Mendocino County California 2017-2018 Resource & Relocation Guide
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Table Of Contents 4-5 Newcomer Information 6 Help Hotlines 7 Health & Hospitals 8 Local Education 11 Things To Do 14 State Information 15 County History 16-17 Mendocino County Map 18-19 Fort Bragg City Map 20 Home Buyer Information 23 Buyer Mistakes 25 How Much Can You Afford 27 Tips to Selling Your Home 30 Packing Tips 31 Moving Checklist 32 Homefinder Notepad Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Joy Marinich Ad & Book Designer: Linda Swindler 2 3
California State Flower California Poppy Newcomer Information Post Offices US Post Office 671 S. Orchard Ave. (707) 462-3231 US Post Office 203 N. Franklin St. (707) 964-2302 Courthouse US Post Office 315 S. Main St. Willits, CA (707) 459-5255 US Post Office 264 Main St. Point Arena, CA (707) 882-2515 Mendocino County Courthouse 100 N. State St. (707) 468-2000 US Post Office 50 Ramsey Rd. Laytonville, CA (800) 275-8777 US Post Office 67674 Drive Thru Tree Rd. Leggett, CA (707) 925-6232 Ten Mile Branch 700 S. Franklin St. (707) 964-3192 Police Mendocino Co. Sheriff 951 Low Gap Rd. (707) 463-4411 Mendocino Co. Sheriff 700 S. Franklin St., #110 (707) 964-6308 Mendocino Co. Sheriff 470 E. Valley St. Willits, CA 95490 (707) 459-6111 Fire Ukiah Police Brooktrails Fire (707) 463-6242 (707) 459-4441 Willits Police Cal Fire Ukiah Fire (707) 459-6122 (707) 462-7448 Fort Bragg Fire (707) 961-2831 Hopeland Fire (707) 744-1222 Laytonville Fire (707) 984-6055 Ukiah Fire (707) 463-6274 Westport Fire (707) 964-4646 Willits Fire (707) 459-6271 Utilities Redwood Valley Water (707) 485-0679 Ferrellgas (707) 263-0333 AT&T (707) 962-0424 Fort Bragg Police (707) 961-2800 Mendocino Fire (707) 937-0131 Ukiah Water Department (707) 467-2813 Willits Water Utilitiy (707) 459-4601 Pacific Gas & Electric (800) 743-5000 Ukiah City Utilities (707) 463-6228 U.S. Cellular (707) 489-8722 Verizon Wireless (707) 472-0923 Highway Patrol (707) 467-4040 Redwood Valley/ Calpella Fire (707) 485-8121 4 5
6 7 Health & Hospitals Mendocino County Health Departments 1120 S. Dora St. (707) 472-2600 120 W. Fir St. (707) 964-4713 474 E. Valley St. Willits, CA (707) 456-3800 Dial 911for Emergencies Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County 45040 Calpella St. Mendocino, CA (707) 937-3833 Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital 1 Marcela Dr. Willits, CA (707) 459-6801 Mendocino Coast District Hospital 700 River Dr. (707) 961-1234 North Coast Family Health Center 721A River Dr. (707) 961-4631 Redwood Coast Medical Services 46900 Ocean Dr. Gualala, CA (707) 884-4005 Ukiah Convalescent Hospital 1349 S. Dora St. (707) 468-8110 Ukiah Valley Medical Center 275 Hospital Dr. (707) 462-3111 Advanced Wound Center 415 Hospital Dr. (707) 462-3111
Local School Districts Anderson Valley USD (707) 895-3774 Arena UESD (707) 882-2803 Leggett Valley USD (707) 925-6285 Manchester UESD (707) 882-2374 Potter Valley Community USD (707) 743-2101 Round Valley USD (707) 983-6171 Fort Bragg USD (707) 961-2850 Laytonville USD (707) 984-6414 Mendocino USD (707) 937-5868 Point Arena Joint UHSD (707) 882-2803 Ukiah USD (707) 472-5000 Willits USD (707) 459-5314 When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring: Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate Name & Address Of Last School Attended Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests Colleges & Universities College of the Redwoods 1211 Del Mar Drive (707) 962-2600 Ukiah Beauty College 1040 N. State St. (707) 462-8831 Dharma Buddhist University 4951 Bodhi Way (707) 621-7000 University of California 4070 University Rd. Hopland, CA (707) 744-1424 Dominican University of California 2240 Old River Rd. (707) 463-4800 Mendocino College 1000 Hensley Creek Rd. (707) 468-3000 8 9
Mendocino County Adventure Rents Canoes & Kayaks Gualala, CA (707) 884-4386 All Aboard Adventures 32400 N. Harbor Dr. (707) 964-1881 Apple Farm 18501 Philo Greenwood Rd. Philo, CA (707) 895-2333 Coast Cinemas 167 S. Franklin St. (707) 964-2019 Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino 7751 N. State St. Redwood Valley, CA (707) 485-0700 C. V. Starr Center 300 S. Lincoln St. (707) 964-9446 Drive Thru Tree Park 67402 Drive Thru Tree Rd. Leggett, CA (707) 925-6446 Glass Beach Glass Beach Dr. Grace Hudson Museum 431 S. Main St. (707) 467-2836 Guest House Museum 343 N. Main St. (707) 964-4251 Hopland Sho Ka Wah Casino 13101 Nokomis Rd. Hopland, CA (707) 744-1395 Howard Creek Ranch Inn 40501 N. Highway One Westport, CA (707) 964-6725 Jackson State Forest (707) 964-5674 Kelley House Museum 45007 Albion St. Mendocino, CA (707) 937-5791 Little River Inn Golf & Tennis 7901 N. Highway One Little River, CA (707) 937-5942 Mendocino Art Center 45200 Little Lake St. Mendocino, CA (707) 937-5818 Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens 18220 N. Highway One (707) 964-4352 Mendocino Headlands State Park & Historic Ford House 45035 Main St. Mendocino, CA (707) 937-5804 Nelson Family Vineyards 550 Nelson Ranch Rd. (707) 462-3755 Noyo Theatre 57 E. Commercial St. Willits, CA (707) 459-6696 Orr Hot Springs Resort 13201 Orr Springs Rd. (707) 462-6277 Point Arena Lighthouse 45500 Lighthouse Rd. Point Arena, CA (877) 725-4448 Point Cabrillo Light Station 45300 Lighthouse Rd. Mendocino, CA (707) 937-6123 Regal Ukiah Stadium 6 612 S. State St. (707) 462-6799 Russian Gulch State Park Highway One Mendocino, CA (707) 937-5804 Sherwood Valley Rancheria Casino 100 Kawi Place Willits, CA (707) 459-7330 Skunk Train Scenic Ride 100 W. Laurel St. (866) 457-5865 Woodside RV Park & Campground 17900 N. Highway One (707) 964-3684...and so much more! 10 11
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California B eing the third largest state, California is located on the Pacific coast and stretches 780 miles between the Oregon and Mexican borders. It also has the highest population than any other state in the country. California is also known as the Golden State, which refers to the discovery of gold in 1848. Today, the term could refer to being the land of golden opportunity, for its sunny climate, amazing natural beauty, strong economy, and relaxed lifestyle. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the nation, is the largest city. It includes the famous district of Hollywood, where people flock to see and be movie stars. To the north lies San Francisco, home of the famous cable car system originally introduced to relieve horses of the difficulty of dragging streetcars up the steep hills. The Central Valley lies inland from San Francisco, with the San Joaquin River providing a source for well-irrigated citrus fruit groves and farms. The vineyards inland from San Francisco produce the majority of the nation s wine. From September to October, the grape harvest takes place at over 200 wineries in the region. Early Spanish missionaries were the first wine growers. California is also the state of many natural wonders. Home of the highest waterfall at Yosemite National Park, parks that preserve giant redwood trees, Inyo National Forest that is home of the oldest living trees on Earth, and a barren desert that is the lowest point in the nation. FUN FACTS Capital Sacramento Area 163,696 sq. mi. (423,940 sq. km) Population 36,553,215 (2007) Largest Cities Los Angeles (12,829,272) San Francisco (4,157,377) Statehood September 9, 1850 Rank: 31st Principal Rivers Sacramento Colorado Highest Point Mt. Whitney Motto Eureka (I Have Found It) worker at Sutter s sawmill in northern California found nuggets A of gold on January 24, 1848. A gold rush was started as people flocked to the area when they heard the news. There was no guarantee of making a fortune, while panning for gold in the makeshift mining camps. State Symbols California Quail California Redwood Golden Poppy Mendocino County History Mendocino County was one of California's original 27 counties, created in 1850 by the State Legislature. Because of its small population, Mendocino County was administered by the government of Sonoma County until 1859, when the government was established in a small building on Main Street in Ukiah. County officials moved into the first courthouse at the site bounded by Standley, Perkins, State and Schools streets on January 24, 1860. Mendocino County derives its name from Cape Mendocino, which lies northward of its northern boundary. Cape Mendocino was given its name by a famous Spanish navigator of the 16th century, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo. Cabrillo discovered it in 1542 while on a voyage of discovery along the Pacific Coast and named it in honor of Don Antonio de Mendoza, the first Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico), and the patron of the voyageur. The Californian Native American tribes who originally lived in the area were the Yuki, the Pomo, the Cahto, and the Wintun. The first permanent non-indigenous settlements in the county were made on the coast north of Big River in April of 1852. Mendocino County encompasses an area of over 2 million acres or approximately 3500 square miles. 14 15
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How much House Can You Afford? How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow higher percentages.) For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember, that s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120. That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments. Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least 24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don t look at what you earn now or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months. Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income. Don t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about one percent of the mortgage amount. 24 25
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Packing Strategies Supplies: Preparing to move: A strategy for packing: Packing for efficiency: - - 30 31
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