Del Norte County Supervisors on Tuesday will discuss transferring assets from a California Public Employees Retirement System-managed trust to one managed by a private firm.
Public Agencies Retirement Service (PARS) Senior Consultant Matt Spooner is also expected to give a presentation to the Board about his firm’s 115 OPEB Prefunding Program and Pension Rate Stabilization Program.
The Board of Supervisors last month approved establishing the Section 115 Trust with PARS after Spooner said it would provide greater flexibility when it comes to the county paying its share of its employees pension and other retirement benefits.
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.
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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.
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.
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February 5th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; retired DNUSD Principal faces accusations of sexual assault; FDA announces a recall for Walmart’s packaged broccoli florets; Del Norte County joins Sacramento and San Diego counties in lawsuit against Tech Giants; the CDFW rescue endangered steelhead trout after Southern California fires; PATH begins providing real-time crisis support for mental health and substance abuse crises; conditions of NorCal and Southern Oregon’s atmospheric river; Yurok Tribal Court officially launch their mobile showers and laundry facility in Del Norte County; California school districts reassure parents on immigration authority raids and student data safety; and weather and road condition updates from local services. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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February 4th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the DNUSD is taken to civil court over sexual assault accusations against a former principal; DNUSD joins several other counties in a lawsuit against social media companies; information on the new PATH services here in Del Norte; fish figures and factoids from Fishing the North Coast; Yurok revegetation crews plant native flora in the footprints of the JC Boyle and Iron Gate reservoirs; and information on winter weather conditions in Northern California and Southern Oregon. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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February 3rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a Pelican Bay corrections officer is injured in an attack; some of the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting; Del Norte County joins several other counties around California in their public nuisance lawsuit against social media giants; two public lands bills reintroduced to the senate will make it easier to sell off BLM land; a disability rights advocacy group files suit against Grants Pass following their homeless camp policies; Fish related facts and figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; revegetation crews plant native plants in the footprint of the Iron Gate and JC Boyle reservoirs; and the Siletz tribe receives a grant to aid in the return of sea otters. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.si
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January 31st, 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 approves a letter of agreement for the microgrid project; a breakdown of the most recent Board of Supervisors meeting; a new sport fishing data platform is released by the CDFW in select regions; California advocates are speaking out for public access and and conservation of big game migration paths with two new bills; a disability rights advocacy group has sued the City of Grants Pass to stop the closure of a sanctioned homeless camp and the restriction of another; the US Forest Service is holding public meetings on the proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan; a Corrections Officer was attacked at Pelican Bay State Prison; and the Siletz Tribe is trying to bring back sea otters to the Oregon and Northern California coast. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Del Norte County is joining Sacramento and San Diego counties in a public nuisance lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, alleging that those companies have “knowingly targeted and profited from minors’ excessive and compulsive uses.”
County Counsel Jacqueline Roberts and several private law firms filed the suit in Del Norte County Superior Court on Monday.
In its complaint for damages and demand for a jury trial, Del Norte County is seeking an order deeming the defendants’ alleged conduct a public nuisance under California law and enjoining them from engaging in action that further contributes to the alleged public nuisance.
Above: Inmates Jose Gonzalez (left), Richard Wilson(center) and Luis Torres (right) are accused of attacking a Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officer in the dining hall on Thursday. | Photos courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
A Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officer is in the hospital after three inmates attacked him in a dining hall at about 7:15 a.m. Thursday.
Anthony Rivera is being treated for multiple injuries and is in the intensive care unit, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to support his family.
According to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Rivera sustained a laceration and puncture wounds. Prison staff used OC pepper spray to halt the attack and found an inmate-manufactured weapon at the scene. The inmates allegedly involved, Jose Gonzalez, Richard Wilson and Luis Torres were transferred to another institution to be placed in restrictive housing, according to the news release.
