KZYX News

<p>If you’ve been following budget discussions in Ukiah, Willts and Mendocino County you know that declining sales tax is a big problem. In the last five years, Ukiah’s sales tax has not grown a penny. Indeed, after...

<p>For the city, annexation is a way to bolster its tax base and improve service delivery. But for county residents, it means even less money for road repairs, public safety and fire prevention and suppression...

<p>The city of Willits is facing a moment of financial reckoning. What began as an effort to complete a series of overdue audits has revealed a municipal budget that is teetering on the brink. According to a report...

<p>For generations, the Yuki people lived by the Eel River. It was a lifeline flowing through their ancestral lands. Then, in 1908, the river's natural course was interrupted by the Potter Valley Project , impacting...

<p>June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Jesse Vanvoorhis, deputy director of Adult and Aging Services, is using the opportunity to draw attention to some troubling trends. Vanvoorhis has been directly involved with...

<p>The Fort Bragg City Council on Monday narrowly approved a resolution accepting the Millsite Development Strategy Report as a guideline for subsequent planning of what to do with the oceanfront property that was once...

<p>In local news, private developers are in early talks with the owner of the Albion headlands, Ukiah is planning to hold a town hall on a controversial annexation proposal and Chamise Cubbison’s civil suit against the...

<p>For the past two years, the wine industry has been going through a tough transition. As older wine lovers drink less, they’re not yet being replaced by younger consumers. The industry also faces new challenges — from...

<p><br>After weeks of detailed presentations, frank discussion, and grim fiscal forecasts, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has adopted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. “It was a difficult budget, but we...

<p>Tom Corning didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a police chief. His journey into law enforcement started with a more universal call to arms. He served nearly seven years, including a 13-month deployment in Iraq as a...

<p>In local news today, there’s an update on the status of the Older Americans Act, hotel tax receipts may be rebounding after a three-year decline, the governor wants feedback on a new online tool to protect...

<p>Who bombed Judy Bari? Lauren Schmitt of KMUD looks into the thirty-five year old attack on Earth First organizer Judy Bari. The 40-year-old environmentalist was severely injured by a pipe bomb when she was driving in...

<p>Residents of Potter Valley are confronting a difficult choice as they consider the future of farming in their home town: water that costs at least $200 acre feet a year or no water at all.</p>