A brief stop at Point Arena on the way from #Mendocino back to Santa Rosa. A few tired, struggling characters, some mostly quiet businesses, a lovely theater, and a scent of difficult history. And this mural, which gives the passage through the tiny town a completely different dimension. #travel #California #CaliforniaCoast #MendocinoCounty
Postcards from a two-day visit to #Mendocino. I loved being here again, it's gorgeous and completely improbable that the town even still exists, especially since logging and related industry took a dive and drinking water is in limited supply. This was the first time I got the impression that some locals are sick and tired of people visiting their town and wish they would stay away. #California #CaliforniaCoast #travel
#Voted today in #Mendocino County in #California. Had to wait in line to put our ballots in the box at the county administration building. That never happened before and I am hoping it means a huge turnout. No #ICE nor #protestors nor #MAGA in sight. Please #vote
Glassy-winged sharpshooter detected on grapevine plants sold at Costco stores in Sonoma, Napa counties, raising alarm for region’s wine industry

After hundreds of plants were shipped from a Fresno County nursery known to be in an infected area for the invasive insect and sold at North Bay Costco locations, officials are racing to track down those plants and get word out to…

The Press Democrat

Grapevines Sold at Napa Costco May Be Infested with Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
If you purchased a grapevine, citrus tree, or other fruit tree at Napa Costco or neighboring Costco locations during April or May, please read

https://www.napacounty.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/846

#Costco #Napa #Solano #Marin #Yolo #Sonoma #Mendocino #gardening

Mendo Local Weekly News — May 3, 2026

Whale die-off hits home and federal agents make arrests in Willits and Gualala

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