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SitelogIQ’s Microgrid Proposal Endorsed – Redwood Voice Community News

January 30th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; information on Elk Valley roadwork; the Crescent City Harbor Commission view buyer presentations for operating hoists on Citizen’s Dock; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announces a new sport fishing data platform; the Harbor Commission continue to discuss hoist operations and concerns; the US Forest Service is holding public meetings on the proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan; and the Board of Commissioners approves a letter of agreement with SiteLogIQ for their microgrid project. 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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Starkey, Howard Will Represent Del Norte at NACo Conference In July; Supes Set Cannabis Tax Rates

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Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting:

NACo Conference: District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey will go to Philadelphia in July as one of two Del Norte County representatives at the National Association of Counties annual legislative conference.

Starkey’s District 3 colleague, Chris Howard, will also attend the conference, which will be held July 11-14. The full Board unanimously approved the use of budgeted county travel dollars for the trip, though an estimated cost for attending the conference wasn’t included on the meeting agenda.

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The New Tolowa Dee-ni’ Regional Tribal Justice Center – Redwood Voice Community News

January 24th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: Caltrans District 1 Update; information on traffic delays on Elk Valley Road; the Harbor District loses out on disaster grant money for the Whaler’s Island groin reconstruction; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation opens a new Regional Tribal Justice Center; the update on Del Norte High School sports; medication assisted treatment programs come to Curry County Jail; with the local CSEA chapter not ratifying their contract, DNUSD and the teachers union reopen negotiations; CDFW announces 15 salmon and steelhead watershed projects that will receive funding; students in Happy Camp make blankets for victims of the fires down South; some of the items discussed at the Josephine County Board of Commissioners meeting; and cuts to Medi-Cal are expected to affect rural Californians the most. 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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Funding Fish Protection & Restoration – Redwood Voice Community News

January 23rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; information on traffic delays on Elk Valley Road; Community System Solutions hold a workshop/tour of the Crescent City Harbor; with the local CSEA chapter not ratifying their contract, DNUSD and the teachers union reopen negotiations; more Oregon firefighters are sent down to support California’s Firefighting efforts; CDFW announces 15 salmon and steelhead watershed projects that will receive funding; students in Happy Camp make blankets for victims of the fires down South; Providence and the union of over 5,000 nurses striking return to the bargaining table once again; some of the items discussed at the Josephine County Board of Commissioners meeting; and cuts to Medi-Cal are expected to affect rural Californians the most. 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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Harbor District Tour Uncovers Challenges With Whaler Island Groin And Sea Level Rise

Thumbnail photo: Moffatt & Nichol representative Younes Nouri discusses the Citizens Dock and seawall reconstruction projects during a tour of Crescent City Harbor property on Wednesday. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

Though their tour of the Crescent City Harbor District meant to show its potential, Mike Bahr and Younes Nouri delivered unwelcome news on Wednesday — the port lost out on FEMA disaster dollars to shore up the storm-ravaged Whaler Island Groin.

Despite showing the federal agency images of damage the groin took during severe storms in January 2023, FEMA officials declined the Harbor District’s request for disaster assistance, saying the district couldn’t show enough records that it had maintained the structure before the storm, according to Nouri, project manager and coastal engineer with Moffatt & Nichol.

“They want to see what it looked like before that storm happened and then what it looked like after,” he said. “It’s like an insurance adjuster.”

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Crescent City Harbor Workshop, Tour To Focus On Development Opportunities

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Two weeks into their renewed contract with the Crescent City Harbor District, representatives of Community System Solutions will lead a workshop and a tour of the port on Wednesday.

CSS representatives will be joined by Moffat & Nichol project managers and Steve Opp, managing director for Commercial Real Estate Development Enterprises, or CREDE.

The workshop’s goal is to provide commissioners and the public a “complete overview” of the construction projects underway at the harbor and to help the Harbor District Board figure out how to spend $1 million in leftover federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program dollars.

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DNUSD’s Classified Staff Reject Tentative Agreement; District, DNTA Begin Mediation Process

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Negotiations between Del Norte Unified School District and the union that represents its classified employees are set to start over after members of the union’s local chapter rejected a tentative agreement.

The rejection of the proposed agreement between DNUSD and the California School Employees Association Great Northern Chapter #178 comes as contract discussions between the district and the Del Norte Teachers Association head toward mediation.

It also prompted Jenna Lussier, lead negotiator for CSEA Great Northern #178, to step down from the union’s negotiating team.

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Supes Transfer $1 Million in CalPERS to PARS – Redwood Voice Community News

January 20th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; information on upcoming Elk Valley traffic delays; Del Norte supervisors discussed the current speed limit through Gasquet and Hiouchi; nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; this last month multiple threats have sent Del Norte Schools into lockdown; the Coquille Tribe will soon be opening their first off-reservation casino in Medford; Del Norte Supervisors approved the transfer of one million dollars from CalPERS to create a trust fund with the private firm PARS; and winter weather leads to several car accidents along 199. 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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Del Norte Supes Trade CalPERS Trust For Private Firm; CAO Says County Isn’t Leaving Pension Plan

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Del Norte County supervisors backed a proposal to transfer roughly $1 million out of a California Public Employees Retirement System-managed trust to a private firm after a representative assured them that the county wasn’t abandoning the state’s pension program.

Matt Spooner, senior consultant with Public Agencies Retirement Service (PARS), said Del Norte County wasn’t leaving CalPERS’ defined benefits program, which offers pension and other retirement benefits to its employees.

Instead, county officials are seeking to establish a trust fund with PARS that would offer greater flexibility when it comes to paying  its share of those pensions and other retirement benefits, Spooner told supervisors Tuesday.

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Law Enforcement Report ‘Non-Credible’ Threat Concerning Crescent Elk; DNUSD Superintendent Fields Questions About Jan. 7 Lockdown

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Hours after two parents confronted the school board over last week’s lockdown, Del Norte County law enforcement investigated another threat they ultimately deemed non-credible.

A report came to the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office concerning a possible threat of violence at Crescent Elk Middle School, Del Norte Unified School District announced on Facebook at about 9:30 a.m. Friday.

The child that allegedly made the threats had been speaking with a friend from Humboldt County who was concerned enough to notify the Fortuna Police Department, Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott told Redwood Voice Community News.

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