Monthly Archives: April 2025

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117 “Hands Off” Protests Planned In California for Saturday – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 2nd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte County continues to lobby amidst Federal funding uncertainty; DNUSD dodges impact from federal program cuts to free meal services; also the DNUSD Board of Trustees endorse SiteLogIQ energy audits of local school campuses; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation encourages Tribal Citizen feedback on proposed Tribal Community Wildfire Protection Plan; 117 Hands Off protests in California against President Donald Trump’s policies are expected to kick off on Saturday; Chetco Community Library District receives a generous donation of $124,000; Josephine County Judge grants Disability Rights Oregon a preliminary injunction against Grants Pass over designated camping sites; the CDFW releases a progress report on the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future; and an earthquake creates a volcanic eruption scare in Alaska. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s newscast image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Director Persephone Rose, which has been edited.

Articles, Community News, Education, Infrastructure

Del Norte County, Education Officials Lobby For Century-Old Funding Source

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Pointing out that Del Norte County’s apportionment is a significant part of its general fund, District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard said continuing to lobby hard for the Secure Rural Schools program is important, even though Congress didn’t include it in the budget it approved last month.

Howard, whose district includes the Smith River National Recreation Area and parts of Redwood National and State Parks, called the loss of nearly $1.4 million to the community huge. It’s huge for Del Norte County and huge for Del Norte County Unified School District, he said.

But, while he urged Del Norters to let their elected representatives know where they stand on funding for infrastructure and schools, DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris said the district has learned not to count on those SRS dollars.

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SiteLogicIQ Proposal Signed On By School Board – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 1st, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District one; the school board signs SitelogIQ proposal; the Crescent City Harbor District holds off on an MOU for fireworks with the county; news on the recent Community Baby Shower at the Family Resource Center; the Chetco Community Public Library Districts receives a substantial gift of $124,000; the Yurok Economic Development Corporation selected Dylan Aubrey to join the leadership for the upcoming Reservation Economic Summit; information on the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Progress Report; two flue fires were handled by the Illinois Valley Fire District; and Disability Rights Oregon was granted a preliminary injunction against the city of Grants Pass. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s newscast image is taken as a screenshot of Google Maps, which has been edited.

Articles, Community News, Education, Health, Youth

DNUSD Spared From Cuts To USDA School Nutrition Programs

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Thumbnail photo: DNUSD’s Nutrition Services Department fresh fish tacos to Del Norte High School students last year courtesy of the Community Food Council’s Sea-to-Market program. | Photo courtesy of Michael Hawkins

(Updated at 8:27 a.m. to correct an error. Julie Carter Bjorkstrand, Del Norte Unified School District’s director of nutrition services, will travel to Sacramento as part of the California School Nutrition Association’s legislative action committee.)

Potential changes to a federal program that offers free meals to socio-economically disadvantaged schools will impact 2.4 million Californian students, but those in Del Norte County won’t be among them, according to Julie Carter Bjorkstrand.

Bjorkstrand, Del Norte Unified School District’s director of nutrition services, also said that a $660 million cut to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food For Schools program won’t impact Del Norte schools.

“It’s actually not going to impact us because I didn’t apply for that grant,” she said. “I didn’t like the reporting. They didn’t have it fully fleshed out and so I didn’t feel all that comfortable applying for it.”

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Articles, Community News, Education, Transportation, Youth

DNUSD Is Getting New Vans, Training New Bus Drivers, Transportation Director Says

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Del Norte Unified School District is putting four new vans on the road, replacing an aging fleet that drew concerns from parents and staff who said they weren’t safe for students.

But since it will take  two or three weeks to be retrofitted to meet the district’s needs, DNUSD is still relying on those older vans, transportation director Chris Armington told the Board of Trustees on Thursday.

Providing an update  four months after parents and staff complained of warped brake rotors, leaking brake fluid and school bus seat belts held together with duct tape, Armington said his department had implemented a check-in check-out system for use of the vans.

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