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Automated License-Plate Reading Cameras Are Back on the Table

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The Eureka City Council will be voting today at 6pm on whether or not to install 21 automated license-plate reading (ALPR) cameras throughout the city. There are also considerations to introduce these cameras into Arcata, Fortuna, and on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus, according to an article from the Lost Coast Outpost’s Isabella Vanderheiden.

These ALPR cameras are provided by Flock Technology, a private company specializing in AI-based visual surveillance systems. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending civil liberties in the digital world, ALPR cameras can capture license plate numbers as well as identifying details of any passing vehicle, such as make, model, color, physical damage, bumper stickers, and more—so-called “vehicle fingerprints” that enable easier tracking. It does this, Flock claims, in order to compare license plate numbers against stolen vehicles or individuals wanted on criminal charges.

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Former High School Principal Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuit – Redwood Voice Community 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.

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 newscast image is taken as a screenshot of Google Maps, which has been edited.

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Trump’s Attack On Federal Funding Could Impact Del Norters’ Access To Health Care, Senior Services, Education, Local Nonprofits Say

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Open Door Clinic operates a clinic at the Del Norte Community Wellness Center. At a discussion with Congressman Jared Huffman on Monday, the organization’s CEO Tory Starr said he was worried about being unable to serve patients should their federal funding be frozen. | Photo by Persephone Rose

Nearly a week after a judge temporarily blocked a Trump Administration directive to freeze federal funding, Open Door Clinic CEO Tory Starr said his organization is still bracing for the worst.

Open Door operates more than 14 clinics across Humboldt and Del Norte counties, providing behavioral health, medical, dental and obstetrics care to 60,000-plus patients and employing nearly 800 people.

During a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by Congressman Jared Huffman on Monday, Starr said that while a judge hit pause on the directive Jan. 28, guidance he’s received from the Health Resources and Services Administration suggests that federal dollars could still be at risk.

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Planting Trees in the Footprints of Dams – Redwood Voice Community 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

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 newscast image is courtesy of the Yurok Tribe via their Facebook Page, which has been edited.

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Former Del Norte High School Principal, DNUSD Named As Defendants In Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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A retired Del Norte High School principal has been accused of sexually assaulting a student in a recent lawsuit filed against both him and Del Norte Unified School District

The lawsuit, filed in Del Norte County Superior Court on Oct. 18, 2024 and amended Jan. 6, 2025, alleges that Randy Fugate was a teacher when he began grooming the plaintiff in 1999 in order to sexually exploit her. The complaint also alleges that Del Norte Unified School District was either aware, or should have been aware, of Fugate’s actions and did nothing to prevent them.

The plaintiff is seeking damages against both defendants for negligence — including negligent hiring, supervision and retention, and negligent failure to train, warn or educate — sexual battery and for violating the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act and California Civil Rights Act of 1976.

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Pelican Bay C.O. Left Hospitalized – Redwood Voice Community News

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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.

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 newscast image is courtesy of Jelson25 via Wikimedia Commons, which has been edited.

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DNUSD To Seek Public Guidance As It Continues To Develop AI Policies

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DNCOE’s director of information network services showed the Board of Trustees this clip of a Morgan Freeman deepfake during a discussion last year about artificial intelligence in the classroom. Thumbnail courtesy of the Del Norte County Office of Education

A year after he showed trustees a YouTube clip featuring a Morgan Freeman deepfake, Ryan Bahten says Del Norte Unified School District will seek public input as it continues to draft policies around artificial intelligence.

The district will deploy a community survey starting next week, said Bahten, the Del Norte County Office of Education’s director of information network services. The input provided will guide him and other district and DNCOE employees as they differentiate between AI as a tool in the classroom and AI as a potential risk to student privacy.

Bahten said he is aiming to get a policy before the Board of Trustees in time for teachers to begin learning how to use AI next school year.

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Del Norte Joins Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Social Media Giants

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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.

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Inmate Attack At Pelican Bay Leaves Corrections Officer Hospitalized

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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.

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SitelogIQ’s Microgrid Proposal Endorsed – Redwood Voice Community News

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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!

Today’s newscast image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Gavin Van Alstine, which has been edited.