Category: This Weeks News
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Off Shore Wind Power, Oh Really?
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – May 9, 2023 During Tuesday’s, May 9th Board Of Supervisor’s meeting there will be an attemptby Supervisors Short and Howard to sell the County’s citizenry on theidea of resurrecting the decade long defunct Tri-Agency in order tobreath life into the latest “get rich scheme”, off shore wind power. Before…
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IN DEL NORTE SUPERIOR COURT: HOW DN FOSTER KIDS ARE AT STAKE
By Investigative Reporter Linda Sutter – May 8, 2023 Monday, May 8, 2023, a 16 year old Foster Child in Del Norte County asked me to come into the courtroom today as her support person/advocate. As soon as I entered the room Jacqueline Roberts who is the Social Services Attorney objected to my presence. The…
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BREAKING NEWS! – Claw Back Provision in California Taxpayer Protection Initiative
By Carl DeMaio – May 8, 2023 I just confirmed with our lawyers that if we win the YES vote in next year’s election to pass our California Taxpayer Protection Initiative, the provisions this powerful tax-blocking measure will be applied retroactively to January 1, 2022! This is HUGE NEWS – and here’s why: We feared…
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Please SUPPORT SCA-4!
Please SUPPORT SCA-4! Now is the time to voice your support for SCA-4, a “Proposition 19 Bill Amendment” that would reinstate the Proposition 58 protections on the transfer of homes to child heirs effective Jan. 1, 2025. Please see the link to the full text and summary at the bottom of this email. GOOD NEWS: We may be able to…
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Webinar: Unusual Causes and Treatments for Stroke
Every 40 seconds, a person in the United States has a stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. and affects around 800,000 Americans each year. Join us for a free stroke webinar to learn how you can BE FAST to spot the…
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The Balourdet String Quartet
Review by Samuel Strait – May 7, 2023 If Classical Music is your thing, Friday night’s performance by Boston’sBalourdet String Quartet at Crescent Elk Auditorium of over two hours ofHayden, Mendelssohn, Wolf and Brahms was a true pleasure. This quartetoffered passion, energy, and an excellent performance for the delight ofone’s ear. Coming all the way…
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Repeal California’s Prop. 19 death tax
Opinion By Jon Coupal – May 4, 2023 I got hit by a car last year while riding my bicycle. But not just any car — it was a remote-control car being operated by a teenager in my neighborhood who directed the miniature missile right through a stop sign. And while not as large as…
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Not Ever
By Kevin Kiley – May 4, 2023 Yesterday, Gavin Newsom remarked to an interviewer, “I love when you say governor.” She then asked, wryly, “Not president?” Newsom responded, “No, not y—” Not ever: If Newsom’s national ambitions weren’t delusional enough already, the collapse of his home city in recent days is making the point in dramatic fashion.…
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Unbelievable Tax Hikes
By Reform California – May 3, 2023 As if we don’t pay enough taxes as it is… If you want to block 7 big tax hikes, then be sure to vote YES to pass the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative (CTPI) in 2024. This initiative immediately blocks at least 7 costly and unfair tax hikes that state politicians are trying…
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Vote “No” on AB 1078! Debate Over School Board Gets Heated
Opinion By Donna Westfall – April 30, 2023 Sparks flew at the Assembly Education Committee this past week when Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Riverside) made the case for his bill, AB 1078. In his opening remarks, Jackson said his legislation was necessary to respond to the “book banning” campaign being waged by “white Christian nationalists” in California.…