Category: Board of Supervisors
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Measure A – Term Limits Finally on the June Ballot
Updated May 14, 2018 – By Donna Westfall – Originally published 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 reads: “Shall Ordinance No. 2017-003…
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Endorsements for Supervisorial Race: Smith & Mason
We have complained long and hard about Chris Howard and Gerry Hemmingsen’s performance on the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors (BOS) so it should come as no surprise that they are not receiving our endorsement for re-election. Instead, for District 3, we endorse Jake Smith. We firmly believe he can add a cohesive factor…
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Supervisor Roger Gitlin home after surgery
By Donna Westfall – May 4, 2018 – Can a stiff neck indicate a major problem? On Friday, April 28th, Roger Gitlin went to his doctor complaining of a stiff neck, pain and inability to turn his neck. He was sent to Sutter Coast Hospital. There they took an MRI and didn’t like the results. …
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When Will They Ever Learn
By Donna Westfall – April 30, 2018 – It looks like the radical wing of the local Democratic Party is at it again. They are up to their old tricks of filing frivolous complaints with The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) against Supervisor Berkowitz. Only this time they have included Supervisor Gitlin in their outrageous…
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Corruption from the Inside Out
Opinion Piece By Angelina Countess Bieber – April 28, 2018 – Since the passing of the unconstitutional California SB54 Sanctuary State Law, there has been a growing concern for the safety and sovereignty of California and America. As a concerned citizen and Patriot, it was imperative for me to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting…
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Dave Mason Nails Sups Howard & Hemmingsen on Withholding Information Re: Indians Reclaiming Land
By Donna Westfall – April 26, 2018 – If Dave Mason never spoke up at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board Of Supervisors meeting held April 24, 2018, we would probably not know until some time in the distant future that the Tolowa Dee- Ni’ Nation wants to expand their borders: 13 miles starting from the…
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Meet Dynamo Erin Cruz, applauded and booed
By Donna Westfall – April 27, 2018 – Do you ever travel to foreign places and wonder how or why their culture developed a certain way? Someone visiting the United States intent on learning our history could visit Washington DC and spend hours or days, months or years reading and researching why our nation is…
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After The BOS Meeting Reflections on SB 54
By Donna Westfall – April 26, 2018 – Years ago, when Kathryn Murray sat as Mayor on the Crescent City, City Council, she made a statement to those not liking an increase in their water/sewer rates. And it went like this; “If you don’t like it, you can always move out of the area.” “You…
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Today’s the Day – Chime in on SB 54
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 24, 2018 – I think it’s common knowledge that Republican’s by and far are against SB 54, (Sanctuary State), while Democrats are for. The one wrinkle in our County is that while the four Republican candidates have all announced their views against SB 54, (Jake Smith – District…
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Will Del Norte County Opt Out of SB 54?
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – April 20, 2018 – Board of Supervisors (BOS), Chairman Chris Howard probably bowed to public pressure and the letter from the local Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association demanding he put on the agenda a discussion of SB 54. It’s there! Agenda Item #15 is on the April 24th…