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The Mendocino Setlist: January 19-25, 2026

by Mendo Voice Staff January 19, 2026

Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.

A large group of people stands closely together on outdoor steps during a protest, many holding signs reading “Fight for Our Health,” “These Cuts Won’t Heal,” and “Health Care Over Corporate Profits.” The crowd is diverse in age and background; some people use mobility scooters or wheelchairs. Most face forward with serious expressions, wearing casual jackets and sweaters, as they participate in a health care–focused rally.

Politics & Government

The fight over how to pay for Medi-Cal puts pressure on Newsom to raise taxes

by Maya C. Miller, CalMatters and Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters January 19, 2026

Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and health seem hopeful that Newsom could support a different long-shot funding idea.

A wide coastal view of Jug Handle State Natural Reserve shows a crescent of pale sand bordered by rocky cliffs and evergreen trees. Gentle waves roll onto the beach at left, while a narrow creek curves across the sand toward the ocean. In the distance, a concrete bridge spans the ravine beneath a clear blue sky, with low vegetation and ice plant in the foreground.

Sneaker wave warning issued for Mendocino Coast

by Sarah Stierch January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

The National Weather Service urges people to stay back from beaches, rocks and jetties as hazardous wave conditions move into the area.

Several long, low garden beds are covered with white row-cover fabric, weighed down with rocks, forming protective low tunnels in a farm or garden area. The beds are arranged in parallel rows on a sunny day, with green vegetation visible around them. A two-story house and trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.

Columns & Opinion

O’Neill: “Work in a way that makes great memories”

by Casey O'Neill January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

It’s a lesson we all need when we’re frustrated or down.

An audience sits facing a panel discussion in a wood-paneled conference room. Five panelists are seated at a long table on a raised stage, with one speaker standing at a podium to the left. An American flag and a California flag flank the stage, and red dresses and accessories are displayed prominently in front of the panel, symbolizing missing and murdered Indigenous people. Attendees sit at round tables, listening attentively under warm, indoor lighting.

Police & Courts

Native-led conference urges law enforcement to better address missing and murdered Indigenous people

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

Organizers say tools, training and trust-building exist to confront the MMIP crisis in California — but law enforcement must be willing to use them.

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