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The Crescent City Harbor Sans a Vessel Repair Yard
What’s going to happen to the Fashion Blacksmith building? Next time you’re at the Harbor, take a good look at the Fashion building; it may be your last view of the iconic vessel repair yard which had served harbor tenants and customers for forty years. If the Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD) has its way, the building will be leveled and there will may no vessel repair yard in the...
IN MY VIEW: So long and thanks for the fish
“So long, and thanks for all the fish” is a humorous idiom used to say goodbye, acknowledging the positive experiences received during the time spent. This comes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a fantasy where dolphins used the phrase as they left Earth just before it was destroyed. “The dolphins had long known of the impending demolition of Earth and had made many attempts to alert mankind to the danger. But most of their communications were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs,...
Redwood Parks Conservancy Pledges Unwavering Effort to Keep South Beach Litter-Free
Redwood Parks needs volunteers for South Beach cleanup, July 5. Del Norte Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Dean Wilson made a special plea during his Board comments, last week. On the eve of America’s 248th Birthday, the 5th District Supervisor asked the public to keep South Beach clean and pristine following the July 4th Fireworks Show. “Thousands of visitors and locals come to South Beach to enjoy the fireworks...
Del Norte Jail Expands
Sheriff Garrett Scott announced renovation of E Tank Dormitory 2 has been completed. The work was performed by County Building and Maintenance. The opening of this dorm will increase custody capacity to 100 inmates. Currently the Jail detains 85-95 inmates. Sheriff Scott plans to keep eight beds available for serious, violent offenders. Scott shared his custody challenge with a dire need for additional corrections officers, “…we have a long way to go but we’re making progress.”
Pacific coast gray whales have gotten shorter, OSU study finds
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. The smaller size could have major consequences for the health and reproductive success of the affected whales, and also raises alarm bells about the state of the food web in which they coexist, researchers say. ...
City awarded Curb / Crosswalk Grant
The Crescent City Council has given the green light to enter Agreements with Cal Trans for a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). With the assistance of PlanWest Partners of Arcata, the City applied for and was awarded a $225,000 HSIP grant, May 15. Per grant requirements the City must contribute $25,000, or ten percent of the $250,000 project. Measure S funds will be utilized for this project. Three years ago, Crescent City developed a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) that utilized the best available data...
California Achieves Another Unwanted First
The Golden State is number one in yet another National category, this one not particularly welcomed: California is first in dog bites on Postal letter carriers! The United States Postal Service (USPS), Crescent City Post Office and the Crescent City Police Department sponsored a National Dog Bite Awareness event earlier this month. The campaign included a demonstration bringing attention to the long-standing problem of dog bites upon postal letter carriers....
Police Blotter
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Monday, 06/03/24: • 6:14 am, disturbing the peace, are of end of Iowa, Sheriff. • 9:42 am, theft, 300...
Shore Climate Change
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Sea Front Bakery Debuts…Where Good Flavors are a Shore Thing
The very first thing you notice when you enter Crescent City’s newest dining venue, Sea Front Baking in Crescent City, is everyone’s smiling, lots of happy folks. What was once the Pizza King is now Sea Front Bakery, with a few changes. Saturday’s soft opening of Sea Front, the younger sibling of the renowned Sea Quake, is located off the S Curve on Front Street and 101. Sea Front attracted...
IN MY VIEW: Are you still watching?
When watching a series on Netflix, the program will automatically roll over to start the next episode when the episode you are watching is finished. This will continue to happen up to a point when you will get a pop up on your screen that asks, “Are you still watching?” As I continue to churn out a column every week, I occasionally have a similar question. Are people still reading my column or am I just playing to a sleeping audience? ...
Public confidence varies in climate change impact
Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes. The study found that politics and personal experience played significant roles in people’s responses: Self-identified Republicans were less likely than Democrats to attribute extreme weather events to climate change, though Republicans who had personally experienced negative impacts from extreme weather events were more likely to link them to climate change...
Questions Loom Over Supervisors Decision to Seek Ambulance Bids
The North Coast Emergency Medical Services (NCEMS) held its quarterly meeting to correct the motion by the Board of Supervisors as to what agency is responsible for conducting a Request for Proposals and who is responsible for paying for the search seeking new bidders for 9-1-1 emergency medical for service in Del Norte. 1st District Supervisor Darrin Short attended the North Coast EMS meeting in Eureka and reported to his colleagues at the May 28 Board meeting a clarification was to correct the inaccuracy. If...
Look Up, it’s a Bird, it’s a Plane…
Crescent City is still buzzing over that low below 500 ft fly-by of the C130H Hercules aircraft, Wednesday afternoon. Rogue Valley AirWatch reported the C130H, Call Sign Roller 47, out of the 152nd Air Lift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno was on a training exercise to practice touch and goes in Medford (MFR), en route to Coos Bay, then south toward Del Norte’s coastline. Roller 47 was on a...
Four social media money scams and how to spot them
Did you know that social media scams have been picking more pockets than any other scam today — including phone calls and text fraud? Fraudsters exploit the trust people have in their online communities and use various tactics to trick their victims. Here are the four common social media money scams and how to identify them. 1. The Giveaway Gimmick You’ve been selected to win a free gift card for...
“I will Never Stop Fighting for Justice”
The grieving mom of 29 year old Tamera Sanders addressed the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors at its May 28 meeting, concerning her daughter’s suspicious death three years ago; the presentation was profound and emotional. Kelley Metcalf exclaimed, “I will never stop fight for justice.” It should be duly noted and clarified current Sheriff’s administration and Sheriff Garrett Scott were not involved in the original investigation. The 2021 incident fell under the watch of former Del Norte Sheriff Eric Apperson and his successor appointed...
Millions of Chinook Salmon Released into The Klamath
The California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) successfully completed the release of more than two million Fall-run Chinook salmon smolts into the Klamath River . May 15, CDFW released 1.3 million Chinook just below Iron Gate Dam and CDFW carried out another release of approximately 800,000 smolts last week. The smolts were trucked about seven miles from the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery. The fish were coded with wire tags...
Supervisors Approve New Home for Search and Rescue / Boating Safety
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the lease for Search and Rescue and Boating Safety Division. Measure R funding will support rental costs. As a result of the County’s Encampment Resolution Fund Grant and the establishment of an emergency shelter and Micro Village at Williams Drive, Del Norte Search and Rescue (SAR) will be displaced. The Boating Safety Division (BSD) . has also been displaced from its secured storage that was located at the Crescent City Harbor. The Del Norte Sheriff / Coroner working with the County Administration, Building Maintenance, Risk Management and County Counsel successfully located suitable space for both SAR and BSD. Due to tight budget constraints, Sheriff Garrett Scott submitted a request for Measure R funding. The Measure R Committee recommended approval of the funding. The estimated cost to for this request is $38,000 for year one, which includes $2,000 in one time set up costs and an estimated $3,000 per month for rental. The commercial building is located at 233 E. Washington Blvd.
Police Blotter
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Monday, 05/27/24: • 11:49 am, disturbing the peace, 900 block of A Street, Police. • 11:52 am, disturbing the...
Tunnel Route selected
The route for Last Chance Grade has been selected. District 1 Cal Trans Director Matt Brady has announced the proposed route over the troubled 101, south of Crescent City has been confirmed. The proposed Tunnel route has been selected. The announcement was made late Tuesday afternoon at the Yurok Tribal Council office ribbon cutting of the Hunter/ Panther completed Bridge project, just north of Klamath.
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