Justine Frederiksen

Volunteers cleaning up Gibson Creek in Ukiah.

State of Homelesness in Ukiah: Where CAN they be?

September 10, 2024 at 7:37 a.m.

Adam Gaska is tired of telling people where they can't be. Nearly every day as part of his work managing properties in Ukiah, he is tasked with removing trespassers and...

Former Ukiah police sergeant cited for theft in Lake County

February 23, 2022 at 5:03 p.m.

Former Ukiah Police Department Sergeant Kevin P. Murray was recently cited for petty theft after allegedly taking a woman's wallet from a grocery store in Lake County, the Lakeport Police...

Covid-19: Mendocino County resident diagnosed with the virus has reportedly died

July 7, 2020 at 6:59 a.m.

County has reportedly not received a death certificate yet

Recognizing that encourcement is a challenge, Fifth District Mendocino County Supervisor Ted Williams said Tuesday that people should wear facial coverings "out of personal responsibility to save lives and save our local economy -- your neighbors are counting on you." Justine Frederiksen -- Ukiah Daily Journal

Covid-19: Mendocino County responds to ‘extremely worrisome’ data

July 3, 2020 at 6:14 a.m.

Health officer pulls back on reopening

The North Boat Ramp at Lake Mendocino. (Chris Pugh â Ukiah Daily Journal)

Some Lake Mendocino facilities will open after Memorial Day

May 15, 2020 at 10:49 a.m.

Day-use facilities at Lake Mendocino that have been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not be opening again until after Memorial Day, according to U.S. Army Corps...

Ukiah City Council approves fee increases for permits

January 18, 2020 at 6:43 a.m.

With only one dissenting vote, the Ukiah City Council Wednesday approved fee increases for building permits and other services that will significantly increase the fee for appeals of use permit...

The Lake County Board of Supervisors discussed amendments to their cannabis ordinance at Tuesday's meeting in Lakeport. (File photo: Eureka Times Standard)

Proposed dispensary near library seeks permit

February 19, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

UKIAH—With the Ukiah City Council upholding its appeal last year, a cannabis microbusiness and dispensary hoping to open on East Smith Street will go back before the Planning Commission this...

A local coalition formed in the hopes of maintaining the most important aspects of the Potter Valley Project is making progress toward a two-basin solution (Nathan DeHart —Ukiah Daily Journal file photo)

Firm hired to study options for Potter Valley Project

December 2, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

A coalition now calling itself the Two-Basin Partnership announced this week that it has hired a firm to evaluate different options for the hydro-electric dam called the Potter Valley Project....

School students look over a bin of grain at Doug Mosel’s processing facility, which needs to find a new home very soon. (Contributed Photo)

Mendocino Grain Project needs new home

October 1, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

With its founder still needing to retire soon, the Mendocino Grain Project now needs something more immediate to continue operations: a new home. “The loss of Doug Mosel’s Mendocino Grain...

Mendocino County Cooperative Aerial Fire Patrol pilot Mike Smith stands next to his Cessna airplane which he has owned for over 30 years. (Chris Pugh — Ukiah Daily Journal)

PG&E teams up with Mendocino Aerial Fire Patrol to spot fires from the sky

July 19, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

There used to be several fire lookout towers in Mendocino County staffed with people scanning for smoke in stations atop mountains like Iron Peak, Two Rock and Cahto Peak.

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