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Sea Level Rise Policies for the Mendocino Coast

The county is updating its coastal plan to deal with rising seas — covering bluff erosion, deed restrictions on risky properties, and newly added saltwater intrusion language. Speakers flagged septic system risks as seas push groundwater up.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 20, 2026

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Data center moratorium extension

The Board imposed a 45-day emergency ban on approving new data center projects in unincorporated Mendocino County while it studies their water, electricity, farmland and fiscal impacts. A renewal hearing — possibly for a term as long as two years — is expected October 6.

25 mentions (10 this month)Last discussed Oct 6, 2026