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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. The KZYX News podcast is available for redistribution under CC BY 4.0, or the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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Mendo Food Network Completes Major Food Security Project
Jun 2700:06:30Tap to summarizeA food security project years in the making has come to fruition. The Mendo Food Network is opening a new warehouse in Willits on Saturday, June 29th. The new facility promises to revolutionize food distribution in the county.
Transcribe →Fort Bragg's Flockworks Shows Art Can Be an Economic Engine
Jun 2600:06:33Tap to summarizeFlockworks, a non-profit art edcuation organization focused on fostering creativity and community connection, has grown to be the third-largest employer in Fort Bragg.
Transcribe →Board Supervisors Considers Grand Jury Report on Rural Dwelling Violations and Opposition to Ukiah Annexation
Jun 2500:06:31Tap to summarizeThe Mendocino County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday and discussed a grand jury report that found the county department of planning and building services was not adhering for state law or local ordinances with regard to permits for limited density rural dwellings. The supervisors also discussed withdrawing from a master tax sharing agreement in response to Ukiah’s proposed annexation of county land.
Transcribe →Fort Bragg City Council Rezones Mill Site, Sets Broadband Fees, Passes Budget
Jun 2400:06:30Tap to summarizeThe Fort Bragg City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to allocate $58,000 in emergency funding to the Fort Bragg Food Bank after hearing testimony about the ripple effects federal cuts to food programs are having on the community. In other action, the city council agreed to rezone the mill site. The council adopted a new fee schedule for the new municipal fiber-optic broadband utility, they adopted a city budget, and they approved the next step in deploying an innovative, wave-powered desalinization buoy.
Transcribe →Ukiah Officials Defend Annexation Proposal
Jun 2200:06:31Tap to summarizeIn local news Fort Bragg police are investigating a sexual assault on the 400 Block of S. Harrison Street .... in response to Ukiah’s controversial proposal to triple its size by annexing adjacent county land, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider withdrawing from a tax-sharing agreement The board will meet on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at the County Administration Center in Ukiah. Remote access will be available via Zoom.Meanwhile City officials in Ukiah defended annexation at a packed town hall Thursday night.
Transcribe →New CAL FIRE grants fund wildfire resiliency, forest health and jobs
Jun 2000:06:32Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Ukiah Planning Commission Push Annexation to an Undetermined Date, City Council Approves Budget, Demolition, and Fire Truck Purchase
Jun 1900:06:31Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →How a New Amazon Delivery Center Could Affect Local Sales Tax
Jun 1800:06:31Tap to summarizeIf you’ve been following budget discussions in Ukiah, Willts and Mendocino County you know that declining sales tax is a big problem. In the last five years, Ukiah’s sales tax has not grown a penny. Indeed, after taking into account the roller coaster of the pandemic, the stimulus, followed by the post stimulus slump, Ukiah’s total sales tax has shrunk by 1%. In Willits, sales taxes have shrunk by17% in the last five years. Mendocino County is in better shape, while taxes are down 5% from the pandemic high in 2021, they are up 18 percent in the last five years. However, these numbers don’t take into account a very important missing factor — only a portion of the e-commerce tax that is collected from companies like Amazon is remitted back to the county or local jurisdictions.
Transcribe →Opposition Builds to Ukiah Annexation Proposal
Jun 1700:06:31Tap to summarizeFor the city, annexation is a way to bolster its tax base and improve service delivery. But for county residents, it means even less money for road repairs, public safety and fire prevention and suppression. Businesses and farms in the areas targeted for annexation expressed fear that joining the city would threaten their livelihood.
Transcribe →Willits Confronts Precarious Fiscal Reality
Jun 1600:06:31Tap to summarizeThe city of Willits is facing a moment of financial reckoning. What began as an effort to complete a series of overdue audits has revealed a municipal budget that is teetering on the brink. According to a report provided by Finance Director Manny Orozco at the city council meeting last week, during the last year the city faced a shortfall of $4.2 million. As of last Wednesday, the general fund has dwindled to just $32,000.
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