Fort BraggLetters to the editor

Could This Be the Biggest No Kings Protest Yet?Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Point Arena — and 2,000 Cities Worldwide — Mobilize for a Massive Saturday Action; Fort Bragg Protest Details belwo

Organizers of the loose‑knit No Kings movement say this weekend could mark the largest turnout yet — 100,000 people across more cities than ever before, stretching from small coastal towns to major metros. The flagship rally in Minneapolis is expected to draw thousands, with Bruce Springsteen performing in what organizers describe as a “democracy‑defining moment.”

We heard there will be a Mendocino protest this time as well, at the towns one traffic light.

The following is a press release from Indivisible Mendocino

NO KINGS MARCH 28, 2026  11:00 AM  JOIN US!

We have the power and are claiming it together. NO WAR. NO ICE. NO KINGS.

Indivisible Mendocino Coast invites you to join us for this community
event.  Sign up here for details & updates: https://mobilize.us/s/QJy2Yy
Bring a sign, bring a friend, bring your determination and good will.

This is a peaceful, lawful gathering. We will spread out over a
half-mile of sidewalk, from McDonald’s to the Harbor Lite Lodge, on both
sides of Highway One in Fort Bragg. This includes the Noyo River Bridge,
but also lots of sidewalk space on solid ground for folks who don’t want
to be on the bridge.  Organizers are asking participants to stay on the
sidewalk at all times, keeping the entire roadway clear (including the
shoulder / bike lanes). DO NOT attempt to cross the highway on foot
anywhere outside of the crosswalks, located at Boatyard Drive and at
Cypress Street. It is not safe to cross Highway One outside of the
crosswalks. Please do not park on private property, which includes the
Boatyard Shopping Center and the grassy areas near McDonald’s.

Noyo River Bridge Area
1008 S Main St
Fort Bragg, CA 954 <https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/?country=US&state=CA>37

Here’s a wonderful No Kings event video – please watch and share it!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWPpACbD-t4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Here on the Mendocino Coast, the story is grounded in the images we’ve already lived through — the 2025 lines of neighbors on Noyo Bridge, the hand‑painted signs, the quiet determination, the honks, the revved engines, the kids on shoulders, the retirees in rain jackets, the dogs who thought it was all a parade. Those photos aren’t just documentation; they’re proof that this community knows how to show up.

https://www.facebook.com/CBSMinnesota/posts/organizers-for-the-no-kings-march-are-anticipating-100000-participants-at-the-st/1386344730199494

Local Photos From the 2025 Protests Anchor the Coastside Story:

And now, as 2,000 cities prepare to step out again, something deeper is taking shape — something that doesn’t fit neatly into “left” or “right,” “for” or “against.” The organizers keep saying it, and the crowds seem to feel it: this isn’t about sides anymore. It’s about showing up for the country we all have to share.

So whether you’ve marched before or never once held a sign, whether you’re fired up or just quietly curious, whether you agree with every message or only one — this Saturday is an invitation. To stand with your neighbors. To be counted. To take up peaceful space in a moment that belongs to all of us.

Fort Bragg will be there. Ukiah will be there. Point Arena will be there. And 2,000 cities beyond.

Show up in the way that feels right to you — because the future isn’t being written by one side or the other. It’s being written by whoever shows up.

Start your day with Company Juice in Fort Bragg, California

Frank Hartzell

Frank Hartzell has spent his lifetime as a curious anthropologist in a reporter's fedora. His first news job was chasing news on the streets of Houston with high school buddy and photographer James Mason, back in 1986. Then Frank graduated from Humboldt State and went to Great Gridley as a reporter, where he bonded with 1000 people and told about 3000 of their stories. In Marysville at the Appeal Democrat, the sheltered Frank got to see both the chilling depths and amazing heights of humanity. From there, he worked at the Sacramento Bee covering Yuba-Sutter and then owned the Business Journal in Yuba City, which sold 5000 subscriptions to a free newspaper. Frank then got a prestigious Kiplinger Investigative Reporting fellowship and was city editor of the Newark Ohio, Advocate and then came back to California for 4 years as managing editor of the Napa Valley Register before working as a Dominican University professor, then coming to Fort Bragg to be with his aging mom, Betty Lou Hartzell, and working for the Fort Bragg Advocate News. Frank paid the bills during that decade + with a successful book business. He has worked for over 50 publications as a freelance writer, including the Mendocino Voice and Anderson Valley Advertiser, along with construction and engineering publications. He has had the thrill of learning every day while writing. Frank is now living his dream running MendocinoCoast.News with wife, Linda Hartzell, and web developer, Marty McGee, reporting from Fort Bragg, California.

Leave a Reply

Back to top button