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With Volatility Surrounding Elections This Year, Del Norte County Clerk Urges Voters To Call Or Visit If They Have Questions

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Alissia Northrup

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Days after the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision some worry could lead to a mass purge of valid voters ahead of the midterm election, Alissia Northrup sought to allay any concerns Del Norte County voters may have.

Though she hasn’t received guidance from the California Secretary of State as of Tuesday, the county clerk, who was elected to her fourth term in June, says she can’t start kicking people off the voter roles this close to an election.

Still, with her office set to start mailing out ballots in less than a week, Northrup acknowledged that voting is fraught this year. Mentioning worries people have about the U.S. Postal Service potentially rejecting their ballots — gleaned from articles on the Internet earlier — she urged people to call or visit her office.

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Art Scene: Soundbath, Community Drum Circle, Art in Public Places, Free Drawing Classes

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Here are this week’s Arts Notes from the Del Norte Association of Cultural Awareness (DNACA):

  • Oct. 10: DNACA presents Echoes Within: A Soundbath by Oren Selah at 4 p.m. in the Tapestry Arts Center, 224 F. St. in Crescent City. The soundbath will be a guided meditation in a relaxing acoustic soundscape, featuring gongs, chimes, flutes, and a sound bowl. Chairs will be provided, but you may bring yoga mats, blankets and pillows for more comfort. This is a free event, but donations are appreciated.
  • Oct. 17: DNACA is hosting a Community Drum Circle instructed by Mombo Hernandez at 1:30 p.m. in the Tapestry Arts Center. Hand drums and percussion instruments will be provided or you may bring your own. All ages are welcome.
  • On display until Oct. 22: DNACA presents a variety of local artwork at the 35th Annual Juried Multimedia Exhibition in the Del Norte County Courthouse, 450 H St. in Crescent City. The courthouse is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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35th-Annual Sea Cruise Rolls Into Town Friday, Saturday

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Thumbnail photo: Last year’s Sea Cruise car show drew 298 participants to Crescent City. | Photo courtesy of the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce

Whether it purrs like a kitten or roars like a lion, Del Norte’s celebration of all things that go vroom starts its engines on Friday.

Roughly 85 people have signed up to flaunt their ride at the annual Sea Cruise car show this weekend, Cindy Vosburg, executive director of the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. Between 250 and 300 cars are expected to fill Crescent City’s downtown on Friday and Beachfront Park on Saturday, she said.

“The early registrations are usually from out of the area,” Vosburg said, adding that last year, 298 cars were entered into Sea Cruise. “We’ve got somebody coming in from Colorado, folks coming from the Bay Area and somebody coming all the way up from San Diego. There’s a lot of Oregon — I believe I entered a couple from Portland and some towns up around the gorge.”

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Workshops Delve Into Potential Architectural Styles For Downtown Crescent City

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Before launching into a presentation of the different architectural styles that would preserve Downtown Crescent City’s small-town character, Don Arambula mentioned the opposition some have to the city’s plans.

Arambula, principal planner and urban designer for Portland-based Crandall Arambula PC, spoke at a workshop Wednesday for business owners, nonprofit and other government representatives — members of a steering committee driving the development of Crescent City’s Downtown Specific Plan.

During the workshop, Arambula urged steering committee members to think about context. The city’s architectural guidelines and standards need to reflect its “Redwoods to the Sea” motto, he said.

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Del Norte, Crescent City, Other Jurisdictions Finalize Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Thumbnail photo: H Dock in the Crescent City Harbor’s marina bore the brunt of the damage from Kamchatka tsunami on July 29 and July 30, 2025. Tsunamis were among the potential risks Crescent City and other parts of Del Norte County face, according to its the most recent countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. | Photo courtesy of Mike Rademaker

Del Norte County supervisors on Tuesday adopted an updated plan that seeks to reduce risk to life and property from natural disasters and other hazards.

The five-year two-volume countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies the community’s risk from wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes and other disasters, said Sasha Jones, a senior resilience and climate adaptation planner with Tetra Tech. 

The plan is a product of more than two years of public outreach, meetings, surveys and collaboration with other jurisdictions that must also adopt the plan, Jones told supervisors.

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A Milestone for Del Norte Public Health: DNPH Hosts Its 30th Annual Community Health Fair

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Group Photo from the 29th Annual Del Norte Community Health Fair | Photo courtesy of Del Norte Public Health via Facebook

Del Norte County Public Health is bringing the community and its partners together for its 30th Annual Community Health Fair on Saturday.

K through I Streets and 3rd Street will be blocked off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for organizations and their booths. The plaza between the Del Norte County Library and Price Mall will host kids’ activities.

According to Anna Porter, a Del Norte Public Health Office Technician, a variety of services and support will be offered at the health fair. 

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Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Recap, Sept. 22, 2026

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Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Board Adopts Final 2026-27 Budget: County supervisors closed a 14-day public hearing and adopted the county’s final 2026-27 budget. 

According to a staff report prepared by County Administrative Officer Neal Lopez and Auditor-Controller Clinton Schaad, the county’s overall recommended budget is $283,790,326 with a general fund budget of $53,614,829.

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After Suffering Major Setbacks, Battery Point Apartment Developers Are Working To Weatherize Structures By November

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Thumbnail photo: Plagued by water damage last winter, the developers spearheading the Battery Point Apartments project are working to weatherize the structures by November. The first phase of the development, including the senior housing building, is expected to go online in 2027. | Photo by James Brooks

Wanting to avoid a repeat of last winter’s water damage, the developers behind Battery Point Apartments say their internal goal is to have two of its three buildings protected against the weather by November.

Contractors and sub contractors are also laying the foundation for the third building and ensuring that it is protected against the winter rains, Synergy Community Development Corporation Chair Jason Hobson told the Crescent City Council on Monday.

Two years after Synergy and Step Forward Communities broke ground on the site at Gary and E streets, Hobson said the goal is to get the project’s first phase, Buildings A and C, online between the summer and fall of 2027. Building A will consist of 40 senior housing units and Building C will be housing for families.

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Crescent City Council Recap, Sept. 21, 2026

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Mayor Pro Tem Candace Tinkler was absent. Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting.

Water system servers: Councilors approved spending $83,045 for two servers from Dell Technologies to run the water system’s supervisory control and data acquisition software, or SCADA.

According to City Manager Eric Wier, the SCADA system monitors alarms, water pressures and enables staff to turn pumps on and off without having it manned 24-7. The system was updated in 2019, however a server’s average lifecycle is five years. With the city’s manufacturer support and hardware replacement coverage expiring next April, “the time to replace them is now,” the city manager said.

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Klamath Promise Neighborhood Brought $30 Million to Del Norte and Tribal Lands, But Also Had Its Challenges

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Team TACOCAT, a collaboration between Rx Safe Del Norte and KFUG Community Radio, was one of the local programs that received Klamath Promise Neighborhood support. | Photo courtesy of KFUG Community Radio

Editor’s Note: KFUG Community Radio and Redwood Voice Community News are recipients of Klamath Promise Neighborhood funding. Redwood Voice also has its origins through Building Healthy Communities.

Achieving Promise Neighborhood status for Klamath was a long shot in 2021.

Alison Ramsay and Kevin Malone had to find, and convince, a local agency to take the lead, get partners together to sign memorandums of understanding and write a proposal. 

Ramsay knew what she was getting into — she wrote two successful Promise Neighborhood grants in San Diego. Normally organizations get four to five months, she said. 

Two years after relocating to Del Norte at the invitation of Terry Supahan, executive director of True North Organizing Network, Ramsay and Malone said they noticed that the community lacked a comprehensive youth-serving organization. 

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