Category: This Weeks News
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2,000-page omnibus appropriations bill that Congress must pass this week
Credit to Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director – Food and Water Watch – December 16, 2015 – Congressional dysfunction did it again. A few Democratic and Republican members of Congress made back-room deals, and now your elected officials will only get an up or down vote on whether or not to keep the government open for…
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Missing 8 year old found
December 12, 2015 As your Sheriff, I would like to personally offer my sincerest appreciation to our community members that took action and helped locate a missing eight year old boy today. It’s moments like these that remind us all how fortunate we are to live in a small community filled with people that care…
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Consumption Based Sewer Rates
PRESS RELEASE City Council Moves Forward With Consumption Based Sewer Rates – Proposed revenue increase will save conservation-minded residents money December 9, 2015: At the Monday night meeting of the City Council an ordinance was introduced that would change the way in which residents and businesses would be charged for their sewer utility. Known as…
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Taxfighter of the Year – Ourania Riddle
Credit to Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Taxpayer Advocate Ourania Riddle is HJTA Taxfighter of the Year The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is proud to name Ourania Riddle as HJTA Taxfighter of the Year. When Ourania, a 30 year member of the Solano County Taxpayers Association, witnessed the unelected State Water Resources Control Board running roughshod…
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URGENT! CALL YOUR SENATOR THIS WEEK
We’ve got good news and bad news, Donna.The good news: voters in Jackson County, Oregon have won a big victory. Their local restriction on GMO crops, passed in 2014 and fought at every turn by big junk food and pesticide companies, will finally go into effect thanks to a lawsuit settlementon Monday. This big win…
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Public Utility Project Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 6:30 pm WHERE: Del Norte Wellness Center at 550 Washington Blvd, Crescent City, Ca. 95531 Exploring energy independence for Del Norte County along with reductions in rates. Open to the public.
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What to do when your house burns down
By Donna Westfall – December 8, 2015 – I watched the Board of Supervisor’s meeting this morning and heard Supervisor Martha McClure mention they went out of town for Thanksgiving and were very happy to come back into town…. to come home. For 30 years our friends in Ojai (Southern California) lived in a one-of-a-kind,…
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Pearl Harbor Day
By Donna Westfall – December 7, 2015 – 74 years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked and decimated the ships docked at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. This act pulled the United States into World War II. It shall forever be remembered as “a day of infamy.” Or will it? We don’t talk about Gettysburg,…
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Lovin’ those lower gas prices at the pump?
By Donna Westfall – December 6, 2015 – Credit to Alex Jones interview of Donald Trump December 2, 2015 – Who doesn’t love paying little more than $2/gal for gas? This is just about the lowest prices we’ve seen in 5 years. Gas consumption continues at 40 year lows because people have been purchasing more fuel…
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Another Solid Waste Controversy: Conspiracy to commit fraud?
By Donna Westfall Randall South is no stranger to Crescent City. “When I grew up here, Crescent City was prosperous, friendly and a great place to live. I’m appalled by the changes that have taken place. There is a lot more wrong with Del Norte County than just the Solid Waste Board. The courts are…