LATEST STORIES
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.
Access to STEM kits expands for teachers in Mendocino County
The kits include projects that will teach students how to build and fix electronics in automotive systems.
Letter to the Editor: Tear the Fort Bragg fence down
Why do we need a fence in the first place?
Your Mendocino: A lush forest in Fort Bragg
A creek near Noyo Acres Drive in Fort Bragg.
Mendocino County Sheriff blames the bench for Benjamin Miller’s release
District Attorney David Eyster says two California Supreme Court bail rulings, not the local judges, put him back on the street.
Anderson Valley’s earliest harvest meets its oldest problem: Visibility
The vintage is arriving faster than any the growers can remember — in a world-renowned appellation whose wine you still can’t find in a Safeway.
Ukiah city council approves appointment of new city attorney
Darcy Vaughn will replace David Rapport, who served in the role for decades.
Colorectal crisis: Healthcare cuts jeopardize cancer screenings for Bay Area’s vulnerable
As a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nearly 700,000 people who lose Medicaid coverage will miss screening for colorectal cancer, now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among young adults.
Mendocino County needs a new tourism leader. Applications close Sept. 4
The job comes with a $1.2 million marketing pot that was debated all summer.
Fort Bragg encourages residents to attend informational city fiber network events
City’s new fiber broadband network is almost complete, and early sign-ups for service are beginning.
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FEATURED STORIES
The fence that hid the ocean: Fort Bragg and Caltrans agree to change it
The city’s 2024 coastal permit said the old fence would come back “in the same location.” The one that went up this month blocks the Noyo Headlands, and the town has been arguing about it for a week.
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.
The oldest bar in Mendocino County?
One bar at a time, one claim at a time, until the county runs out of either.
Amazon facility opens north of Ukiah
Branded vans and semitrucks make trips to and from facility.
The warning plan Fort Bragg never wrote
The city depends on the city manager to monitor the emergency and inform the public while keeping a “1,000-foot view.”
Point Arena’s wastewater treatment plant burglary represents a significant loss
An estimated $14,000 in damages makes a major impact on the small city.
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: August 17-23, 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.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
McNear: Hometown hero Alma Mendosa taught at Mendocino Elementary for 30 years
She became principal just a year after starting work and continued as teacher/principal for her entire tenure.
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.
O’Neill: Laying Trap to rest
Horses sense our energy, and Trap taught me to appreciate the moment.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: The new fence changes the character of Fort Bragg
Residents should not have to be watchdogs about every action of the city.
Letter to the Editor: Mendocino College is for everyone
Record enrollment, workforce development, cultural activities, sports and lifelong learning opportunities support all our communities.
Letter to the Editor: Ukiah City Council ignores its own general plans — and decades of advocacy
Waterways that flow through Ukiah should be protected and enhanced. It’s all part of making Ukiah a walkable city.
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ANIMALS
Featured Pet: Godzilla
Named for a monster, Godzilla is anything but. This 4-month-old is sweet as honey.
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.
Mendocino County Superior Court Justice Patrick Pekin makes it official
Giant Alaskan Malamute Bodhi is now the mayor of Mendocino.
They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California?
Democrats are advancing a bill over objections from rural residents, ranchers and Republicans that would study whether California should bring back grizzly bears.
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