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Congressman Jarred Huffman address facts and fallacies around the Two-Basin solution — a response to the removal of the Scott Dam and Cape Horn Dam — that addresses the desire for a free-flowing Eel River and Mendocino County's dependence on continued diversion.

At the Fort Bragg City Council meeting on Tuesday, code enforcement officer George Leinin described the city's complaint-driven code enforcement process. Then he described how the city was handling a complaint about the large Fort Bragg Forever sign on the Company Store.

"Highly positive" negotiations between the Adventist Health and the Mendocino Coast Health Care District are allaying concern that the coast will lose its only hospital.

Fiber optic broadband internet has come to the residents of Round Valley, helping to close the digital divide so often experienced in our rural communities.

Voters in the Albion - Little River Fire District will have to choose between a new $225 parcel tax or face reduced fire services and possibly higher insurance rates.

14 de Octubre del 2024 — En el programa de hoy tenemos una sección de información electoral en colaboración con el periodico Al Punto. El concejal de Ukiah, Juan Orozco y Jackie Orozco, editora del periodico Al Punto, explican el proceso de registración de votantes, fechas de votación y las propuestas en la balota electoral.

Skunk Train Tunnel 1 Repair Moves Forward Many controversies and lawsuits revolve around the relationship between Mendocino Railway, the local government, and the community of Fort Bragg.  Fixing Tunnel 1 between Fort Bragg and Willits is typically not one of them.  The tunnel initially collapsed in 2013.  During repairs in 2015 a secondary failure shut down construction.  The railway has set seve...

Republican Mike Greer from Crescent City and Democrat Chris Rogers are vying the District 2 Assembly Seat that is being vacated by Jim Wood. We get to know the candidates in this newscast. 

Presidential election ballots have been mailed. Haze and smoke are expected to affect Willits, Covelo, and Laytonville through Friday, October 11. The Board of Supervisors is addressing potential increases to air quality fees and tourism taxes.

Common Ground, a new film by Rebecca Tickell, highlights the impact of regenerative practices. The film will be shown this Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. at the Round Valley Library Commons in Covelo.

The Mediterranean Oak Borer was first recognized as a threat to Valley Oaks and Blue Oaks in Napa and Sonoma Counties is on the march. Mike Jones, the UCCE forestry advisor, reports infestations in Hopland and Potter Valley. Listen to our podcast to learn more about what you can do to protect Mendocino's oak trees.

Outtakes from KZYX reporting on the proposed noise ordinance. A representative from the Farm Bureau provides the POV of farmers — farming can be noisy —  and two long-time residents talk about the impact of semiautomatic weapons and loud roosters on themselves and their neighbors.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors discuss a proposed noise ordinance and agree to move forward with creating a draft. The City of Ukiah receives a $1.4 million grant to invest in an urban forest program to help combat climate change.

October 2, 2024 — On September 23rd, the Fort Bragg City Council approved a land swap with the Noyo Center on the area commonly known as the mill site, provided direction, and approved with some caveats the conceptual design for the planned Ocean Science Center, received an update on the Municipal Broadband Project and reallocated American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA funding to multiple City needs. In...

October 1, 2024 — Round Valley Indian Days took place this past weekend in Covelo, preceded by the annual parade that traveled through the downtown, where a group of local women marched in the parade to represent Khadijah Britain, A Round Valley tribal member who has been missing since 2018, and to raise awareness for missing murdered indigenous women, or MMIW.

30 de Septiembre del 2024 — Esta semana tenemos la infomación bilingue de la Biblioteca Públcia de Mendocino, cede de Ukiah. 

September 30, 2024 — Filing a noise complaint against an inconsiderate neighbor will no longer require a citizen’s arrest if Supervisor Glenn McGourty is successful in his push for a noise ordinance.

September 27, 2024 — The Ukiah City Council gave Tim Erickson the go-ahead to produce new flood maps in an effort to protect Ukiah property owners from the impact of new FEMA maps based on inaccurate information.

September 26, 2024 — Mendocino County is considered a climate haven. While figures about incoming and outgoing populations are mixed depending on which study or part of the county you are talking about, preparation is key. At a meeting hosted by the Grass Roots Institute on September 9th, Tim Robustelli from the Washington DC-based think tank, New America, and local planners from the Cities of For...

September 24, 2024 — at Town Hall in Fort Bragg, the group "Change Our Names" monthly teaching was held, envisioned as a program to educate attendees about the issues involved in the name change, and to hear neighbors' ideas, the teach-in last about one hour and featured 2 speakers and a question/answer discussion period.

September 23, 2024 — The five candidates competing for two seats on the Fort Bragg City Council participated in a public forum on September 19, addressing key community issues such as the Skunk Train litigation, Airbnb regulations, and the possible annexation of the Noyo harbor. The event, held at Fort Bragg City Hall, was organized by the League of Women Voters.

23 de Septiembre del 2024 -- En el programa de hoy la conservación mensual con el concejal de la ciudad de Ukiah, Juan Orozco y la información para consumidores y negocios con el Alma Galvan del Better Business Bureau.

September 20, 2024 — Four years after the Hopkins Fire destroyed 30 homes in Calpella and burned 257 acres near Lake Mendocino, arson in the Ukiah area has fallen 45%. A new approach to intentional fires, put in place by Ukiah Valley Fire Authority Chief Justin Buckingham, has reduced the percent of intentional fires from a high of 66% of all fires in 2021 to 35% today.

September 19, 2024 — Ten years ago a warm water blob in the Pacific Ocean destroyed 93% of the kelp forest off the Mendocino and Sonoma Coasts. Then a wasting disease wiped out the remaining ocean predators for purple urchins. Since that time, abalone season has been closed, the red urchin fishery was declared a national disaster and purple urchins blanket the sea floor consuming everything in the...

September 18, 2024 — At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to keep current limits on cannabis density unchanged. In doing so, the supervisors rejected a proposal to reinterpret the original cannabis ordinance to allow larger commercial cannabis sites.