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MCSO: Montana man found dead on Mendocino Coast
A missing Montana man was found dead in the Pacific Ocean near Little River on the Mendocino Coast, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to the MCSO, rangers with the California State Parks Department were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. June 30 to a report of a missing person “who was last seen near the ocean at Van Damme State Park.”
Mendocino County officials advise: Stay cool, stay safe this week
Mendocino County officials were urging all residents to be cautious this week, which is expected to be full of “excessive heat and extreme fire danger.”. Noting that “the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning through Saturday, July 6, (the Mendocino County Public Health Office) is issuing an Excessive Heat Advisory to the Ukiah, Redwood Valley, and Hopland areas, where high temperatures are forecast to exceed 110 degrees with limited overnight relief with lows near 70, although the rest of the county will also experience extreme heat away from the coast.”
Mendocino County Veterans Services office moving home
MENDOCINO Co., 7/1/24 — In January Mendocino County staff moved the office of Veterans Services into the county’s Public Health building in Ukiah. There was unused space in the Public Health building, and the move was seen as a cost-saving measure. But veterans were very unhappy with being ousted from 405 Observatory Avenue, a former house turned office that offered a cozy and comfortable setting for veterans to receive services. A big institutional building was simply not the same as a small house dedicated to their needs, with privacy and a warm atmosphere. Veterans complained at a January Board of Supervisors meeting that they were not consulted about the move, which landed the Mendocino County unit of the state’s Air Quality Management District Office in the house on Observatory.
How to save money on air-conditioning repairs, electricity costs during triple-digit heat wave
As the stretch of triple-digit temperatures continues this week, people across Northern California are ramping up the usage of their air conditioning units. RPM HVAC Service, a family-owned company based out of Roseville, said they got 60 calls for service within 24 hours early this week, and they expect to get even more as the heat wave goes on.
PG&E preparing for possible power outages amid extreme heat
Triple-digit temperatures and power outages can be a dangerous combination.That's why PG&E has now activated its local emergency operation center in southeast Fresno as Central California braces for several days of excessive heat.PG&E has tracked weather events since 1970. Central Valley Region Vice President Josh Simes says since then, the utility has only seen severe conditions, like the ones we are about to experience, 18 other times."We ask our PG&E customers, our hometowns, to be prepared for heat outages that could happen," he said. "We ask them to check on their family members, those that are most vulnerable and ensure...
Gavin Newsom to campaign for Biden in Bucks County, Pa.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appear at a campaign rally for President Joe Biden in Bucks County this weekend. The post Gavin Newsom to campaign for Biden in Bucks County, Pa. appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
5 California Beaches With The Most Shark Attacks
Last year, 4 confirmed shark attacks occurred in the Golden State of California. While this figure pales considerably compared to Florida and Hawaii which had the most attacks, these states, unlike California, didn’t record any fatalities. In fact, in 2021, there was only 1 recorded shark-related fatality in America, and it occurred in California’s San […]
Planned Parenthood to blitz GOP seats to sway California's voters
Planned Parenthood is preparing a seven-figure campaign blitz to oust GOP incumbents from California congressional seats, part of a larger national effort by the reproductive rights group to prevent a Republican majority from passing abortion restrictions, including a national ban.Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California is targeting eight districts where voters largely backed Republicans in 2022 even as they endorsed a constitutional amendment enshrining access to abortion and contraceptives. The advertising plan goes negative by focusing on each incumbent's record of voting against access to abortion and contraceptives. In the past, the group riffed on the "Burn Book" from the 2004...
WeHo’s Zbur trying to salvage controversial Prop 47
Efforts to revise a notorious soft-on-crime law have advanced in the California Legislature with the help of West Hollywood Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, setting up a showdown with citizens’ push to fully repeal Proposition 47. Proposition 47, passed by California voters in November 2014 and titled the “Safe Neighborhoods...
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