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1 day ago | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
UKIAH, CA., 4/23/25 — Activist group Invisible Ukiah will present a letter of support from Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and other congressional leaders to Social Security Administration workers at the local Ukiah office on Thursday. The national Indivisible organization formed in response to President Donald Trump’s first election. Smaller chapters formed across the country, including in Ukiah.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due
MENDOCINO CO., 11/29/24 — Famed political activist and longtime Willits resident Sally Gearhart is featured in a documentary film “Sally!” directed by Deborah Craig and showing at the Willits Community Theatre on Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. Known for her warm wit and fierce advocacy, Gearhart became an inspiration in the women’s and gay rights movements in the 1970s.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
UKIAH, CA., 10/29/24 — The march to install sewer laterals on Gobbi Street heads east this week, progressing towards Orchard Avenue. Expect traffic to be disrupted, including closures in blocks with active construction. This work is expected to be completed within two weeks. If possible, use alternate routes to access the area’s many businesses. Unfortunately, once the laterals are complete, crews will install a water line on Gobbi between State and Main streets, and then on Main Street.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
MENDOCINO CO., 10/3/24 — It was over three years ago when Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency amidst dire drought conditions. There is no doubt the most recent drought, which according to the U.S. Drought Monitor lasted from autumn 2020 to spring 2023, touched the lives of every California resident. Even today, the drought monitor reports that 81% of Mendocino County is “abnormally dry,” meaning the county, and much of the state, is either recovering from or at risk of drought.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
MENDOCINO CO., 9/26/24 — “The southern half of the US will become increasingly at risk for natural hazards, hurricanes, flooding, heat, and sea-level rise,” said Tim Robustelli, a senior policy analyst with the nonprofit think tank New America, based in Washington, D.C. “Millions of people will relocate due to climate impacts.”Robustelli was talking to around 70 people on a Sept. 19 Zoom call hosted by the GrassRoots Institute (GRI) in one of its bimonthly meetings.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
MENDOCINO CO., 9/23/24 – The Mendocino County Library is celebrating Banned Book Week at its six branches while imparting news of some dangerous trends. According to the American Library Association (ALA), which tracks efforts to censor books at libraries, schools, colleges and universities, the number of unique titles targeted by challenges went up 65% from 2022 to 2023. Amazingly, 4,240 titles were identified as books that should be removed from libraries and schools.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
MENDOCINO CO., 9/17/24 — During a public workshop on Sept. 5 of the group producing Mendocino County’s Drought Resilience Plan (DRP), two consultants tag-teamed to present a grim picture of the county’s ability to survive prolonged drought. The group was formed to satisfy 2021’s state Senate Bill 552, which requires all counties to plan and respond to drought and water emergencies.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due
UKIAH, CA., 9/16/24 — Sewers are being replaced on Gobbi Street and environs. So are water lines. And so are sidewalks, with new curb ramps. Last Friday drivers weathered the closure on part of Perkins. That work is now done, and the focus shifts again to Gobbi. On Gobbi west of State Street, concrete work on sidewalks continues, but two-way traffic should flow. East of State, the story is different. In some places and during some time frames, only west-bound traffic will be allowed.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
MENDOCINO CO., 9/4/24 — Growing up in Humboldt County, Christi Nash has always been fascinated with mountain lions. As an undergrad in animal sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State), Nash wrote papers on wildlife, including mountain lions. Now a graduate student in animal science and behavior at Unity Environmental University in New Gloucester, Maine, Nash is channeling that fascination into a survey about public and educational perceptions of one of the nation’s iconic predators.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Lin Due |Sarah Stierch
UKIAH CA., 8/31/24 — Sewer lines are being replaced on Gobbi Street east of State Street in Ukiah, and drivers and commuters can anticipate that traffic will be a mess. The work will start at Orchard Street and progress westward to State Street. Some areas may have one-block closures, some blocks may be westbound only, and the MTA northbound bus may have difficulty accessing stops at the Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op, Orchard Plaza, Social Security office, the Ukiah Post Office, and other businesses.
