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Budget Adopted, Curry County Commissioners Discuss Job Descriptions

Two days after they adopted the county’s 2025-26 budget, Curry County commissioners wanted to get started on finalizing job descriptions and finding people to fill those positions. New positions include a public works director, an investigator in the District Attorney's Office, a community resource officer in the Sheriff’s Office and a part-time civil processor and … Continue reading Budget Adopted, Curry County Commissioners Discuss Job Descriptions →

More 4th of July Events

OC Developers Unveil Grand Plan For Harbor District RV Parks Amid Lingering Skepticism Over Previous Efforts That Failed

Thumbnail photo: A few RVs linger in a nearly-deserted Bayside RV Park in this photo from June 2023. | By Jessica Cejnar Andrews After hearing a pitch from two Orange County-based developers who want to revitalize the Crescent City Harbor’s RV parks, public commenters resurrected memories of a previous investor whose grand design never materialized. … Continue reading OC Developers Unveil Grand Plan For Harbor District RV Parks Amid Lingering Skepticism Over Previous Efforts That Failed →

DNUSD Board of Trustees Roundup, June 30, 2025

Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz Board President and Trustee Area 4 representative Charlaine Mazzei was absent. Among the items discussed at the Del Norte Unified School District Board meeting on Monday: Seamless Summer Food Program: DNUSD’s director of nutrition services, Julie Bjorkstrand, gave trustees a brief rundown of the first two weeks of DNUSD’s Seamless … Continue reading DNUSD Board of Trustees Roundup, June 30, 2025 →

DNATL Pride 2025

June 21st made Crescent City's second annual DNATL Pride event, featuring numerous vendors, free food, a plethora of speakers, a speech from the Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and, of course, a pride parade. PRIDE was hosted by the Crescent City United Methodist Church and Del Norte LGBTQ Resource Project. KFUG and Redwood Voice are … Continue reading DNATL Pride 2025 →

July 3rd and 4th Events

Newsom's Scapegoat

By Kevin Kiley – July 2, 2025 I joined the set of Fox & Friends to announce…

DNUSD Leaders Adopt 2025-26 Budget Amid Warnings Of A Structural Deficit, More Cuts

Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz (Updated at 5:41 p.m. to clarify that Elizabeth Calleja is a parent of Redwood School students. Calleja said Wednesday afternoon that while she's a long-time teacher with Del Norte Unified School District, she currently teaches at Castle Rock Charter School.) Superintendent Jeff Harris pointed to another single-county school district to … Continue reading DNUSD Leaders Adopt 2025-26 Budget Amid Warnings Of A Structural Deficit, More Cuts →

DNSO Releases Name Of Subject Killed In Friday's Officer-Involved Shooting

Thumbnail photo by Heather Polen The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the male subject who was shot by a California Highway Patrol officer near the Crescent City Harbor and pronounced dead at Sutter Coast Hospital on Friday. The deceased is 44-year-old Patrick George Selvage, Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott … Continue reading DNSO Releases Name Of Subject Killed In Friday's Officer-Involved Shooting →

Crews Working Four Fires Within the Gasquet Ranger District; Six Rivers Officials Report 282 Lightning Strikes On National Forest

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Kristen Peterson Firefighters are working to douse four lightning-caused fires within the Gasquet Ranger District, the Six Rivers National Forest reported Tuesday. The blazes were caused by a series of thunderstorms that passed through the region Monday evening, resulting in about 282 lightning strikes as of about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according … Continue reading Crews Working Four Fires Within the Gasquet Ranger District; Six Rivers Officials Report 282 Lightning Strikes On National Forest →

Compensation Study Continues as Del Norte Supervisors Begin Budget Process

Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz The county’s latest compensation study isn’t yet finished, but from what she’s seen of the preliminary data, Norma Williams said it validates much of what the Del Norte County Employees Association SEIU 1021 has been saying for years. Still, speaking with Redwood Voice Community News nearly a week after county … Continue reading Compensation Study Continues as Del Norte Supervisors Begin Budget Process →

California Commentary: The history of legal attacks on Proposition 13

By Jon Coupal – July 1, 2025 On June 6th, 1978, California voters delivered a…