[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Forecast

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Whoever who are, God bless you, Scott Peterson. 

Mendocino County, where no one has a past, and everyone seems to reinvent themselves, is rife with waste, mismanagement and fraud among its nonprofit agencies. Be it KZYX or Artists Co-op of Mendocino Gallery or First 5 Mendocino or the Mendocino County Youth Project (and on and on), fraudsters with no talent and fewer credentials embedded themselves for 20-year careers in private fiefdoms along with complacent, do-nothing boards of directors that they themselves recruit.. 

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From: "Scott Peterson" <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com> 
To: "kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org> 
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2016 11:10:27 PM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] KZYX Forecast 

Hi All, 


I've been studying the KZYX/MCPB situation for a while. 


I've been through reams of financial statements. Minutes, Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, and various policies ad 


nauseum. I've also made contact with all levels of management. From station manager up to President of the Board 


of Directors. Along with individual directors. I've also been to one board of directors meeting where a member was 


arrested for reasonable -- in my opinion -- public comment. 


This study has been part of a nearly three-year project. To examine at the nonprofits of Mendocino County, and to 


compare them with nonprofits outside the region. What I found here was remarkable. Not just with KZYX/MCPB. 


But with lots of Mendocino County nonprofits. Where nonprofit management works against their charters to keep 


public nonprofits private. At the peril of their nonprofit missions. This doesn't happen outside the region. It only 


happens here. And not just with KZYX/MCPB. Arguably a centerpiece of Mendocino County nonprofits. But with 


other centerpiece nonprofits as well. 


It's difficult to understand the reason for this situation. And impossible to determine at this time. Possibly much 


easier after-the-fact. So no point in speculating for now. 


What I can give you is a forecast. Based on two separate trends: Growth and Risk. 


The Growth trend is based on internal Form 990s. Filed under penalty of perjury. Over a ten-year period. The Risk 


trend is based on external Form 990s. From all KZYX/MCPB grant makers . Also filed under penalty of perjury. And 


compliance with individual grant maker agreements. 


All factors considered, KZYX/MCPB will likely see a major economic downturn over the next six-month time period 


This downturn will be evidenced in layoffs, downsizing, and programming / signal degradation. And possibly 


bankruptcy. 


There's no such thing as a 100% accurate forecast. But all things considered, I'm reasonably certain of the accuracy 


of this forecast. 


Sincerely, 


Scott M. Peterson 


Mendocino 


PS: I'm happy to eat a health serving of crow if I'm wrong! 


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