Category: This Weeks News
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The Reeling Supermajority
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – March 18, 2022 Democrats are in disarray at the California Capitol. As one headline put it: “GOP Move to Suspend Gas Tax Puts Assembly Democrats on Their Heels – the move pushed by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley left San Diego Democrats scrambling for a coherent response.“ Spoiler alert: there was no coherent response. Some legislators…
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Another Candidate for 5th District
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 18, 2022 TERRI COLTON has declared her candidacy for Del Norte Supervisor, District.5. Candidate Colton has a long history of civic involvement in Del Norte County including a near four decade involvement with the iconic JC Basketball Tournament and a 30 year Del Norte High…
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Ice Cream Castles, Palaces, And Fantasy Land
Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 18, 2022 I don’t often pay as much attention to what is going on at City Hall asI should. While I live in the County and only have a few interests thatapply to City doings, I know I have been remiss in the attention I giveto the City’s Fathers. …
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Another Candidate For 5th District
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 17, 2022 David Markel has filed papers to run for Dist.5 Board of Supervisors. Candidate Markel resides in the Bertch-Oceanview area of the County. Candidate Markel is a retired Green Diamond mechanic and Bertch-Oceanview Fire Volunteer who helped build the Station on Humboldt Rd at…
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Is It Fixed, Or Not?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 17, 2022 For over a year now CalTrans and various construction contractors havebeen diligently shoring up Last Chance Grade about fourteen miles southof Crescent City on Highway 101. This bit of highway has been averitable nightmare to keep intact to travel for many decades, yet theState…
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The CDC Is On Comedy Central Now?
Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 17, 2022 Most of you who read the CCTimes regularly know that I have been a hugecritic of all the efforts by government to keep us “safe” from thatdreaded virus SARS-CoV-2. It has been almost comical over the lastcouple of months to see the scrambling among the Covid porn…
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” TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE “
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 16, 2022 Tuesday’s Crescent City Harbor meeting brought yet more frustration on the dredging issue compromising vessel ingress and egress in front of long-term tenant Fashion Blacksmith Marine Construction and Repair. The so-called good news reported by Harbormaster Tim Petrick that progress has been made…
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Business As Usual?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 16, 2022 For those of you that did not catch the last meeting of one of CrescentCity’s Secret Societies, it featured a plea by a local business owner tothe local Republican Central Committee to support an effort to rescindthe County’s Measure “R” whenever the Board of…
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More Mischief Revealed In Del Norte And Where Is The Sacramento Bee?
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 16, 2022 Is it possible we actually are in a time warp, where the wild wild westis alive and well? Seems so, if you at all are keeping up with themisconduct occurring at City Hall, the County, the school district, theharbor and now the Crescent Fire…
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Frank Magarino Running for Supervisor for District 3
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 15, 2022 Frank Magarino has successfully submitted his paperwork and required signatures for his candidacy for Del Norte District 3 Supervisor, Smith River, North Bank, Hiouchi and Gasquet. The twice-elected incumbent Del Norte Unified School Board Trustee, Magarino will face Chris Howard and Hank Akin…