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Del Norte, Crescent City, Other Jurisdictions Finalize Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Thumbnail photo: H Dock in the Crescent City Harbor’s marina bore the brunt of the damage from Kamchatka tsunami on July 29 and July 30, 2025. Tsunamis were among the potential risks Crescent City and other parts of Del Norte County face, according to its the most recent countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. | Photo courtesy of Mike Rademaker

Del Norte County supervisors on Tuesday adopted an updated plan that seeks to reduce risk to life and property from natural disasters and other hazards.

The five-year two-volume countywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies the community’s risk from wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes and other disasters, said Sasha Jones, a senior resilience and climate adaptation planner with Tetra Tech. 

The plan is a product of more than two years of public outreach, meetings, surveys and collaboration with other jurisdictions that must also adopt the plan, Jones told supervisors.

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Articles, Community News, Crescent City, Health, Youth

A Milestone for Del Norte Public Health: DNPH Hosts Its 30th Annual Community Health Fair

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Group Photo from the 29th Annual Del Norte Community Health Fair | Photo courtesy of Del Norte Public Health via Facebook

Del Norte County Public Health is bringing the community and its partners together for its 30th Annual Community Health Fair on Saturday.

K through I Streets and 3rd Street will be blocked off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for organizations and their booths. The plaza between the Del Norte County Library and Price Mall will host kids’ activities.

According to Anna Porter, a Del Norte Public Health Office Technician, a variety of services and support will be offered at the health fair. 

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Articles, Infrastructure, Local Government

Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Recap, Sept. 22, 2026

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Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Board Adopts Final 2026-27 Budget: County supervisors closed a 14-day public hearing and adopted the county’s final 2026-27 budget. 

According to a staff report prepared by County Administrative Officer Neal Lopez and Auditor-Controller Clinton Schaad, the county’s overall recommended budget is $283,790,326 with a general fund budget of $53,614,829.

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Articles, Crescent City, Housing, Local Government

After Suffering Major Setbacks, Battery Point Apartment Developers Are Working To Weatherize Structures By November

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Thumbnail photo: Plagued by water damage last winter, the developers spearheading the Battery Point Apartments project are working to weatherize the structures by November. The first phase of the development, including the senior housing building, is expected to go online in 2027. | Photo by James Brooks

Wanting to avoid a repeat of last winter’s water damage, the developers behind Battery Point Apartments say their internal goal is to have two of its three buildings protected against the weather by November.

Contractors and sub contractors are also laying the foundation for the third building and ensuring that it is protected against the winter rains, Synergy Community Development Corporation Chair Jason Hobson told the Crescent City Council on Monday.

Two years after Synergy and Step Forward Communities broke ground on the site at Gary and E streets, Hobson said the goal is to get the project’s first phase, Buildings A and C, online between the summer and fall of 2027. Building A will consist of 40 senior housing units and Building C will be housing for families.

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Crescent City Council Recap, Sept. 21, 2026

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Mayor Pro Tem Candace Tinkler was absent. Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting.

Water system servers: Councilors approved spending $83,045 for two servers from Dell Technologies to run the water system’s supervisory control and data acquisition software, or SCADA.

According to City Manager Eric Wier, the SCADA system monitors alarms, water pressures and enables staff to turn pumps on and off without having it manned 24-7. The system was updated in 2019, however a server’s average lifecycle is five years. With the city’s manufacturer support and hardware replacement coverage expiring next April, “the time to replace them is now,” the city manager said.

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Articles, Community News, Economy, Education, Health, Tribal Affairs, Youth

Klamath Promise Neighborhood Brought $30 Million to Del Norte and Tribal Lands, But Also Had Its Challenges

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Team TACOCAT, a collaboration between Rx Safe Del Norte and KFUG Community Radio, was one of the local programs that received Klamath Promise Neighborhood support. | Photo courtesy of KFUG Community Radio

Editor’s Note: KFUG Community Radio and Redwood Voice Community News are recipients of Klamath Promise Neighborhood funding. Redwood Voice also has its origins through Building Healthy Communities.

Achieving Promise Neighborhood status for Klamath was a long shot in 2021.

Alison Ramsay and Kevin Malone had to find, and convince, a local agency to take the lead, get partners together to sign memorandums of understanding and write a proposal. 

Ramsay knew what she was getting into — she wrote two successful Promise Neighborhood grants in San Diego. Normally organizations get four to five months, she said. 

Two years after relocating to Del Norte at the invitation of Terry Supahan, executive director of True North Organizing Network, Ramsay and Malone said they noticed that the community lacked a comprehensive youth-serving organization. 

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Articles, Crescent City, Economy, Infrastructure, Local Government

Contractors Selected For City’s RV Park Revamp; Coastal Conservancy-Funded Project Includes Two Cabins, Renovated Apartment

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Thumbnail photo: Crescent City is using a California Coastal Conservancy grant to install two ADA-compliant cabins at its Lighthouse Cove RV Park. | Photo courtesy of the City of Crescent City

After they weren’t able to reach a consensus on vacation rental regulations, Crescent City councilors last week approved contracts to install cabins and renovate an apartment for rent at the city-owned RV park.

Paid for through a $835,000 California Coastal Conservancy Explore the Coast Overnight grant, the project isn’t meant to compete with locals who own Airbnbs or VRBOs, Public Works Director David Yeager said at the Council’s Sept. 8 meeting. 

Though the rates have yet to be set, Yeager described renting the cabins and apartment as a “lower cost opportunity” than booking a privately-owned vacation rental.

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DNUSD Board Appoints John Pritchett to McArthur’s Vacant Seat; Trustees Will Have Seek Other Candidates Before Nov. 3 Election, Superintendent Says

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Updated at 7:17 p.m. to correct an error, John Pritchett graduated from Redmond High School in 1979.

John Pritchett’s work as Del Norte High School’s family engagement liaison stood him in good stead with three members of the local school board who appointed him to Don McArthur’s old seat.

Pritchett, a 1987 Del Norte High School graduate a 1979 graduate of Redmond High School in Oregon, fielded questions from trustees Michael Greer, Charlaine Mazzei and Abbie Crist at an 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday.

Pointing out that for many families, generations have gone through Del Norte public schools, Pritchett said he viewed the Del Norte County Unified School District Board of Trustees as a conduit to the community.

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Articles, Crescent City, Emergencies

(UPDATED) Family Organizes Search Party For Missing Crescent City Woman

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Updated at 3:06 p.m. Wednesday

Stephanie Atchison was found safe Wednesday morning and is being treated at Sutter Coast Hospital, Undersheriff Devin Perry told Redwood Voice Community News.

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Friends and family have turned to the community to help find 24-year-old Stephanie Atchison who was last seen at her Parkway Drive home last week.

Atchison left her home at Parkway Drive and Railroad Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, Del Norte County Undersheriff Devin Perry told Redwood Voice Community News on Tuesday. The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has entered her into its missing persons system, Perry said, and had conducted a ground search that was unsuccessful despite requesting pings on her cell phone to try to locate her.

Atchison is described as a white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and a white beanie, according to

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Del Norte County Experiences 4.5% Drop In Staff Vacancy Rate; Elected Officials, Union Rep Raise Concerns About State-run HR System for Social Services, Child Support Services Programs

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After learning that Del Norte County’s financial situation isn’t as dire as it was in June, county supervisors found out that its vacancy rate had also improved.

The county’s overall vacancy rate dropped from 25% last year to 20.5% in 2026, Human Resources Director Kerri Vue told supervisors on Sept. 8. Out of 483 authorized full-time positions, 99 are currently vacant, she said.

“This reflects an official drop from triple digit vacancies for the first time in many years,” Vue said.

Vue presented these statistics to county supervisors after they opened the public hearing process ahead of final adoption of Del Norte’s 2026-27 budget. County supervisors learned that despite reporting a $9.6 million deficit in June, last-minute revenue and efforts from departments to reduce expenditures led to more resources than anticipation.

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