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October 12, 2022 — The Measure B Oversight Committee is seeking a contractor to provide substance use disorder treatment. Measure B is a sales tax initiative to fund mental health facilities that passed in 2017. The tax was a half-cent for the first five years, and has now decreased to an eighth of a cent. An eleven-member oversight committee is tasked with making recommendations to the Board of S...

October 11, 2022 — The Board of Supervisors went through a dozen recommendations from a cannabis ad hoc committee led by Supervisors John Haschak and Glenn McGourty last week, sending five of them to another committee. Supervisors received assurance that other items are already being addressed, but cannabis advocates who stayed in the chambers until after 7:00 at night complained about a lack of u...

October 5, 2022 — Members of the rapidly dwindling cannabis community showed up en masse at the Board of Supervisors meeting this week, to speak about the hardships of the market, the recommendations of the cannabis ad hoc committee, and a proposal to limit the cannabis equity grant program. Dozens of cannabis business people in yellow T-shirts waited in the hallway outside the Board of Supervisor...

October 4, 2022 — During an investigation last year into a collision where no one was hurt and no property was damaged, Ukiah police broke several bones in a man’s face and handcuffed a woman in her own home, even after she indicated she was willing to cooperate. Officers had a case against Arturo Valdes, who was accused by another motorist of causing a minor accident in the parking lot of the Ros...

October 5, 2022 — Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall suspended a “prison monastery” program at the jail on Monday afternoon amid revelations that Unconditional Freedom, the organization running the program, was linked to OneTaste, a company intimately connected to the Institute of OM, which touts the supposed neurological and spiritual benefits of an expensive clitoral stimulation technique cal...

With glaciers melting and cliffsides crumbling, coastal dwellers are beginning to come to terms with sea level rise in the very future. Just this year, the Ocean Protection Council put out a multi-agency state action plan for mitigating some of the worst expected damages. On August 23, the League of Women Voters hosted a talk by California Coastal Commission Chair Donne Brownsey, who tried to comm...

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring October 10, 2022, as “Indigenous Peoples' Day” in the State of California. Community members in Covelo got together at the Round Valley high School to celebrate.

Cemetery Districts can easily fall into the category of unseen government.  On the Mendocino Coast we have two Cemetery Districts with volunteer boards of directors appointed by the County Supervisors.  They’re funded by a combination of property tax, donations and revenue from plot sales.  The property tax is not listed on your tax bill as a line item so you might not know if you are in one.   Ga...

Octibre 10 - 2022. Por Victor Palomino. La temporada de incendios forestales tradicionalmente alcanza su punto máximo entre julio y octubre, pero los funcionarios meteorológicos advierten sobre la posibilidad de incendios peligrosos antes de que termine la primavera. Para las personas que no hablan inglés, el acceso a la información de emergencia ha sido históricamente mínima o inexistente. Por es...

October 10, 2022--Victor Palomino reports. Wildfire season traditionally peaks between July and October, but weather officials are warning of the possibility of dangerous fires before spring is over. For non-English speakers, access to emergency preparedness information has been historically minimal to non-existant. For this reason, in Mendocino County, Uva Vecinos en Acción (UVA) is holding safet...

The Tri Counties bank in Covelo recently told account holders it is considering closing the branch permanently.

Gathering Time, Pomo Art During the Pandemic, is the first exhibit of Contemporary Pomo art to ever show at the Grace Hudson Museum. The multi-media show stems from a collaboration between the museum and Eastern Pomo artist Meyo Marrufo, who serves as guest curator. The exhibition features artwork from numerous Pomo artists created during the dark time of the pandemic. During lockdown, Pomo artist...

Conversación con Cristina Llop de los Servicios de autoayuda de las cortes del condado de Mendocino

The public libraries on the coast in Fort Bragg and Point Arena are part of the larger county library system.  Measure O is a 1/8 percent sales tax for library services that is replacing a sunsetting sales tax.  Janice Marcell represents district 4 at the Library Advisory Board. She is with us to talk about the libraries and how they are funded.

Mendocino county officials prepare for final days of the 2022 elections circle

información de DACA con los servicios de inmigración de las Caridades Católicas y reporte de la celebración de la herencia hispana en Ukiah.

For the past couple of weeks, the news about immigration has been dominated by political theater. But for thousands of DACA recipients the attention is on the Biden’s administration’s announcement of changes to the DACA program.

The Nome Cult Walk is an annual trek that happens each September from Chico to Round Valley in memory of indigenous people who were forced to walk the trail in 1863. KZYX's Eileen Russell reports

PIO John Allison of Westport Volunteer Fire Department and Chief Dave Latoof of Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department discuss funding mechanisms and the challenges of volunteer fire and rescue.

From September 18-24, Mendocino libraries and bookstores celebrate Banned Books Week, an national event sponsored by the American Library Association. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read by spotlighting efforts of censorship.  The American Library Association tracks a rising trend in book challenges in the United States; eight months into 2022, the number of attempts to ban or restric...

September 20, 2022 — Erosion is a form of pollution, especially alongside waterways, as pieces of the terrestrial landscape make their way into rivers and streams, damaging fishbearing habitat. Now, several private landowners in Laytonville are working with the Eel River Recovery Project, using EPA money distributed by the State Water Resources Control Board, to remediate over 600 feet of erosion...

September 19, 2022 — The rain arrived over the weekend, bringing relief to firefighters and salmon alike. In Mill Creek, which makes its way to the South Fork of the Eel River in Laytonville, coho salmon surprised a leading fisheries biologist. Patrick Higgins, director of the Eel River Recovery Project, sent out an email last week, reporting that he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw coho near...

September 15 marks the beginning of the Hispanic heritage month, a time when the nation reflects and celebrates the contributions of Latinos in all aspects of our communities. In Ukiah, the Spanish language newspaper Al Punto is organizing an event on Sunday September 18 to bring together all the Latino American cultures.  El 15 de septiembre marca el comienzo del mes de la herencia hispana, un mo...

Public health official Dr. Andrew Coren talks about the COVID 19 booster and flu vaccine. El Dr. Andrew Coren, funcionario de salud pública, habla sobre el refuerzo de COVID 19 y la vacuna contra la gripe.

Conversación mensual sobre cómo funciona el gobierno de la ciudad y educación cívica básica. Episodio 2 Mes de la herencia hispana y las reuniones del concejo.