Category: Harbor

By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 6, 2022 Tuesday’s Harbor Commission meeting was a big nothingburger as Harbor president Rick Shepherd pulled and rescheduled two very important items off the Agenda: *To approve Resolution(s) authorizing the Harbormaster to execute a ground lease with Renewable Energy Capital for the development of the…

Opinion and Commentary by Samuel Strait It is quite often difficult to tell exactly who is running the show atthe public meetings of the Harbor Commission, for a show it is indeed. After over a year of “negotiations” with Alex Lemus, and his companyRenewable Energy Capital, one would think that either a deal would bestruck, or…

By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 4, 2022 Recently the Crescent City Harbor District’s Commission has had theopportunity to shed themselves of their dubious connection with AlexLemus and his company Renewable Energy Capital, with a presentation froman alternative source that clearly in the limited reporting we have fromthem have a much better…

By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 16, 2022 Tuesday’s Crescent City Harbor meeting brought yet more frustration on the dredging issue compromising vessel ingress and egress in front of long-term tenant Fashion Blacksmith Marine Construction and Repair. The so-called good news reported by Harbormaster Tim Petrick that progress has been made…

Commentary By Samuel Strait – February 19, 2022 In a recent interview on Crescent City’s very own socialist radiostation, KFUG, Alex Lemus, Huckster of Renewable Energy Capitalannounced that he is not the author of the current plan to create a“Monterey Bay Style” fantasy world out of the Crescent City Harbor.  So,who exactly is responsible for…

By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – February 17, 2022 Do you want the Monterey-ization seen below? Hotels, gift shops, restaurants abound. Fishing and vessel repair has long since departed. Monterey is a sea shell of what it once was. OR Do you folks want a viable working Harbor with crab and fish…

By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – February 9, 2022 One would think that Commissioner Brian Stone doesn’t understand that heis no longer the President of the Harbor Commission nor itsspokesperson.  He is but one of four other Commissioners where RickShepherd is the current President of the Commission.  Yet, CommissionerStone seems unable to refrain…

By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – February 4, 2022 The Crescent City Harbor is poorly maintained…and Commissioners are responsible for these abominable conditions. The problems associated with both Redwood Harbor Village (formally privately-owned RV Anchorage) and RV Bayside Parks are elephant-esk. How does one address these Elephant problems? One bite at a…

By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – February 3, 2022 It is much appreciated that “Eye On Del Norte” is keeping a close eye onthe malfeasance that is occurring down in the Crescent City Harbor. While it may be too soon to praise the “new ” leadership at the Harbor,as they have yet to accomplish…

By Roger Gitliin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – February 2, 2022 The Crescent City Harbor District met in public meeting, Feb. 1. Allow me to commend the new Administration for its excellent work in attempting to change its old, dishonest and corrupt practices which hurt tenants and the Public alike. Credit to new Harbor…