Leggett Archives • Page 2 of 10 • The Mendocino Voice

Musician plays an electric bass guitar onstage, eyes closed, wearing a black T-shirt, with colorful leaf-pattern artwork and stage equipment visible in the background.

Arts & Culture

Cyrus Wong-Weissman Music Fund to support young musicians in Mendocino, Humboldt counties

by Sydney Fishman January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

The grant honors a well-loved and accomplished bassist who died at his home in Whale Gulch in 2023.

A curved stretch of California State Route 253 winds through rolling green hills, with a steep orange-brown roadside cut and scattered trees on the left. A green highway sign reading “California 253” stands beside the road under an overcast sky.

Roads & Transportation

State approves $20.3 million for Mendocino County road projects

by Sarah Stierch December 11, 2025December 10, 2025

Funding will support repairs on Highways 1, 101 and 253 as part of the state’s “Building California” initiative.

Environment & Natural Resources

Redwood Forest Foundation awarded $2.8 million for wildfire mitigation near Leggett

by Sarah Stierch October 9, 2025October 5, 2025

The Fort Bragg nonprofit will expand and maintain fuel breaks along Highway 1 and fund community prescribed fire trainings as part of a USDA wildfire resilience grant.

Fire & Emergency

Fuel reduction project credited with preventing wildfire near Laytonville

by Sarah Reith August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

An RV fire on Bell Springs Road in July could have turned into a wildfire, but recent brush-clearing efforts helped firefighters contain the flames before they spread.