Category: Board of Supervisors
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The Corruption of Campaign Cash
By Donna Westfall – September 7, 2016 – Have you ever asked yourself who may pull the strings for the decisions that are made by your board of supervisors. You might find it interesting that one member of the board of supervisors and one board wannabe have big special interest and Political Action Committees (PAC)…
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THE GREAT BIN CONTROVERSY
By Samuel Strait – August 26, 2016 – It is not often that we have a public agency that so constantly proves just how worthless it has become, but the Del Norte Solid Waste Authority (DNSWMA) has done just that. Looking beyond the constant drum beat of recycling, (textiles, mattresses, and abandoned cars all a complete…
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TOO RISKY FOR COMMON SENSE
By Donna Westfall – August 24, 2016 – As I was walking past “Sleezy Joe’s Used Car Lot” I happened to come upon this conversation: Sleezy Joe – Hey buddy step over here for a moment, have I got a deal for you! I have this “like new” car over here that regularly sells…
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To burn or not to burn the old hospital at 2nd & A Streets?
By Donna Westfall – August 17, 2016 – Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin, has tackled the blight problem head on while the other politicians give lip service just like they do to various other problems in our community week in, week out, month after month, year after year. Want examples: poor test scores by our…
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Where there’s smoke, there’s Finigan
By Donna Westfall – August 1, 2016 -Sometimes the most interesting news is the news that never makes it to the local mainstream press. This last week it was the political rhetoric out of the mouth of Mr. Finigan at the last board of supervisors meeting. During the supervisor’s update information on their activities since…
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IN GOD WE TRUST
By Donna Westfall – Today is the 60th anniversary of the signing into law In God We Trust Motto. July 30, 1956 President Dwight Eisenhower signed the document as our Official Motto. 60 years later, our own local 1st District Supervisor, Roger Gitlin, joined former presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, in Bakersfield as guest speaker. More than…
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Shut Up and Don’t Question Anything!
By Donna Westfall – July 28, 2016 – One question I’m tempted to ask, “Is this Board of Supervisors (BOS) operating on autopilot?” It reminds me of the Crescent City, City Council of the last eight years. Does our BOS just goes along with what has gone before without ever questioning any items that come up…
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Grand Jury Report Out of Line With Reality
By Samuel Strait – July 14, 2016 -While I would love to pile on when picking apart some government bureaucracy, or even some woe be gone Supervisor who has trouble being functional as a representative, but both stories, “More Hot Air From Finigan” and “Grand Jury Report Is Not Surprising” desperately need some additional context…
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MORE “HOT AIR” FROM FINIGAN
Under funded and under staffed with clients “falling through the cracks” is how the Del Norte County Grand Jury described what is going on at the Department of Health and Human Services. It told of a staff that is exhausted with more than the normal number of cases being handled by each employee. It detailed…
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GRAND JURY REPORT IS NOT SURPRISING
Opinion Piece by Linda Sutter – July 12, 2016 – The egregious grand jury report, regarding Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) AND THE LOCAL FAIR ISSUE, is not surprising. It is just another window that reveals the lack of leadership that exists in this county by continuing to utilize good ole boys who…