Surprise tax bills spark confusion and dismay among Mendocino County homeowners

The county is working through an assessment backlog, and it’s creating havoc with residents’ finances.
Sheriff’s Office investigating scam targeting elderly victims in Willits

About $23,000 in cash was allegedly handed to an unknown man who met the victims in the Brooktrails area.
The Mendocino Setlist: May 11-17, 2026

Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Mendocino Music Festival tickets on sale

Two weeks of music this July, classical to bluegrass
Work has started on a new apartment project in Clearlake
Work has started on a new apartment project in Clearlake that the city says will mean more affordable housing. The Valley Vista Apartments will include 80 units, with 20 reserved for families with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Police in Cloverdale say a man is in jail

Police in Cloverdale say a man is in jail after a domestic incident during which the suspect and victim were barricaded inside a home. Officers were about to get into the home on Buckeye Circle and rescue
Lakeport police have arrested a man they say was involved in a stabbing at Xabaitin Park

Lakeport police have arrested a man they say was involved in a stabbing at Xabaitin Park. The department issued a safety alert last night after the stabbing, but in a Facebook post this morning, they said the
Landmark Stanford research finds California’s education system lacks coherence

Researchers concluded that the intended balance of local control, in which the state provides clear guidance for districts to make wise decisions, has gone awry.
California’s Secretary of State says she had no choice

California’s Secretary of State says she had no choice but to let a fringe candidate for governor spew antisemitic conspiracy theories in the voter information guide mailed out this week. Don Grundmann, running as an independent, wrote
Governor Gavin Newsom is wanting to hear the public’s thoughts on A.I.

Governor Gavin Newsom is wanting to hear the public’s thoughts on A.I. For the first time he’s opening Engaged California to the public. Newsom says it’s a first in the nation digital democracy program that will allow