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Crescent City Council Takes First Step Toward Raising Water, Sewer Rates; Prop 218 Protest Process Starts

Thumbnail photo: Sewer rates for customers within Crescent City limits go toward the conveyance and treatment of their wastewater. | Photo by James Brooks Linda Sutter vowed to fight planned water and sewer rate increases, telling Crescent City councilors that she’ll be “pounding pavement and getting the signatures” to keep them from going through. But … Continue reading Crescent City Council Takes First Step Toward Raising Water, Sewer Rates; Prop 218 Protest Process Starts →

How To Beat The Water/Sewer Rate Increases: Here's The Formula… 50% + 1

Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – April 8, 2026 Almost 4,000 City customers pay water/sewer bills. It only takes 2,000 +1 signatures to protest. Sound simple? Should be, but not always. The very first time the City did a Prop 218 protest in 2007 was AFTER the bid was accepted for nearly $44 million […]

Residents On 197/199 Corridor Call For Renewed Public Comment As Construction On STAA Project Looms

Map courtesy of Caltrans District 1 Residents living in the Hiouchi, Gasquet and Patrick Creek areas say there hasn’t been enough public outreach to allay concerns about the long-awaited effort to bring State Route 197 and U.S. 199 up to federal trucking standards. Caltrans is expecting to start bringing in equipment and putting up construction … Continue reading Residents On 197/199 Corridor Call For Renewed Public Comment As Construction On STAA Project Looms →

Crescent City Council Advances Major Rate Hikes as Residents Brace for Prop 218 PROTEST Vote

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – April 7, 2026 In a divided vote, the April 6th meeting of the Crescent City Council approved moving forward with significant water and sewer rate increases, passing the measure 4–1 […]

Democrats Lie About "Grandfather" Clauses

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Patrick Parsons, Executive Vice President American Firearms Association – April 6, 2026 For more than thirty years, Democrats have relied on one of the most effective tricks in the gun control playbook — the so-called grandfather clause. […]

"$10 Million Mirage": Harbor's Books Reveal $2.2 Million Hole While Officials Sell Long-Term Fantasy

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – April 6, 2026 Harbor District’s latest agenda beginning with item number 7 demonstrates a memo. The latest memo from Crescent City Harbormaster Michael Rademaker promises what sounds like a breakthrough: […]

First Lunar Crew Since 1972

Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – April 4, 2026 – Picture Credit to NASA Artemis is the Greek God of the moon. Artemis II is the first crew of astronauts to travel around the moon in a very long time, over 53 years. Three Americans consisting of the first black, Victor Glover and Christina […]

DNUSD's Classified Employees Union Levees No Confidence Vote Against Transportation Director

Thumbnail photo by Persephone Rose Before handing over the results of a vote of no confidence against the transportation director, Shawn Michael Schubert, president of CSEA Great Northern 178, urged Del Norte Unified School District trustees to listen to their bus drivers. A few minutes later, those bus drivers described “serious operational deficiencies” they say … Continue reading DNUSD's Classified Employees Union Levees No Confidence Vote Against Transportation Director →

CLEANING UP ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION'S MESS

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Brigette Gabriel ACT for America – April 3, 2026 Even as net migration trends move into the negative—thanks to the renewed strength and enforcement priorities of this administration—the damage inflicted by years of reckless, open-border […]

URGENT REQUEST FOR FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATION: REGARDING CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – April 2, 2026 To: Honorable Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative, Dear Ambassador Greer. I am writing to you as an investigative journalist and civic watchdog in Del Norte County, […]

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