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As massive die off of sunflower sea stars devastates North Coast fisheries, international nonprofit lists species as critically endangered

ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 25, 2021

Since 2013, billions of sunflower sea stars have disappeared. Late last year, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the species to their Red List, an international catalog of species threatened with extinction.

Who gets a California stimulus check? When? (CalMatters)

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Our partners at CalMatters delve into the issue.

Ukiah High to hold community meeting about new sports field on March 2

You can submit public comments in advance.

Adventist Health has administered over 11,500 vaccine doses in Mendocino County

The hospital chain is organizing several vaccine clinics this week.

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Historical Society of Mendocino County launches crowdfunding to digitize local history collection
Miller Report: A look at your heart’s health (Feb. 24)
Local nonprofits & conservation districts fund fire mitigation on private property — applications open
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Coyote Valley Band of Pomo request consultation with Cal Fire over Jackson Forest logging plans

ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 18, 2021

Jackson Demonstration State Forest has nine timber harvest plans lined up for the next few years. The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians wants to ensure Cal Fire’s logging does not harm Tribal ancestral archaeological sites or contribute to climate change.

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    Ft. Bragg police ask for help in finding woman missing since July

    FORT BRAGG, 2/25/21 — The Fort Bragg Police Department has issued a press release seeking information on a 48-year-old Willits-Fort Bragg woman, Barbara Zhan Crane/Shealor, who has not been seen by her family since May 2020. Her last known local contact was in July 2020, the press release said. Police said all leads had been […]

  • Point Arena opens applications for local poet laureate

    Apply and help promote the literary arts!

  • Local radio, Facebook, help Adventist distribute late arriving vaccines in Fort Bragg on Sunday

    A few lucky people got some spare vaccine.

  • Adventist Health holding mass vaccination clinic in Ukiah on Feb. 24 for residents aged 70 and up

    For those 70 and up.

  • NCRA takes major step forward with Redwood Trail, files for railbanking — McGuire hosts town hall expounds on senate bill

    At a town hall meeting over Zoom this evening, Senator Mike McGuire announced major steps forward in his plan to build a 320 mile trail from Marin to Humboldt.

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    Ukiah City Council seeks members for diversity committee, hears about new FEMA flood maps
    ByFrank Hartzell |February 18, 2021

    The new FEMA maps are not final, but could have substantial implications for insurance rates.

  • Politics & Government
    The Fort Bragg City Council meeting via zoom on Feb. 16, 2021.
    Marcia Rafanan Meadlin will fill vacant Ft. Bragg City Council seat — she’ll be the first Native councilmember in recent memory
    ByFrank Hartzell |February 17, 2021

    The new councilmember will fill the seat left vacant by ex-mayor Will Lee.

  • Calendar & Announcements
    Mendocino Cannabis Alliance to hold member elections for policy committee (column)
    ByCasey O'Neill |February 16, 2021

    In which the author, Casey O'Neill, gives an update on the MCA.

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    Vaccine availability on the Mendocino County coast: Miller Report for February 16
    ByWilliam Miller, M.D. |February 16, 2021

    An update on the current state of COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

  • Environment & Natural Resources
    Sen. McGuire holding town hall on Great Redwood Trail Thur. Feb. 18
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 16, 2021

    Senator McGuire introduced his idea for a 300 mile trail from Marin to Humboldt in 2018. On Thursday, he is holding a town hall to discuss how things are going with the project.

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  • Teresa Sholars came to study the pygmy forest in the 1970s, the one of a kind ecosystem has kept her busy for 50 years
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 16, 2021

    Only around 2000 acres of pygmy ecosystem remains on the planet and all of it lies on the North Coast. We interviewed local botanist and pygmy expert Teresa Sholars to learn more about this one of a kind landscape.

  • Two COVID-19 vaccine clinics for 2nd doses only happening February 17 & 18
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 15, 2021

    The clinics are for people who received vaccines at the Ukiah Fairgrounds Jan. 27 - 29.

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    Schools are re-opening and students will traveling — a safety reminder to drivers from Ukiah Unified
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 15, 2021

    It has been nearly a year since many students traveled to school each day.

  • Focus on a livable, pedestrian friendly Ft. Bragg (letter-to-the-editor)
    ByMary Rose Kaczorowski |February 13, 2021

    A letter to the editor.

  • An EMT is vaccinated at Ukiah Valley Medical Center (courtesy of Adventist Health)
    Mi experiencia en una clínica de vacunación en el condado de Mendocino (letter-to-the-editor)
    ByPatricia Fernandez Baumann |February 13, 2021

    A letter to the editor, describing the writer's vaccine experience.

  • Catherine Lair says cannabis grows degrade the beauty of our land (letter-to-the-editor)
    ByCatherine Lair |February 13, 2021

    A letter to the editor.

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    Ukiah elementary begins in-person Feb. 16, Ft. Bragg aims for 22nd, Willits for March — Potter Valley expanding grades — other districts uncertain (updated 2/13)
    ByFrank Hartzell |February 13, 2021

    The long awaited day draws near.

  • Ukiah Groundwater Agency moves forward with well monitoring network — expects groundwater regulation by June 2022
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 12, 2021

    The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency met yesterday to discuss groundwater regulation in their first meeting in three months.

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    Happy Lunar New Year: proclamation and virtual event for the Year of the Ox
    ByKate B. Maxwell |February 12, 2021

    Welcome the Year of the Ox!

  • Supervisor John Haschak’s letter to constituents: February 2021
    ByJohn Haschak |February 12, 2021

    Winter storms, vaccinations, fire prep, and cannabis permits.

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    Cannabis regulatory agencies hosting online cannabis permitting workshop on March 4
    ByKate B. Maxwell |February 12, 2021

    You can submit questions in advance and watch live.

  • Free and virtual legal re-entry clinics for Northern CA residents happening March 2 – 3
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 12, 2021

    Have a criminal record? Here's how to sign up.

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  • Ukiah library to launch Discord server for teens on February 26

    Know a local teen looking for virtual meeting place?

  • M1 Road will be temporarily closed due to culvert work in Mendocino National Forest

    Plan your trips accordingly.

  • Mendocino Trail Stewards urge reappraisal of timber harvest plans (letter-to-the-editor)

    In which the author advocates for fewer trees to be cut down as a measure against forest fires.

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    Casey O’Neill: Sustainability Before Expansion (opinion)

    In which O'Neill, a prominent local cannabis farmer, ponders the permit size and recommends expansion up to an acre, for two years and then reevaluation.

  • Save the Redwoods pays $24.7 million for conservation easement in Anderson Valley — large parcel of redwood forest protected from development

    A $24.7 million conservation easement between Save the Redwoods League and the Mailliard family protects 15,000 acres of redwood forest in Anderson Valley.

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    Mendocino Co. seeks dismissal of suit filed by Skunkworx owner, says grower can’t be compensated for federally illegal plant

    The case in federal court stems from a 2018 raid in which the MCSO destroyed a large amount of cannabis that was potentially legally grown.

  • Ft. Bragg Council ditches plan to switch trash collectors, re-ups with Waste Management — protocol for councilmember selection adopted

    Also discussed were a protocol for selecting a new councilmember, and tsunami maps.

  • New conservation group pushes back on Jackson Demonstration logging plan, advocates for 20k acre reserve

    The Mendocino Trail Stewards want to turn 41% of Jackson Demonstration State Forest into a preserve, closing the area off from logging.

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  • Calendar & Announcements
    Virtual town hall on Mendocino Co. cannabis cultivation permits & CEQA on Feb. 10 — county releases consultant applications
    ByKate B. Maxwell |February 3, 2021

    Your chance to discuss cannabis cultivation permits, CEQA, and compliance with Supervisors Haschak and Williams.

  • Politics & Government
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    Nine Fort Bragg residents apply for open city council seat
    ByFrank Hartzell |February 1, 2021

    The Council will hold a special meeting Feb. 16.

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    Ukiah Council appoints Mari Rodin to fill vacant seat at online meeting marred by technical problems
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 28, 2021

    Rodin previously served on the council.

  • Fort Bragg
    Gibney lane residents criticize Ft. Bragg Council over trash collector plan, a city mulls garbageman switch
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 28, 2021

    It was quite a contentious meeting.

  • Fort Bragg
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    Fort Bragg may dump Waste Management for C&S Waste at special meeting tonight — company has lease option on undisclosed location south of Fort Bragg
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 27, 2021

    We'll update after the meeting tonight.

  • Business & Labor
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    Downtown Fort Bragg cannabis business nixed by City Council on split vote — winter homeless shelter will find new home at Mendocino Coast Jewish Community shul
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 26, 2021

    The Council failed to overturn a decision by the Planning Commission at least partly due to its ongoing vacancy.

  • Business & Labor
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    Virtual community meeting on new Ukiah Project Homekey residences will be held Jan. 27
    ByKate B. Maxwell |January 20, 2021

    You can learn more about the proposed project and ask your questions of county staff.

  • Health
    Second dose of COVID vaccine available for some
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |January 18, 2021

    This is not public, just for people who already go the first dose.

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  • Detectives called to fresh grave near Ukiah find dog remains
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |February 8, 2021
  • How’s the Dungeness crab season playing out this year? Word on the dock is grim
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |February 8, 2021
  • Fort Bragg restaurant outbreak spawns Sunday testing event — most cases happened in Mid-January
    ByFrank Hartzell |February 5, 2021
  • Adventist Health realizara un evento de vacunación para gente 65+ en Willits High el 6 de febrero
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 4, 2021
  • Adventist Health holding mass vaccination event for 65+ in Willits on Feb. 6
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 4, 2021
  • Mendocino sheriff & FBI to hold press conference on Khadijah Britton, as the 3rd anniversary of disappearance approaches
    ByKate B. Maxwell |February 4, 2021
  • Adventist Health creates COVID-19 vaccine email notification program for Mendocino County residents
    ByMendo Voice Staff |February 3, 2021
  • COVID-19 and re-opening schools: Miller Report for Feb. 1
    ByDr. William Miller |February 2, 2021
  • Missing Elk area man found dead
    ByEditor-in-Chief |January 30, 2021
  • Rep. Huffman sponsoring bills to stop offshore drilling along North Coast, Arctic Ocean
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |January 29, 2021
  • Drive-by parade planned for 113th birthday of Willits’ Edie Ceccarelli on February 5
    ByKate B. Maxwell |January 29, 2021
  • More than 7,000 still without power in 4th day of outage — some may not be reenergized for days
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |January 29, 2021
  • National Weather Service issues flood watch for most of North Coast for weekend, early next week
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |January 29, 2021
  • Scientists tie climate change to increasing storm severity in Northern California
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |January 29, 2021
  • Cal Fire seeks to end 10 year legal battle over WWII era Jackson Forest road
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 28, 2021

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  • 8,770 customers remain without power in Mendocino Co. — PG&E says some may not get power till Friday
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |January 28, 2021
  • Mendocino Co. holding mass vaccination clinics for in-home support workers; round 2 for some
    ByMendo Voice Staff |January 28, 2021
  • Vaccine supply remains limited — Miller Report for Jan. 25
    ByDr. William Miller |January 27, 2021
  • Opening event for new mosaic art featuring emergency preparedness in Ukiah this Jan. 30 – 31
    ByKate B. Maxwell |January 27, 2021
  • Mendocino Sheriff warns of scammers posing as custom agents
    ByMendo Voice Staff |January 27, 2021
  • Winter storm day 2: U.S. Route 101 finally REOPENED — showers & snow expected tonight, but worst is past — various other small accidents blocking traffic
    ByAdrian Fernandez Baumann |January 27, 2021
  • HAZARDOUS ROADS & POWER OUTAGES — TRAVEL ILL ADVISED — 101 closed at Reynolds Highway, & N. of Laytonville — Hwy. 253, Hwy. 175, Branscomb Rd., Mountain View Rd. and many others closed — crews working to clear roads, thousands without power across Mendocino County (updated 1/27 12pm)
    ByAdrian Fernandez BaumannandKate B. Maxwell |January 26, 2021
  • MCOE: Halfway through a very long school year
    ByMendo Voice Staff |January 25, 2021
  • Talk at Hopland Extension examines wildlife recovery after fires, and tries to answer the question, “where do deer go during fires?”
    ByLinnea Due |January 25, 2021
  • Major winter storms forecast to bring rain and snow to North Coast through at least Thursday
    ByKate B. Maxwell |January 24, 2021
  • Ukiah Unified to hold virtual town halls concerning return to in person instruction; UUSD tendrá reuniones virtuales para informar padres y discutir el regreso a instrucion en persona, en español lunes, 25 de enero
    ByMendo Voice Staff |January 24, 2021
  • Adventist Health appoints president for Mendocino County hospitals and clinics
    ByAdventist Health |January 23, 2021
  • Conservationists restore river habitat in hopes of coho’s return
    ByLana Cohen, Staff Reporter |January 23, 2021
  • Fort Bragg firefighters save house, extinguish garage fire near R.V. park
    ByFrank Hartzell |January 22, 2021
  • Petition approved for new charter school in Hopland
    ByMendo Voice Staff |January 22, 2021
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The new COVID variant is in California — here’s what you need to know
ByANA B. IBARRA AND BARBARA FEDER OSTROV |January 4, 2021

Six people in California have been found to have the new strain.

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  • Freezer failure at Ukiah Valley Medical forces emergency mass vaccine distribution
  • Application deadline extended for California businesses to apply for pandemic grants — application deadline now Jan. 13 (updated 1/4)
  • Mendocino sees largest single day COVID spike, 2 dead this week — 71 new cases yesterday, 2558 total — NorCal retains 33% ICU capacity
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