Mendocino County will be working with the Office of the State Auditor over the next several months to complete a comprehensive audit of all county operations and departments, along with examining the organization’s contracts and procurement processes. It will also include an audit of the 2024 elections in Mendocino County. The Redheaded Blackbelt says that’s when the wrong ballots were mailed to the county’s nearly 53,000 registered voters. Senate President Mike McGuire, who represents the North Coast says all sides agree the audit is needed. The State Auditor is required to report the findings to the Legislature by January 1, 2026.
PG&E will be hosting an online Town Hall tomorrow evening, designed to give North Coast customers information on wildfire safety and other regional updates. A PG&E spokesperson says there will also be plenty of time for customer Q &A. The Ukiah Daily journal says tomorrow’s virtual town hall targets North Coast customers and runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and features North Coast Region Vice President Dave Canny. To attend, go to pge.com/webinars.
With the goal of addressing the never ending challenge of preparing land for wildfire prevention, the Eel River Recovery Project is hosting a forest health resource fair on Saturday, which will be followed by a hands-on workshop on Sunday. The Forest Health Extravaganza will share resources and information to educate residents on the importance of prescribed fires in order to thin the forests. It’s from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m at Harwood Hall in Laytonville. The prescribed burn workshop, where 13 acres of slash piles will be treated on Vassar Ranch in Laytonville, is on Sunday. The Mendocino Voice says you will need to register for Sunday’s event online. Both events are free.
A new proposal in California aims to address abandoned shopping carts in public spaces. Currently, cities must keep abandoned carts at an impound lot until stores pick them up. The proposal would allow cities to return carts directly to stores and charge them for the pickup costs. Cities would also be allowed to set their own fines. Right now the maximum fine is 50 dollars.
Sad news. The CHP says two girls were killed in a single-car wreck Monday morning around 9. It happened as the vehicle was traveling north on Ten Mile Cut Off Road, when it veered off the road and struck a tree. The Mendocino Voice says first responders attempted life-saving measures for the two girls, a 16-year-old and a 10-year-old, both from Gualala, but despite their best efforts, both were pronounced dead at the scene. The 19 year old male driver was treated for minor injuries. Authorities say neither alcohol or drugs were involved and the investigation is ongoing.
