LATEST STORIES
Mendocino County Superior Court Justice Patrick Pekin makes it official
Giant Alaskan Malamute Bodhi is now the mayor of Mendocino.
Identity of woman released after fatal traffic collision in Fort Bragg
Fatal traffic collision involving pedestrian in Fort Bragg.
Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has new acting chief
Battalion Chief and fire investigator Justin Buckingham steps into acting chief position.
A field guide to the little governments that run rural Mendocino
In the unincorporated parts of the county, special districts manage a very great deal.
Featured Pet: Sunflower
Just 4 and small in stature, Sunflower has a big, playful personality.
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.
Letter to the Editor: Dead trees in Ukiah’s western hills are a safety issue
Standing dead trees vastly increase a fire’s intensity and impacts.
The Mendocino Setlist: July 27 – August 2, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Authorities bust dozens of illegal cannabis grows, uncover forced labor operations
The operation hit over 30 sites in the Covelo, Laytonville, Potter Valley and Redwood Valley areas.
Catherine Breed will set a record by swimming the length of California’s coast
But as a large crowd in Fort Bragg learned Sunday, the swim delivers a message of conservation and connection between coastal communities.
Review: SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Wreckage’ offers humor, heart and a welcome reminder
The Troupe brings its new political-musical comedy to Ukiah High School on July 30.
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FEATURED STORIES
Mendocino County settles with its largest union, commits $6 million it hasn’t budgeted
Supervisors approved three labor contracts Tuesday, minutes after agreeing to spend $1 million refilling sheriff’s positions the county had cut to save money.
Point Arena City Council approves a campground it isn’t ready to build
The permits keep the city eligible for state construction money. A council member said the town already has more projects than staff can carry.
Federal regulators extend Potter Valley comment deadline to September
Comments were to close today, now the public has nearly two more months to comment on removing Potter Valley Project dams.
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.
Fox News called Blues Beach a “giveaway” to tribes — the deed says the opposite
The deed recorded July 6 writes into state law your right to walk on the beach, and the state even kept a trap door.
Proposed tax to fix Mendocino County roads dies at the Board of Supervisors
Four votes were needed to put the tax on the November ballot, but the measure only got three.
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: July 27 – August 2, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Thousands of festivalgoers camp out and dance under the redwoods, along the river
Connection and community found in festival culture
Mendocino Music Festival fetes 40 years of welcoming musicians, concertgoers
The festival’s iconic white Tent Concert Hall hosts nearly 30 concerts, which runs through July 25.
Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum screens docudrama on the life—and death— of Henrietta Lacks
Starring Oprah Winfrey as Henrietta’s daughter, the film ties in with the museum’s exhibit on portraits of daring women.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
O’Neill: “Pray for gentle lessons”
Monitoring a fire near the farm while we were helpless, hours away, drove home the need to prepare for “when,” not “if.”
McNear: Katie Ford would walk on the headlands during the Mendocino Coast’s big storms
Children stayed home from school but spent the day on the bluff, watching the ocean’s fury.
O’Neill: Cannabis at the State Fair
We are a little closer to the goal of cannabis bringing healthy food to a wider community.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: Mendocino County’s roads desperately need repairs
But voters need guarantees that the proposed road tax will go to roads in an equitable manner.
Letter to the Editor: Wright Bourassa corrects the record
The District 3 supervisorial candidate favors dam removal for safety concerns
Letter to the Editor: Vote No on Measure A
Both proponents and opponents of Prop. 13 can coalesce around a “no” vote.
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ANIMALS
Featured Pet: Sunflower
Just 4 and small in stature, Sunflower has a big, playful personality.
The predator we lost may return — and the kelp is betting on it
Five years of hand-culling urchins pulled Mendocino’s kelp back at a handful of sites, but the real wager is on a returning sea star.
The Point Arena mountain beaver is running out of fog
Ancient, coal-black, found nowhere else, this animal is on the brink.
On the Eel River, the most hated fish is a California native — but a stranger nonetheless
A predator dumped into the river in 1979 is enemy No. 1 to the Eel’s salmon. One ridge over, the same fish is a local.
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