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Blind Trust Not A Good Idea
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 25, 2022 We are hopeful someone on the Board will pull an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion at the Tuesday Board of Supervisors meeting. Consent Agenda item #6 calls to hire a psychiatrist (a medical doctor who can treat and prescribe psychotropic and…
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Calm Before the Storm
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – April 24, 2022 This was an action-packed last week at the Capitol. Next week will be as well. I’m spending the weekend knocking on doors, talking to voters. Here’s a brief overview of the legislative deadlines. And here are the worst remaining bills: AB 2223 is in the Appropriations Committee. Watch my discussion…
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Do You Agree With Sen. Diane Feinstein?
Opinion By Donna Westfall – April 23, 2022 After being a lifelong Democrat, we moved to Crescent City in 2007 and received a notice that the wastewater treatment plant was going to be upgraded and expanded. By the end of 2007, I knew enough about that project to realize not all was well with the…
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BREAKING STORY: QUID PRO QUO
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 21, 2022 Translated from Latin: You give me something: I’ll give you something. Quid Pro Quo is alive and well in Del Norte County and is particularly well-functioning between the Yurok Tribal Council, the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors and Gov. Newsom and State…
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EVENT: Earth Day Coastal Clean-up
Don’t you hate it when our town looks like a dump? People leaving trash all over the place certainly doesn’t make for an appetizing place nor a safe place. Thank goodness, there are people of the public that want to clean-up others messes. WHEN: This Friday, April 22, 2022 from 9:30 am to noon/12:30 pm…
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Capitol Meltdown
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – April 20, 2022 Yesterday, thousands of citizens came to the Capitol to make their voices heard. Our corrupt politicians didn’t like it. One Committee Chair had a total meltdown, cursing out the entire room for having the audacity to participate in their government. I had to see the video to believe it.…
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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation Report
By Donna Westfall – April 19, 2022 Howard Jarvis just released their annual “Follow the Money” report documenting billions in government waste, fraud, and abuse committed in 2021 in California. Here are examples of just a few: Residents of Nancy Pelosi’s district to receive subsidies to buy electricfireplaces6/4/21Residents of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s district will receive…
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A Huge Win
By Kevin Kiley – April 16, 2022 We have defeated SB 871, the student vaccine mandate, with the bill never receiving a single vote. What’s more, we have forced Gavin Newsom to back down. Things happened very quickly on Thursday. Shortly after I sent you the post about how we almost had the bill killed, the author…
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NOTICE: CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 15, 2022 Check your receipts, folks. The General Sales Tax in the City and County is 8.25%. This morning, I was in a retail store in the City. When the item I was purchasing came up with an 8.5% Sales Tax, I reminded the retailer…