Category: This Weeks News
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Just How Big Is Too Big?
Opinion by Samuel Strait – April 17, 2022 Following an article I wrote for the CCTimes, titled “Another Study,Does Anyone Really Care?”, April 15, 2022, I received an e-mail from acandidate that is running for Supervisor asking for information about astudy that was the recent focus of the Board of Supervisors at the April12th rendition…
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A Huge Win
By Kevin Kiley – April 16, 2022 We have defeated SB 871, the student vaccine mandate, with the bill never receiving a single vote. What’s more, we have forced Gavin Newsom to back down. Things happened very quickly on Thursday. Shortly after I sent you the post about how we almost had the bill killed, the author…
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NOTICE: CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 15, 2022 Check your receipts, folks. The General Sales Tax in the City and County is 8.25%. This morning, I was in a retail store in the City. When the item I was purchasing came up with an 8.5% Sales Tax, I reminded the retailer…
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Another Study, Does Anyone Really Care?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 15, 2022 A regular occurrence at most Del Notre County Board Of Supervisormeetings is an experience not to be missed, an expensive “study”, orconsultant’s report on some matter that has no real benefit to most ofthe local community. April 12th’s meeting was just such a case…
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The Founders Vindicated
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – April 15, 2022 With the April 29 committee deadline approaching, the student vaccine bill, SB 871, has not been set for a hearing. And support is cratering. Even the radical school board in Berkeley just declined to endorse it. If the bill does not advance, which appears likely, I’m calling…
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Yet Another Brick In The Wall Between The Public And County BOS
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 14 2022 At some point it would be constructive if the Del Norte County Board OfSupervisors would take lessons on how they might operate Board Meetingswith the Public in mind. It is difficult enough for the working publicto appear at Board meetings scheduled for 10:00 in…
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The County’s Supervisors Continue To Hide From Voters
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 13, 2022 Irregardless of the Del Norte County’s Board Of Supervisors on goingefforts to hide from the public and the voters in the Fall, there is agrowing movement and outrage over the behavior of those that feed at thepublic trough and in particular those that have…
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New District Five Supervisor, No Change 5-0
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 13, 2022 With all the celebration of the swearing in of newly appointedSupervisor Fifth District, Susan Masten, the question became, “Wouldanything really change?” We have the answer to that, No! The Board ofSupervisors remains firmly locked in the oh, so, bland state ofuniformity, conformity, with no…
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Why
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 13, 2022 To answer the question posed by Supervisor Chris Howard, DistrictThree’s representative on the Del Norte Board Of Supervisors to thequestion “Why” County Government does what it does, shouldn’t surprise agreat many people who live and work within the County. While SupervisorHoward is under the…
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GROAN!
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 12, 2022 Some will groan when I bring this subject to public attention. The poorly-maintained curbs, gutters and sidewalks rampant with ugly weed growth about the City is no big deal. I think it’s a big deal. Appearance is everything. Why have sidewalks at all…