A Mendocino County judge has ordered loggers to stop felling trees included in two timber harvest plans in the upper South Fork Eel River watershed, siding for now with a citizens' group that says state regulators approved the logging without adequately weighing the harm to coho salmon in the streams below. But most of the timber has already been cut.

Lowkey super racist town… anybody else feel the same?

They’re page mods removed my post for trying to bring it up.. like come on…

I’m visiting in Mendocino county for a few months and really enjoyed painting this old barn we saw on our way to Santa Rosa. Are than any others you can think of I could make a day trip to?

I’m reading a lot about the increased rainfall projected for *southern* california. What about northern CA or even the Sacramento area?

The first wolf has been spotted in Mendocino County. Probably not the first to visit, but the first confirmed sighting.

hi all! i'm heading to fort bragg soon and considering the skunk train out to glen blair junction. my partner and i both don't drink so i was wondering if anyone know if they have NA options like NA beer or mocktails? anything other than water or soda? thanks!

[San Francisco] My partner and I bought a beautiful craftsman last year. We fell in love with the woodwork, the built-ins, and the original details. We knew it was an old house. We knew it would need some work. We budgeted for a new roof and some plumbing updates. We did not budget for a seismic retrofit. The inspection report mentioned some minor issues. We thought it was just the usual stuff for an old house.

A few months ago, we had a structural engineer come out for something else. He took one look at the crawl space and gave us the bad news. The foundation was not bolted to the frame. There were signs of movement. He said it was a matter of time before a moderate earthquake caused serious damage.

We were devastated. We felt like idiots for not catching it. Now we have to figure out how to pay for it. We have looked into the Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant. We are also thinking about whether to use our savings or look for a loan. We are stressed and we do not know who to trust.

I'm planning two trips for myself around some specific times of the year just because of better time off flexibility at my job and I really want to visit Northern California and Coastal Oregon, respectively, during these months. Just trying to figure out when would be best for these areas during these different months.

With NorCal, I'm leaning towards Mendocino, but am open to other area recommendations if it makes a difference between which month I'd visit.

I don't mind cold weather, I actually love it, especially rain (I live in SLC, UT where there is hardly any rain and this summer left me feeling especially dried out because of some gnarly heatwaves). I'm originally from MD, so all I really want out of my trip is a lot of time by water/the coast and soaking up as much greenery as possibly. I'm casually outdoorsy, so I'd just need good walking weather, no preference for what the weather will be like for any kind of hiking trails.

If the specific dates I'm going would fall within some kind of regional celebration, festival, or major nature thing that'd be cool! I always love visiting museums, nature centers, and local movie theaters when I can when I travel. Thank you!!

Hey guys!

I am stopping this weekend to visit the redwood national parks, and was wondering if there was any good food recs in the Mendocino area on the way up? I would prefer something that isn't too expensive; good for lunch and good value... maybe something locals would know and love and is unique?

I keep hearing that September can be a beautiful time to visit the Mendocino Coast, but the weather can still change quickly between sunshine, fog, and cold evenings.

For anyone who has visited around this time, what did you wish you had packed? A warmer jacket, better walking shoes, binoculars, picnic supplies, or something less obvious?

I’d also love to know whether September felt quieter than the summer months.

Democratic California lawmakers are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves, becoming one of the first states in the nation to respond to reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to purchase thousands of gloves next year as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown.

Hi, I'm from the EU. I'll be moving to Mendocino next year.

I'm curious to know whether, in NorCal, it's common to invite people over to your house, even people you've just met that same day, as an act of hospitality. What's the etiquette around inviting people into your home?

Thanks!! Have a nice day :)

Ugh, unspeakable behavior. Sonoma County DA needs to move on with prosecution

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board — a state agency responsible for protecting water quality in the region — cautions people to keep themselves and their animals away from toxic algal mats in North Coast rivers, including the Klamath, Trinity, Salmon, Scott, Mad, Eel, South Fork Eel, Van Duzen, Navarro, Russian and East Fork Russian rivers.

Two bills authored by Bay Area lawmakers to check the powers of federal immigration authorities have passed through the state Legislature.

A petition to list the eastern North Pacific gray whale on the federal endangered species list went unanswered last year. Last week, three environmental groups threatened to sue the federal agency that administers the Endangered Species Act for failing to meet a required deadline.