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Crescent City Harbor Aims To Have H Dock's Water And Electric Systems Operable By Crab Season, Harbormaster Says

Thumbnail photo: H Dock in the Crescent City Harbor District's marina bore the brunt of the wave energy from the July 30, 2025 Kamchatka tsunami. | Photo courtesy of Mike Rademaker More than a year after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake on the other side of the ocean sent a tsunami into Crescent City, the Harbor … Continue reading Crescent City Harbor Aims To Have H Dock's Water And Electric Systems Operable By Crab Season, Harbormaster Says →

CALIFORNIA FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL 2026 RETENTION ELECTION – JUDICIAL RECORD COMPARISON

By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – October 6, 2026 This summary focuses on appellate experience and selected decisions involving public records, government accountability, police powers, civil rights, free speech/open meetings, property rights, and constitutional issues. “Authored” means the justice wrote the court’s opinion; “Joined” means the justice agreed with another justice’s opinion. It is a […]

California Commentary: Modest pension reform survives in California.

By Jon Coupal – October 5, 2026 In what is surely this legislative session’s biggest surprise, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1383, which would have substantially weakened a modest pension reform bill backed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012. The veto was especially unexpected given that AB 1383 cleared both houses of the […]

The Kamala Debacle

By Kevin Kiley – October 5, 2026 Kamala Harris came to town to prop up Richard Pan’s campaign. Things did not go as planned. By the end of the day, the Harris and Pan camps were openly feuding. Perhaps sensing Pan was too toxic even for her, Harris did a fly-by speech of about 4 […]

Three Years After Getting Grant To Build Restrooms, CCHD Commissioners Can't Agree On Location

A proposed new location for public restrooms and showers — shown in green — is on Starfish Way about half a block from South Beach. | Images courtesy of the Crescent City Harbor District Three years after receiving a California Coastal Conservancy grant to build public restrooms near South Beach, the Crescent City Harbor District … Continue reading Three Years After Getting Grant To Build Restrooms, CCHD Commissioners Can't Agree On Location →

HJTA QUICK VOTING GUIDE

OCTOBER 4, 2026 STATEWIDE MEASURES NO on Proposition 1. Called the “Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026,” this is $11.25 billion in state general obligation bonds with only $1.25 billion allocated to benefit veterans. The rest will finance other housing assistance programs. Bonds are borrowed money. Like all general obligation bonds, the actual […]

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**Applications Open October 5 for Trustee Area 1 Board Appointment**

October 3, 2026 The Del Norte Unified School District and Del Norte County Office of Education Board of Trustees will accept applications for the Trustee Area 1 board appointment beginning Monday, October 5, 2026. Applications will remain open through Friday, October 16, 2026. Following the application deadline, an interview schedule will be provided based on […]

Crescent City Harbor Recap, Sept. 30, 2026

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Mike Bahr Among the items discussed at the Crescent City Harbor District special meeting Wednesday. Past censures: Resurrecting an old grievance, Harbor Commissioner Dan Schmidt said he’d been waiting “well over a year” to confront the accuser who sought to censure him — his colleague Gerhard Weber. Schmidt included the censure … Continue reading Crescent City Harbor Recap, Sept. 30, 2026 →

Crescent City Harbor Board Reduces Restricted Funds, Freeing Up $125,000, According To Fiscal Officer

Thumbnail photo by Gavin Van Alstine At the recommendation of Fiscal Officer Sandy Moreno, four Crescent City Harbor commissioners on Wednesday agreed to reduce the amount of money set aside in a restricted reserve account from $181,000 to $56,000. The Board’s decision comes after Moreno had proposed creating a restricted reserve account in May to … Continue reading Crescent City Harbor Board Reduces Restricted Funds, Freeing Up $125,000, According To Fiscal Officer →