Category: This Weeks News
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CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY: Local sales tax hikes are coming soon
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Jon Coupal – February 16, 2026 As this column has noted on numerous occasions, California’s state sales tax rate of 7.25% is the highest in the nation. When the local sales tax rates are included, the…
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FLAG DEDICATION AT HARBOR DISTRICT
By Linda Sutter – February 13, 2026 The citizens of Del Norte County Dedicate This Flag to All Veterans who served our Country. Chuck Orton fought long and hard for our country, but his service did not end there. His deep love of this nation—and what the flag represents—compelled him to attend Harbor District meetings…
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THE QUESTION WAS ASKED: WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED?
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – February 11, 2026 Today’s Harbor District meeting was contentious, as usual. During public comment, community member Sam Strait — who regularly attends local government meetings — made a pointed observation:…
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Stop the Mileage Tax
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Carl DeMaio, Chairman- February 11, 2026 Important Briefing TODAY at NOON Block the CA Mileage Tax! Go to: info@reformcalifornia.org to register CA Democrats are pushing an outrageous new MILEAGE TAX that would tax you 6-9 cents for every…
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CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY: Why even bother with a state budget?
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Jon Coupal Understandably, very few citizens of California follow closely the state budget process which, for the 2026-27 fiscal year, just kicked off with the release of the Governor’s proposal. Of course, part of that…
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OMG! Seniors exempted from paying property taxes?
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – February 7, 2026 For several months I’ve been reading snippets about whether or not seniors could be exempted from paying property taxes. This morning I read and reacted to an email. Author Jenny Huh from ABC10 was on a video and wrote an article dated February 6th with…
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BREAKING NEWS: WEIRD ACCIDENT ON “J” STREET
By Donna Westfall – February 6, 2026 5:15 pm – Pictures by Doug Westfall Two Sheriff’s vehicles pulled up in front of our curb. A fire engine blocked the road. The ambulance company is right across the street. What happened? Nobody seems to know exactly, but a car flipped over and rammed into two other…
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HISTORIC NEWS: DOW JONES HITS 50,000
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – February 6, 2026 What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)? It’s an index. In 1896, journalist Charles Dow and his business partner, statistician Edward Jones developed this tool to track the health of the American economy. Initially, they chose 12 industrial stocks. What you may not know…
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We Caught Their Attention
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Brigette Gabriel, ACT for America – February 6, 2026 Senator Adam Schiff’s recent response to a concerned California constituent exposes a familiar pattern from the political left: deflection, disdain, and an outright refusal to confront…
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A Second Lab
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Kevin Kiley – February 5, 2026 An illegal bio lab was just raided in Vegas. It’s run by the same CCP-linked Chinese nationals who operated the secret bio lab found a few years ago in…