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A noteworthy Mendocino marriage had a rocky start

Otis Kelley was born July 21, 1869, the last child of Eliza and William Kelley. Otis shared a similar childhood to his siblings, attending school in Mendocino and college in the Bay Area. Unlike his sisters and older brother, Otis didn’t tour Europe as a young adult, instead choosing to live in San Francisco and work with his uncle, Samuel Blair, as an accountant. Otis visited Mendocino frequently, enough so that he wooed a young Annie McGuire.…Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

Super Bowl recipe: Julia Child’s fave black bean chili from Mendocino’s Cafe Beaujolais

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Chefs wanting a Super Bowl recipe that Julia Child would approve of need look no further than this black-bean chili from the historic Cafe Beaujolais. Child once ordered the dish while visiting in the ’80s, helping spread word of the restaurant far beyond its home in Mendocino. "The New Cafe Beaujolais Cookbook" by Julian Lopez, to be published on Feb. 3 by the Collective Book Studio, celebrates 50-plus years of coastal California cuisine at Caf…Sports · Mendocino Read Article

From delivering babies to recordkeeping, Mendocino County women did it all

FORMAL MEDICAL CARE on the Mendocino coast was sparse in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, due to few doctors living here. Women often acted as nurse, doctor and pharmacist, treating their families as best as they could before calling for a physician. Doctors could take hours to arrive by horse or foot. In 1906, the Fort Bragg Advocate commented on this (with a sarcastic twist), writing “Every mother is a trained nurse, with the…Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

Another Voice… What about the DA’s broiler dinners that the state auditor said were ‘prohibited’?

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Near the end of the Wednesday January 14 Board of Supervisors workshop Fifth District Supervisor Ted Williams asked his colleagues what they were going to do about the District Attorney‘s broiler dinners which the state auditor declared were “prohibited“ because “the District Attorney’s Office made a gift of public funds when it spent $3,600 on an end-of-year gathering and dinner event for its staff and their guests.” The District Attorney wrote…Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

Wine’s Most Inspiring People: Martha Barra — A Warm and Approachable Mendocino Leader

By Laurie Wachter Few voices are as passionate about Mendocino County as Martha Barra, who, for more than 40 years, has devoted herself to the continuing success of her family’s [...]Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

Has a New Seismic Fault Been Discovered in California?

Scientists have analyzed micro-earthquake swarms to redraw the map of the Mendocino junction in California. Their study reveals a fragment of forgotten tectonic plaque, the "Pioneer Fragment", and a new horizontal flaw. This complex and unexpected geometry increases the seismic risk and the probability of a chain of devastating earthquakes between two of the most dangerous areas of the continent.Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

At the Intersection of Two Fractures, Scientists Found a Fragment of a Lost Tectonic Plate

Scientists found a fragment of a long-lost tectonic plate under North America, located in the southern part of the Cascadia subduction area, and this fragment of the stove can cause earthquakes in the region, reports Live Science. According to scientists, "Pioner" is a fragment of an oceanic plate that disappeared under the North American plate about 30 million years ago. Now it's "ply to the bottom of the Pacific" and is moving north-west along…Earthquake · Mendocino Read Article

Surfer Is Thrown Into the Air After Shark Attack in California; It's the First of the Year

The first shark attack of the year was recorded in California on January 13, 2026, after a surfer was thrown into the air and lost his board while practicing the sport in the Pacific Ocean. According to official reports, the incident occurred in Mendocino County when a man surfing was attacked by a shark, causing him to be thrown from his board. The incident was reported around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, when emergency services received a call about …Shark Attack · Mendocino Read Article

Cal Fire to host fungi-focused tours at Jackson Demonstration State Forest

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Experts celebrate after spotting rare US creatures for first time in 30 years: 'Restoring an entire way of life'

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For over 30 years, no one had seen any young coho salmon in California's Russian River. That all changed in the summer of 2025, when a Pinoleville Pomo Nation water specialist identified the fish swimming in the river, according to a state press release. Per the report, the tribal member saw multiple coho salmon in one of the river's tributaries located in Mendocino County. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife first announced the good…Mendocino · Mendocino Read Article

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A noteworthy Mendocino marriage had a rocky start

Super Bowl recipe: Julia Child’s fave black bean chili from Mendocino’s Cafe Beaujolais

From delivering babies to recordkeeping, Mendocino County women did it all

Another Voice… What about the DA’s broiler dinners that the state auditor said were ‘prohibited’?

Wine’s Most Inspiring People: Martha Barra — A Warm and Approachable Mendocino Leader

Has a New Seismic Fault Been Discovered in California?

At the Intersection of Two Fractures, Scientists Found a Fragment of a Lost Tectonic Plate

Surfer Is Thrown Into the Air After Shark Attack in California; It's the First of the Year

Cal Fire to host fungi-focused tours at Jackson Demonstration State Forest

Experts celebrate after spotting rare US creatures for first time in 30 years: 'Restoring an entire way of life'

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A noteworthy Mendocino marriage had a rocky start

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From delivering babies to recordkeeping, Mendocino County women did it all

Another Voice… What about the DA’s broiler dinners that the state auditor said were ‘prohibited’?

Wine’s Most Inspiring People: Martha Barra — A Warm and Approachable Mendocino Leader

Has a New Seismic Fault Been Discovered in California?

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Surfer Is Thrown Into the Air After Shark Attack in California; It's the First of the Year

Cal Fire to host fungi-focused tours at Jackson Demonstration State Forest

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