Community Safety & Awareness Report-Sept. 2, 2025
(3pm DJs: don’t read the information in parenthesis. It’s expired)
KMUD’s new Community Resources and Calendar page is now live on the KMUD website, kmud.org, under the COMMUNITY dropdown menu. Our improved calendar provides addresses, phone numbers and up to date information for farmers markets, food distributions, public meals, blood drives and other community services.
Today, Tuesday, September 2nd, Humboldt, Mendocino, Del Norte and Trinity Counties have suspended all burns at this time.
Caltrans reports that the Northbound Off Ramp from 101 to Barkdull Rd will be fully closed until 7pm due to drainage work.
The North Coast Growers Association is hosting the (Old Town Farmers’Market from 10 until 1pm;) Fortuna Farmers’ Market from 3 until 6pm; (and the Shelter Cove Farmers’ Market from 11 until 3pm.)
In Humboldt, Food for People is hosting food distributions in (McKinleyville from 10 until 3pm;) Eureka from 10 until 3:45pm; (and Garberville from 10:30 until noon.)
Today, and every Tuesday between noon and 3 pm, you can recharge at the Redway Baptist Church. For those living without a home, Bridging the Gap Ministries will welcome you for a hot meal, electronics recharging, clothing, and, as needed, there’s limited outdoor living supplies available. Get recharged every Tuesday, that’s tomorrow, from noon to 3pm at the Redway Baptist Church at 1055 Redway Drive. If you have donations of food or warm coats to offer, or need additional information call 707-223-1560
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobiles will be at Safeway in Crescent City from 1 until 6pm and the Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Rd B, in Fortuna from noon until 6pm. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit nccbb.net.
In Mendocino, the Mendocino Food Network is hosting food distributions in (Ukiah from 9 until noon; in Mendocino, at the Mendocino Presbyterian Church, 44831 Main St. from 1:30 until 3pm and) Comptche, at Chapel of the Redwoods Baptist, 31201 Comptche Ukiah Rd from 2 until 4pm.
. (No need to read the following lunch announcements at 3pm.) Lunches are provided for seniors at the Willits Senior Center from 11:45 until 1:00pm, and the Redwood Coast Seniors Center in Fort Bragg from 11:30 until 1:15pm. Plowshares Peace and Justice Center in Ukiah provides a hot meal weekdays from 11:30 until noon.
Meals are provided Monday through Friday at Willits Daily Bread from 4:30 to 5:30pm and at the Mendocino Coast Hospitality House in Fort Bragg at 3pm.
Tune in to KMUD tonight from 7 to 8 for The Environment Show with Duff. Join the conversation by calling 707-923-3911. That’s The Environment Show tonight between 7 and 8 pm only on KMUD
This concludes the Community Safety and Awareness Report, read weekdays at 11 and 3pm and as needed to bring you up to the minute road reports, burn permission status, emergency updates as well as programming information. We encourage our listeners to bookmark our community resources and calendar page for up to date and detailed information of all the services our community offers.
