Category: This Weeks News
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A Momentous 24 Hours
By Kevin Kiley – June 28, 2024 The last 24 hours have been among the most consequential in the history of our state, and perhaps our country. First, Biden’s debate performance has revived talk he will be replaced by Newsom, who was at the debate as his “surrogate.” Newsom is literally the most unpopular governor…
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Constituents Beware
By Branden Bieber – June 28, 2024 Voters are being poled this November in what has become a continuous cycle of politicaldysfunction. While voting will conclude in 5 months, the results will likely have NO impact inleadership or policy. Considering the National Presidential Election is offering two geriatricsembedded in controversy. Regardless who wins, America’s next…
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The 5-0 Club Without The Traveling Man Supervisor Howard
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – June 28, 2024 During the recent Del Norte County Board of Supervisor’s Meeting, the four members present couldn’t have made a larger mess for themselves and the County’s residents if they tried. Congratulations Supervisors Starkey and Short, maybe a lesson in employee compensation negotiations is in order. Never…
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“NOT AT THIS ADDRESS”
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – June 28, 2024 Thursday morning, June 27th, 33 pages of petitions to Repeal Measure S on the November ballot were turned in to City Clerk, Robin Altman. Half a dozen people helped in the process of knocking on doors and getting signatures and discovered that a lot of…
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Del Norte School District: Education, Or Intervention And Indoctrination
Opinion and Commentary by Samuel Strait – June 27, 2024 It has been awhile since I last attended a School Board Meeting. Not since Meetings surrounding the failed attempt by the local Board to maintain an Oversight Committee for the duration of the expenditure of the 2008 $25 million General Purpose Bond that not only…
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A Threat to Democracy
By Kevin Kiley – June 24, 2024 Gavin Newsom is a threat to democracy. The extraordinary events of the last week have made that clearer than ever. First, at Newsom’s request the CA Supreme Court removed the Taxpayer Protection Act from the ballot. The Proposition would have subjected any tax increase to a vote of…
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California Supreme Court yields to Newsom and Legislature, removes Taxpayer Protection Act from November ballot
By Jon Coupal – June 22, 2024 We were shocked and angered by the California Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday in Legislature v. Weber, the outrageous lawsuit filed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders. The lawsuit asked the court to order the removal of our duly qualified initiative, the Taxpayer Protection and Government…
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The Del Norte Amateur Radio Club Field Day – 2024
By Jaime Yarbrough – June 21, 2024 This Saturday, June 22nd, beginning at 10 am until dusk, the DNARC will be meeting in Hiouchi next to the Hiouchi Cafe. Last year, the club joined 40,000+ other Ham radio operators in North America to simulate an emergency, for 24 hours, running on emergency power (generator) and…
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High court blocks anti-tax measure from California ballot
By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – June 20, 2024 The California Supreme Court sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature on the constitutionality of a sweeping anti-tax measure, ruling today that it cannot go before voters in November. The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, broadly aimed to make it more…