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Local News 11 18 25 · KMUD News

• 0:15
  Speaker A: Good evening and welcome to the local news. Today is Tuesday, November 18th and I'm Nat Cardos reporting for KMED. In tonight's news, three arrested after two burglaries in one night occur in Covelo. Seasonal affective disorder in pregnancy, the importance of mental health practices in finding support and Dan Shaheen announces run for Arcata City Council early. So stay tuned. Those stories and more coming up.
• 0:43
  Speaker B: Redwood Community Radio acknowledges that its transmitter sites are located on the unceded territory of the Sinkyon, Wailaki, Wiat, Wilkut and Kato people. We honor ancestors past, present and emerging and acknowledge the ongoing cultural, spiritual and physical connection these tribes have to this region.
• 1:05
  Speaker A: In the early hours of November 17, at approximately 12:08am Mendocino County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a burglary at Redwood Market in Covelo. During the investigation, a second burglary was discovered at Keith's Market down the street by an employee. Approximately four hours later, KMUN News spoke to Quincy Cromer, a captain with the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for more information on the incident.
• 1:27
  Speaker C: So it had been Sunday night after midnight, so into Monday morning, which would have been November 17th of 2025. Just after midnight, at about 12:08am deputies from the Sheriff's office here in Mendocino county were dispatched to an alarm at a business in Covalo which is called the Redwood Market and the address there is 76220 Highway 162 in Covalo. When those deputies arrived at the alarm site, they noticed signs of forced entry at the building which are consistent with a commercial burglary. They also determined that there were items from inside the store that were missing. And they confirmed that through further investigative efforts to include reviewing the in store surveillance video footage. And based on that information they gathered from processing the scene, deputies began checking the Covolo area for a vehicle they believed was involved and was also captured on the surveillance video. They did find a vehicle matching that description from the surveillance footage in the 100 block of Pomo Way in Covalo. So they made contact with the occupants at that residence and spoke with Doran, Lincoln, William, Davis and Orion. Dennis Doran is a 20 year old from Covelo, William is an 18 year old from Covelo, and Orion is an 18 year old male from Covelo. So when speaking with these three subjects, they ended up offering a search warrant for the residents. And when serving that warrant, they found evidence associated with this investigation and the burglary they were investigating when they're continuing that investigation. A second commercial burglary at Keith's Market in Covalo was discovered by a store employee. They began that secondary investigation and also developed evidence that the same three subjects were responsible for the burglary at Keith's Market. So in all of this investigation, they determined there was probable cause to arrest Doran Lincoln, William Davis and Orion Dennis for second degree burglary, conspiracy to commit a felony, and then two or more subjects acting in concert to take property during the commission of a felony. And they were all arrested on two counts of all those charges because of the two burglary investigations that were reported. So all three subjects were then transported to the jail and then they authored a request to set bail for $15,000. So all three subjects were booked and lodged at the Mendocino County Jail in.
• 3:36
  Speaker A: Lieu of $15,000 bail to report related criminal activity. The number of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Tip line is 707-234-2100. As winter sets in, it is important for everybody, especially pregnant women, to be aware of their mental and physical health as the weather drastically changes. Gabriel Zucker reports.
• 4:00
  Speaker B: As winter sets in, the sun goes down earlier and the weather gets cold and dreary. It's perfectly natural to have a shift in energy and mood. Dr. Anjali Rao, an OB GYN physician and chief medical officer at Sequoia Hospital, wanted to spread awareness to the pitfalls of winter blues and seasonal affective disorder, or sad for women who are currently pregnant.
• 4:18
  Speaker D: Winter blues is sort of a phenomenon that is seeing us when the seasons change, the days get shorter, colder temperatures set in. It's a part of seasonal affective disorder where it's a type of depression that's triggered by the changing of the seasons. Unfortunately, pregnant women are more sensitive to hormonal changes and unfortunately are at risk for depression during their pregnancy. And so we'll see things like seasonal affective disorder. Winter blues changing seasons can often be a trigger for them for mood symptoms.
• 4:52
  Speaker B: Rao emphasized the effects are different for everybody, but explained the key differences between winter blues, how it is different than seasonal affective disorder and the pitfalls to watch out for.
• 5:02
  Speaker D: You know, there's always a spectrum with mood symptoms and when you have the winter blues like we all do when we see this rainy weather here, but it doesn't impact our day to day, we can still enjoy our friends, our family. You know, that's where we say it's more like the blues versus actual depression. When you get into the realm of seasonal affective disorder, which is a type of depression. That's when these mood symptoms really affect the patient. Difficulty enjoying the things that used to give them joy in the past, difficulty feeling sleeping, diminished appetite and the problem with depression is that in pregnancy can increase the risk of complications during the pregnancy and increase risk to the baby. Higher risk of preterm birth, low birth weight babies and can increase the risk for depression after delivery. So the most important thing is a just acknowledging that it's happening, talking to your physician, letting them know how you feel. We recommend getting sunlight in any way that's possible, so even just a daily walk can help a lot. Consistent sleep schedules are also important. Sleep is really hard when you're pregnant as we all know. As you get that third trimester belly it can be really tough to sleep well. But the most that you can do to just get a regular night's sleep will help a lot. Exercise during the day, prenatal classes, connection with other pregnant patients or with your friends and family. All of those things will help mitigate the risk of seasonal affective disorder.
• 6:29
  Speaker B: There are a lot of different ways to improve patients mental health and outlook when they are dealing with seasonal affective disorder. Rao explained the different ways people can combat this depression. For some it can be support and for others a book and meditation. Dr. Rao is part of Dignity Health, which is part of Common Spirit, a nationwide organization of hospitals and medical centers in the Bay. They have the Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. The Most important advice Dr. Rao shared is that it is important to reach out when the self care techniques are not working. She pushed the importance of therapy or even medication if it is needed for pregnant mothers. It is a very hard time of the year and it is okay to ask for help. This is Gabriel Zucker with KMUD News.
• 7:10
  Speaker A: Arcata resident Dan Shaheen has become the first one to announce his run for one of the two Arcata City Council seats up for the 2026 ballot by trade. Shaheen is a software engineer that has helped the Arcata Economic Development Committee ADEC and worked as Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. He also helped draft the ARCADA Ceasefire resolution that was passed in March of last year. Shaheen just launched his website, making his campaign announcement the first in the race for City Council seats. Councilmember Meredith Matthews and current Vice Mayor Kimberly White's terms are set to expire in December of 2026. K1 News spoke to Dan Shaheen for more about information on his campaign.
• 7:48
  Speaker E: Well, my campaign has Only just begun. Today, I filed the first of many pieces of paperwork that I'm going to need to file in order to make this thing happen. So I can't collect any money quite yet, but I'm allowed to spread my message. And my message is one of love. It's not one of anger. I don't want to yell at anybody. I don't want to call anybody a baby killer. But I'm not going to lie about what we all see going on in front of our eyes. But I also don't want to derail our small City Council with international issues that we have literally no help of solving. We can send a message, we can say how we feel, we can support things there, but we're not going to solve it. So let's quickly decide what we want to do on these issues and move into things that affect the economic and physical lives of people right here in Arcata. I mean, we're kicking people out, not just of this city, but very soon. The Board of Supervisors is about to pass an ordinance banning camping on county grounds. And this is happening as we speak in the midst of an economic catastrophe, in the midst of the nation being held hostage. And our lives and the lives of people who work for the government and people who want affordable health care are being used like poker chips by people who never will feel the pain. So it is really disturbing to me when I see the callous disregard for our fellow man right here in front of our eyes.
• 9:12
  Speaker A: Shaheen has also been a supporter for some local efforts related to anti war and pro Palestine objectives. Not only did he help draft the ARCADA ceasefire resolution, but he was also a vocal supporter of the council's letter to CalPERS encouraging financial divestment from Israel.
• 9:25
  Speaker E: I'm Palestinian. My family's from the west bank. We have 500 years of history from a village called Ain Ariq near Ramallah. But that's really not central necessarily to my campaign and is one part, an important part, but only one part of my identity. So when I came here, I've lived in arcadia for kids 10 years. You know, we were locked up for the pandemic. And after October 7th and all the craziness that has happened since then, the Arcata City Council found themselves embroiled in really contentious meetings where passionate advocates on either side of this really bitterly contentious issue came out to say their positions and. But nothing could be done. It seemed like we kept yell. Everyone was yelling at each other and yelling and talking about their side's position as if it was the Only one to take into account. And I thought we could do better. So there were multiple groups working on drafts for a ceasefire amendment. I worked with every one of them that I could find. I worked directly with a rabbi on aversion, I worked with local Palestinian advocate groups on aversion. And then I also wrote my own version because being a part of both of those groups gave me a perspective that said both sides are trying to push an agenda in this and not looking at the things that we as a community find in common. And one of those things is like, look, we don't like death or war, so we can put that. We don't like starving innocent people. We can put that. And some people argue that we should be calling out Israel and Zionism and all of these things that, while I feel are pertinent to the conversation, don't help move the conversation forward. So I choose not to use those kind of terms and try to just put things in perspective of human rights and human lives and trying to bring the people of our community together instead of driving us further apart.
• 11:16
  Speaker A: Other issues he looks to tackle include housing affordability in Arcata as well as for local government to be more responsive to the needs of its constituents. One of the issues he criticizes includes the Gateway District plan for Arcata, which consists of 106 acres of the town and intends to streamline permitting for redevelopment of the area.
• 11:32
  Speaker E: Despite it being such a humongous plan, you don't hear as much about it as you would think. So I recommend anyone who's interested in learning more about the pros and cons of the Gateway plan to check out Arcata resident fred Weiss's excellent Arcata1 website where he's got a lot of questions about some of the things that are baked into the plan. Now some of the questions that I have baked in the plan I can. So part of my problem is, you know, I thought there was a mandate of no more than 1/4 of a parking spot per unit and I thought that was probably not going to be enough for someone living in a rural county who wants to have economic mobility. And I found out it was even worse than I thought. And in fact it's a maximum of 1/4 of a parking space per unit in the Gateway District in housing projects built to the Gateway District. Now this significantly lowers the cost for developers. Part of the Gateway District is that four to eight story buildings are going to be pre zoned with if they stick to the pre approved plans already offered by the city. They don't have to go through the expensive and lengthy permitting process. At the same time, single family homes will not be allowed to be built at all in that zone, despite that being something that a lot of people still want. And you know, most people working at the city probably live in themselves. I think Arcata has a great history of being extremely difficult to build in even and especially to remodel your existence home. We've got a lot of NIMBY type policies in place that are really out of step with the direction the state of California wants to go in, that have held back small families like mine that have made it extremely difficult to do things to increase density of existing Arcata housing. And housing density is a key objective of the city's housing plan. So they're sort of at odds with their own plan, but only in certain neighborhoods.
• 13:20
  Speaker A: According to his website, the campaign centers on four key. Affordable housing, environmental sustainability, community engagement, and economic development. With the rapid ongoing growth in population and development in Arcata, there's a balance to maintain between keeping a town's identity and keeping up with urban development.
• 13:36
  Speaker E: I'm not one of those people that believes you can freeze a city's identity in place and try to keep that forever. I honestly believe that the identity of any good living, organic town or neighborhood for that matter, is that there is change and, but that there's positive change that keeps in mind the values of the community. And some of the things, not that they're going to build, but that we have already seen built in my mind, are wildly out of step with the values of our community. I don't want to speak for the entire town. This is why I'm trying to get out and get more information from people who live here and are citizens about what they want to change. But in my mind, when I think about Arcata and I would think about Humboldt county in general, I think of us as a slow growth county. I think of us as a county that was often derided for keeping development at bay for so long. When now we find ourselves in 2025, looking all around the state of California and around this country and the one thing that it turns out Humboldt county county has that the rest of them wish they have, is that we are not over developed. So if we want to keep developing, it's not just about building a house that somebody could potentially afford or an apartment for that matter. It really is about building a community where people have jobs that lets them afford to move up their change their economic position and do better and get what they really want for their families and I think it's going to be difficult in the gay district, as planned, for a family like mine, for instance, to be able to do that.
• 15:07
  Speaker A: To learn more about Dan Shaheen and his campaign, the website is danshahin.com that's-a n s h-a h I n.com in state news 2026 Medicare costs rising in California Across United States public news services, Suzanne Potter reports the Feds just announced.
• 15:28
  Speaker F: 2026 cost increases and Medicare Part B premiums are going up almost or about $18 a month. That will eat up part of next year's annual Social Security cost of living adjustment. In addition, the deductible for a hospital admission under Medicare Part A will go up by $60. Tatiana Facieux is with the nonprofit California Health Advocates Senior Medicare Patrol.
• 15:53
  Speaker D: Not only do you have to think about your potential health care spending dollars for next year, but also how is that Social Security income going to offset any increases in your Medicare costs?
• 16:10
  Speaker F: Part B premiums will rise by $17.90 for a total cost of 202.90. On the upside, the Social Security cost of living increase for 2026 means checks will go up by approximately $56. Meanwhile, older Americans have some choices to make about their Medicare coverage. Medicare open Enrollment runs about three more weeks through December 7th for people who want to change their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan. Fessu says the airwaves are flooded with ads for plans with all kinds of goodies, but says people really need to be sure the plan includes your local doctor and covers your medications.
• 16:47
  Speaker D: Don't succumb to the enticements that you see on television with free speech, spending cards for groceries. Be more specific as to your needs, your finances and your providers.
• 17:05
  Speaker F: The state funded health insurance counseling and advocacy program known as hicap, provides free and objective information and counseling about Medicare. Get the list of high cap offices on the website cahealthadvocates.org for California news Service, I'm Suzanne Potter. Find our trust indicators@publicnewsservice.org.
• 17:28
  Speaker A: In national news, UN Security Council passes Gaza Peace with Board of Peace headed by Trump KPFA's Anthony Purrazzo reports.
• 17:37
  Speaker G: The United Nations Security council passed the US proposed resolution with a 140 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. The resolution follows President Donald Trump's 20 point ceasefire plan, which calls for a yet to be established Board of Peace as a transitional authority that he would head. It also would authorize an international stabilization force with a wide mandate, including overseeing the borders, providing security and demilitarizing the territory. The board in the force would be authorized through the end of 2027. The United States delegate to the United nations says the resolution is necessary for peace.
• 18:19
  Speaker H: Colleagues, the eyes of history and humanity are upon us right here, right now. A vote against this resolution is a vote to return to war. Time is not on the side of peace. This is not the time for endless debate and lawyering. The clock is ticking like a time bomb. So let us vote for this resolution not as a compromise, but as a covenant for the children of Gaza and for a peace that endures.
• 18:48
  Speaker G: The representative says Donald Trump's leadership is central to the plan.
• 18:52
  Speaker H: The Board of Peace, which will be led by President Trump, remains the cornerstone of our effort. The board will coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, facilitate Gaza's development and support a technocratic committee of Palestinians responsible for day to day operations of Gaza's civil service and administration. While the Palestinian Authority fully implements its reform program.
• 19:15
  Speaker G: The United States representative finishes their speech saying there is more to come.
• 19:20
  Speaker H: This resolution today is just the beginning. An adoption of resolution today demonstrates the overwhelming support for the President's vision for a stable Gaza, where Palestinians determine their own destiny, free from terrorist rule and violence. And under President Trump's bold leadership, the United States will continue to deliver results alongside our many partners.
• 19:46
  Speaker G: Russia and China abstained on the vote. A week before the meeting, Russia circulated a rival draft resolution, including stronger language supporting Palestinian statehood and stressing that the west bank and Gaza must be joined as a state under the Palestinian Authority. More than a month after the current ceasefire went into effect, Palestinians in Gaza say their days remain marked by scarcity and uncertainty. The search for basic necessities like food or shelter was interrupted as floodwaters poured through displacement areas over the weekend. During the Security Council meeting, representatives from many countries expressed concerns for protecting Palestine's right to self determination. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state. Representatives from Israel and Palestine did not speak at the hearing. For KPFA News, I'm Anthony Purrazzo.
• 20:48
  Speaker A: COP30 Climate Summit hears small island nation call for stronger action on global warming KPFA's Christopher Martinez reports.
• 20:55
  Speaker I: The COP30 climate summit entered its second week Monday with increasing calls for action. Pope Leo XIV joined in urging countries to take more concrete action, saying creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.
• 21:10
  Speaker E: The Paris Agreement has driven real progress and remains our strongest tool for protecting people and the planet. But we must be honest. It is not the agreement that is Failing. We are failing in our response. What is failing is the political will of some.
• 21:29
  Speaker I: Vulnerable island nations have pressed for more ambition at the climate talks in Brazil as world leaders have begun to acknowledge that Earth will almost surely go past a hoped for limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius in global warming. Several leaders from Global south nations gave emotional testimony about devastating costs of recent extreme weather and natural disasters. Jamaica's economic Growth Minister, Matthew Samuda said Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican as it became one of the most powerful Category 5 hurricanes ever.
• 22:01
  Speaker E: The result? Hundreds of thousands displaced and critical infrastructure destroyed. Storm surge reached 13ft and rainfall in the coastal highlands in the Central Highlands surpassed 30 inches within hours. This is the new face of climate change.
• 22:19
  Speaker I: Jamaica was just one of the small island nations at the summit demanding cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. Maena Vacafua Talia is Tuvalu's Environment and Climate Minister.
• 22:29
  Speaker E: We are seeing the 1.5 target disappear before our eyes. We, as small island states need to keep the 1.5 degrees alive. It is the line between our survival and loss. The real moment of truth for all countries attending COP is that we must leave the land with a package that keeps the 1.5 target within reach.
• 22:54
  Speaker I: The Foreign Minister of Mauritius, Dhanajay Ramful, said, the climate crisis is today's reality.
• 23:00
  Speaker E: It is burning our forest, bleaching our corals, flooding our coast and damaging our ecosystem services beyond repair. Our very existence is at stake. Excellencies.
• 23:15
  Speaker H: A decade after the promises of the.
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  Speaker E: Paris Agreement, despite our good intentions, we realize that that we have not done enough. Our planet demands action now.
• 23:26
  Speaker H: COP 30 must be the movement of truth.
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  Speaker I: Those calls from island countries come alongside other calls for phasing out fossil fuels linked to climate change. And those demands were echoed by a group of scientists and former world leaders called the Elders. They urged delegates to take stronger action. Johan Rockstrom is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
• 23:50
  Speaker E: And here is the statement. And we will now walk over a scientist and hand over one copy to each delegate entering the plenary. We want delivery against this scientific statement. It has to be alignment. We have an unacceptable gap between what the politics are able to deliver and what science shows is necessary for our human future on planet Earth. Thank you.
• 24:14
  Speaker I: Reporting for Pacifica Radio News kpfa, I'm Christopher Martinez.
• 24:21
  Speaker A: In National Native News, Brian Bull reads today's headlines.
• 24:25
  Speaker J: This is National Native News. I'm Brian Bull, sitting in for Antonia Gonzalez. Last week, more than a dozen tribes commented on a proposal by the Trump administration to let Developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrazio has more.
• 24:46
  Speaker H: This new rule would apply to projects like dams, reservoirs and pump storage facilities, all overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which under a Biden era rule does not issue such permits without consent. That independent agency is now being asked to change course by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
• 25:08
  Speaker E: He put tribes in the same sentence as third parties. And what that tells me is that there's that lack of respect.
• 25:16
  Speaker H: Stuart Koyaemtiwa is the Hopi Tribal Historic Preservation officer and commented on behalf of his tribe. As for their neighbors in northern Arizona, the Navajo Nation thinks dialogues with future developers have improved.
• 25:31
  Speaker D: What we've seen is contrary to, I think what was included in the letter for the request for rulemaking from the secretary that the policy has not in fact hindered development on the nation.
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  Speaker H: Navajo Acting Assistant Attorney General Erica Perrot, who penned their brief, wants an extension. Tribes had only 17 days to reply while dealing with the longest US government shutdown.
• 25:56
  Speaker D: We received notice of this October 27th. It's been a pretty tight turnaround.
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  Speaker H: For National Native News, I'm Gabriel Pietrazio.
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  Speaker J: Young Native people from across the country are gathered in Seattle this week developing their leadership skills and discussing tribal issues including sovereignty and policymaking. They're taking part in the National Congress of American Indians Youth Convention which is being held alongside NCAI's annual convention. Shania Wachinio is an 8th grade student from the Saboba Band in Southern California.
• 26:30
  Speaker D: I'm with TANF program from Sebova and just going to the conferences to learn new things, learning other Native American tribes their traditions and why the people like their stories and everything.
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  Speaker J: Crystal Williams, vice chair of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, says it's important to have young people be part of NCAI's gathering.
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  Speaker D: To me, it's very important as a tribal leader. I've been in this for a decade now and it's so important for me to make sure that our youth know about leadership, how to run tribes, because they will be, you know, the ones that are going to be handling this here in the next 10, 20, 30 years. So I am an advocate for youth, you know, in leadership. So I feel like we, we have have the responsibility to teach them as much as we can.
• 27:20
  Speaker J: 161 young people ages 14 to 24 are attending the youth convention. They're also encouraged to attend the main NCAI general sessions and meetings to hear from tribal leaders from across Indian country. Both events run through Friday. And on this day in 1895, the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho was open up to white settlers after encroachment, war and a gold rush compromised the previous treaty's defined boundaries. Prevailing white sentiment deemed the unfarmed and undeveloped areas as surplus, leading to the further breaking up of lands held by the Nimiipuu. And it's also the birthday of Wilma Mankiller. Born in 1945, she became the first woman to be elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. A lifelong advocate of Native and women's rights, Mankiller said she was largely inspired by the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz by indigenous activists. She died in 2010. With friend and feminist icon Gloria Steinem by her side, this is National Native News. I'm Brian Bull.
• 28:29
  Speaker E: Native voice one, the native american radio network.
• 28:39
  Speaker A: That's all for today, tonight's broadcast. Thanks for listening. Thanks to our engineer, Katie Phillips, and thanks to our reporters, Gabriel Zucker, Suzanne Potter, Anthony Purrazzo, Christopher Martinez and Brian Bull. KMUNT News is online, and you can find us on kmun.org and now streaming on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, where you can download our stories and newscasts for offline listening during your rural commutes. You can also follow us on social media. If you have questions or suggestions, you can give us a call at 7O-7923-2605 or send an email to newsmud.org Redwood Community Radio, Inc. Is funded by Press Forward, the national movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. Learn more at PressForward News. Reporting for KMUD, I'm Nat Cardos.