Mendo Food Network Completes Major Food Security Project
A food security project years in the making has come to fruition. The Mendo Food Network is opening a new warehouse in Willits on Saturday, June 29th. The new facility promises to revolutionize food distribution in the county.
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Fort Bragg's Flockworks Shows Art Can Be an Economic Engine
Flockworks, a non-profit art edcuation organization focused on fostering creativity and community connection, has grown to be the third-largest employer in Fort Bragg.
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Board Supervisors Considers Grand Jury Report on Rural Dwelling Violations and Opposition to Ukiah Annexation
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday and discussed a grand jury report that found the county department of planning and building services was not adhering for state law or local ordinances with regard to permits for limited density rural dwellings. The supervisors also discussed withdrawing from a master tax sharing agreement in response to Ukiah’s proposed annexation of county land.Â
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Fort Bragg City Council Rezones Mill Site, Sets Broadband Fees, Passes Budget
The Fort Bragg City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to allocate $58,000 in emergency funding to the Fort Bragg Food Bank after hearing testimony about the ripple effects federal cuts to food programs are having on the community. In other action, the city council agreed to rezone the mill site. The council adopted a new fee schedule for the new municipal fiber-optic broadband utility, they adopted a city budget, and they approved the next step in deploying an innovative, wave-powered desalinization buoy.Â
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Ukiah Officials Defend Annexation Proposal
In local news Fort Bragg police are investigating a sexual assault on the 400 Block of S. Harrison Street .... in response to Ukiah’s controversial proposal to triple its size by annexing adjacent county land, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider withdrawing from a tax-sharing agreement The board will meet on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at the County Administration Center in Ukiah. Remote access will be available via Zoom.Meanwhile City officials in Ukiah defended annexation at a packed town hall Thursday night.Â
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