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Native American leaders have long complained about a lack of public safety in tribal communities. Now a judge and a lawmaker are narrowing their focus on a longstanding jurisdictional arrangement that they say hinders effective law enforcement on reservations. Lauren Schmitt of KMUD news reports.
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Local NewsFort Bragg is in the initial phase of trying to get absentee property owners to take care of properties that are vacant most of the year, or for years on end. But a recent proposal by code enforcement, to require a registry of vacant properties, did not meet the approval of community members or the city council committee tasked with bringing a more fleshed-out proposal before the full council.
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Local NewsThe Great Redwood Trail is getting some opposition, both from advocates for leaving the train tracks in, and tribal people whose villages were destroyed when the tracks went through the state in the mid-19th century.Kelly Lincoln, of KMUD news, reports on a meeting of the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s board on March 28.
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Local NewsA controversial gas station in Redwood Valley is due for another round before the Board of Supervisors next month, as county staff considers a last-minute traffic study submitted by the applicant.
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Local NewsJust before 10:00 on Wednesday night, the Ukiah City Council voted by a bare majority to table a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Council received over thirty letters on both sides of the question. Many supporters of the ceasefire resolution stated that they are Jewish, before citing their dismay over the Israeli bombing Gaza. But opponents advised the local governing body not to weigh in on international issues by passing a non-binding resolution. One questioned why the council was delving into foreign affairs when people are hungry and homeless in Ukiah.
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Local NewsProponents of a post-dam diversion have decided what kind of structure they’ll ask for when PG&E submits its license surrender application for the Potter Valley Project. A number of questions have yet to be answered, especially about sediment management and how much water will continue to flow from the Eel into the Russian River. But after months of committee meetings and analyses across a wide spectrum of interest groups, a new joint powers authority decided unanimously on March 19 to pursue a pump station that would divert water from the Eel River into the Russian River during high flows.
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Local NewsAt a meeting hosted by the Grass Roots Institute on March 14th, Mendocino County Planning and Building Services Director, Julia Krog and Fort Bragg, Special Projects Manager, Sarah McCormick provided updates on the municipality's Local Coastal Planning for Sea Level Rise. Point Arena, which received its funding before the county and Fort Bragg, announced their findings in September of last year.
The next KZYX Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 5pm via zoom.
The zoom link will be posted on our Board Meeting page shortly before the meeting.
The zoom link will be posted on our Board Meeting page shortly before the meeting.
Wednesday, May 1
Little River Inn
Oak and Thorn Presents Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy in a benefit concert for KZYX.
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Little River Inn
Oak and Thorn Presents Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy in a benefit concert for KZYX.
Doors open at 6:30PM
Music starts at 7:30PM
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Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. It's caused an exodus in some communities. Those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.
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Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker.
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Ukraine will get most of the weapons as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more arms for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
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The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok vowed to challenge the law in federal court.
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The University of Southern California had returned the award a decade ago after an NCAA investigation that found Bush received what were then impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.
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