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Oregon Sec. of State Elections Division Closes Phone Lines – Redwood Voice Community News

October 21st, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; information on the National Family Partnership for Red Ribbon Week; an investigation into Curry County’s treasury department; Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative begin their annual food drive; Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division’s phone lines close early due to overwhelming out of state callers and misinformation; info on California’s Prop 32; Unions in California urge Californians to vote; CDFW announces opening for Quail hunting season; and the first fall-run Chinook Salmon returns to the Klamath Basin after 100 years. 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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It’s Time for Election Mail! – Redwood Voice Community News

October 18th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; an update on Klamath’s school bus schedule changes; South Coast Community Aquatics is seeking commitments to keep the Brookings Municipal pool open in the winter months; information on California’s proposition 6; voters on the West Coast can expect election mail soon; the Oregon Beaches Forever campaign announces a new series of webinars regarding shoreline protection; the fire danger level decreased in the southwest Oregon forestry district; a PSA from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about vehicle collisions; and the first fall run chinook salmon pass through the former JC Boyle Dam site. 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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(Updated) Public Asked To Weigh In On Pesticide Use In Smith River’s Easter Lily Bulb Industry

(Updated at 3:58 p.m. with a clarification about Monday’s public meeting in Smith River from the Environmental Protection Information Center.)

Conservationists seeking to eliminate the use of “highly toxic pesticides” on Smith River’s Easter lily fields want to give residents and county officials a chance to voice their concerns next week.

Scientists with the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board also want to hear from the public as they continue work to develop water quality regulations for commercial Easter lily bulb production in the Smith River area.

The meeting on Monday will include a presentation from Water Quality Control Board staff on the waste discharge permit process and will give the public a chance to offer testimony.

Representatives with the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), the Siskiyou Land Conservancy and the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation will be part of that discussion at 6 p.m. Monday at the Smith River United Methodist Church before going before the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors.

Monday’s public forum will be broadcast live on KFUG Community Radio, 101.1 FM — listen by clicking here.

“We are hoping that affected community members will come to each of the two meetings and help make a compelling case as to why pesticide application needs to be more regulated,” Josefina Barrantes, EPIC’s Del Norte advocate, told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday. “We want both the water board staff and the Board of Supervisors to hear how the pollution has affected the community so that it can motivate real change.”

The Water Quality Control Board will also go before the Board of Supervisors at their meeting 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Flynn Center, 981 H Street in Crescent City.

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public scoping meeting from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Crescent City. This meeting will also be held virtually. For more information about efforts to develop waste discharge permit requirements for Easter lily bulb production in Smith River, click here.

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The Impact of Construction on Richardson’s Grove – Redwood Voice Community News

October 17th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; voters on the west coast can expect election mail soon; the Oregon Beaches Forever campaign announces a new series of webinars regarding shoreline protection; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; an update on Klamath’s school bus schedule changes; the fire danger level decreased in the southwest Oregon forestry district; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; a PSA from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about vehicle collisions; and information on California’s proposition 4 and 5. 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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Confronting Pesticide Impacts on the Smith River – Redwood Voice Community News

October 16th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a 75 year old woman is the sole casualty of an apple drive-by at a recent political rally; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; a community update from the Del Norte Unified School District; updates on Klamath Transportation schedules; PBS Nova released a documentary highlighting the Tolowa’s role in marine science; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; and information on California’s proposition 4. 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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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!

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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!

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Measure H Will Allow DNUSD To Chip Away At Facilities Master Plan, Advocates Say

To make her case for why voters should favor Measure H, Coleen Parker drew the Crescent City Council’s attention to another proposed bond — this one aimed at improving school facilities statewide.

If Del Norters approve the $59 million general obligation bond Del Norte Unified School District placed on the ballot this presidential election, DNUSD stands a better chance at receiving state facilities money should California’s Proposition 2 succeed, Parker told councilors on Monday.

“The way the Office of Public School Construction works is … if you are in a community that has passed a bond, now your community says, ‘Yes, schools are important to us.’ They help with matching dollars in a variety of things,” said Parker, who retired from DNUSD about two years ago and is part of the Support Our Kids — Yes On Measure H Committee. “If our [Measure] H doesn’t pass and the state bond does, the chances of Del Norte seeing any of that money is very slim.”

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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!

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Animal Rights Advocates Sue Alexandre Dairy Over Cruelty Allegations Farm Forward Exposé Raised In April

A Sacramento-based nonprofit organization combating factory farming and animal abuse in the poultry industry is suing Alexandre Family Farm alleging “rampant cruelty” at their Humboldt and Del Norte County dairy operations.

Legal Impact for Chickens filed its lawsuit in Humboldt County Superior Court last week. The organization’s complaint contains the same cruelty allegations another organization, Farm Forward, outlined in a report released six months ago. In an Oct. 1 news release, Legal Impact for Chickens references that exposé and accuses the dairy of pouring table salt in cows’ eyes to treat maladies, dragging disabled animals across concrete and starving them.

“We saw the exposé and we saw that Alexandre was accused of pouring table salt into animals’ eyes and dragging cows across concrete and starving them,” Legal Impact for Chickens Executive Director Alene Anello told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday. “Being familiar with California’s animal cruelty laws, we immediately thought to ourselves, ‘that is illegal, we need to stop them.’”

Farm Forward released its exposé, “Dairy Deception: Corruption and Consumer Fraud At Alexandre Family Farm” on April 11.

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