City of Fort Bragg

May 29, 2025 — The City of Fort Bragg is marking its first official Pride Month with a proclamation and plans for its inaugural Pride March on June 21. The city finalized $300,000 purchase of the Mendocino Community Network broadband utility and the Highway 20 reservoir project is moving forward.

May 27, 2025 — For the first time, offshore oil drilling could be coming to the Mendocino Coast. The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a request for information as part of a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program — a move that could include areas within the newly designated National Marine Sanctuary. And Republican Congressmen have introduced a bill that would strip existing protections from the area.

May 5, 2025 — A Mendocino County grand jury has commended Fort Bragg’s CARE Response Unit (CRU) for its innovative approach to homelessness, calling it a “workable, friendly, and vitally essential program” in a new report that also recommended broader implementation.

April 17, 2025 — Two annual reports, one from the Fort Bragg Police Department and one from the Mendocino Coast Humane Society, presented to the Fort Bragg City Council, provided insights into crime rates and the number of stray animals.

April 3, 2025 — The Fort Bragg City Council has unanimously approved plans for an 87-unit apartment complex. The decision, made at the last meeting of the city council, comes as California cities face increasing pressure from the state to approve new housing. Councilmember Lindy Peters said opponents could appeal to the coastal commission.

April 1, 2025 — The City of Fort Bragg is moving ahead with its ambitious plan to deploy municipal broadband despite an unexpected increase in costs.

April 1, 2025 — Two men were arrested in separate incidents in Fort Bragg and Little River late last week after welfare checks led law enforcement to uncover violent crimes, authorities said.

March 12, 2025 – The Fort Bragg City Council and dozens of residents spent Monday night engaged in a heated debate whether or not to extend the pause of litigation with the Mendocino Railway and pursue a master development agreement. The council ultimately voted for the pause.

March 3, 2025 — More than 130 spectators packed Fort Bragg Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to discuss development plans for the former Georgia-Pacific mill site—a beachfront property spanning around 400 acres.

February 14, 2025 — On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reverted the name Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg, but with a significant change—its new namesake is not Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, but an unsung World War II hero, Pvt. Roland Bragg. In Friday's newscast, KZYX News explores possible repercussions for the Change the Name movement in the City of Fort Bragg.