KZYX News interviews Jared Huffman about his record, why he is running for a seventh term, what it takes to be a good Congressperson, housing, homelessness, energy, insurance, immigration, and more.Von KZYX News

Merchants and retail workers signal opposition to proposed increases in the sales tax in Point Arena and Fort Bragg.Von KZYX News

John Bailey, a school board candidate for the Ukiah Unified School District, is currently the director of operations at the University of California Research and Extension Center. Born and raised in Ukiah, his resume includes North Coast Opportunities and McEvoy Ranch as well as service on boards such as the River Road Charter School and the Russia…

Mikael Blaisdell is running for one of two open seats on the board of the Mendocino Coast Health Care District. A business consultant who focuses on improving the performance of customer support organizations, Blaisdell is talks with KZYX about how a stint on the Mendocino County Grand Jury led him to pursue a seat on the district's governing board…

Paul Katzeff is running for re-election to the Mendocino Coast Health Care District. The founder of Thanksgiving Coffee, Katzeff is an expert in building organizations. He built the specialty coffee association of America and was a founding member of the largest coffee trade association in the world. He spoke about the past and future of health car…

Lynn Finley is running for one of two open seats on the Mendocino Coast Health Care District. The former chief nursing officer at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast, she started her career in health care as a volunteer medic for the Anderson Valley ambulance service. She became an EMT, and then got her degree in nursing. A lifelong student, she also …

The Fort Bragg Unified School District has received a $6 million state grant to develop a community school. The grant will help close a budget gap created by the end of COVID-related funding, according to candidates for the school board interviewed for KZYX's Election Interviews Series.Von KZYX News

KZYX interviewed Cristal Munoz, a candidate for the Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board about the budget gap, the achievement gap, and the challenges of students who are English learners.Von KZYX News

Karen Ottoboni and Annie Esposito pour over the ten state propositions. As usual, there are a lot of ins and outs to consider. And lots of funding sources to look into.Von KZYX News

Chris Coulombe is running to represent voters in California's 2nd Congressional District. In this podcast, he shares his views on foreign policy, water policy, economic policy and more.Von KZYX News

October 14 — Voters in the Albion Little River area will decide on Measure S in this November's election, a measure that would authorize an additional parcel tax of $225 per parcel to support services provided by the Albion Little River Fire Protection District.Von KZYX News

Sage Statham is running for the Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board. In this interview with KZYX he addresses the budget gap, the achievement gap, and the challenges of ensuring success for English learners and English speakers.Von KZYX News

Kathy Babcock is running for re-election to the Fort Bragg Unified School District. KZYX News asks how she will approach to the budget gap and achievement gap.Von KZYX News

Chris Rogers, a Democratic candidate for California State Assembly District 2, discusses key issues with KZYX reporter Elise Cox in a wide-ranging conversation, covering topics from groundwater replenishment to ensuring true access to reproductive care.Von KZYX News

Mike Greer, from Crescent City, is running for California State Assembly District 2.Von KZYX News

In the last few weeks, many sick and dying California Sea Lions began showing up on central California beaches, even hauling out at Pier 39 in San Francisco. They were victims of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, aka Domoic Acid Toxicosis. What is domoic acid, where does it come from, and why is it affecting so many marine mammals? For answers we turn t…

We spoke with Dr. Eric Bjorkstedt of the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Science Center. He talked about some of the work being done at the Telonicher Marine Laboratory in Trinidad, Humboldt County, monitoring the offshore marine ecosystem in this little-studied region. Dr. Bjorkstedt gives us an update on current research and some recent findings, includ…

Birds invest considerable effort in the reproductive processes and have evolved myriad ways to improve their chances of success. The entire process of mating, nest-building, brooding, and rearing young consumes enormous amounts of energy, often leaving the parent birds nearly worn-out by the time their young reach independence. It is perhaps no won…

This episode of KZYX features interviews with new Board Representative Troy Mellott and with Joy LaClaire, host and producer of Forthright Radio; also a repeat performance of Episode 6 of "A World without KZYX," a six-part radio drama produced aired in 2022, and starring the staff of KZYX, as well as Gordon Black as the announcer and the music of R…

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In this episode of Inside KZYX, interviews with KZYX intern/producer Max Colfax, Board members Rhoda Teplow and Mary Golden and Music Director Katharine Cole. Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl co-host.Von Marty Durlin

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A Truly Grand Tour! Vivid first person accounts and Brilliant nature writing: "A visit to Niagara Falls", by Fanny Trollope, from Domestic Manners of Americans, 1832 "The Approach to the Valley" and "The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed," by John Muir, from The Yosemite. 1912 "The Grand Canyon" by Major John Wesley Powell, from …

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Alexs Vincent, Project Manager of KZYX's new studio construction at 390 West Clay Street; Mendocino County Public Broadcasting Board President Susan Kanaan along with former Board president Dina Polkinghorne, who is currently serving as co-manager and will become interim manager after Marty Durlin's departure at the end of June.…

An excerpt of the talk by Amy Goodman at SPACE Theater on April 5th, 2024; KZYX Public Affairs Director and Bilingual Reporter Victor Palomino on his efforts to build relationships with high school students and their teachers around the county. Hosted by Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl.Von Marty Durlin

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Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905, it is widely believed that "Eve's Diary, (with interpolated extracts from Adam's Diary)" is Mark Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife, Olivia Langdon Clemons. BONUS: this episode includes a selection of the tender recollections of Elizabeth Scholl of Ukiah from "Mendocino County Rememb…

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Von Max Colfax

On the April 2024 episode, we delve into how best to support the environment through charitable giving. We hear from Tom Wheeler, Executive Director of EPIC in Arcata, CA, and from Lawyer Paula Goodwin of Perkins Coie, as well as take a closer look at a number of nonprofits. Check out our Primer for Giving! The show also features music from artist …

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An eloquent appreciation of the special beauty of living on the Mendocino Coast.Von Linda Pack

Von Max Colfax

Sad tales of an unlucky family in the late 1800's.Von Linda Pack

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Join us for a follow up on a past episode on residential decarbonization., with some state forest news starting the hour: Segment 1: Richard Gienger on the Board of Forestry: www.savejackson.org www.pomolandback.com www.mendocinotrailstewards.org To send comments to the Board of Forestry: Publiccomments.@bof.co.gov Segment 2: Sonoma Clean Power Res…

A strong statement about the ethics of Pomo families.Von Linda Pack

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We learn about Elephant Seals from Dr. Heather Liwanag, Associate Professor in the Biological Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She studies the physiological adaptations of animals to their environment, and Elephant Seals provide her with many remarkable features to study. The largest and deepest-diving pinnipeds in the world, Elephant Seals ca…

The sighting of Haley's comet in 1910 terrifies a stock driver.Von Linda Pack

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Selections from the genius of Edward Lear: Limericks, A Book of Nonsense, 1846; The Pobble Who has No Toes, Laughable Lyrics, 1877; To Make An Amblongus Pie, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, 1871; “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!” and Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865; Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found …

This episode features Kathy Rippey, host of Get on Up; and new KZYX Board members Stewart Dickson and Carol Wilder. Hosted by Marty Durlin and Eddie Haehl.Von Marty Durlin

Gray Whales have recently been spotted off Mendocino. On The Ecology Hour this week, we replay a great discussion from June 2022 with Dr. James Harvey of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, who gave us a great overview of their lives and their fantastic migrations.Von Dr. Robert Spies & Tim Bray