Category: This Weeks News
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SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUG. 6TH
Thursday, August 6th, starting at 9 am, 981 H Street in Crescent City, Room 100 – the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors are meeting about one subject only: Review and discuss the Findings and Recommendations within the 2014/2015 Final Grand Jury Report applicable to Del Norte County and provide direction to staff for the…
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Analyst says pension initiative would affect current employees’ compensation
Credit to SEIU 1000 LAO report warns of “significant uncertainty” in Reed/Demaio pension attack According to a report released this week by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the pension-gutting ballot measure proposed by former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio is so drastic and recklessly conceived that…
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Happy National Watermelon Day
CREDIT TO Watermelon.org Did you know that watermelons are 90% water making them very aptly named? Besides eating them, juicing them is a refreshing way to enjoy watermelons. Dieting is helped by consuming watermelon since a cereal size bowl only contains 80 calories. The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) operates with a single objective: to…
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Today’s Farmers Market
By Jaime Yarbrough As I approach The Club for my morning workout in the fog at 06:45, my attention is immediately drawn to the white, blue, and greet tents populating the Del Norte County Fairgrounds. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and up at the crack of dawn. As I climb onto the treadmill I look over to catch people taking plastic…
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Senate Recognizes Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. July 30, 2015. Today, by a unanimous resolution the U.S. Senate declared July 30th as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.” The resolution comes on the anniversary of the first ever whistleblower protection law, enacted by the Continental Congress 237 years ago, at the height of the American Revolution. The…
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McClure Whines Cuz Gitlin is Cleaning Up This Town
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall Shopping carts left all over the city. Graffiti on the walls. Urine smells in our shopping center. Couches left on the sidewalk. Sign icon’s left to rust. Weeds along the 101 corridor. All of the above and more contribute to making our town ugly, dirty and unsightly. I recall when…
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Finigan and McClure Unpersuasive to Oust Gitlin
Opinion Piece by Linda Sutter Today before the BOS was a decision to try to oust Roger Gitlin from Area 1 Agency on Aging in his advisory position, and from the Chamber ofr Commerce Board. McClure made attempts to persuade the audience with negative results. “Area 1 Agency on Aging Board people are afraid to…
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Are the Board Of Supervisors Going to Pull a Westfall?
Opinion Piece by Donna Westfall Do any of you remember when City Attorney Bob Black talked so smoothly to the Crescent City, City Council back in 2009 about establishing a Code of Ethics? Do you remember anyone saying, “It’s just a gentle reminder.” And then do you remember when I would ask question after question…
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City Jumpstarts Water Conservation
Submitted by the City of Crescent City – Community must work together to reach 16% reduction mandated by State July 22, 2015: At a City Council meeting on Monday night, City Utilities Manager Tom Romesberg gave a presentation describing the current status of Crescent City’s water supply and drought measures enacted by the State. An April 1,…
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Positive Changes at the Sheriffs Department
By Donna Westfall On Sunday, July 19th around noon, Dave Egan of the infamous “Blackhawk Pistol” saga, had to make a choice. He knew he should call 911 after he and his dog were being threatened by two vicious dogs that were running loose on Cooper Avenue here in town. However, Egan, says he was reluctant…