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Mendocino College Radio HourJune 2025 - Mendocino College Dean of Centers, Amanda XuJoin this episode of the Mendocino College Radio Hour with Foundation Executive Director, Julie McGovern as she interviews Mendocino College Dean of Centers, Amanda Xu to talk about dual enrollment at the local high schools, the Summer Scholars Program for high school students at the Mendocino College Centers and so much more!
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KZYX NewsMendocino's Bull Kelp Disaster Captured On FilmMendocino's Bull Kelp Disaster Captured on FilmFor years, KZYX news has covered the devastation of the bull kelp forest off the Mendocino Coast, and its resulting impacts, including purple urchin barrens, the loss of the abalone and red urchin fisheries, the economic impacts on coastal businesses and local communities, and the related demise of the sunflower sea stars. Sequoias of the Sea is a documentary about this bull kelp disaster. Directed by Natasha Benjamin and Anna Blanco, it will be featured nationally and internationally at a long list of film festivals and climate conferences. A...2025-05-1106 minMendocino College Radio HourMay 2025 - Pledge Drive with Mendocino College Superintendent/President, Tim KarasJoin us for this special episode of the Mendocino College Radio Hour for the KZYX Pledge Drive with your host Mendocino College Foundation Executive Director, Julie McGovern as she sit down with Mendocino College Superintendent/President, Tim Karas to discuss the affordability of community college through scholarships, student housing, dual enrollment and much more!
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KZYX NewsMendocino Stories: Theater, Community, and Resilience in a Broken World Mendocino College Theater will present "Mendocino Stories: Instructions for Living in a Broken World" over the next two weekends, beginning Thursday, March 13, at the Mendocino College Center Theater on the Ukiah campus.2025-03-1106 min
KZYX NewsLow Intensity Camping Brings Concern and Opportunity to Mendocino CountyThe Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is considering regulating low-intensity camping, commonly known as hip camping. According to the Hipcamp marketing organization, there are currently seventy active private hosts in Mendocino county with a total of 250 individual camping sites.2025-02-2006 min
Mendocino News NetworkMendocino County Divests from Royal Bank of Canada; Day Without Immigrants BackfiresMendocino 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. 2025-02-0606 min
KZYX NewsMendocino County Divests from Royal Bank of Canada; Day Without Immigrants BackfiresMendocino 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. 2025-02-0606 min
Mendocino News Network$15 Million for a Two-Basin Solution, Lake Mendocino Boat Ramp Opens, Parvo & MoreIn Washington, the U.S Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Round Valley Indian Tribes and the Sonoma Water Agency $15 million. In Sacramento, committee assignments have been made official. We spoke with District Two Assemblyperson Chris Rogers about his committee assignments. And, closer to home, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened the north boat launch at Lake Mendocino. Meanwhile, in Ukiah, the Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County has closed due to a Parvo emergency, and Fort Bragg Mayor Jason Goedeke reported on a bridge safety meeting with Caltrans.2025-01-2206 min
KZYX News$15 Million for the Two-Basin Solution, Lake Mendocino Boat Ramp Opens, Parvo at the Ukiah Human Society, & MoreIn Washington, the U.S Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Round Valley Indian Tribes and the Sonoma Water Agency $15 million. In Sacramento, committee assignments have been made official. We spoke with District Two Assemblyperson Chris Rogers about his committee assignments. And, closer to home, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened the north boat launch at Lake Mendocino. Meanwhile, in Ukiah, the Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County has closed due to a Parvo emergency, and Fort Bragg Mayor Jason Goedeke reported on a bridge safety meeting with Caltrans.2025-01-2206 min
Mendocino News NetworkMendocino Sheriff's Deputy Arrested in Ukiah, Body Recovered in MendocinoA body was recovered Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. near the cliffs just beyond Main Street in Mendocino. In addition, a coroner’s investigation of human remains discovered December 23 underneath the Noyo River Bridge positively identified Roy Mora, a 15-year-old Fort Bragg teenager who vanished on December 7. And, a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy was arrested in Ukiah for domestic violence.2025-01-1506 min
KZYX NewsMendocino Sheriff's Deputy Arrested in Ukiah, Body Recovered in MendocinoA body was recovered Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. near the cliffs just beyond Main Street in Mendocino. In addition, a coroner’s investigation of human remains discovered December 23 underneath the Noyo River Bridge positively identified Roy Mora, a 15-year-old Fort Bragg teenager who vanished on December 7. And, a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy was arrested in Ukiah for domestic violence.2025-01-1506 min
Mendocino News NetworkMendocino County Relaunches Spay & Neuter ProgramMendocino County is relaunching the mobile spay and neuter van, which is designed to bring essential services to communities across the county, following a successful trial run at the Humane Society of a new van. Thirty-four surgeries were completed, and the van is now ready to expand its operations with helping spay and neuter animals all across Mendocino County.2025-01-0706 min
KZYX NewsMendocino County's Spay & Neuter Van is Back in ActionMendocino County is relaunching the mobile spay and neuter van, which is designed to bring essential services to communities across the county, following a successful trial run at the Humane Society of a new van. Thirty-four surgeries were completed, and the van is now ready to expand its operations with helping spay and neuter animals all across Mendocino County.2025-01-0706 min
KZYX NewsOpioid Overdose Decline in Mendocino CountyMendocino County ranked #1 for opioid overdoses among California counties in 2021. Today, Mendocino County ranks 10th. We explore the reasons why in this newscast. In addition to organizations like Fort Bragg’s Care Response Unit, Mendonoma Health Alliance in Gualala, MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network in Ukiah, and SafeRX Mendocino in Willits, there are individuals like Marji Brunelle who have made it their mission to prevent overdoses, particularly among the formerly incarcerated people who may also be houseless.2025-01-0306 min
KZYX NewsSustainable Insurance Strategy May Offer Relief to Mendocino County HomeownersMendocino County is in the midst of a homeowner's insurance crisis, and while the problem is statewide, Mendocino is one of the 28 counties ranked as distressed, meaning that insurance companies have rated more than 20% of the properties here at high, or very high, risk of wildfire. Jenn Procacci speaks with Cindy Nelson from the Covelo Fire Protection District on the importance of defensible space and home hardening and with Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michael Solller about California's new sustainable insurance strategy.2024-12-3006 min
Resilient Earth Radio & PodcastWhat Are Simple Actions We Can Do? Don Hess, Climate Action Workgroup, Mendocino County Grass Roots InstituteSend us a textIncreasingly we experience devestating events due to climate change, from wildfires to hurricanes & cyclone bombs, to extreme heat events and floods. The 10 hottest years on record ever, 2014-2024, seriously affected biodiversity in our oceans. CO2 levels indicated in ice core samples show the trapped CO2 levels throughout the millenia, and now we have a "hockey stick" of change. Why? What happened? And what can we do about it? Don Hess (Climate Action Group, Grass Roots Institute in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, CA) shares several ways we can make a difference, from...2024-12-0149 min
KZYX NewsA Bomb Threat at the Mendocino ROV and Ukiah Receives Permission to Annex the Western HillsA 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.2024-11-1406 min
KZYX NewsMendocino County Finally Ready to Produce Timely Financial ReportsMendocino 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.2024-10-2306 min
Resilient Earth Radio & PodcastTim Bray President Audubon Society Mendocino Coast CA - Birds: Their World on Our Coast & How to See ThemSend us a textThe mission of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society is to help people appreciate and enjoy native birds, and to conserve and restore local ecosystems for the benefit of native birds and other wildlife. President Tim Brey talks about the work they do, and the programs they offer for observing birds and other wildlife here on our coast, and the oftentimes negative impact humans can have on them and what we can do about that.Tim lives in Albion, Mendocino County California where he is an avid birder and leads field trips...2024-10-1353 min