Category: Board of Supervisors
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Good Cop, Bad Cop
CREDIT TO USTREAM FOR THE VIDEO Public Comment at Board of Supervisor’s Meeting January 27, 2015 Complaints about rogue sheriff’s deputies put on the public record: [cincopa A4CA9RMZDjM9]
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Positive Changes at the Sheriff’s Office
BY DONNA WESTFALL Since Erik Appersons swearing in, nine days ago as the new Sheriff, reports of positive changes are being called-in to Crescent City Times.com. One resident said that it looks like we’re getting our money’s worth this time. Some of the complaints the public had about the last regime were the horrible attitude exhibited…
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STATE OF JEFFERSON
BY DONNA WESTFALL Have you heard? There are those who want to break away from the State of California and create an entirely new state, the State of Jefferson (SOJ). Should Del Norte County join about 18 other counties in Northern California and create the State of Jefferson (and possibly include some southern Oregon counties)? There…
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McCLURE AND THE AIRPORT UPGRADE/EXPANSION
BY DONNA WESTFALL We printed in Letters to the Editor (“McClure Effectively Kills Airport”) a scathing attack on Supervisor/Coastal Commissioner Martha McClure from a long time resident frustrated with all the hoops one has to jump through to get anything done in this town. After reviewing the Board of Supervisors meeting video held Tuesday, August…
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CONFIDENTIALITY, WHISTLE BLOWERS AND CORRUPTION
BY DONNA WESTFALL – August 4, 2013 I wonder about the people in our area understanding the concept of confidentiality. It’s to keep something private and secret. It’s to protect information, identities, or legal agreements. As a Medi-Cal Specialist for Long Term Care the last 19 years, I have to keep my clients information confidential.…
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FROG POND DISASTER
BY NICOLA GROBE Across the street from us is a pond and a stream with lots of Indian Cabbage also called Sunk Cabbage, lots of wetland vegetation, a peaceful idyllic place. When we moved here 3 years ago there were hundreds of frogs singing their songs, birds of all types, deer, rabbits, and even a…
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BULLYING BOS STYLE
I attended Del Norte Board of Supervisors’ meeting on June 25. Elections are behind us until next year, so members feel safe insulting voters who come to the meeting. If it were not the law, voters would not be allowed to speak, or even attend Board meetings. Conclusion: Winners listen. Losers wait their turn to…
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JON ALEXANDER’S CONTENTION TACTICS
BY LINDA SUTTER Last week in the Del Norte Triplicate there was yet another article about Jon Alexander and his newest contention tactic of threats to the Board of Supervisors. Former Del Norte District Attorney, Jon Alexander, hired a personal attorney to request payments be made to him for…
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IMPORTANT! CALL GOV. BROWN TODAY 916 445-2841
BY DONNA WESTFALL ALSO CREDIT TO DONNA FRYE FROM CALIFORNIANS AWARE For any of you that have ever presented our Crescent City, City Hall or Del Norte County with a records request and were ignored, please read the following article. I remember reading a public records request from Jessie Salisbury about 5 years ago that…