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No Bus Service to Klamath This Week – Redwood Voice Community News

October 15th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a woman injured at a Harris/Walz rally in Brookings; an update from Del Norte Unified School District; Del Norte Unified School District cancels bus service to Klamath this week; info on Measure H; PBS Nova makes a short documentary on the Tolowa Dee-ni’; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit; info on California’s Prop 3; and increased yard sign theft this election season. 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 news card image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Persephone Rose, which has been edited.

Restoration on Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew – Redwood Voice Community News

October 14th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; nautical news from Fishing The North Coast; the Yurok restoration of Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew nears completion; an overview of the local measures that will appear on the ballot; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit from Sacramento-based non-profit Legal Impact For Chickens; information on California’s proposition 2; some of the recent Assembly and Senate Bills governor Newsom signed into environmental legislation; this election more and more signs disappear from people’s yards; and the Bureau of Land Management proposed a new protection plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. 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 news card image is courtesy of the Yurok Tribe, which has been edited.

Geomagnetic Storms May Keep Lighting Up the Sky – Redwood Voice Community News

October 11th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; chinook Salmon pass former Iron Gate dam site after 100 years; a marine update from Fishing The North Coast; a Prairie Creek habitat restoration update from the Yurok Tribe; Crescent City councilors review municipal code on landscaping; Alexandre Family Farm faces lawsuit for animal cruelty; info on Geomagnetic Storms; California Governor Gavin Newsom signs new environmental legislation; US Forest Service offers $190 million funding against climate change to private forest landowners; and The Bureau of Land Management announces plan to protect the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and tinyurl.com/listentoKFUG 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 news card image is courtesy of KFUG Community Radio Coordinator Amanda Dockter, which has been edited.

First Salmon Swims Past the Former Iron Gate – Redwood Voice Community News

October 10th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the first Klamath Salmon pass through the former site of the Iron Gate dam; Crescent City Councilors discussed changing the City’s landscaping standards; a geomagnetic storm gets its very own press conference; Del Norte supervisors brainstorm new sign ideas to compete with Oregon; Brookings City councilors further discuss the beach camping ban; marine biotoxins in Oregon shellfish return to safe levels; and the US Forest Service is giving funding the forestland owners to help combat climate change. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and tinyurl.com/listentoKFUG 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 news card image is courtesy of Michael Humling / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which has been edited.

Pump Track Ribbon Cutting Set For Saturday, And Other City Council News

Crescent City councilors approved bike pump track rules ahead of its Saturday grand opening.

The new rules require users to wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads and states that kids under age 12 must be under adult supervision, City Attorney Martha Rice said Monday. The regulations set the facility’s hours from dawn to dusk and limit its use to “non-motorized wheeled devices.”

Anyone flouting those rules will either be suspended from the facility or receive an administrative citation, Rice said. Though the ordinance won’t take effect for another 30 days, the rules will be posted at the pump track’s entrance.

The pump track grand opening will start at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beachfront Park and will include giveaways and riding demonstrations. Kids are also urged to bring their helmets and bicycles. The city and the Del Norte Trail Alliance are sponsoring the event.

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Muni Code Cleanup Uncovers Landscaping Standards Crescent City Councilors Didn’t Realize Existed

An effort to set parameters for the amount of open space housing developers need to provide their residents made Crescent City councilors realize that the municipal code contains landscaping standards that likely aren’t applied consistently.

Some don’t make sense, Councilor Kelly Schellong Feola said Monday. One example she gave is a requirement that at least one tree from an approved list be planted in a residential front or side yard every 30 feet. The other is limiting the use of non-vegetative material in residential landscaping to 25 percent, Feola said.

“I know a lot of older people that can’t get out and mow their lawns,” she said. “They like to decorate their yards with river rock and such, and this is saying you can’t do that for more than 25 percent of your property.”

It’s these inconsistencies the Community Development Department and the Planning Commission have been working through, according to Ethan Lawton, a planner with SHN, a Eureka-based engineering and planning firm that is contracted with the city. When it comes to landscaping standards in residential zones, developments that are less than four units aren’t required to submit site plans to the city that verifies their landscaping plans, he said.

But, while there’s no special permit required for a single-family home, for example, under the municipal code, city staff should still review those landscaping standards, City Attorney Martha Rice said.

“No building permit should be issued unless [the development] meets these landscaping requirements,” she said.

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Weighing in on the New Firework Ordinance – Redwood Voice Community News

October 9th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; representatives from Rikuzentakata joined in at the recent RCRC meeting; another candidate joins in the Harbor District’s election; Del Norte Supervisors consider the County-wide firework crackdown; Oregon’s five year housing plan comes to completion; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is seeking feedback on their video; University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy is hosting a webinar on understanding rural voters; the draft environmental statement for Northwest forests will be available in November; Del Norte supervisors discussed ideas for cool signs at yesterday’s meeting; Brookings City Councilors further debate the camping ban; and shellfish in Southern Oregon are now safe to catch and consume. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and tinyurl.com/listentoKFUG 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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Releasing the Last of this Year’s Cohort – Redwood Voice Community News

October 8th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; representatives from Rikuzentakata recently attended the RCRC meeting; another person joins in the Crescent City Harbor district election; Del Norte supervisors will discuss a proposed firework ordinance at their meeting today; Oregon’s Housing and Community Services releases the final report on the statewide housing project; last Friday, Grants Pass hosted Art Along the Rogue; the last of this year’s condors are released; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is seeking feedback on their videos; the UC Sol Price School Of Public Policy will be holding a webinar to better understand rural voters; the US Forest Service announces the release of their Draft Environmental Impact Statement; and Pacific power sends support assets to Georgia following the devastating Hurricane Helene. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and tinyurl.com/listentoKFUG 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 news card image is courtesy of Matt Mais/Yurok Tribe, which has been edited.

Harry Adams Announces Write-in Candidacy For Harbor District; Del Norte Ballots Mailed This Week

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A familiar face has joined the race for Crescent City Harbor District this election, though Del Norters won’t find him on their ballot.

Harry Adams, who’s currently president of the Harbor District Board of Commissioners, announced Friday that he’s running as a write-in candidate. He’s running against Linda Sutter, Annie Nehmer, Dan Schmidt, Devon Morgante and John Evans. Adams said he submitted the signatures he needed to be an official write-in candidate.

“I just feel like my job wasn’t done yet,” he said. “Why quit when you’re just starting to get good at it? I don’t totally agree that three seats should be vacated at one time.”

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Fireworks Ordinance Set To Go Before Del Norte Board of Supervisors

Del Norte County supervisors will get their first look at an ordinance that seeks to discourage folks from bringing illegal fireworks into the community.

The proposed regulations are expected to come before the full Board on Tuesday about three months after a fireworks explosion created a mass casualty incident on South Beach during the Fourth of July.

They’re consistent with an ordinance Crescent City already has on the books, said District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey. The proposed regulations also coincide with an ordinance the Harbor District Board of Commissioners is considering, though Starkey noted that harbor commissioners are considering banning all fireworks.

“That was super important for us to have very consistent ordinances across the board,” she told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. “At our last ad-hoc meeting we decided that we couldn’t really move forward with messaging and education until we have those ordinances in place.”

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