KZYX News

Apr 17 2025 1112 ep. 7 mins 9
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KZYX reporters and independent journalists cover local news for Mendocino County, California, Monday through Friday in six and a half minute reports. Featuring Elise Cox, Michelle Blackwell, Frank Hartzell, and Jenn Procacci.

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Fort Bragg City Council Hears Annual Reports on Crime Statistics, Homeless Programs, and Stray Animals

Apr 17 2025 6 mins  
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

Coastal Residents Say District Attorney, County CEO Bare Responsibility for Budget Crunch

Apr 16 2025 6 mins  
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 f

Registration Requirement for Non-Citizens Takes Effect

Apr 15 2025 6 mins  
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.

Farmers Appeal to Trump to Intervene in Potter Valley Decommissioning

Apr 14 2025 6 mins  
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.

Board of Supes Approve Larger Cannabis Grows

Apr 11 2025 6 mins  
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.

Board of Supes Vote to Add $1 Million in Road Repair to Next Year's Budget

Apr 10 2025 6 mins  
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 fundin

Supervisors Grapple with a Projected Deficit of $17 Million for the Next Fiscal Year

Apr 09 2025 6 mins  
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

Medi-Cal Expansion Has Ripple Effect for In-Home Care in Mendocino County

Apr 08 2025 6 mins  
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 st

Town Hall on Friday Sets Tone for Hands Off! Protests on Saturday

Apr 07 2025 6 mins  
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.

In Ukiah, a Town Hall Tests the American Experiment

Apr 05 2025 89 mins  
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.