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Councilors Approve Vacant Property Registry As Safeguard Against Blight

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With one of its members citing the broken windows theory, the Brookings City Council on Monday approved an ordinance that would charge vacant property owners a $25 annual fee and require them to fill out a registration form.

The decision wasn’t unanimous. Council President Andy Martin said he felt the city should invest in economic development and make decisions that would attract businesses to Brookings. Requiring the owners of vacant properties to pay an annual fee and register with the city was government overreach, he said.

“I think government should get involved as little as possible in telling people what they can and can’t do with their property,” he said.

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NCRCT Seeks Help Amidst Federal Funding Freeze – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 16th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; North Coast Rape Crisis Team seeks help during federal funding freeze; the weekly update from DNUSD; CDFW announces the Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan; the PFMC recommends limited fishing for recreational ocean salmon fisheries for a third year in a row; National Park Week begins this weekend; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation recognizes Alcohol Awareness Month; owner of Whitethorn Valley Farm sees a plummet in cannabis market as farmers face tax deadlines; a virtual power plant bill will go before the California State Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week; and the Pacific Power foundation announces over $300,000 in grants for safety, health, and wellness programs. 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 the North Coast Rape Crisis Team via their Facebook Page, which has been edited.

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Today’s Emergency Shelter & Micro Village Town Hall – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 15th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a summary from the Crescent City Harbor District’s recent Commission Meeting; the Harbor District unveils their development plan; DHHS and Del Norte Mission Possible will be hosting a meeting to give more information on the county’s emergency shelter and micro village project; DiRT & Glitter brought the experience of vertical dance to youth with the help of the Roots and Wings Dance Camp; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife presents their new plan on Black Bear Conservation and Management in California; information on this year’s National Park Week; Humboldt Cannabis Cultivators get their tax deadline moved in light of recent struggles; a Virtual Power Plant bill is soon to go before the California State Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee; and Pacific Power announces over 300,000 in grant monies to support safety, health and wellness programs. 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!

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‘We Need To Hear From People In Our Community’

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Amanda LeBlanc issued a call to action last week.

Appearing before the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, the executive director of the North Coast Rape Crisis Team accepted a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. But with a $500,000 grant that pays for five sexual-assault response team nurses in Del Norte County at the mercy of the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, LeBlanc urged local elected officials and other Del Norters to reach out to their state and national representatives.

“We’ve been told by our lobbying agencies that they are really sick of hearing from us because they understand that we like our jobs and we would like the funding,” she said. “We need to hear from people in our community who are not directly affected by these funds.”

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Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Del Norte’s Emergency Shelter, Micro Village Project

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Del Norte County will offer a sneak peak at its comprehensive emergency shelter and micro village project at a town hall meeting from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Crescent city. | Image courtesy of Del Norte County

Del Norters will be able to get a sneak peak at the county’s emergency shelter and micro village project on Tuesday.

Designed to provide a comprehensive pathway out of homelessness, the 60-bed emergency shelter and 50-unit micro village is being spearheaded by the Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services and Del Norte Mission Possible.

Both facilities, along with restrooms and a commercial kitchen, will be housed on county-owned property on Williams Drive and is being paid for through $10 million in state Encampment Resolution Funding grant dollars.

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Roots & Wings Dance Camp – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; funding cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services puts Del Norte County Library’s Zip Books Program in peril; a Del Norte High School Sports update; Crescent City Harbormaster Mike Rademaker will continue his role as harbormaster for the next three months; TCA Architects Planning Director Chris Williams showed harbor commissioners his power point of proposed plans for the harbor area; a new upgrade to the water system will make the water tank on Wonder Stump Road obsolete; a dive into the Roots & Wings Dance Camp; the City of Brookings is looking for volunteers to keep the Capella by the Sea Chapel open; and an increase in rabid fox calls in Josephine County. 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!

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Library Director Scrambles to Keep Information Accessible to All – Redwood Voice Community News

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April 11th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the registration for Del Norte’ Summer Program is coming to a close next week; Del Norte High School’s sports update; Curry County is hosting a cybersecurity summit; the Del Norte Board of Supervisors roundup; Crescent City will implement new water pressure technology; Brookings seeks volunteers to keep Capella by the Sea open; Josephine County has encounters with rabid foxes; CalTrans wants public input on evacuation preparedness plans; the Yurok Tribe soft launches a tribal web portal; warnings about harbor seal pupping season; Coos Bay takes a small plane crash to the face; and Grant’s Pass puts all of their homeless camps inside of two city blocks; along with a local library director fighting to maintain access. 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!

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Harbor’s Latest Development Plan Includes Tree-Lined Thoroughfares, Plazas And, Eventually, An Amphitheater

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Chris Williams unveiled a future Crescent City Harbor he says will draw people in and provide economic benefit for everyone in the area.

Williams, planning director for Irvine-based TCA Architects, imagined a tree-lined Starfish Way as the port’s main thoroughfare featuring breweries, wine tasting and places to rent kayaks or charter whale watching tours. There were grand entrances, plazas with restaurants and retailers, a concert venue at Whaler Island and bungalows for rent near two expanded RV parks.

But frequent public commenter Sandy Moreno pointed out that the Crescent Harbor Vision Plan that Williams presented to the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday was the latest in a series of attempts to develop the harbor over the past two decades.

“We are a population of 7,000 people,” Moreno said. “And I don’t know what our poverty level is, but I think there are some very wealthy places in our area, but there are a lot of poor places in our area. We are reliant on tourism and, because nine months out of the year we don’t have tourism, I wonder how feasible this plan is really.”

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Rademaker Continues To Captain The Crescent City Harbor Ship, Gets A Raise

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Mike Rademaker will continue as Crescent City’s harbormaster for at least another three months.

Four members of the Harbor District Board of Commissioners approved a three-month contract with Rademaker. Vice Chair Annie Nehmer dissented, later telling Redwood Voice Community News that the agreement included a raise despite commissioners’ not being fully aware of the port’s current financial situation.

“It is my concern with everything,” she said. “We haven’t been presented with financials in over a month. And when presented with financials, we haven’t been presented with a semi-annual budget.”

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Youth Take to the Trees at Roots and Wings Dance Camp

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“An extremely liberating and expansive and challenging flight,” said Lauren Godla of DiRT and Glitter when asked what vertical dance is. “A totally new perspective on gravity and reality and what kind of movement is possible.” 

Godla has been doing vertical dance for 10 years with several productions under her belt and has shared that experience with youth in Del Norte County through the Roots and Wings Dance Camp. 

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