The Ukiah Daily Journal

An $11.14 billion state bond proposal, if passed, could give Mendocino County a shot at its share of millions in funding for water projects, according to a release from the Governor's Office. Full Story »

Dr. Marvin Trotter announced Thursday he will be resigning Feb. 1 from his post as the county's public health officer. Full Story »

A Hopland woman accused and acquitted of embezzlement earlier this year is suing the Ukiah Police Department and two of its officers in federal court for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution. Full Story »

Are you interested in a Forest Service surplus pickup? Or maybe you need some file cabinets so you can get organized in 2010. Full Story »

Food Bank Drive at $44,479 The 2009 UDJ Food Bank Fund Drive is continuing. The donations recorded on Tuesday include: Redwood Valley Station, Inc. Full Story »

Adopt-A-Highway volunteer does the dirty work Mendocino County's scenic roads and highways, many of which are litter-free year round, do not maintain themselves. Full Story »

Labor negotiators for the city's police and fire associations agreed to salary and personnel cuts Wednesday night that are expected to prevent deeper cuts the city was proposing to allay an expected $1. Full Story »

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami warning. This is only a test. Or, it will be, in March 2010, according to James D. Full Story »

Ukiah Police responded to the 400 block of Ford Street Tuesday evening on a report that a brown station wagon parked partially in a driveway and occupied by two teenagers may have been stolen. Full Story »

Christmas tree permits available at National Forest For about 16 years, the Mendocino National Forest has been offering permits for people interested in cutting down a holiday tree from national forest land. Full Story »

A revised medical marijuana ordinance written into county nuisance code and altered over the past months will be up for review by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors sometime in January. Full Story »

For staff and volunteers of the Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network, the sound of honking horns and cheering motorists as they hold up signs in front of the courthouse helps to lift their spirits during a time when state and federal funding cuts have decimated the decades-old agency. Full Story »

Food Bank fund at $38,609 The 2009 UDJ Food Bank Fund Drive is under way. Donations recorded on Monday include: Philip T. Full Story »

Questions about what area of Mendocino County receives the most funding for homelessness sprang up during a presentation during the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Tuesday meeting. Full Story »

Humboldt State University's Humboldt Earthquake Education Center, in coordination with the Redwood Coast Tsunami Group, has produced a new edition of the preparedness handbook "Living on Shaky Ground," which will update Northern California residents on how to survive the kind of devastation wreaked five years ago when an Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 230,000 people in 11 countries. Full Story »

Russian River Pistachios For the Daily Journal When people think about Doctors William Waring and Sid Maurer, they surely don't think about nuts. Full Story »

Two county supervisors and three county employees just returned from the annual California State Association of Counties conference last week, and the travel expense numbers aren't yet calculated. Full Story »

The Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation District director released its latest update on water issues facing the district. Full Story »

Food Bank fund at $38,234 The 2009 UDJ Food Bank Fund Drive is under way. The donations recorded on Nov. Full Story »

Law enforcement has three suspects in county jail in connection with a Sunday shooting in what is suspected to have been preceded by a marijuana deal in the Covelo area. Full Story »

For the Journal "My wife calls me the Mad Framer," smiles Castle Skip Newell, as he points out hundreds of photographs lining the walls of the Gambrel-roofed barn on his property in Potter Valley. Full Story »

The Ukiah City Council meets Wednesday for a regular 6 p.m. meeting at the Ukiah Civic Center, located at 300 Seminary Avenue. Full Story »

An electrical fire that took about three hours to fight destroyed a two-story garage on Lake Ridge Road in Redwood Valley on Saturday night. Full Story »

Homelessness, forestry, tsunamis and a garbage-gathering vortex in the Pacific Ocean are topics on the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors' Tuesday meeting agenda. Full Story »

Food Bank drive at $31,817 The 2009 UDJ Holiday Food Bank Fund Drive is now on. The first donations are now in and include: Chuck & Liz Philips Heath (late kick-off donor), $5000; Mountanos Family Foundation (late kick-off donor), $1000; Anonymous, $500; Doug Hintze, $500; Michael Kura, $400; Redwood Empire Lions Club, $330; Randy W. Full Story »