Statement from No Ukiah Annexation on the City of Ukiah Taking Down the Annexation Map

Ukiah, CA - July 19, 2025 - No Ukiah Annexation acknowledges the City of Ukiah’s recent removal of the proposed annexation map from its website. Yet the City of Ukiah staff seems to view annexation as inevitable even after clear rejection from those the City proposes to annex. 

Indeed, at a recent City Council meeting, Council-member Mari Rodin openly stated that city representatives intend to “soon bring back a new, proposed map,” as if the map is the only concern with annexation. This signals a clear contradiction between the city’s stated intentions and its actual plans which seems to be divide and conquer. 

We view the removal of the map not as a meaningful shift in direction, but as a temporary tactic meant to quiet public opposition while continuing annexation efforts behind closed doors.

No Ukiah Annexation demands that the City Council take real, substantive action. We urge the Council to immediately direct staff to withdraw all annexation proposals and to suspend any further work until a genuine and inclusive citizen engagement process is conducted.

The public deserves clarity, honesty, and a truly inclusive process, not half-measures, strategic delays or divide and conquer attempts. Anything less undermines public trust and disregards the voices of the very community the City claims to serve.