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Mendocino County Public Broadcasting/MCPBSept 15, 2025 - MCPB/KZYX received an unexpected and very welcome $175,000 donation last week. This show of support comes from an anonymous donor or group of donors whose stated intention in making the gift is to ensure rural public radio stations like ours can continue to broadcast and serve their communities. -
City Of Fort Bragg/fortbragg.comSeptember 10, 2025 - The September 8th meeting focused on potential changes to the planning and zoning codes that would ease regulations for businesses looking to start up or expand in Fort Bragg. The report was commissioned by the City from Marie Jones, a land-use and planning consultant, who is under contract with Fort Bragg. There were six primary elements to the plan. Of the six suggestions in the plan, only one will return to the council for discussion and approval. The other five suggestions will go to the planning commission or the community development committee for further study.
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Local NewsJune 26, 2025 - In the ongoing debate over federal funding for public broadcasting, a less-discussed but potentially profound impact looms large for local radio stations: the future of their music. A proposed clawback of already allotted funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) not only threatens direct grants but could dismantle the very mechanism that allows public radio stations across the country to play music at all. -
Local NewsJune 24, 2025 — The Fort Bragg City Council on Monday unanimously approved the allocation of $58,000 in emergency funding to the Fort Bragg Food Bank, addressing growing concerns over the impact of federal cuts to food programs in the community. The funds, drawn from the 2024-25 budget surplus, were made possible by unfilled city positions.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
6:30PM
Historic Town Hall, Fort Bragg
A Musical Benefit for KZYX
Opening Act:
Frances/Ford Trio
6:30PM
Historic Town Hall, Fort Bragg
A Musical Benefit for KZYX
Opening Act:
Frances/Ford Trio
Thanks to the community's support, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting remains on the air and operating.
Thanks to you, we raised approximately $200,000!
Thanks to you, we raised approximately $200,000!
The 174 Campaign raises over $200,000! Plus meet new Public Affairs Director W Dan Houck, and learn about the benefits of Community Partnerships as well as cash-alternatives for donating.
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The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for creating community and sharing food. Nosrat's new book is Good Things. -
President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out. -
Lara Friedman was walking her large rottweiler on July 4 when fireworks went off. Her dog went into panic mode. Then a stranger offered to help, ensuring both got home safely. -
What even is the business of the S&P 500, and how does it make so much money? -
Zohran Mamdani is leading in the polls in the NYC Mayor's race. Kamala Harris says he's earned Democratic backing, but some party leaders have been slow to endorse the Democratic-Socialist candidate. -
The truth doesn't come easy in the latest works of these two household names. Meanwhile, anglophiles now have access to newly translated works by France's Annie Ernaux and Japanese ex-pat Yoko Tawada.
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