April 17th, 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’s executive director issued a call to action to Del Norte County supervisors; Brookings City Council approved an ordinance to require an annual $25 payment from owners of vacant properties; a community update from DNUSD superintendent Jeff Harris; the State of California has developed a Golden Mussel Response Framework to address the invasive species; California’s commercial salmon fisheries will remain closed for the third year in a row; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation recognized April as alcohol awareness month; Del Norte’s 3rd annual Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Walk is coming up in May; Grants Pass will be having a Hands Off rally this weekend; and tips to aid allergies this season. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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April 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the registration deadline approaches for DNUSD’s Summer Program; Curry County will be hosting a cyber security summit; items discussed at the recent Del Norte County Board Of Supervisors meeting; CalTrans District 1 & 2 are seeking input on their evacuation preparedness plans; the Yurok Tribe initiates a soft launch of it’s new Yurok Tribal Member internet portal; tips to keep seal pups safe during pupping season; a private jet makes a crash landing at the Southwest Oregon Regional airport in Coos Bay; to address the $21 million budget gap, Multnomah County plans major public health cuts; and Grants Pass City Councilors discuss the locations for new designated homeless camp sites. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 9th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a rundown on Saturday’s Hands Off Protest; registration for DNUSD’s Summer Program closes soon; watch out for Pacific Harbor seals this pupping season; the Yurok Tribe installs a new mobile communication tower; Curry County Commissioners find a 2007 Court appeal ruling relevant to ongoing dispute with a Josephine Sheriff; Caltrans District 1 and 2 want community input on an evacuation preparedness project; lead paint found on Curry County Jail bunk beds reduces facility capacity; a private jet crash was reported in Coos Bay; Multnomah County’s public health cuts impact first time parents and disease prevention programs; the U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts two federal programs that will affect Oregon schools and food banks; and April’s skies will see stellar wonders. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 8th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look into the Hands Off protests; the Yurok Tribe’s IT Department installs a new communications tower to bolster wireless signal strength in the Klamath Glen area; more on the dispute between Curry County Commissioners and Sheriff John Ward; lead paint found on bunk beds in the Curry County jail further cuts it’s capacity; Nautical News from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; new California Legislation will require dealerships to list the full price of a product; Federal Funding cuts to the US Department of Agriculture leave Oregon food banks and schools without local food purchase assistance programs; and this month four celestial events will be visible in Northern California. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Though the outcome of a declaratory judgment against the sheriff is still pending, Curry County’s newest commissioner told his colleagues of a 2007 Oregon Appeals Court ruling that may apply to the current situation.
Referring to an ongoing dispute between the Board of Commissioners and Sheriff John Ward, Commissioner Patrick Hollinger said he and Director of Operations Ted Fitzgerald received information about Daniel v. The Board of County Commissioners for Josephine County.
“A lot of the back and forth, or the lack of back and forth, between the commissioners and the sheriff is [about] who has authority over what and why,” Hollinger told his colleagues Wednesday. “And as we all know, we have a declaratory judgment that we’re still waiting to have happen, but this covers a couple of those items within our declaratory judgment. And that would be positions within the sheriff’s department and who picks and chooses those positions and how those positions are funded.”