If you've been watching the forecast for next week, you've probably seen the headlines. Meteorologists are forecasting a powerful ridge of high pressure to build over the western United States, bringing what many refer to as a "heat dome." Inland California could Continue Reading
Why Does Mendocino Have So Little Inventory? If you've spent any time looking for a home in Mendocino, you've probably had the same reaction most buyers do. "That's it?" It's a fair question. Compared to many communities, there are often remarkably few homes Continue Reading
Fort Bragg's Quiet Investment Boom: Why Outside Investors Keep Buying on the Mendocino Coast The recent sale of the Boatyard Center for $13.1 million caught my attention, not because shopping centers change hands every day, but because it is another piece of a Continue Reading
The Water Towers of Mendocino April 25, 2026 If you spend time walking around Mendocino, you notice the water towers. They are part of the village streetscape and part of what makes Mendocino recognizable as a historic coastal town. Many of Continue Reading
Is the Mendocino Historical Review Board Now Irrelevant?By Scott Roat 05.29.25In a 4–1 vote on May 20, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors made a stunning decision: one of the last authentic water towers on Mendocino’s Main Street will come down — despite Continue Reading
Mendocino to Run Out of Water Towers By Scott Roat 05.14.25 Imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, San Francisco without its cable cars – that’s Mendocino without its iconic water towers. These towering sentinels, woven into the very fabric of our Continue Reading
