Category: Board of Supervisors

Commentary And Opinion by Samuel Strait – December 21, 2023 I am away for a few months and the train wreck at the Board ofSupervisors trundles on.  They can’t for a moment understand that “doingsomething” within the framework of government does not always includethe best of results for the community.  This is something that the…

Commentary and Mostly Opinion by Samuel Strait – December 10, 2023 Since I am on vacation, I will not spend the time to detailing the last Board of Supervisor’s train wreck, err, meeting, November 21st, as it is safe to say that not much good transpired.  Actually the Board Chair, Darren Short, reached his peak…

Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – October 29, 2023 Another club meeting and another train wreck.  While I reallyappreciated the likeness of the County’s supervisors to that of pottedplants, in this case a more apt description is that of “folding like acheap suit in the face of a dozen or so virtue signaling localprogressives”. …

Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – October 16, 2023 Del Norte County is among the 10 poorest counties in California. Del Norte County has almost 12% of our declining population living in poverty. What is our population, just over 27,000. Declining population. Declining school enrollment. But ever increasing taxes. We are the northernmost town…

Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – October 16, 2023 I am not quite sure how to describe the facial expressions of ourmembers of the Board of Supervisor’s at their recent meeting, October10th, 2023 when they were greeted with their namesake “potted” plants during the public comments section of the meeting.  Priceless, I wouldventure to suggest…

Opinion By Branden Bieber – October 2, 2023 Most evident at the September 26 th Board of Supervisors meeting is that Del Norte’s poverty, high crime, and substance abuse is being funded through Local Budgeting Expenditures. When Jacqueline Roberts assistant county counsel, presented to the board the current Opioid crisis death statistics, the board diminished…

Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – September 30, 2023 While I would much rather talk about the trip that I am on, sad buttrue, another wasted two hours listening and commenting at the mostrecent Board of Supervisor’s meeting, September 26th.  No progress byany of the Board members when it comes to understanding that government,inefficient…

Commentary and Opinion By Samuel Strait – September 16, 2023 Three weeks have gone by since the last time the County’s illustrious“brain trust” met, but changes in how the County’s business is conductedhas continued along its mindless narrow path.  One would think that whenthe Department of Health and Human Services represents much of whatpasses for…