Category: This Weeks News
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DEL NORTE COUNTY GENEROUSLY OFFERS FREE RENT ON THE BACKS OF TAXPAYERS
Opinion By Linda Sutter – July 5, 2023 Although Del Norte Sheriff’s officers did their best to keep south Beach free and clear of parking RVs and Camp trailers, 12 were permitted to stay and are still there. What does the county miss out on? These people get free garbage service, do not pay any…
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Action Alert: Call the Capitol to stop ACA 1, it’s a threat to raise taxes in every election!
By Jon Coupal – July 5, 2023 I’m writing today with an urgent request regarding Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1), the proposed constitutional amendment that would make it easier to raise local taxes for anything labeled “infrastructure” and for certain public housing projects. ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13. It would change…
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The End of Affirmative Action
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – June 3, 2023 Being raised in Los Angeles public school during the 1950’s and 1960’s meant Blacks, Whites, Asians and Hispanics were all going to school together and formed friendships. At that time, I didn’t know any Arabs or Middle Eastern students. Many of us graduated and went…
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CALIFORNIA DEMS RAISE GAS TAX – AGAIN!
Commentary and Opinion By Donna Westfall – July 1, 2023 As if gas prices weren’t high enough already in California… As of TODAY, gas taxes in California will increase by 8%! It’s never been clearer – Democrats don’t care about the thousands of Californians already struggling to make ends meet. In fact, they even REJECTED…
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The Del Norte Amateur Radio Club 2023 – Update
Jaime Yarbrough – KJ6JKL (General class) – July 1, 2023 Last weekend the club participated in the ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day at Beach Front Park in Crescent City. The club joined 40,000+ other Ham radio operators in North America to simulate an emergency, for 24 hours, running on emergency power (generator) and…
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Saving Life-Saving Work
Commentary By Donna Westfall – July 1, 2023 Since Roe v Wade became the law of the land in 1973, over 60 million babies were aborted. Last year, the Supreme Court of our nation overturned that “constitutional” right and put the onus back onto the states to curtail or outright ban abortion. Helping with changing…
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Clearing the Air at the Board of Directors Meeting of the California Federation of Republican Women (CFRW)
By Annette Elliot – June 24, 2023 Clearing the Air at the Board of Directors Meeting of the California Federation of Republican Women (CFRW) After the Impeached President Debacle With Bank Accounts Secure and a Win in the Prevailing Lawsuit, It’s Time to Move Forward to the 2024 Election Paso Robles, California, June 24, 2023…
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Pledge of Allegiance
By Branden Bieber – June 30, 2023 As we gather this Fourth of July to celebrate as a community, let us not forget what to commemorate. “Independence” Del Norte’s 4th of July festivities is one of the biggest events of the year, but our Independence is beingdiminished daily. And while it seems the whole world…
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DEFY PUBLIC DUE PROCESS
By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – June 28, 2023 The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors (BOS) held a meeting this morning while everyone was at work. The meeting was to raise your property taxes through the sewer user fee. It was brought to the attention of the board members that people had not received…