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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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Protestors For & Against Trump Find Common Ground in Democracy
Feb 18, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeIn Mendocino County, and across the United States, Americans gathered on Monday to peacefully protest what they describe as executive overreach. In Ukiah, a crowd outside the courthouse chanted "No kings, no crowns," while Trump supporters across the street said they stood for unity. One thing both sides agreed on, however, was the value of the democratic process.
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Cannabis Market is Plagued by Contaminants, Patchy Regulation, Uneven Potency
Feb 17, 202500:06:33Tap to summarizeCannabis is legal for recreational use in nearly half of all U.S. states. And, it’s an increasingly common substitute for beer or wine. Numerous scientific studies back up the assertion that cannabis is less harmful than alcohol in terms of physical harm, dependence, and social harm. But as a new series by NPR’s Brian Mann and Sydney Lupkin point out, safety is relative and highly dependent on where your weed is sourced. A trusted dispensary may be your best protection against contaminants.
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Bonta Sues Trump and Musk; Braxton Bragg, Fort Liberty, and Fort Bragg
Feb 14, 202500:06:34Tap to summarizeAttorney General Rob Bonta filed another lawsuit against President Trump and Elon Musk on Thursday. This one challenges what Bonta and many others say, is Elon Musk’s unconstitutional exercise of power. And, in other news, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty, in North Carolina, back to Fort Bragg. But the namesake of the base will no longer be Braxton Bragg, the confederate general for the base was originally named, but instead an unsung hero from World War II, a private named Roland Bragg. Hegseth’s act introduced the idea of flexibility in renaming debates in general and flexibility for Fort Bragg, California in particular. We spoke leaders on both sides of the local renaming debate.
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Eel River and Russian River Basin Stakeholders Agree to a Post Potter Valley Project Vision
Feb 13, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizePG&E’s announcement in 2019 that it would decommission the Potter Valley Project led to years of uncertainty. Stakeholders in the Eel River and the Russian River Basin struggled to agree on a common vision for what would happen after the dams were removed. A new memorandum of understanding, announced this week, between the Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, Humboldt County, Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Water Agency, CalTrout, Trout Unlimited, the Round Valley Indian Tribes, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife represents a big step forward.
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Board of Supes Faces Brown Act Compliance Concerns, Coping With a House Fire Without Insurance
Feb 12, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeOne of the first actions taken by the new board of supervisors last month was to agree on rules and procedures that included calling for supervisors to ask questions about the agenda prior to the meeting and limiting public comment to ten minutes. On Tuesday, one resident raised concerns about Brown Act compliance in relation to the first change and the board rolled by the ten-minute rule in response to public input; In Willits a homeowner without insurance is coping with the aftermath of devastating house fire.
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Board of Supes to Reconsider Public Comment Limits, Cannabis Density
Feb 11, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeThe Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meets today, starting at 9:00 a.m. We spoke with board chairman, Supervisor John Haschak about two issues that are very likely to generate substantial public comment. The first, has to do with, well public comment, and how much the Board should allow and at what point in the meeting. The second topic has to do with the cannabis ordinance and whether it covers grows of 10,000 square feet or twice that size.
Transcribe →WildLand Chainsaw Skills Workshop
Feb 10, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeHere in Mendocino County, we all need to be prepared for fire… but do we all have the skills? Lourance Hall of Round Valley Prescribed Burn Association and Terry Warlick of Torchbearr endeavored to both empower the public, and train fire professionals, during a five-day workshop in Covelo held at the end of January.
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Ukiah Seeks to Preserve Local Control, Funding for Offshore Wind, Huffman Responds to Critics
Feb 7, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeIn a political environment characterized by tumultuous change at the national level, the Ukiah City Council met Wednesday and adopted an advocacy platform focused on maintaining local control; in Sacramento, Assembly member Chris Rogers, who represents Mendocino County an District Two, on Thursday introduced a bill that would require the Governor to include an assessment of funding opportunities for offshore wind seaport infrastructure in his Five-Year Infrastructure Plan; in Humboldt, Congressman Jared Huffman responded to critics of his approach to the Israel - Gaza conflict.
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Mendocino County Divests from Royal Bank of Canada; Day Without Immigrants Backfires
Feb 6, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeMendocino County has responded to a request made by the group Mendocino County for Ethical Investing and divested $3 million from the Royal Bank of Canada. And, Monday was a day without immigrants. The point, according to one protester who posted on Instagram, was to demonstrate that American society is dependent on people with no legal status. But some tactics, such as flag burning backfired.
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California AG Rob Bonta Tells Schools How to Handle Immigration Officers
Feb 5, 202500:06:31Tap to summarizeCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta offers guidance to schools on dealing with federal immigration officers; PG&E completes the final draft of the surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project; and the planned construction of a Grocery Outlet in Fort Bragg on the moves forward.
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