The heat drags on with little relief in sight. The National Weather Service thinks the worst may be ahead with the record high of 110 degrees possibly broken at Ukiah Municipal Airport tomorrow. An excessive heat warning remains in effect for interior Mendocino and Lake County with extreme heat again on Friday Some minor relief over the weekend, but the longer-term outlook has the broiler back on HIGH early next week
The Mina fire in Mendocino County is still burning northwest of Covelo. The fire is 98 acres and 50% contained per CALFire has made an acreage update due to more accurate mapping. Mop-up of 30 to 100 feet occurring on fire perimeter, with mitigation of numerous hazard trees and continual perimeter patrols
Governor Newsom says the state is doing everything it can to fight the wildfires that are already raging in several parts of the state. At a news conference this morning, the governor told reporters the early and intense start to the season is not a surprise:
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VERBAITIM: With respect to the troglodytes out there climate change is real, Mother Nature, she bats last, bats a thousand. She’s chemistry, biology, and physics. Those realities, those extremes are here present every day in the great state of California. If you don’t believe in science you have to believe your own eyes.
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California is spending almost 3 billion dollars for firefighting operations this year.
Authorities have identified a man in custody after a raid on his property in Redwood Valley last month. According to Mendofever.com, Mohammed Jaber of Tampa Florida is a major drug dealer and a kingpin in a street gang based there, involved in a host of violent crimes. He was among five people arrested after the raid on a home on Laughlin Way in Redwood Valley on June 26th., in an operation that also included law enforcement in Oregon, Michigan, and Florida. Among the allegations in federal court documents, Jaber was part of a gang that committed murder in Tampa, A violent home invasion in Monterrey, and a cannabis theft from a warehouse in Oregon. During the Redwood Valley operation, federal state and local authorities reported they, seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana and more than $7,000 in suspected drug proceeds.
A member of the Ukiah Unified School District Board of Education is resigning. In a letter to Mendofever.com, Megan Van Sant says she can’t stay on the board because her husband has taken a job with the district. She says her term is up in the November election anyway so it is a good time for her to bow out after 12 years representing the 5th district. She says the job is ideal for anyone who wants to help kids and although it is a volunteer position, the work is very valuable. The filing period to replace her opens Monday.
