The Mendocino Voice

1 week ago | mendovoice.com | Savana Robinson |Sarah Stierch

UKIAH, CA., 6/20/25 — The city of Ukiah held a town hall at the Ukiah Conference Center Thursday to offer additional information and answer questions from the public about the city’s controversial annexation proposal. The proposed areas that would be absorbed into Ukiah city limits are Millview to the north and Willow to the south of Ukiah. Past meetings have been criticized by residents for being full of presentations by city officials without ample time for questions and comments.

2 weeks ago | mendovoice.com | Katy St. Clair

UKIAH, CA., 6/9/25 — Three people were arrested in Ukiah this weekend on suspicion of a shooting that severely injured a man, police said Monday.  Officers were called to 1130 South State St. by Talmage Road on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. on a report of a shooting and possible traffic collision.  Police located a 42-year-old man in the parking lot of Taqueria Jalos who had been shot multiple times. The victim was conscious but in shock and bleeding profusely, police said.

3 weeks ago | mendovoice.com | Sarah Stierch

MENDOCINO CO., 6/7/25 – A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May because of the potential for salmonella, according to a posted announcement Friday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website.

3 weeks ago | mendovoice.com | Dan McMenamin

MENDOCINO CO., 6/6/25 – A 36-year-old man died after Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies used a Taser stun gun to take him into custody east of Willits on Thursday evening, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities initially responded around 7 p.m. to a call about a hitchhiker who was picked up by a driver in the area of Hearst Willits Road and then allegedly made an unprovoked attack on the driver after entering the vehicle, sheriff’s officials said.

3 weeks ago | mendovoice.com | Kristen Hwang

This article is part of a partnership between the Mendocino Voice and nonprofit newsroom CalMatters to bring relevant nonpartisan news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about CalMatters here. SACRAMENTO, CA., 6/3/25 — Cynde Soto, a quadriplegic who requires around-the-clock care, has been on Medi-Cal for most of her life. Recently, she came into a modest inheritance, about $8,000, that has helped cover her daily expenses.