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Fort Bragg City Council Hears Annual Reports on Crime Statistics, Homeless Programs, and Stray Animals   The April 14th City Council meeting was lightly attended. It's not clear if an error on the agenda itself was partially to blame.  The Zoom meeting link was missing the passcode, making remote participation impossible, although streaming was available.  Emails to the city clerk were responded t...

Mendocino County’s Chief Executive Darcy Antle held the first of several listening sessions on next year’s budget in Fort Bragg on Tuesday. The goal of the session was for the public to provide feedback on budget priorities — what they want funded as well as what they are willing to cut. Among the priorities mentioned were two dangerously deteriorated roads, as well as need for the coast to get it...

A new rule requiring all non-citizens who have been in the United States for 30 days or more to register went into effect on Friday.  What does this mean for non-citizens who have been here for years, who may own cars, homes, and businesses? KZYX News spoke with Julia Gelatt, the associate director of the U.S. Program at the Migration Policy Institute.

In local news today, the United States Army Core of Engineers will undertake a study addressing increased water storage in the Russian River watershed and farmers have asked President Trump to intervene in the Potter Valley decommissioning project. So far the president has not responded. 

 the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has voted three to two to allow cannabis farms to expand mature canopy from 10,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet in appropriately zoned areas.

Mendocino County Supervisors voted 4 to 1 on Tuesday to include an additional one million dollars on road repairs in a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.  Supervisors Ted Williams and Madeline Cline brought the motion forward to shine a spotlight on the continuing and deplorable condition of county roads.  "Taxpayers expect us to give roads focus, and by focus, I mean funding," Supervisor...

As Mendocino County begins the often challenging process of planning next year’s budget, a projected $17 million deficit is casting a long shadow. he combination of stagnant revenue and increasing salaries and benefits for county employees is a key driver of the deficit. This combination of stagnant revenues and rising personnel costs is a key driver of the deficit. Adding to the pressure, Pierce...

California is facing a $6.2 billion budget gap thanks to an ambitious expansion of Medicaid, which in California we call Medi-cal. The shortfall comes a year after California decided to provide free health care to all low-income adults in the California regardless of their legal immigration status. Undocumented adults aged adults aged 26 to 49, were allowed to apply for Medi-Cal starting Jan. 1, 2...

On Friday night in Ukiah, more than four hundred people put democracy to the test, packing an auditorium at Mendocino College for a town hall. The next day thousands of people across the county joined millions in nationwide  protests against the Trump administration’s policy with large gatherings in Fort Bragg and Ukiah and relatively large gathering in Willits and Point Arena. 

More than 400 constituents gathered at Mendocino College on Thursday to engage U.S. Representative Jared Huffman and State Assemblymember Chris Rogers on a variety of concerns ranging from water supply to health care, civil rights and foreign policy.

In February, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced up to $2 million in funding for new farm to community food hub programs. The announcement caught the eye of local entrepreneur Paul Katzeff. About fifty years ago, Katzeff tried to start a community cannery in Mendocino County. He failed to get funding, but he didn’t give up on the idea. 

The Fort Bragg City Council has unanimously approved plans for an 87-unit apartment complex. The decision, made at the last meeting of the city council,  comes as California cities face increasing pressure from the state to approve new housing. Councilmember Lindy Peters said opponents could appeal to the coastal commission.

The tussle between cannabis farmers and their neighbors over how much cannabis can be grown next door continued at the last meeting of general government committee on March 26th. But there were signs that the issue may have played itself out, with some cannabis farmers on small plots questioning the push by a small number of farmers to push for a reinterpretation of the ordinance that would benefi...

Recent welfare checks in Fort Bragg and Little River led to two separate arrests for attempted murder and the City of Fort Bragg is seeking to close a $7 million funding gap for its broadband initiative with a proposed loan.

The announcement came late Friday, following a closed session of the Willits City Council to evaluate City Manger Brian Bender’s job performance. After the meeting, Mayor Larry Stranske made a brief statement during the public portion of the meeting—but offered few details.

Authorities identify two deceased individuals in separate Mendocino and Humboldt County cases. The Mendocino Farm Bureau speaks up for farmers in Siskiyou over water regulations.

Today in local news … a 21 year old from Fort Bragg has been charged with participating in an attack on a 68 year old woman that was filmed and shared on social media …. In the wake of Wednesday’s Tsunami drill, we ask what makes a practice drill a success … and some takeaways from Wednesday’s Congressional Hearing on whether to continue funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Vindicated of any wrongdoing, Mendocino County Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to answer questions about the collection of transient occupancy tax and the county’s indirect cost recovery processes. Meanwhile, District Attorney David Eyster, who had previously filed criminal charges against Cubbison, is now under public...

The Board of Supervisors is being asked to take a stand for salmon restoration in the Klamath River Basin.

U.S. immigration officials are rolling out a new registration requirement for non-citizens staying longer than 30 days. Critics warn the updated system—now featuring online forms —could spark fear in immigrant communities and hinder compliance

Amanda Friscia, executive director of the Mendo Food Network, describes the impact on local food distribution the U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation. 

The Ukiah City Council on Wednesday addressed three issues, including mapping updates to flood zones and fire hazard severity zones, electricity fee increases, and increases in business license fees.

Last week, the Fort Bragg City Council voted to pause a lawsuit it had been pursuing against a davis-based business entity known as the Mendocino Railway and instead to pursue a master development agreement with said entity for the 400-acre oceanfront property known as the mill site. In doing so, is the city shirking its responsibility to enforce state and local laws? Peter McNamee is a concerned...

The wife of an alleged serial killer and the mother of his accuser dismisses the allegations, while the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office says its investigation into claims that an 86-year-old resident of the Sherwood Oaks skilled nursing facility yielded no evidence to substantiate the allegations.

For weeks, social media personalities have taken it upon themselves to broadcast warnings about the presence of federal immigration agents in Mendocino County. Now, it turns out that ICE has been in the community all along, doing what it has been doing for the last six years.