Category: Board of Supervisors
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PART 1: The Freak Show AKA BOS 9/11 meeting RE: Prop 6 – the gas tax
By Donna Westfall – September 12, 2018 – Just when we thought miracles do happen and watched as Board of Sups (BOS) voted 4-1 (Sup. Lori Cowan only dissenting vote) to support Prop 6 – repealing the gas tax – at their August meeting, everything turned topsy turvy at their September 11th meeting. It started…
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Board of Supervisors Supports Repealing the Gas Tax
By Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin – August 29, 2018 – Yesterday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting was an interesting one. I made the motion for our Board to SUPPORT Proposition 6 which will be on your November ballot to repeal the Road Repair and Accountability Act also known as Senate Bill…
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Are the Fairground Boards Hiding Financial Data?
By Donna Westfall – August 21, 2018 – At this morning’s Daily Town Hall Meeting – open to the public – held from 6-7 am at the Fisherman’s Restaurant, Linda Sutter, announced her run for the Fairgrounds 1/4 cent sales tax Board. We discussed the ’17-’18 Grand Jury report concerning the two Fairground Boards. Let’s…
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Del Norte Residents Seek Solutions to Homelessness with Board of Supervisors and City Council
Don’t just manage homelessness — end it! Crescent City, Calif. – August 8, 2018 – Seeking sustainable solutions to address homelessness, a concerned group of Del Norte County residents, supported by the True North Organizing Network, is launching a comprehensive campaign to end it — not just manage it — by rallying the community and…
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Are there solutions to homelessness in our County?
By Donna Westfall – July 26, 2018 – Homelessness is neither new nor inevitable. We’ve always had homeless in our society. There’s been a cycle that began in the 1980’s while the previous period was during the great depression. Current figures put the growing population of homeless in Del Norte County at over 500, of…
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Cleaning up our county
By Donna Westfall – July 24, 2018 – Isn’t it amazing the amount of trash humans can generate? Even more amazing is how homelessness can foul up our environment and nobody seems to notice? Except we do notice. On more than one occasion, Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin, has organized people and resources to clear…
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The latest dog and pony show: Last Chance Grade
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – July 21, 2018 – Just when you think the government couldn’t possibly spend more money frivolously, they come up with just the scheme. Last Chance Grade (LCG) has been a problem for over five decades. When I hear that $50-60 million dollars need to be spent on reports for…
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County leaders convene at national conference to highlight solutions that bolster America’s communities
July 21, 2018 – Special speakers included U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Children Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman and NFL Legend Eddie George; workshops focused on strengthening health systems, the opioid epidemic, criminal justice reform and more Nashville, Tennessee — Bob Berkowitz, Del Norte County Supervisor, joined more than 3,000 county leaders July 13-16 in…
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Cowan & Howard an Unholy Alliance?
By Donna Westfall – July 17, 2018 – The issue of quality healthcare at affordable prices is paramount to the future of our community. Without quality healthcare, our community is destined to wallow in a sea of mediocrity. Some in our community would rather drive or fly outside the community rather than enter the doors…
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Take off the rose colored glasses
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – July 13, 2018 – It was a pleasant surprise to see that the Triplicate has finally published an issue without the non stop nauseating coverage of the recent third trip to Japan, this one at local tax payer expense. I’m not sure whether it is ignorance or a simple disconnect…