Category: City Council
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TRI-AGENCY VOTES TO TAKE $110,000. Remember the Taxpayers bailed them out?
By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – May 3, 2023 It was during the last 5 minutes of the city council meeting on Monday, May 1, 2023, when Blake Inscore spilled the beans. The Tri-Agency voted to take another $110,000 from taxpayers to support a defunct Tri-Agency. Remember in October 2022, the Tri-Agency which consists of…
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Looks Like The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
Commentary by Samuel Strait The fiscal future for California by all indicators is looking ratherbleak. Spending for the past nearly five years has become akin to thatof a “drunken sailor” with no end it sight. Governor “empty suit”Newsom and Sacramento’s one party legislators have taken a wrecking ballto the State’s financial health in a way…
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It’s A Fantasy World, Until It Isn’t
Opinion by Samuel Strait – February 13, 2023 I recently had the opportunity to spend time with one of our earnestCity Councilmen, of whom I won’t reveal his name because quite frankly Iam embarrassed for him. He stated solemnly that he became a citycouncilman to “work” for his community and I believe him. It is…
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A Downtown Transit Hub To The Tune Of $2 To $3 million!
Commentary By Samuel Strait – February 5, 2023 You just can’t make these things up. In combination with Redwood CoastTransit Authority and our illustrious Crescent City, City Council, the two governingbodies have decided to spend two to three million dollars on a localtransit hub to be established on Front Street near the library. It isnot…
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Let The Whining Begin
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – October 22, 2022 With November’s election date rapidly approaching, seventeen days forthe City and County’s spin machine to howl every chance they get aboutthe potential loss of funding from a sales tax increase repeal that wasgenerously granted to them by local voters in 2020. For those voting…
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“Tea Party Time?”
By Branden Bieber – October 21, 2022 It’s not Massachusetts 1773, but the fight for independence is ongoing. Our elected officials’ are void of accountability, and want to impose increased hardships on their neighbors with ongoing tax increases and welfare dependency. County officials claim their failures of deferred maintenance and lawlessness are the result of…
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Try To Attend October 25, 2022
By Linda Sutter – October 25, 2022 There will be a joint meeting occurring Tuesday, October 25th at the Veteran’s Administration Building starting at 5:30 pm. The topic: The Tri Agency. Up to 15 elected officials may attend. THESE Elected officials want the tax payers to bail them out for their failures to conduct mandatory…
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Info on the Tri-Agency
By Linda Sutter – October 15, 2022 The Tri-Agency was developed in 1976. The agency consist of the Harbor District, Crescent City, and Del Norte County. The Del Norte Economic Development Corporation oversaw how the funds were distributed. Eli Naffah a former city manager was president of the Board for Del Norte Economic Development Corporation. …
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
By Linda Sutter – October 13, 2022 On October 25, 2022 a joint powers meeting will be held at the Veterans Administration building located at 810 H Street in Crescent City at 5:30 pm. The subject matter to be discussed between 15 elected is regarding using public money to bail out this Tri-Agency. The main…
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Government Pay Raises
By Angry Old American – October 11, 2022 – Cartoon credit to Steven Cotterill on Twitter Copyright Angry Old American, October 5th, 2022. All Rights Reserved. Del Norte County and Crescent City have no tangible industry other than “Government.” Fraudulent claims that we are a “Destination Resort Community,” and subsequent government investments to that end,…