Category: Ethics
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Another $50 million for the Wastewater Treatment Plant? Shouldn’t we address the wrongs of the past first?
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – March 7, 2026 Executive Director, Galena West – Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), State of California A few months ago, Galena West, was honored at the COGEL Conference in Atlanta for her leadership and service as President of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL). Her work continues…
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NO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN 12 YEARS – SHHHHH IT’S A SECRET
By Linda Sutter, Investigative Reporter – October 7, 2021 Recently, and within Social Media, we have been told that a survey is being conducted to see if we the people would support another school bond of 47 million dollars. I believe our children and their education is the most important aspect in their life to…
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Hypocrisy?
Opinion Piece By Roger Gitlin – February 23, 2021 Unequal justice? Mayor Pro Tem Alex Campbell is under attack. In May of 2020, Candidate Campbell declared he was establishing City residence to run for the Council. He declared he intended to live at least four days a week at his City domicile, establishing his residence.…
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WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES DEFYING PUBLIC OPPOSITION
By Linda Sutter – February 8, 2021 After reading an email sent by Tamera Leighton of the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission regarding Richardson Grove and STAA Trucks, one has to scratch their head. The following email was sent to Supervisor Chris Howard and Gerry Hemmingsen from Tamera Leighton, “On Sun, Jan 3, 202L at…
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Sick of career politicians? Sick of the double standard by Democrats?
By Donna Westfall – February 1, 2021 Credit to BlazeMedia/News by Paul Sacca – January 30, 2021 When you think of Nancy Pelosi being in politics the last 34 years and second in line to the becoming the US President, how does that make you feel? Remember her ripping up Trump’s speech? No class. Too…
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Errors, inaccuracies, clarifications and moot statements
By Jeff McCaddon – October 28, 2020 At the conclusion of this letter is a public comment made during the October 27th Meeting of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors. In all fairness, I must state from the onset that I was in error over two statements, and used confusing language in another. My…
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Pay Cuts Before Sales Tax Hike
By Angry Old American – July 29, 2020 One Percent Tax Hike? Ever heard of death by a thousand cuts? What we have in Crescent City, Del Norte County and the State of California is an endless succession of skin deep razor cuts that will eventually drain the life’s blood from all of us. How…
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EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY? TAXPAYER FUNDS
Submitted by Linda Sutter, December 22, 2019- In order to avoid a finding that an expenditure is a gift of Public Funds, courts require a legal consideration received by a government agency in exchange for public funds expended. So what is a legal Consideration? A legal consideration is a return commensurate with the value of…
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A recount of the December Fairground Boards’ meeting – “Unquestionable Integrity?”
By Donna Westfall and Linda Sutter – December 18, 2018 – For ease of reading we’ll use DW and LS to denote who said what. LS: The Park and Recreations Special District began the meeting at 5:30 pm on Thursday night, December 13th. The meeting was not appropriately posted. You can not find their agenda…
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“The nominee will be reported to the floor”
By Donna Westfall – September 28, 2018 – Brett Kavanaugh just passed the first hurdle. This morning, the voting by the State Judiciary Committee on the Kavanaugh nomination took place. The vote: 11 to 10. This is how it shook out. Republicans all voted yes…11 total Democrats all voted no…10 total Apparently the Dems are…