Native American leaders have long complained about a lack of public safety in tribal communities. Now a judge and a lawmaker are narrowing their focus on a longstanding jurisdictional arrangement that they say hinders effective law enforcement on reservations. Lauren Schmitt of KMUD news reports.

At a preliminary budget workshop last week, the Board of Supervisors heard that, at this point, there does not appear to be a way to balance the county budget. Revenue is stagnant, and expenses have gone up.

The salmon fishery is closed for the second year in a row, but some agencies and fishermen think there’s reason to expect better next year. This is only the second time the fishery has been closed for two consecutive years, with the last back-to-back disaster taking place in 2008-09.Lauren Schmitt of KMUD news reports.

Advocates for a ceasefire in Gaza lined up last week to ask the Board of Supervisors for a ceasefire resolution. And Mendocino Railway spoke out against the Great Redwood Trail’s plans to railbank the northern portion of the track, writing in a letter to the board that the county is missing out on the opportunity to use federal infrastructure money to reconnect the local rail to the national system...

Tiny homes are getting some attention in Mendocino County, with the Board of Supervisors as well as the Fort Bragg city planning commission considering their regulations this week.

With pension obligation bonds almost paid off, the Board of Supervisors plans to redirect funds to repay the $7 million it borrowed from Measure B to build the new wing of the jail.

From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.

Hope Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors may question her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.

What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.