February 13th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the upcoming Crescent City Council meeting is canceled due to lack of agenda items; the Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services is seeking feedback on their hazard mitigation plan; of Curry County’s $4.4 million in COVID relief funding, less than half is accounted for; Oregon crabbers saw record breaking numbers of whale entanglements last year; Nevada dairy cows display a whole new strain of Bird Flu; the vaccination deadline for Oregon children is right around the corner; California has passed the national average percentage of adults with a college degree; and a $1.5 million grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation goes towards the push to bring back the Southern Sea Otter. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Department of Health and Human Services Director Ranell Brown says a new 60-bed emergency homeless shelter should be finished by June and accepting individuals by September. | Image courtesy of Del Norte County
Efforts to create a pathway out of homelessness on Williams Drive are progressing now that rubble from the county’s old mental health building has been cleared.
In her first update to the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors since August, Department of Health and Human Services Director Ranell Brown said Tuesday the county has purchased container units for the restrooms and commercial kitchen that will serve the micro village and 60-bed emergency shelter. Contractors are expected to finish renovating a modular structure that will house the program’s wraparound supports next month.
Though the county still needs to finalize the agreement with a contractor to build the shelter, Brown said it should be finished by June, weather permitting. She told supervisors that DHHS staff and Del Norte Mission Possible representatives are confident the entire endeavor can be completed by the end of August.
February 12th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City City Council meeting cancelled due to a lack of agenda items; DNOES seeks public input on hazard concerns in the county; Curry County tries to figure out what happened with $2.7 million in unaccounted COVID-19 relief dollars; Curry County schedules a Wednesday workshop for an emergency declaration on unmaintained federal land fire hazards; a retrospective on Del Norte’s Night to Shine celebration for the special needs community; Chetco Community Public Library adjusts their monthly checkout limit; USDA announces a new strain of Bird flu in dairy cows; an Indigenous Authors Book Club starts at Crescent Elk Middle School; and a report on California college credentials says the state passes the national average. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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February 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors puts out a poll regarding their annual strategic plan review and update; the County’s new Teen Court Program receives its first case; Crescent City Councilors discussed turning the Cultural Center into a Redwood Discovery Center; other agenda items discussed at the City Council’s recent meeting; fishy facts & figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; Yurok firefighters return home after aiding in the fighting of the Hughes fire; the Redwood Parks Conservancy announces 2025’s artists in residence; and an announcement from former Del Norte County Supervisor Susan Masten and station manager Paul Critz. 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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J.Rowe, one of the three guest teachers participating in Sunset High School’s Poetry Out Loud competition, came from the Sacramento area to teach poetry to local students. She is a social activist and spoken word artist who explores themes of empowerment, social justice and love through her poetry. The students at Sunset High have a lot of big ideas and the courage required to put those ideas into motion, she says.
“These students I’ve been blessed to work with are very much ahead of their time.” Rowe told Redwood Voice Community News at the Poetry Out Loud Open Mic event Friday.
February 7th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City pursues grant dollars for a new Redwood Discovery Center; with federal funding up in the air, Open Door braces for the worst; the Board of Supervisors adopt their new strategic plan for 2025-2029; the lowdown on the most recent Crescent City Council meeting; a Josephine County judge temporarily suspends enforcement of Grants Pass’ homeless ordinance; Brookings announces the promotion of their new fire chief; the Redwood Parks Conservancy announces their spring 2025 artists-in-residence; the Coastal Commission to discuss diverting Smith River water for Alexandre Dairy; Grants Pass organization U-Turn For Christ will be hosting a meeting to discuss ways to combat homelessness; another winter storm arriving soon; and an announcement from former Del Norte County Supervisor Susan Masten and station manager Paul Critz. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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The previous City Council, plus new councilmember Candace Tinkler, cut the ribbon on a reconstructed Front Street in November. | Photo by Amanda Dockter
Crescent City Councilor Candace Tinkler was absent. Among the items discussed at Monday’s meeting:
Front Street Notice of Completion: Four members of the City Council marked the official end of the Front Street reconstruction project, authorizing the city manager to sign and file a notice of completion for the stretch between G and Play.
This action comes about three months after the former Council reopened the road to traffic on Nov. 6. The project was possible through a total of about $2.2 million from multiple funding sources including Measure S, the American Rescue Plan Act, Senate Bill 1 dollars as well as the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission and the city’s general fund.
Del Norte Triplicate News Editor Roger Gitlin says his goal is to get all major government bodies in Del Norte County to open their meetings with an invocation. | Screenshot
Crescent City Councilors agreed to discuss a proposal to incorporate prayer into its meetings.
Former supervisor and Del Norte Triplicate news editor Roger Gitlin made the request. In a public comment that went longer than the three minutes normally allotted to speakers, Gitlin said several times that his ask wasn’t “a religious thing.” He pointed out that the Crescent City Harbor District Board three weeks ago voted to hold an invocation prior to its meetings. Gitlin said he’s also encouraging the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors to do the same.
“This was substantiated and supported in April 2014 in a Supreme Court case, the City of Greece, New York vs. another party [that] allowed for denominational and non-denominational prayer,” he said. “I want to make it very clear that our Assembly, State Senate, House of Representatives and the United States Senate also invoke an invocation and it’s a very simple one: It’s a matter of a few lines and it invokes the name of God. [It states] ‘give us the courage, the experience and the wisdom to make decisions which benefit our citizenry.’ That’s about all of it.”
Concept art of the Redwood Discovery Center’s interior. | Screenshot
Crescent City is pursuing grant dollars that would ultimately lead to putting the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, Redwood National and State Parks and Redwood Parks Conservancy’s visitor centers under one roof.
The city is seeking $985,000 in California Jobs First “catalyst” dollars that will pay for the environmental documents, plans, specifications and estimates needed to get the endeavor ready for construction. Its aim is to turn the Cultural Center into a regional landmark, City Manager Eric Wier told councilors on Monday.
But Crescent City is competing against about 50 other applicants from Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties, and only nine will receive grant funding, Wier said.
February 6th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; with federal funding up in the air, Open Door braces for the worst; Walmart recalls contaminated broccoli; CDFW and their partners coordinate a fish evacuation; a Josephine County judge temporarily suspends enforcement of Grants Pass’ homeless ordinance; Brookings announces the promotion of their new fire chief; the Coastal Commission to discuss diverting Smith River water for Alexandre Dairy; Grants Pass organization U-Turn For Christ will be hosting a meeting to discuss ways to combat homelessness; and road safety updates from CalTrans and The California Highway Patrol. 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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