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TAXPAYERS WIN IN SACRAMENTO WITH UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT FOR TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT TO RAISE SPECIAL TAXES

June 26, 2026 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is pleased to announce that the Legislature has overwhelmingly approved the core of the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13, the constitutional requirement that all local special taxes must have the approval of two-thirds of voters to pass. In addition, the Legislature has reversed its […]

Harbor District Selects Seawall Project Management Team While Financial Concerns Continue

By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – June 25, 2026 Linda Sutter The Crescent City Harbor District took another step toward its long-awaited seawallreplacement project by selecting two firms to oversee key aspects of the effort. Commissioners selected Community Systems Solutions (CSS), represented by Mike Bahrand Benita Jangala, to provide grant project management services. The Board […]

Del Norte County Faces $9 Million Budget Shortfall as SupervisorsApprove Preliminary Budget

By Investigative Reporter, Linda Sutter – June 25, 2026 Linda Sutter The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approved its preliminary Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget Tuesday, but not without significant concern over what appears to be astaggering financial challenge. The county currently faces an estimated $9 million budgetshortfall, placing it about as far from a […]

First Time Around the Block

Del Norte CAO Calls General Fund Deficit 'One Of The Largest In My Career'; Starkey Points Out Budget Errors

Del Norte County’s top administrative official admitted that finding $9.6 million to balance the fiscal year 2026-27 general fund budget was an arduous task that goes beyond sharpening pencils. County Administrative Officer Neal Lopez affirmed concerns District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey raised Tuesday. But, according to him and according to at least one of Starkey’s … Continue reading Del Norte CAO Calls General Fund Deficit 'One Of The Largest In My Career'; Starkey Points Out Budget Errors →

Stop AB 1821!

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By First Amendment Coalition – June 24, 2026 We wrote to you last week to sound alarms about California Assembly Bill 1821, which would have disastrous effects on transparency, accountability, and our democracy. Well, it’s crunchtime. […]

Deal or No Deal on Prop 13

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Carl DeMaio, Reform California – June 26, 2026 With your help, we collected more than 1.4 million signatures to qualify the Save Prop 13 Initiative for the November ballot. Now Gavin Newsom and Sacramento politicians are trying to stop […]

The Newsom-Pan Delusion

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Crescent City Times.com By Kevin Kiley – June 24, 2026 Newsom's own staffer ran against us in 2024. He targeted us with his gerrymander in 2025. Now his loyal lockstep ally Richard Pan is running against us in 2026. […]

DN Board of Supervisors Recap, June 23, 2026

District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard was absent. Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting: DelNorteCounty.gov? County supervisors authorized Information Technology Director Dan McCorckle to apply for a new delnortecounty.gov web address. McCorckle’s recommendation to transition to a .gov or a .ca.gov domain name will allow Del Norte to comply … Continue reading DN Board of Supervisors Recap, June 23, 2026 →

Two-Vehicle Collision in Smith River Results In Overturned Semi

Thumbnail photo courtesy of the California Highway Patrol California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a two-vehicle collision that resulted in a tractor-trailer overturning on U.S. 101 in Smith River at about 4:05 p.m. Monday. Dominic Russell Haseltine, of Brookings, was making a left turn onto the highway from Xaa-wan'-k'wvt RV Park when his Kia Sportage … Continue reading Two-Vehicle Collision in Smith River Results In Overturned Semi →

NEUROTOXINS IN THE SMITH RIVER

June 23, 2026 At last week's city council meeting, June 15th. Ethan St. Clair a Tolowa Tribal Member, described the harm cooper and other chemicals are doing tot he Smith River in concert with destroying aquatic life. His three minute video is a must watch because it not only goes into detail about the harm […]

Homeless Shelter Grand Opening – WHAT AN EVENT!

By Donna Westfall – June 17, 2026 Hundreds and hundreds of people showed up. Speeches were given. Introductions were made. Wild applause and cheering. To be in Daphne Cortese Lambert Dean's presence was contagious. Her smile, her enthusiasm for a dream that has become a reality. Well, she could hardly contain her happiness. She said […]