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DNUSD CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATE
Opinion Piece By Angelina Countess-Bieber – February 5, 2022 It’s a Mad, Mad World…. I have not provided an update to the community since Thanksgiving regarding the status of my investigative work on the Del Norte Unified School District(DNUSD) Citizens Oversight Committee from which I serve. This month strikes my 18 month of a…
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Land of the Electro-Monkeys Part One
By Angry Old American Copyright Angry Old American, January 31st, 2022. All Rights Reserved. We exist in an era of magic; that is what our ancestors would have called it. Perhaps sorcery or wizardry would be a better description. Given the financial resources and proper circumstances, we must no longer be shackled to the harsh…
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Harbor – Poorly Maintained
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – February 4, 2022 The Crescent City Harbor is poorly maintained…and Commissioners are responsible for these abominable conditions. The problems associated with both Redwood Harbor Village (formally privately-owned RV Anchorage) and RV Bayside Parks are elephant-esk. How does one address these Elephant problems? One bite at a…
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Parody Becomes Reality
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – February 4, 2022 On Monday, Gavin Newsom told us about his “judicious” mask-wearing at the 49ers game. The next day, Eric Garcetti did him one better. LA’s Mayor assured the public that in his own maskless photo with Magic Johnson, he was holding his breath. Yes, his defense is he didn’t…
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Crescent City Harbor District Meeting Feb 1st
By Roger Gitliin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – February 2, 2022 The Crescent City Harbor District met in public meeting, Feb. 1. Allow me to commend the new Administration for its excellent work in attempting to change its old, dishonest and corrupt practices which hurt tenants and the Public alike. Credit to new Harbor…
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Sanity Prevails
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – February 2, 2022 Something extraordinary happened on Monday. At the very last possible moment the Single Payer Healthcare bill was withdrawn because it “didn’t have the votes.” For one day sanity prevailed. We were all sitting at our desks on the Assembly Floor around 5 PM, waiting for the debate…
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Office of the California Attorney General
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – January 31, 2022 The 2022 Primary filing period for the Office of California Attorney-General begins in mid-February.Sacramento County District Attorney Ann Marie Schubert has announced her intent to run for the State’s top Law Enforcement position. Schubert (I) is an Independent and welcomed breath of fresh…
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A Two-Year Train Wreck
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – January 30, 2022 Late on Friday, Gavin Newsom’s handpicked EDD Director resigned. This comes after I questioned the Director at a recent hearing. Her answers were baffling. She couldn’t say why we have the highest unemployment in America. She couldn’t say if a single person was fired over the $31 billion in fraud. Newsom has…
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Preparing for War?
By Angry Old American Copyright Angry Old American, January 27th, 2022. All Rights Reserved. January 27th marked Holocaust Memorial Day; a day set aside that we might remember those millions who died during the brutal Nazi genocide in World War II. Unfortunately, humankind quickly forgot the moral lessons of the Holocaust, and our Earth has…
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Law Enforcement Under Seige
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – January 29, 2022 A couple of years back, during the Portland and Minneapolis riots another Del Norte Supervisor and I attempted to pass a Proclaimation in support of ALL law enforcement officers. One sentence in the County Proclamation stated, Law Enforcement was” … Under Seige.” Then-Chairman…