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Articles, Education, Youth

Cal Poly Humboldt Offers Direct Admission to Del Norte Students, Promises Greater Presence At Local High Schools

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Cal Poly Humboldt representatives promised a greater presence at Del Norte County’s high schools in an effort to offer a clear path for those seeking a college education.

As part of a statewide initiative to streamline the college admissions process for students and families, the Arcata-based California State University entered into a memorandum of understanding with Del Norte Unified School District about two weeks ago.

According to Dr. Chrissy Holliday, Cal Poly’s vice president of enrollment management and student success, the university will work with DNUSD staff to enact any special programs or supports that will make the choice to go to college easier, especially for first-generation students.

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Del Norte Airport Officials Say Flights To Portland May Boost Use, But Will Advanced Air Agree?

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With another runway project pending, more passengers need to fly into and out of Crescent City for the Del Norte County Regional Airport to be sure of the federal dollars needed to make that happen, Director Sean Rosenthal said.

The Federal Aviation Administration provides grant funding every year for capital improvement projects, Rosenthal told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday. Increasing the number of enplanements from 7,485 to 10,000 annually could not only speed up the process, it could convince the FAA that the airport needs a longer runway.

Convincing Advanced Air, the airline that serves Crescent City, to offer flights to Portland is a viable option for boosting those numbers, the airport authority director says. But there are caveats.

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Articles, CC Harbor, Infrastructure

Crescent City Harbor To Pursue 2026 MARAD Grant To Complete Citizens Dock Project

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The preferred alternative among six options Harbor commissioners chose for the Citizens Dock project in 2024. | Image courtesy of Moffatt & Nichol

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Federal officials are urging the Crescent City Harbor District to pursue the grant dollars needed to finish the Citizens Dock reconstruction.

The U.S. Maritime Administration is offering about $11.25 million in 2026 Port Infrastructure Development Program dollars, Community System Solutions CEO Mike Bahr told harbor commissioners on Wednesday. Bahr, who manages the Harbor District’s grants, said he and Harbormaster Mike Rademaker are nearly finished with the new application and will have to go before commissioners before submitting it.

If the Harbor District is successful, that money would pay for the second dock the Citizens Dock reconstruction project calls for, Bahr said.

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Municipal Law Attorney Says CCHD’s Insurance Policy Satisfies Faithful Performance Bond Requirement

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Harbor commissioners thought the word of a highly credentialed attorney would put the faithful performance bond issue to bed.

But while Michael Colantuono, who has practiced municipal law since 1989, pulled back the covers and plumped up the pillow, at least one commissioner and two members of the public weren’t quite ready for sleep.

Commissioner Annie Nehmer, who obtained an individual faithful performance bond and filed it with the county in December, said she had been asking to see proof that the Crescent City Harbor District has protection against crime and fraud for its elected officials for months.

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Articles, Emergencies, Infrastructure

Del Norte Teams Up With CalOES, Crescent City On Tsunami Education Kiosks For Visitors

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Tsunami information kiosks like this one will be at seven locations popular with visitors throughout Del Norte. | Image courtesy of Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services

Thumbnail photo: H Dock damage at the Crescent City Harbor from the July 30, 2025 Kamchatka tsunami. The harbor will host one of seven tsunami information kiosks throughout Del Norte. | Photo courtesy of Mike Rademaker

Del Norte County is stepping up its tsunami preparedness efforts, focusing on visitors who may not be aware that they’re in a hazardous location or how to evacuate.

Seven kiosks will be installed in areas popular with visitors. They will highlight the natural warning signs that a tsunami is imminent, the immediate actions to take as well as a simplified evacuation map leading folks to a safer spot, Emergency Services Coordinator Jessica Seaman said Tuesday.

“Each evacuation map will be site specific and developed with assistance from the subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and clarity for the exact location,” she told the Board of Supervisors. “The kiosks will also include a QR code that links directly to Know Your Zone and Prepare Del Norte (which has) additional preparedness information.”

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Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Recap For Feb. 10, 2026

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

Boat Ramp Access: Despite skepticism from a member of the public, District 1 Darrin Short said he and his colleagues did have public safety in mind when directing the county to do repairs on the public access road to Saxton’s Boat Ramp in Smith River.

Supervisors unanimously approved allocating an additional $1,922.11 to the project, which, Short says, is necessary for the sheriff’s office to be able to deploy its rescue boat. This allocation brings the project cost to $8,900 in funds the Board of Supervisors had set aside to make repairs to non-maintained county roads.

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Del Norte Reads Expands Programs Under Klamath Promise Neighborhoods Grant

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Nearly a year after it received a recommendation not to participate in the state literacy program, Del Norte Reads is using grant dollars from Klamath Promise Neighborhood to expand its services.

The goal is to eventually regain its California Library Literacy Services funding, Del Norte Reads Program Coordinator Terrin Musbach told Redwood Voice Community News. But since KPN will fund Del Norte Reads through 2026, Musbach said she and Del Norte Library Board members are identifying grants they can apply for beyond 2026.

“My work for next year is about identifying different partners — where we work together and can bring some of these resources together so we don’t have to depend on outsiders in the community,” Musbach said.

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Senior Center’s Mobile Showers Program To Continue At DN Wellness Center

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Thumbnail photo: The Del Norte Senior Center, Del Norte MIssion Possible and Open Door Clinic’s mobile medical bus offers a myriad of services including showers at the Del Norte Wellness Center on Tuesdays. | Photo by James Brooks

A lack of communication that nearly led to the Del Norte Senior Center having to find another locale for its mobile showers program has been resolved, Executive Director Charlaine Mazzei said.

The senior center has offered showers, clothing and hygiene kits in the parking lot at the Del Norte Wellness Center on Tuesdays since July 2021. It currently partners with Del Norte Mission Possible, which provides access to case management, meals and other services, as well as Open Door Community Health Center’s mobile medical bus where clients can see a primary care physician.

But on Monday, Mazzei said she received a notice to vacate from the building’s owner, the Del Norte Healthcare District. By Thursday, Mazzei met with DNHCD Board Chair Tonya Pearcey and Director Dr. Kevin Caldwell and the special district withdrew its notice.

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Last Week’s Waldo Fires Likely Set Maliciously, Fire Chief Says

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Thumbnail photo: Debris left behind by a fire that burned RVs and other makeshift structures on Waldo Street on Jan. 30. | Photo by Heather Polen

A week after his firefighters responded to multiple blazes near Waldo and State streets, Crescent City Fire and Rescue Interim Chief Bill Gillespie says it’s likely they were maliciously set. 

Gillespie, who returned to the fire chief role in December, said the department is still investigating the origin and cause of fires that occurred on Wednesday and Friday. In one incident, there were two separate fires burning 100 yards or more apart, he said, which is too much of a coincidence for it to be incidental.

“(Firefighters) responded into the area, they got there, they had two well-established fires burning in trailers and vehicles around the whole configuration,” Gillespie told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday, adding that he spoke with Battalion Chief Ray Rook and others who responded. “The fires wouldn’t have been that well advanced if one had spotted from another fire.”

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Ribbon Cutting Set For New Senior Apartments; Harbor Point At Capacity, City Manager Says

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Thumbnail photo: The new Harbor Point Apartment building on H Street in Crescent City is already at capacity. | Photo by James Brooks

Eric Wier congratulated his staff and the City Council when he announced the official ribbon cutting of a new senior apartment complex on H Street.

It was through their work that Crescent City secured the $5 million Competitive Permanent Local Housing Allocation grant that allowed Arcata-based DANCO Communities the tax credits needed develop Harbor Point Apartments, the city manager said Monday. 

The ribbon-cutting will take place at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, but the 27-unit apartment building is already at occupancy, Wier told Redwood Voice Community News.

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