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Fire Weather

The National Weather Service in Eureka, California has notified the Sheriff's Office of an Elevated Fire Weather Conditions and Warm Temperatures in Mendocino County as follows: High temperatures across interior valleys will remain in the…

Greasy Pete’s Up Jackson’s Tree

At dawn this morning a small platform with a tree sitter perched atop it could be spotted 65 feet up in the tall redwood tree affectionately known to locals as the Mamma Tree. Located in…

County Notes (April 15, 2021)

Last Tuesday, The Supervisors were generally supportive of several spending requests for the $22.7 million PG&E settlement windfall. Predictably requests included more fire safety funding, improvements in emergency medical services, dispatch and local agencies, and…

Discussion: Jackson Demonstration State Forest

Tonight, Thursday, April 15, at 7 pm on KZYX 90.7/91.5 fm and www.kzyx.org on Universal Perspectives host Chris Skyhawk will discuss the tree sits that have gone up in Jackson Demonstration State Forest along Rd. 500 in…

Off the Record (April 14, 2021)

MY FAVORITE local attorney, far and away, has always been Jared Carter, the go to guy for the Northcoast’s forces of destruction. The old boy’s getting on, but in his prime at public meetings, his…

Jacob Patterson’s Fort Bragg Fixation

On Friday, April 9th, the City of Fort Bragg received a letter from the Service Employees International Union. SEIU represents nearly two million workers in the United States and Canada, including many employees of governmental…

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution Paused

This week, the CDC and FDA announced that distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine would be put on hold until further investigation could be done into six reported cases of a rare blood…

Judge Mulling More PG&E Blackouts

Without any advance warning or notice to anybody, including public safety agencies, Pacific Gas & Electric Company switched off North County power around 4 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, and it was restored at approximately 9:45…

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