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A magnitude 4.96 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean about 69 miles west of Petrolia on the night of Nov. 4, drawing 145 "felt" reports to the U.S. Geological Survey, which expected no significant damage. The National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami danger, and a magnitude 5.6 quake struck less than 3 miles from the same spot in May 2023.
Someone stole food from a Fort Bragg freezer and left the door open; Ukiah's walk-in refrigerator needs a $13,000 repair.
California regulators have cleared the way for construction of Sites Reservoir, a major new water storage project in Colusa County. The decision marks the state’s largest reservoir undertaking in more than five decades and caps years of debate over cost, environmental harm and tribal objections. Here are key takeaways: The State Water Resources Board on Wednesday, Nov. 4, approved a water rights permit for Sites Reservoir , a 13-mile-long, four-mile-wide and 260-foot-deep project near Maxwell that will hold up to 1.5 million acre feet of water at an estimated cost of more than $6 billion. A draft approval issued in March drew sharp criticism from environmental advocates, with Harrison Beck of the Center for Biological Diversity warning the decision did not address serious threats to the Sacramento River ecosystem and imperiled fish populations. Federal officials in January signed off on an environmental review that could cover up to a quarter of construction costs, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum saying the Trump administration backed the project to expand water reliability for communities and agriculture. Gov. Gavin Newsom fast-tracked the project through 2023 legislation that expedites legal challenges under the California Environmental Quality Act, pitching Sites as a critical piece of the
California Governor Gavin Newsom is celebrating a major development in the state’s efforts to expand its water infrastructure, announcing that the Sites Reservoir project has received final approval. The proposed reservoir, located in Glenn and Colusa counties, would become California’s largest new reservoir in 50 years and is intended to help the state prepare for increasingly severe drought conditions.
Restaurants serve set menus and buffets from $49 to $125, and a Fort Bragg church and the Willits food bank serve free dinners.
Fort Ross Elementary, a 17-student one-school district in rural Sonoma County, is using portable toilets, closing its campus to community events and looking for ways to pay for its ailing septic system, The Press Democrat reported. Over the years, the TK-8 school has faced several challenges with the septic system, many of which have been caused by redwood tree roots blocking drainage, according to... read more
UKIAH, Calif. — Nearly half the ballots Mendocino County voters cast in Tuesday's election still haven't been counted, leaving closely contested city council races and the 3rd District seat on the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors in limbo. But the races for state Assembly, state Senate, and the House of Representatives have been decided.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mendocino County in Northern California early on a Wednesday morning in June, knocking out power to thousands and sending items off shelves in stores and homes. Officials reported some injuries but no deaths. A follow-up explainer published today looks at why the alert system reached so many people.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed longtime political adviser and former San Francisco aide to the State Historical Resources Commission, five years after he was sentenced in a domestic violence case.
Rapid COVID tests and KN95 and N95 masks, including those for children, are free to county residents.
Federal regulators asked PG&E how it will monitor a concrete wall with seeping cracks near the drilling.
Proposition 3 would make permanent an income tax on the wealthy to fund K-12 schools and other services.
Without a new ordinance, growers face minimum bills of up to $5,000 starting with tax year 2027.
The county has 246 CalFresh recipients under 65 who served in the military.
The county would have paid to move the Mark Walker sculptures but left the city responsible for damage.
The site went live Oct. 22 with cleaner pages and a search that works.
Proposals to the Ocean Protection Council were due Friday, Nov. 6. No Fort Bragg or Mendocino County agency or group said it would apply.
The Pittsburg City Council unanimously approved a motion to move forward with opening the new fire pits at Central Harbor Park while directing staff to revisit a proposed ordinance regulating open fires and barbecues in city parks and public spaces. At its Nov. 2 meeting, the Pittsburg City Council was...
About 33,900 pounds of hydrogen sulfide and 1,620 pounds of ammonia were released from a flare stack at Chevron's Richmond refinery over 42 hours, the company says. The release caused the rotten egg smell that spread across Richmond and San Pablo starting the night of October
A wet floor in Antioch doesn’t tell you which pipe failed or whether the slab needs opening. We read the reviews and public records for 3 plumbers, then pulled out the questions worth asking before you agree to a repair.
