December 11th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; some of the items discussed at the recent Crescent City Harbor District Meeting; an update on the whole Crescent City Harbor Ice Plant situation; Brookings’ Azalea Park has begun it’s annual Festival of Lights; the winter pool pact between Crescent City’s South Coast Community Aquatics and Brookings Municipal Pool is finalized; Tori McConnell becomes the first Yurok citizen to receive the Miss Indian World title; and updates on recreational crab fishery delays from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Four county supervisors officially opposed efforts by the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation to place more than 24 acres into trust, citing concerns that the land would no longer generate tax revenue for the county.
In a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Tuesday supervisors pointed out that much of Del Norte County consists of public land and is home to “three tribes whose trust land holdings have grown over the past decade.”
“Although each acquisition may seem small, the cumulative impact of continued reductions of the county’s privately held land base — and thus its taxable land base — is significant,” the letter states. “This ongoing trend strains local resources and challenges the county’s ability to serve its residents.”
Four Del Norte County supervisors on Tuesday green lit a proposal to house juvenile offenders in Mendocino County. But they urged Chief Probation Officer Lonnie Reyman to use that option as a last resort, with District 1 Supervisor Darrin Short stating that “there’s probably more gang activity prevalent” in Mendocino than in Shasta County.
Del Norte County maintains agreements with Humboldt and Shasta counties to house wards in their juvenile detention facilities. Humboldt is the first option and Shasta is currently the second, though there are times when probation officials there have declined to hold Del Norte youth as well, according to Reyman.
Two Del Norte County youth are being detained, Reyman told Redwood Voice Community News on Tuesday. One is at the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall in Eureka and the other is at the Shasta County Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility in Redding, he said.
December 10th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: the secure property tax deadline is today; roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; information on the lethal hit and run on Northcrest; an update on the tsunami evacuation from the Del Norte Unified School District; the City of Brookings officially implements their shoreside camping ban; some of the items discussed the the Brookings City Council’s recent meeting; the pool pact between South Coast Community Aquatics and the Brookings Municipal Pool is set in stone; Tori McConnell becomes the first member of the Yurok Tribe to receive the Miss Indian title; recreational Dungeness crab fishery updates from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife; Crescent City Councilors agree on a gate design that draws on the City’s proximity to the ocean; and a missing mushroom picker is found in Coos County. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Harbor Commissioners learned about a grant the district is pursuing that will help revitalize the former Fashion Blacksmith boatyard. | Photo by Gavin Van Alstine
Among the items discussed at the Dec. 3, 2024 Crescent City Harbor District meeting:
New Board Business: A new set of Harbor Commissioners chose Gerhard Weber as their Board president last week and went with Annie Nehmer, one of three newcomers to the Harbor District, as its secretary.
Commissioners also volunteered for a plethora of ad-hoc committees focused on personnel, infrastructure, legal affairs and policies and procedures, special events, community outreach and the Harbor District website. According to Interim Harbormaster Mike Rademaker, while each committee dives deep into its focus area, any changes would come before the full Board.
Crescent City Harbor commissioners are still committed to securing a long-term source of ice at the port, but they decided that seafood processors will be on their own when this year’s commercial Dungeness season starts.
While ice is a concern for the commercial fishing fleet, it’s mostly the seafood processors who rely on it, Commissioner Rick Shepherd told his colleagues on Dec. 3.
A new set of commissioners last week directed Interim Harbormaster Mike Rademaker to focus on securing funding from the National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan, a NOAA Fisheries program. The Harbor District would use those grant dollars to entice more seafood processors, particularly those focusing on shrimp, to set up shop at the harbor.
December 9th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: a reminder for property owners to pay their Secure Property Taxes; roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a press release from the CHP regarding a hit and run on Northcrest Drive; the science behind last week’s earthquake and Tsunami response; DNUSD shares some details on their Tsunami response and student safety; Brookings prohibits camping by the shore within city limits; Brookings Fire Chief remains on duty until a replacement is found; Northern Dungeness Crab season is delayed; and Crescent City Councilors decide on the new gateway. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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December 6th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: a tax reminder for Del Norters; the Yurok Tribe lifts boil water notices; a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Humboldt County triggered a full scale evacuation from the inundation zone; more on the Tsunami evacuation warnings issued yesterday; water related whatabouts from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; an overview of some of the items discussed at Brooking’s November 20th City Council Meeting; with California’s children’s programs facing budget cuts, over a thousand organizations have submitted a letter to try to shield the funding; 2025 will see a record number of women serving in legislative positions nationwide; a recall of tainted cucumbers from Safeway and Albertsons; and the recreational crab season has been re-opened for the West Coast. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Lori Dengler said she wasn’t surprised that Thursday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake only produced a tsunami that topped out at roughly 8 inches in Crescent City.
But, while Dengler, geology professor emeritus at Cal Poly Humboldt, is still going through the reports and is speaking with the media about today’s temblor, she said one of the outcomes might be a rethinking of how the U.S. approaches tsunami evacuations.
“The Tsunami National Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska has developed a template for if an earthquake happens here and it’s in this magnitude range, this is what we do,” Dengler, whose expertise is in geophysics, earthquake and tsunami hazards and hazard reduction, told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday. “Because this earthquake was so relatively close to the coast and their preliminary magnitude was 7.3, it immediately triggered a tsunami warning from basically Santa Cruz to Central Oregon.”
December 5th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: a tax reminder for Del Norte property owners; following the success of St. Timothy’s lawsuit Brookings City Councilors are forced to repeal their benevolent meal service ordinance; Crescent City Police K9 Lt. Kai retires; a list of Del Norte’s prime whale watching locations; the Yurok tribe lifts a boil water notice; local environmental organizations will be hosting a webinar to discuss the connections between forest and marine ecosystems; holiday health tips from the Yurok Tribe; vaccination information for this winter; over a thousand organizations try to beat back budget cuts to California’s children’s programs; 2025 will see a record number of women in legislative positions nationwide; recalls on certain products from Albertsons and Safeway locations; and the West Coast is once again open to recreational crabbing. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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