Category: Del Norte County
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Part 2: Eye On Del Norte Has Their Eyes On The County’s Bidding Process
By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – December 30, 2020 The following is the second part in the on going series of articles surrounding the County’s bidding process. In a previous article introducing Eye On Del Norte, a local advocacy group, they expressed interest in standardizing the process in which Del Norte County awards its…
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Eye on Del Norte has their Eyes on the County’s Bidding Process
By Samuel Strait – November 23, 2020 – Picture Credit: Getty Images It is not often that the way our local government awards contracts is the scintillating topic of conversation around the evening dinner table. For the most part we rely on our local representatives and their employees to construct a process that insures that…
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No one has to go hungry in Crescent City. Here’s why.
By Donna Westfall – December 22, 2020 I walked up to the building known as First Five and Family Resource Center located at 494 Pacific Avenue in Crescent City. There were 2 large white folding tables loaded with boxes. Those boxes were filled to the brim with food. I was glad to see that one…
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Del Norte County Constitutional Autonomous Zone
By Jeff McCaddon Copyright Jeff McCaddon, December 16th, 2020. All Rights Reserved. On December 16th, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped a cargo of tea into the harbor of Boston Massachusetts. This event is known as the Boston Tea Party. On December 16th of 2020, patriots in locked-down States across America burned masks as a…
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Does Crescent City Have to Worry about the Volcanic Eruption on Kilauea?
By Donna Westfall – December 21, 2020 Sunday night, December 20th, the active volcano on the big Island of Hawaii erupted. But, before it erupted there were a number of small earthquakes. An hour after the eruption they experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. No significant damage was reported to buildings or structures and none was…
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PROPERTY TAXES; REMIND ME AGAIN WHY DEL NORTE TAXPAYER’S ARE PAYING THEM
By Linda Sutter – December 19, 2020 – Picture Credit to TOI Times of India There is no question that 2020 took off on a bad start. COVID19 reared its ugly head, shutting down businesses, city and County buildings and services but let’s look beyond that. January 17, 2020, a member of the public requested…
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To Vax or Not to Vax. That is the question
By Donna Westfall – December 19, 2020 – Picture credit goes to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Last year the World Health Organization ranked the anti-vaccine movement among its top 10 global health threats. Listed as number 8. Vaccine hesitancy. I have been and continue to be supportive of President Trump but when it comes…
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Vaccine for COVID 19 will it be the Holy Grail?
By Samuel Strait – December 3, 2020 Vaccines, vaccines, are they the holy grail for defeating Covid 19? The attempt to conquer viruses has been a long and arduous task, not always as successful as one might think. Some say that the only success at eradicating a particular virus, is the one that was conducted…
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What’s not going on in Crescent City?
By Donna Westfall – December 1, 2020 First of all, City Hall is now generally closed to the public except by appointment. Here’s the official announcement dated November 27, 2020: City Hall will be closed to the public until January 4th to do our part to help with preventing the spread of COVID-19 in our…
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Interest Free Loans for Small Local Businesses
By Donna Westfall – November 25, 2020 Last week I learned of interest free loans of up to $5,000 to help businesses during the COVID crisis. It’s called the Small Business Stabilization Program. To qualify the business must have a demonstrated hardship due to COVID-19. Funds may be used to cover the day-to-day operating expenses…