March 27th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City Councilors discussed changes to the emergency repair plans for Pebble Beach Drive; the grand reopening of Fred Endert Municipal Swimming Pool is set back a week; Pacific Power warns of potential storm induced power outages later this week; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is seeking tribal graduates to recognize in their newsletter; posters made by local third graders portraying what they would do as mayor are on display at Brookings City Hall; the Yurok Tribe views the proposed Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area as a violation of the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act; with conflicts between wolves and cattle increasing, Modoc County considers declaring a local emergency; two proposed California bills will allow victims of climate change disasters to sue fossil fuel companies; counties with large amounts of federally owned land & who rely on Secure Rural Schools Act dollars are seeing funding cuts; with rampant flooding statewide, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management warns about scams; the USDA halts their deliveries to foodbanks statewide; and new Oregon legislation will help to protect insurance holders from deceptive practices. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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March 25th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from CalTrans District 1; information on the tsunami drill planned for tomorrow; Curry County Commissioners approved the transfer of four vehicles to Brookings Police Department for their K9 program; Sunset High School becomes one of only three NorCal schools to be named 2025 California Model Continuation School; DNUSD Trustees approve the proposed internet upgrades planned for Del Norte County’s Schools; fish related facts and figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; the California Department Of Fish & Wildlife is seeking artists for this year’s duck stamp art contest; a look at the Department of Public Health’s annual student vaccination rate report; proposed bills will allow health insurance coverage for mental health care; and a look into Oregon’s House Bill 3835. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Though he cast a wide net, Tony Fabricius said he was surprised at how many people showed up to advocate for Sunset High School.
Hoping that his school would be singled out as a Model Continuation High School for a second time, Sunset High’s principal hosted a representative with the California Department of Education last summer.
In addition to combing through its attendance and student achievement data, the CDE rep also met with stakeholders including parents, students and business owners and other community leaders. Fabricius said he sent out 22 invites and was surprised when “something like 20 people showed up.”
Crescent City’s public works director on Monday unveiled a Pebble Beach Drive that’s completely different from the eroded remnant an atmospheric river left behind in January 2024.
A new wall system shores up the scenic thoroughfare between 7th and 8th streets. Constructed of vertical piles, soil nails and reinforced shotcrete, it’s been sculpted and stained to mimic the surrounding bluff, according to Public Works Director David Yeager. A rock revetment provides further erosion control and a landscape contractor has sown more than 500 native plants at its base.
“We also have a 240 foot wall that is a vertical space and so that brought about the idea of putting in some sort of railing,” Yeager told the City Council. “The most attractive in terms of not being able to lose your view is a steel cable rail. It’s a 3/8ths inch stainless steel cable rail that’ll go through the posts and so you’re basically looking through wire.”
March 24th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City Councilors consider cramming underground electrical distribution lines into Front Street’s reconstruction; advanced warning about the Tsunami Alert system test on March 26th; Curry County Commissioners approved the transfer of four vehicles to Brookings Police Department for their K9 program; qualifications for California Earned Income Tax Credit; Oregon Department of Transportation’s Oregon Coast Bike Route Plan improvements kick off construction in Brookings; fishy facts and figures from Fishing the North Coast; bird populations across the United States are in decline; the City of Brookings is seeking input on suggested park improvements; the California Department of Fish & Wildlife is seeking artists for this hunting season’s duck stamp; and proposed bills for mental health insurance coverage. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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March 21st, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City Council discusses undergrounding utility lines; awards given at the LEADN ceremony; information about the California Earned Income Tax Credit; DNUSD agrees to new internet infrastructure at local campuses; the Oregon Department of Transportation begins improving the Oregon Coast Bike Route; Curry County declares an emergency due to severe rainstorms; the Alexandre Dairy lawsuit wages on; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s 2025 Business Meeting; bird populations are declining across the US; Pacific Power contributes to Project HELP; and weekend weather warnings from the National Weather Service. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Crescent City hopes to use the last leg of Front Street’s reconstruction along with a gateway project as an opportunity to underground electrical distribution lines between K and M streets, but it’s under a tight deadline.
Councilors have until June 8 to update the municipal code chapter governing the creation of underground utility districts. They must hear from the public, adopt a resolution creating the underground utility district, coordinate with Del Norte County on the transfer of work credits Pacific Power can use to underground the existing power lines and negotiate an agreement with Pacific Power.
“It’s that last action which commits the funds,” City Attorney Martha Rice told councilors on Monday.
March 20th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look at last week’s Offshore Wind Information Panel; a summary of last Thursday’s LEADN Award Ceremony; Del Norte Ambulance’s Lynn Herriott receives recognition from the California Ambulance Association; Del Norte Unified School District Trustees approve internet upgrades for local campuses; Curry County Commissioners issue an emergency declaration in response to the severe rain event; the lawsuit against Alexandre Dairy for alleged animal abuse wages on; an advisory regarding the extreme flooding in Curry County; a boil water notice for Kenek residents; last week Tolowa Dee-ni’ citizens gathered for the 2025 Annual General Membership meeting; the Smith River National Recreation area expands 58,000 acres into Southwestern Oregon; information on Pacific Power’s contributions to Project Help; and United States Postal Service employees protest the proposed privatization of their organization. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail: A delegation from Rikuzentakata, Japan celebrates the unveiling of a mural commemorating its Sister City relationship with Crescent City at the inaugural Kamome Festival in 2023. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews
Del Norters have less than a month to shore up their finest cardboard boat for a regatta celebrating the 20-foot long fishing vessel that led to a friendship between Crescent City and Rikuzentakata, Japan.
The first-annual Kamome Cardboard Race will be held at the Fred Endert Municipal Pool on April 11, City Manager Eric Wier told the Crescent City Council on Monday. It’s a new component to the third-annual Kamome Festival, which has grown into a week-long shoulder-season — spring or autumn — event that includes involvement from local businesses as well as several different government agencies.
March 19th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; info on this past weekend’s atmospheric river; a retrospective on last Friday’s Offshore Wind Panel hosted by EPIC; a Del Norte EMT gets recognized by the California Ambulance Association; DNUSD hears the community’s frustration on preliminary layoff notices; Curry County Emergency Management releases info on flood damage; Kenek remains on a boil water notice; Oregon State Parks announce Spring Whale Watch Week; two US Senators introduce the Smith River NRA Expansion Act to Southwest Oregon; and California Postal workers protest tomorrow over suggested privatized mail services. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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