Mary Rose Kaczorowski
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Fort Bragg · JOURNALIST/ARTIST
Mary Rose Kaczorowski, who also goes by "Redwood Mary," is a freelance journalist and correspondent for The Mendocino Voice covering Fort Bragg civic affairs, including local utility affordability programs, a veterans' telehealth site opening, and the city's municipal broadband project. She studied photography at the Maine Photographic Workshops and fine arts at Rutgers University, UC Berkeley Extension, and the College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, and is an artist and poet active in the Mendocino Coast poetry community. She previously ran for Fort Bragg City Council in 2018.
Positions in brief
Kaczorowski has publicly pushed for a pedestrian-safety crosswalk improvement downtown and for the city to formally oppose offshore oil and gas leasing.
At an August 10, 2026 city council meeting, Kaczorowski advocated for a flashing-light crosswalk at Cypress and Franklin streets ahead of a new Grocery Outlet store opening, citing pedestrian safety. At an August 24, 2026 meeting, she advocated for the council to adopt a resolution formally opposing offshore federal oil, gas, and mineral leasing.
On the issues
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