Category: Del Norte County
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Sup. Bob Berkowitz returns from Japan
By Donna Westfall – February 19, 2018 – Rikuzentakata, Japan had 24,000 population before March 11, 2011 when a 40 foot wave totally devastated their city, killing 1700 people, and destroying 80% of the 8,000 homes. The town is about twice the size of Crescent City. Sup. Bob Berkowtiz recounted his week in Japan at…
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Congressman Huffman coming to town
By Donna Westfall – February 16, 2018 – During our Town Hall Meetings this week, Sup. Roger Gitlin brought up that Congressman Jared Huffman is coming to Del Norte County next week on February 23rd, Friday. On his agenda is discussing his proposed new national park in Northern California. I went to Huffman’s website to…
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1st Ever Ham Radio Communications Exercise
By Jaime Yarbrough – February 15, 2018 – Working toward the goal of increasing the ability of Del Norte County to respond to a disaster, the Del Norte Amateur Radio Club in conjunction with the Amateur Radio Club of Humboldt County, Sutter Coast Hospital and several of the Humboldt county hospitals will be conducting their…
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Measure A – Term Limits Finally on the June Ballot
Updated May 14, 2018 – By Donna Westfall – February 13, 2018 – For far too long, we’ve seen politicians make a career out of sitting on the Board of Supervisors. The June 13, 2017 resolution called for the ballot measure to be called “Measure A.” The language will read: “Shall Ordinance No. 2017-003 be…
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Landlords & Property Managers Take Note
February 13, 2018 — The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) has announced the launch of a community program designed to reduce crime. The name of the program is the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. According to the sheriff’s office, it is a “state-of-the-art, crime prevention program designed to reduce crime, drugs and gangs on apartment…
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Running for Judge
By Donna Westfall – February 9, 2018 – Currently there is only one person interested in running for Judge and that is Bob Cochran. Per County Clerk, Alissia Northrup, “Cochran is the only person who has filed his Judicial Notice of Intention. The deadline to file that was Wednesday, February 7th @ 5 pm. Since the incumbent…
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PART 2: GOOD OLE BOY JUDICIAL CORRUPTION EXPOSED — JUDGE WILLIAM FOLLETT
Factual Report by Wesley Nunn – February 7, 2018 – In 2017 Judge Follett sentenced Nolan Bruder. Bruder, a 19 year old adult, had drugged and raped his sister, a 16 year old minor. Bruder pled guilty. This is a very serious felony. But Judge Follett reduced it to a misdemeanor sentence in which Bruder…
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Why you couldn’t watch SuperBowl on Charter
By Jamie Yarbrough – February 5, 2018 – This is my 9:59 am email today’s date to the CEO of Northwest Broadcasting: “I’ll make this simple. Greed sucks. No one is experiencing any kind of hardship because you aren’t getting enough money. Just as automation is going to be taking millions of jobs the answer…
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The turmoil of commercial cannabis grows
By Donna Westfall – February 2, 2018 – Let’s take a look at Calaveras County. Few places have had more mood swings over marijuana than Calaveras County. According to an article in the Sacramento Bee by Brad Branan last month, “First, they embraced it. Then, they considered banning it. Now, they’re going to have harsher regulations…
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Republican Women Meet
By Donna Westfall – February 1, 2018 – Normally, the first Thursday of the month is generally reserved from 11:30 am to 1 pm in the back room at Apple Peddler restaurant for the Republican Women’s group. However, next month, March 1st, the meeting will be held in the evening at Lighthouse Inn starting at…