A view of downtown Laytonville shows a two-lane highway with light traffic, storefronts and signage along the roadside, and forested hills rising in the background under a clear blue sky.
FILE – A car travels north on U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Laytonville, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Sarah Stierch via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 12/29/25 – Several new laws take effect on Jan. 1 that will affect motorists, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A pilot program will begin to catch people who speed through work zones by snapping a picture of their license plate, CHP said. The pictures will be collected via a fixed or mobile radar or laser system and citations will be issued to the vehicle’s registered owner. This legislation was put forth by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions...