Kate Maxwell, Author at The Mendocino Voice

Fire & Emergency

Our resource guide for wildfire information & links that everyone in “Mendo needs to know”

by Miguel Gracia-Zhang, Sarah Stierch and Kate Maxwell May 30, 2024July 25, 2024

Our “evergreen” guide to life with wildfires.

Police & Courts

COMMET raids Sherwood Rancheria, DEA and BIA involved

by Adrian Fernandez Baumann and Kate Maxwell July 27, 2017November 26, 2025

We also have an interview with a tribal member about the raid, and information about the sheriff’s use of helicopters — the helicopter rental company charges $950 an hour. The MCSO has confirmed that the DEA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force all participated.