turned out under a cloudless Mendocino coast sky Saturday for the 50th annual Great Day in Elk, a fundraiser for the Greenwood Community Center.
Elk hosts its Great Day celebration to benefit Greenwood Community Center Saturday
A parade, Taiko drummers, live music, food and games head up a slate that starts at noon.
Ukiah dog toast of the Big Apple. Welcome home, Jinny Lu!
She got in at 2 a.m. and announced that she was done talking to reporters.
ANIMALS
Featured Pet: Olaf
He’s a good-looking howler who likes women. Sound familiar?
Rescue dog from Ukiah named ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’
Plans are in the works to celebrate Jinny Lu once she returns to Ukiah from New York City.
O’Neill: Laying Trap to rest
Horses sense our energy, and Trap taught me to appreciate the moment.
These drops kill fleas—but they’re getting into everything
A recent state report says that even high grade systems, such as Ukiah’s wastewater treatment plant, can’t clear fipronil.
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