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A town hall held by North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman dealt with the fear and alarm over a new era of presidential leadership. Daniel Mintz reports. 

Local news. 

The Blue Lake City Council is set to decide on a proposed battery energy storage facility at the site of its old power plant, with supporters touting renewable energy benefits and opponents raising safety and environmental risks. Lisa Music reports. 

Michael Spagna, the interim president at Cal Poly Humboldt, addresses the campus climate following recent protests, emphasizing the importance of free speech and community engagement while ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all students.

Since taking office, President Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration aimed at increasing border security, sparking anxiety in immigrant communities—including those living here in Mendocino County. California has around 2 million undocumented immigrants, many of whom work in agriculture, one of the largest industries in Mendocino County. 

Although Mendocino County has not been designated an official sanctuary county, it falls under the jurisdiction of California’s sanctuary law, which has made the state a haven for millions of undocumented immigrants. California enacted its sanctuary law in 2017, when Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act, limiting local police and certain public entities, such as schools, medical facilities and courthouses, from coordinating with ICE officials on deportations.

But the law does not regulate what federal officials can do within a state because federal law overrides state law under the constitution’s Supremacy Clause. This means ICE officials can still deport undocumented immigrants, even if state law prohibits local officers from working with federal agents. 

President Trump’s recent orders to increase deportation efforts have sparked anxiety throughout immigrant communities, affecting mental health and well-being.