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Watch Your Step for Snowy Plovers! – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 18th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; a weather report from Jessica Cejnar Andrews of Redwood Voice; Community System Solutions now has grant writing as part of their contract with the Harbor District; other items discussed at the Crescent City Harbor District’s recent meeting; staff and parents continue to share their distaste with trustees, following the School District’s approval of preliminary layoff notices; Oregon State Parks’ Spring Whale Watch Week is coming up at the end of the month; background on Yurok mixed martial artist Austin Mitchell; a boil water notice for Kenek; and tips from Wild California on keeping Snowy plovers safe during nesting 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!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of California State Parks, which has been edited.

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Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder, In Connection With Deputy’s Death

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Thumbnail photo: Deanna Esmaeel (left) is sworn in as a Del Norte County Sheriff’s deputy by then-sheriff Erik Apperson. | Photo courtesy of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.

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A 55-year-old man faces 15-years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder earlier this month in connection with the death of Del Norte County Deputy Deanna Esmaeel.

Edward Patrick Davies was also found to be sane when he killed Esmaeel, District Attorney Katherine Micks told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. The jury reached a verdict in the case on March 6 and ruled on Davies’ insanity defense on March 10, she said.

Esmaeel was found dead at her North Bank Road home the morning of Oct. 12, 2023. One of her colleagues at the sheriff’s office was sent to investigate when she didn’t show up for work and wasn’t answering phone calls.

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DNUSD To Undergo $698,000 Upgrade To Its Wifi Access Points

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Trustees green lit a proposed $698,000 upgrade to Del Norte Unified School District’s wireless network infrastructure, replacing wireless access points that are at the end of their life with new units that came out in November.

Ryan Bahten, DNUSD’s director of information network services, said he plans on replacing 379 access points that are currently housed indoors. There are 13 others that provide internet access outdoors, but “we’re just talking about the inside ones,” he said.

DNUSD currently uses Wifi 5, which is the fifth generation of WiFi technology, Bahen said. Its hardware is currently at the end of its life and is no longer warrantied. He proposed upgrading to Wifi 7, which became available in November.

“[Wifi] 6 has been out for almost 10 years so we’re going straight to [Wifi] 7,” he said. “[It] offers simultaneous connections, better range. We expect to see more benefit in our classrooms for our students and our staff.”

According to Bahten, the total cost breakdown for the upgrade is about $155 per user, which includes students and staff. He said the $698,285.98 cost would come out of a special reserve DNUSD set aside for technology infrastructure, called Fund 40.

Bahten also pointed out that state testing is done via Chromebooks and iPads as are other district assessments.

According to Assistant Superintendent of Business Jeff Napier, DNUSD has contributed to Fund 40 every year after the DNUSD had to borrow $3.5 million for technology upgrades.

District 3 representative Frank Magarino was absent.

Articles, Community News, Education

Del Norte Unified’s Financial Challenges Persist, Though Projected Deficit Has Decreased

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Del Norte Unified School District’s director of fiscal services painted a slightly brighter financial picture for the Board of Trustees on Thursday, though he said the district is still in an overall deficit.

In his second interim financial report, Greg Bowen said the district had a positive budget, which means DNUSD can make its payroll for the current and next two fiscal years. The district’s projected deficit also decreased to $3.3 million from the $5.89 million figure Bowen gave during his first interim financial report in December.

But he cautioned that many of the assumptions included in his report, especially for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, are based on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget workshop held in January. That workshop occurred before the fires in the Los Angeles area as well as changes in the federal government, Bowen said.

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DNTA, DNUSD Reach Tentative Agreement Though Emotions Are Still Raw Over Pink Slips

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Though a contractual stalemate between Del Norte Unified School District and the local teachers union appears to be thawing, staff and parents vented their ire to trustees for approving preliminary layoff notices more than a week ago.

One instructor, O’ Me-nok Learning Center fifth-grade teacher Chrystal Helton reminded the Board on Thursday that those pink slips were sent to library technicians and paraprofessionals — classified staff members — in addition to teachers.

Helton pointed out that the last week to issue those layoff notices disrupted “entire school communities.” Since no one had accepted her invitation last week to visit the K-6 school in Klamath, Helton brought her students’ voices to trustees, saying “I am their voice tonight.”

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The Spring Whale Watch Week – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 17th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Harbor Commissioners update their contract with Community System Solutions to include grant writing; other items discussed at last week’s Crescent City Harbor Commission meeting; Dollar General and other companies experience a decline in sales as goods prices rise; Harbor Game Con is coming up at the end of this month; next week Oregon State Parks is hosting their Spring Whale Watch Week; background on Yurok mixed martial arts fighter Austin Mitchell; layoffs plague half of the US Department of Education workforce; tips to keep Snowy Plovers safe during nesting season; and fish related facts and figures from Fishing the North Coast. 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!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), which has been edited.

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‘Typical Del Norter’ Causes Slide Near Klamath Glen, Brings Gusty Winds to Crescent City Area

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Thumbnail: Monday’s “prevailing weather” in the Del Norte County area. | Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather Service’s Eureka office

The atmospheric river that soaked Del Norte County this weekend caused a landslide that impacted Klamath Glen residents and brought the Smith River to within about a foot of flood stage at the Dr. Fine Bridge last weekend.

The slide occurred on State Route 169, toppling about 15 trees and dumping 300 yards of material onto the road at milepost marker 2.24, according to Caltrans District 1 spokesman Myles Cochrane. Crews removed enough material to reopen the road to one-way traffic on Saturday and then restored both lanes on Sunday. Though they’re still monitoring slide activity, Cochrane said that the department’s maintenance supervisor said he doesn’t expect it to close the road again.

The storm also caused things to slide on U.S. 101 at milepost marker 14.7 near Last Chance Grade south of Crescent City, Cochrane said. Though Caltrans is still monitoring the situation, the highway is still open, he said.

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Gaming Returns to the Wild Rivers Coast – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte County Supervisor Chris Howard urges the Board to provide input on the Northwest Forest Plan; money is getting tighter for consumers according to retailers; the Oregon Wildlife Coalition is showing up for Wildlife Lobby Day in the Oregon capitol; the lowdown on Harbor Game Con’s third year; some ways local businesses can participate in the upcoming Kamome Festival; the United States is put onto a civil rights watchlist; school employees rail against the mass layoffs by the Department of Education; and the marine update from Fishing the North Coast. 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!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Harbor Game Con, which has been edited.

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Crescent City Harbor Recap, March 12, 2025

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Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz

Among the items discussed at the Crescent City Harbor District meeting Wednesday:

Community survey: Crescent City Harbor officials are seeking the community’s feedback on plans for future development at the port in the form of an online survey.

The survey comes after the Board of Commissioners contracted with Commercial Real Estate Development Enterprise, or CREDE to assess market interest and analyze financial performance for development options at the harbor. It asks the public to weigh in on community needs, the future of Bayside and Redwood Harbor Village RV parks as well as how the proposed development plans at the harbor would impact its character. To access the survey, visit www.ccharbor.com/community-survey.

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Crescent City Harbor To Pursue Regional Grant To Cover Shortfall in Seawall Project

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Thumbnail photo: Moffatt & Nichol representative Younes Nouri discusses the reconstruction of Citizens Dock and its adjacent seawall during a tour of Crescent City Harbor District facilities in January. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

Though his company regularly pursues grants on behalf of the Crescent City Harbor District, commissioners on Wednesday officially added grant writing to the contract Mike Bahr and Community System Solutions has with them.

Bahr asked commissioners to add language to his contract that authorizes him to pursue grants through the California Regional Investment Initiative Implementation Phase Request for Proposal, formerly known as Redwood Region Rise or California Jobs First.

The Harbor District could be eligible for $3 million to $5 million in grant dollars. The district could use those dollars to cover a shortfall in the seawall reconstruction budget, its efforts to re-establish a boatyard and a dredging pilot study, Bahr said.

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