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This description was updated on November 25, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.. The original report mistakenly reported that the project was approved. The Fort Bragg City Council provided preliminary, conceptual approval for a three-story 68-unit apartment complex on Highway 1, situated between the Fort Bragg Outlet Store and the Emerald Dolphin Inn, during its Nov. 12 meeting. The council also set a range of in-...

Potter Valley residents gathered at the Potter Valley school gymnasium to review options for replacing the water source they've relied on for agriculture and to fill domestic wells for more than a century.

The Willow County Water District has become the latest addition to the Ukiah Valley Water Authority, joining as the fourth member of the regional body overseeing public water services for the greater Ukiah Valley. Separately, Humboldt County supervisors agreed to suspect the cannabis tax after farmers and industry advocates said their economic struggles were getting worse.

A bomb threat to the Mendocino County Registrar of Voters’ office prompted an evacuation on Tuesday. The Mendocino Local Agency Formation Commission approved Ukiah's application to annex the Western Hills, while the Ukiah City Council adjusted parking time limits and increased ambulance service fees, among other actions.

White-nose syndrome, which has been decimating bat colonies, is confirmed in five California colonies, including Humboldt. How can Mendocino residents identify afflicted bats and help keep the bat population healthy? And, bird flu is another threat. It's been primarily identified in wild birds in Mendocino, so far. But it is spreading around the state to other animals and people. As of today, the...

As residents of rural spaces, we know at times that these natural wide open places can feel, well, a little spooky. Author Stanley Milford Junior knows that too. And last Thursday, he joined Mendocino County residents via a virtual author’s talk to share his experiences with the paranormal and unexplained in his own rural place, Navajoland. 

Voter turnout in Mendocino County in the Nov. 5, 2024 election exceeded 71%, topping the national record set in 2020. Meanwhile, Biden called on the nation to "turn the temperature down."

11 de Noviembre del 2024 -- En el programa de hoy tenemos el reporte del Condado de Mendocino con el Supervisor del Distrito 3 John Haschak y la información de la ciudad de Ukiah con el Concejal Juan Orozco.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors received the financial statements they have been requesting for several years now on Tuesday and learned of a surprise $11.2 carryforward and a $6.3 million surplus

Poll workers on election day said the biggest issue they faced was voter confusion over what to do with mail-in ballots. And Deb Hughes, chair of the Mendocino County Republican party, described how Trump's election could affect local Republicans.

Local Republicans express trust in local elections, while local Democrats say there is work to do. The Grassroots Institute will continue its series of education workshops, with the next one scheduled for November 10, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. online and at the Mendocino Community Center.

In a recent interview, Fort Bragg resident and property owner Peter McNamee voiced strong opposition to Mendocino Railway's plans to reopen Tunnel One with the aid of a federal loan granted in January. McNamee cited a Coastal Commission document that details the environmental harm the the tunnel project will cause.

4 de Noviembre del 2024, En el programa de hoy tenemos la conversación bilingüe sobre los programas del mes de noviembre de la Biblioteca Pública de Ukiah, seguido de la conversación mensual con Alma Glavan del Better Business Bureau.

Poll workers in Mendocino County are coached on common and uncommon questions at a poll worker training in Fort Bragg. But even as poll workers prepare to accept mail-in ballots and provide provisional ballots to voters who spoiled their mail-in ballots, the numbers of Americans who have already cast their ballot are climbing.

The Ukiah City Council, at its most recent meeting on Oct. 16, took action to increase financial liquidity, move the Great Redwood Trail project forward, and mitigate electric power rate increases for Ukiah residents.

The October 28th Fort Bragg City Council meeting was mostly uneventful.  Two items drew interest from the public.  The council approved the use of $20,000 in special funding for the purchase of a freezer and gave a nod to City Manager Isaac Whippy to hire Pam Bell to develop a Blues Festival in 2025 in conjunction with the Visit Fort Bragg Committee. Under the consent calendar, the council approve...

The California Policy Center ranked Ukiah dead last for fiscal management out of all California cities that reported data. We dig into the analysis with Finance Director Dan Buffalo to understand why the ranking doesn't accurately reflect the city's financial health.

16 de Octubre del 2024 — En el programa de hoy tenemos la conversación mensual con el Supervisor del Distrito 3 del condado de Mendocino John Haschak, seguido de la información de la ciudad de Ukiah con el Concejal Juan Orozco.

The difference between Congressman Jared Huffman and his Republican opponent Chris Coulombe on immigration policy is smaller than you might believe — reflecting the perception gap between reality and how Democrats and Republicans perceive each other's POV on immigration and other issues.

KZYX News interviews Jared Huffman about his record, why he is running for a seventh term, what it takes to be a good Congressperson, housing, homelessness, energy, insurance, immigration, and more.

Days after the State Department of Cannabis Control removed a regulatory hurdle that was restricting hundreds of Mendocino cannabis farmers to provisional licenses, the board of supervisors discussed revisiting cannabis regulations. Image by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, licensed under Creative Commons 

A proposed sales tax increase by Fort Bragg and Point Arena could be in trouble, if the views of local merchants and retail workers are any indication.

Mendocino County has taken concrete steps to address financial reporting issues that undermined public confidence and brought the county under the scrutiny of the California State Controller. For the first time, at the next monthly meeting, the Board of Supervisors will see financial statements that show how much has been spent vis a vis what was budgeted.

Chris Coulombe, the Republican candidate running for California's 2nd Congressional District, disagrees with the Two-Basin Solution advocated by Congressman Jared Huffman in Monday's KZYX newscast. Coulombe describes what he would do instead.

21 de Octubre, 2024 — En el programa de hoy tenemos una conversación con Claudía Villacorta de la Junta Regional de Control de Calidad del Agua de la Costa Norte con quién hablamos le la Orden sobre Viñedos y la calidad del agua, las nuevas normas en los condados de Mendocino y Sonoma y su impacto en los viñedos, los trabajadores y las personas que viven cerca a los viñedos.