Sarah Reith
News DirectorSarah Reith was born into a circus family in San Francisco, and ran away to join the army as soon as she turned 18. She was a parachute rigger at the jump school on Fort Benning, Georgia, where one of her incidental duties was “wind dummy,” or jumping out of an airplane ahead of a class of airborne students so the instructors could check the wind conditions. After concluding that life as a dummy lacked intellectual stimulation, she used her GI Bill to earn a BA in creative writing at Mills College for women. She worked as a bike messenger and a barista for some years before going back to school in Germany. She studied for her MA in German literature in the shadow of a medieval castle.
She came to Mendocino County in 2008 and worked as a reporter and freelancer, joining KZYX as a community news reporter in 2017. In 2018-2019, she had the life-changing honor of working with local theater and history maven Kate Magruder and brilliant reporter and policy whiz Laura Hamburg on “Promise of Paradise: Back to the Land Oral Histories of Mendocino County.” The half-hour programs aired weekly on KZYX for a year.
Sarah became the KZYX News Director in March, 2023.
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Artists displayed Pomo baskets and beadwork and art made from foraged and salvaged objects at Grace Hudson Museum at a pop-up display on First Friday. -
Local NewsAt a brief hearing on Wednesday morning, the county planning commission approved an application for a major use permit for a 4 megawatt, 20-acre solar farm on Redemeyer Road, about two miles northeast of Ukiah, near the intersection with Deerwood Drive. The site is a fallow portion of a 97-acre property, the rest of which is planted with vines. Senior planner Russ Ford described the project, which was submitted by Renewable Properties, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in small-scale solar farms. -
Local NewsA bill that would have relieved telephone companies of their legal obligation to provide essential telecommunications services at affordable prices was pulled from a key committee on Monday, meaning it is not currently on its way to a vote by the full House. -
Local NewsAn initial report on restoration and conservation of the Eel River lays out the complexities of the watershed and future efforts to rehabilitate it. The report, funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, was prepared by CalTrout and scientists working with Stillwater Sciences, Applied River Sciences, and UC Berkeley. While the upcoming removal of the Potter Valley Project is expected to restore habitat above Scott Dam, the report focuses mainly on the many other factors that have degraded the river over the last two hundred years. -
Local NewsQueer people and their friends had a smorgasbord of Pride events to attend on the coast this weekend. Many of them started Sunday afternoon at a potluck and bonfire on Big River Beach and finished the night at Xa Kako Dile on Fortunate Farms in Caspar, listening to bands and watching a drag show. -
Local NewsThough a reduction in the cannabis tax is on the table for the next two years, there are still complicated obstacles for those who remain in the cannabis industry. -
Local NewsThe Board of Supervisors heard items about fire at this week's meeting. -
Local NewsThe pycnopodia, or sunflower sea star, is key to restoring balance to the urchin barrens. -
Local NewsThe Mendocino Coast Healthcare District has secured funds and hired staff. -
