August 27th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: organizations in Del Norte launch initiatives to teach the community about Naloxone; Crescent City Councilors discuss the vacant part time positions and Tri-Agency dissolution; the first ever Kites For Kids Festival is coming up at the end of the month; an update on wildfires nationwide; Eureka and Crescent City experience record breaking rainfall; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife decides whether or not to declare the white sturgeon an endangered species; the Tolowa Dee Ni Nation and Yurok tribe receive funding for broadband internet access; Josephine County Commissioners discussed a new draft wildfire map; a reminder to drive safe around school zones; a police pursuit down 199 ends in a motorcycle crash; California fast food jobs see growth; and a new training program helps to alleviate the lack of California medical professionals. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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