The Mendocino Board of Supervisors is taking up a big increase in the cost of a residential burn permit. The Mendocino County Fire Safe Council is questioning the need to raise the fee from $19 to 135 dollars. The board will get a chance to answer at today’s council meeting, where the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District’s request is scheduled to be on the agenda. In a Facebook Post, the Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Department Volunteers is letting its members know about the plan and is urging them to let the board know how they feel about the idea. Outdoor residential burning in Mendocino County requires a burn permit from your local fire agency and/or Cal Fire AND a permit from Mendocino County Air Quality Management District.
Plans for a unique tribal housing project in Mendocino County are taking shape. Mendo Voice reports that Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority has signed a deal to develop a housing center to bring together older members in a project called the Inter-Tribal Village in Ukiah The authority is working with the Donna M. Cooper Trust on the 14 million dollar plan to expand housing options for seniors, especially those who are homeless. The housing authority says residents will include members of the four tribes it serves – the Hopland Band, Manchester-Point Arena Band Redwood Valley Little River Band, and Sherwood Valley Bands of Pomo Indians. It will feature 15 units with room for 30 residents and have amenities like a garden, open green space, and community center on almost 3 acres about a half-hour drive from downtown. The NCIHA calls it a cultural project–not just a housing development– that will fill unmet needs when it opens sometime in 2026.
California Lawmakers are in session this week, to take up a bill Governor Newsome says will protect the state from early actions from President-elect Trump. The governor is backing a 25 million dollar fund for legal challenges to anything the state thinks is unconstitutional. Democrats have also introduced bills they say would protect abortion rights, the LGBTQ community, and the environment. Republicans say it’s nothing but a stunt to put the Governor in the national spotlight and will do nothing to address issues important to Californians
