Category: This Weeks News

Credit to Bob Egelko, The San Francisco Chronicle – October 27, 2016 – California has greatly reduced solitary confinement in its prisons and has nearly eliminated its long-term use under a year-old legal settlement, lawyers for the prisoners reported Monday. The state had 9,870 prisoners in isolation cells in December 2012, shortly after inmates filed a class-action…

By Donna Westfall – October 26, 2016 – Sewer rates certainly don’t galvanize the community as much or create the types of curiosity that a sexual predator case does.  Nevertheless, questions have been asked and answers need to be given. With that, let’s ask what the City has done to mitigate the humongous, unaffordable $44 million…

By Donna Westfall – October 25, 2016 – Recognize that anyone can request public records.  This is not limited to the press or political activists.  We’re not going to publish any further letters from family, friends or employees. But, think that the following letter may be indicative of some larger concerns which we’ll  address in…

By Donna Westfall – October 23, 2016 – Chris Renner pled guilty to sexually abusing a boy in his formative years. He was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison and will be a registered sex offender for life. At this point there are more questions than answers. 1.)  Was his family aware of the situation…

By Donna Westfall – October 22, 2016 – What happens when a prominent member of our society is caught in one of the most abominable crimes?  If we rate murder as the worst crime, repeated sexual abuse of a child is not far behind. Why would a man like Chris Renner act in such a…

We are endorsing two candidates for Crescent City, City Council. We are looking for candidates that have a spine, willing to ask questions and not willing to merely rubber stamp whatever staff puts in front of them. We believe that these two gentlemen have those qualifications and more. Justin Williams          …