Category: Del Norte County
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Dave Mason plans on throwing his hat in Dist. 4 Sup race
By Donna Westfall – January 15, 2018 – It’s always an unexpected pleasure to sorta know someone around town, then sit down with them and get to find out what makes them tick. After picking Dave Mason’s brain for 1-1/2 hours, this is what I learned. He retired as the Del Norte County Code Enforcement…
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Judicial Watch: Part 1 of a 4 part series
January 11, 2018 – One definition of “corrupt” is: “doing things that are dishonest or illegal in order to make money or to gain or keep power.” Today I’m starting a column called “Judicial Watch” in which I expose the corruption of certain local judges in a four-part series. This is a factual report based…
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Sheriff Apperson swears in two new officers & three new employees
By Donna Westfall – January 9, 2018 – Sheriff Erik Apperson swore in two new officers at the January 9th Board of Supervisors meeting: John Gale from Fresno, and Brian Donahue born in Arcata and serving the Yurok Tribe. After taking the Oath of Office, Tribal Council leader, David Gensaw, Sr., got up with crutch…
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On the Cannabis Front
Submitted By Jesse Davis – January 5, 2018 – Happy new year! At our Jan. 3rd meeting we made good progress on the personal cultivation outline. Blake Inscore was unable to attend, but there will be opportunity to adjust anything needed. Joel Campbell-Blair, with County Council, will draft an ordinance that will go to the…
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Spotlight on Local Judicial Corruption
By Donna Westfall – January 4, 2018 – Nobody seems surprised by corruption these days. It’s all around us. What is surprising is when it hits home and affects us personally. That’s when people sit up, take notice and start to do something about it. For a few years now, I’ve noticed what I term…
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Jake Smith announces candidacy for 3rd District Supervisor position
January 3, 2018 – Announcement of Intention to Run- District 3 Supervisor After much consideration and reflection, today I filed a “Notice of Intention” to run for District 3 Supervisor, Del Norte County. Throughout my evaluations, I considered, “can we do better towards making District 3 and Del Norte County a more attractive, more prosperous,…
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No More Smoking at Vet Hall Canteen!
By Donna Westfall – January 4, 2018 – Did you know that it’s been 20 years since the smoking ban went into effect for bars? Did you further know that the local Veterans Memorial Building Canteen located at 810 H Street in Crescent City simply ignored the law? Not any more. Enter Alan “Chuck” Orton.…
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BREAKING NEWS
By Donna Westfall – January 4, 2018 – Here are the key points: 1.) Paralegal, Wes Nunn, will be starting to write a column in this publication called “Judicial Watch,” which will address the areas of corruption in our local Judicial system. 2.) Jacob “Jake” Smith, retired former CalTrans manager is throwing his hat in…
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The Daily Town Hall Meeting Marks 1 Year Anniversary!
By Del Norte County 5th District Supervisor, Bob Berkowitz – January 3, 2018 – A lesson in grass roots democracy “I felt so humiliated.” she said as she came away from giving her 3 minutes of testimony to the board of supervisors. She felt that, even though she was passionate about the topic and gave…
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Is the recent Drive-by Shooting Connected to the BlackHawk Pistol Story?
By Donna Westfall – December 24, 2017 – Have you ever been awakened by a noise in the middle of the night, maybe something that sounded like the pop pop of a gun shot or two, rolled over and gone back to sleep? A lot of those “pop” sounds turn out to be fireworks and…