Stacey Sheldon

December 15, 2022 -- The pledge of allegiance kicked off the December 5th, 2022 Ukiah City Council meeting. With the city council election results in, outgoing mayor Jim Brown, who did not get re-elected, was honored with a standing ovation as he exited the dais before the swearing in of newly elected and re-elected council members. Two current members, Mari Rodin and Juan Orozco, will continue to serve alongside Josephina Duenas and Doug Crane. Susan Sher, retired attorney and Environmental activist, is newly elected to the council.The council voted to seat Mari Rodin as Ukiah’s new mayor. She spoke to KZYX about her reaction to the election results and the priorities of the council.

November 11, 2022 -- The Arts Council of Mendocino County is one of 19 Upstate California Arts Councils that will soon receive over 3 million dollars in grant funding from a statewide program called the California Creative Corps. The California Creative Corps is a pilot program aimed to help communities recover from the impacts of the pandemic. The grant program invites artists to identify areas of need in their community, and to then create projects to ameliorate these issues.The program is funded through the state’s 2021, one time allocation of 60 million dollars to the California Arts Council. The Arts Council of Mendocino will partner with the Nevada Arts Council to help local artists identify areas of need in our unique neighborhoods, brainstorm projects, and apply for grants when the money becomes available in the spring of 2023.

Gathering Time, Pomo Art During the Pandemic, is the first exhibit of Contemporary Pomo art to ever show at the Grace Hudson Museum.The multi-media show stems from a collaboration between the museum and Eastern Pomo artist Meyo Marrufo, who serves as guest curator.

From September 18-24, Mendocino libraries and bookstores celebrate Banned Books Week, an national event sponsored by the American Library Association. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read by spotlighting efforts of censorship.

Ukiah High School’s burgeoning Women’s Empowerment Club, continues to hold weekly meetings to address systems of oppression that prevent women’s rights to thrive as realities on their campus and in society.

Palomino is the first fully bilingual news director at KZYX, and plans to expand the news to include English and Spanish-language stories.

A group of teens worked with the Ukiah City Council to enact a ban on whippets, a party drug that deprives the brain of oxygen and can lead to death or lifelong impairment.

Books, Wifi hotspots, 3D printing, and park passes available at public libraries.

Buffie Schmidt, Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council treasurer, talks about the Council's work, history, and priorities.

Young people help youthful offenders forge alternate paths.