Fort Bragg, CA Public Records
Fort Bragg is an incorporated city in Mendocino County with an estimated population of 7,117 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.9 square miles of land. That is up about 131 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 8/4/1889, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Fort Bragg City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Fort Bragg's own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 Fort Bragg City Clerk
| City Clerk | Diana Paoli |
| City Hall address | 416 N. Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 961-2823 |
| Office hours | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (Wednesday in-service day) |
| cityclerk@fortbraggca.gov | |
| Official website | www.city.fortbragg.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is in Mendocino County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Mendocino County at a Glance
| County | Mendocino County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 89,175 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Mendocino County Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino)
| Address | 100 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 463-4664 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), traffic, juvenile delinquency and dependency, small claims |
| Official website | mendocino.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | mendocino.courts.ca.gov/…/ukiah-mendocino-county-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Mendocino County Recorder
| Address | 501 Low Gap Road, No.1020, Ukiah, CA 95482 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 463-4376 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | co.mendocino.ca.us |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
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