May 28th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; info on last Thursday’s DNUSD Board of Trustees meeting; Curry County voters reject property tax levy to further fund local patrol deputies and dispatchers; items discussed at the Brooking City Council meeting; the Yurok Tribe hosts a Upriver Community Project Update meeting tomorrow; local condors get showcased on NBC’s “Wild Kingdom”; the National Marine Fisheries Service has published updated fishing regulations; the Journal of the American Medical Association finds women are now binge drinking more than men; and an update on potential birthing center closures in rural Oregon. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 27th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a proposed ordinance to restrict camping or loitering on sidewalks is turned down by Eureka City Councilors; Curry County voters reject a law enforcement levy for the second year in a row; items discussed at the recent Brookings City Council Meeting; the Yurok Tribe will be holding an Upriver Community Development Project Update Meeting this week; last weekend NBC aired an episode of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” featuring the Northern California Condor Restoration Program; a proposed California Bill, Assembly Bill 55, would allow Birth Centers to take Medi-Cal; a recent study shows women are more prone to binge drink than men; the potential closure of two Oregon hospitals is announced following Medicaid cuts; and Green Point School District in Humboldt County is to cease operating July 1st. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 22nd, 2025- For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: Roadwork Updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte’s illegal fireworks committee announces their “No Tolerance” Campaign; Items discussed at Monday’s Del Norte Library District Board Meeting; Local transportation officials will hold a meeting Thursday to unveil The South Beach Climate Resilience Plan; The Del Norte Sheriff’s Office warns of scammers calling about unpaid jury duty fines; An update from DNUSD superintendent Jeff Harris; Topics discussed by the Tolowa Dee-’ni Nation during the 2025 Economic Summit; The California Fish & Game Commission adopts the sports fishing regulations for the 2025 season; The Save the Redwoods League recently planted several Sequoia tree seedlings that had orbited the moon; A proposed funding bill will result in cuts to Medicaid, affecting rural hospitals; Governor Gavin Newsom proposes freezing Medi-Cal Enrollment, among other changes; Jackson County Fire District 4 seeks to increase it’s levy by eleven cents; The possibility of a nuclear reactor being constructed in Umatilla County sparks controversy; California State Parks is offering free admission in participating park units this Memorial Day; and Humboldt County Supervisors will appoint a new Director Of Aviation at their next meeting. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 16th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; the roundup of this week’s Del Norte Board of Supervisors meeting; a dive into the complexities of feeding Del Norte’s students; Fred Endert Pool will be closed while they finish their pool deck; DNHS Track and Field win the Humboldt-Del Norte League; a notice for Tolowa US veterans; Condor A7 is responding well to treatment after high levels of lead were found in her blood; Brookings receives $100,000 in grant money to conduct a Housing Needs Analysis; over 240,000 hospitalizations in California could have been prevented with better outpatient care; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; and tide gates in Coos County are aging and need to be replaced. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 15th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a dive into the complexities of feeding Del Norte’s students; DNUSD manages to secure funding to prevent many of the proposed staff layoffs; the City of Brookings warns of a scam targeting those with pending planning commission applications; a sports update from Del Norte High School; a new study shows many California hospitalizations could have been prevented with proper outpatient care; Oregon Consumer Justice releases an online privacy guide; background on Convict Lake, California; a proposed Oregon bill will allow people more time to demand corrections or retractions from the press; and a newly built tide gate on Palouse Creek in Coos County keeps coastal pastures above water. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Curry County Commissioners discuss approving ICE detainer requests; final layoff notices for DNUSD certificated staff will be issued by May 15; a new Curry County policy takes away administrative and editing privileges from nearly all employees after changes were made to the county website; “Brookings’ Got Talent” is looking for more contestants, and applications are due tomorrow; the Brookings Planning Commission warns of a scam targeting applicants through a fraudulent email; Governor Newsom wants California to adopt a homeless encampment ordinance; supporters for the Campaign for Affordable Power urge California lawmakers to pass bills toward big power companies’ rate increases; Oregon families gather at the state capital to call attention to the Food For All Oregonians bill; Oregon Consumer Justice creates a guide on taking control of personal data and protecting privacy online; and another proposed bill would give people more time to demand corrections or retractions from Oregon journalism. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 13th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Curry County Commissioners discussed approving ICE detainer requests; with recent unauthorized changes made to Curry County’s official website, many County employees see their editing privileges revoked; “Brookings’ Got Talent” is looking for more talent show contestants; another condor has been found to have concerning amounts of lead in it’s blood; local youth Isaiah Hodges prepares to compete nationally in 4-H’s Shooting Sports Championship; an announcement from California Governor Gavin Newsom reveals a model homelessness ordinance for cities and towns; a study shows the Parent and Youth Helpline to be effective in its role; Proposed California legislature will require savings be passed on to utility customers; and Oregon families gathered at the State capital to urge lawmakers to pass the Food For All Oregonians bill. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 12th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Curry County Commissioners discussed approving ICE detainer requests; the Yurok Tribe celebrated its second annual Elder Summit; Condor A7 is hospitalized for lead poisoning; local teen Isaiah Hodges is preparing to compete at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship in Nebraska; the future of parks in Del Norte and Humboldt County was discussed at the recent Redwood Park Conservation Panel at the fairgrounds; a study on the California Parent and Youth helpline shows it to be an effective service; federal cuts to public land agencies put the Pacific Crest Trail in peril; and as Rite Aid declares bankruptcy, the whole company slowly churns to a stop. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Though he didn’t speak up earlier, Curry County’s director of operations said complying with a detainer request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be “a lot to ask” when there’s only 16 beds in the jail.
About a month after the discovery of lead paint in its bunk beds prompted the Board of Commissioners to cut the jail’s capacity from 35 to 16 beds, Ted Fitzgerald, who also acts as county counsel, said the county was still waiting on permanent replacements.
“We still have the temporaries in there until we get the permanence delivered,” he said, referring to temporary bunk beds Curry County borrowed from Josephine County shortly after he notified commissioners of the lead paint concerns at an emergency meeting April 4. “The old bunks have been cleared. Maintenance went in there and cut them out. They were metal, installed directly into the concrete, and so, in order to keep things safe, we had to cut the metal and then grind the concrete down…”
Curry County’s director of operations said he withdrew administrative and editing privileges from nearly all employees after an individual made “unauthorized changes” to the county’s website.
Ted Fitzgerald, who is also county counsel, asked the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to approve a new policy that limits administrative privileges to one person. The new policy also requires those manning Facebook pages for individual departments to register with Human Resources so the county can vet information being posted.
Fitzgerald said he included a social media component to the policy after determining that statistics posted to the Curry County Justice Facebook page were inaccurate.
