Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall, right, and Lt. Aaron Clark, left, answer supervisors' questions about a $4.5 million cannabis enforcement grant in the board chambers in Ukiah, Calif., on Sept. 1, 2026. The board voted 5-0 to accept the money, adding quarterly reports from the sheriff and a public explainer to the motion. (Roger Coryell photo) (Roger Coryell/Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 9/1/2026 — Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall spent much of Tuesday morning’s regular Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting explaining what his new $4.5 million cannabis enforcement grant won’t be used for.

Not licensed growers, he said. Not federal immigration work, which he said he has no power to do. And not, Supervisor Ted Williams added before the vote, to go after seniors with code violations.

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