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Proposed $1,500 Rock Contribution Leads To Debate Over Repairs to Non County-Maintained Roads

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Despite her initial worry that approving a purchase for a private road would open a tin of segmented invertebrates, Valerie Starkey came around to the idea of contributing $1,500 in rock for the Carole Lane area north of Crescent City.

The Del Norte County District 2 supervisor had initially told County Engineer Jon Olson on Tuesday that she would oppose adding the purchase to the budget set aside for repairs to roads not maintained by the county. Starkey’s no vote turned into a yes after her colleague, District 1 representative Darrin Short, made a motion to approve the purchase but only if the rock were used on parts of Carole Lane that are public.

“Just the public road intersections of Carole, Monopoly and Embarcadero,” Short said.

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Steven’s Prairie Restoration Project Starts Strong – Redwood Voice Community News

May 30th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: prescribed burns near the 101 to begin June 2nd; an attempted shooting occurred Wednesday night and what we know about it now; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; problems with bus routes spark debate whether schoolchildren should have an Arcata field trip; the Steven’s Prairie Restoration Project is off to a big start; insights on the Tolowa Dee-ni’ general election; West Coast salmon fishing regulations have been announced; Pacific Power encourages customers to prepare for wildfire season; how HR1 affects rural hospitals; and a report from the California Department of Technology about California’s automated systems. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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CCPD Seeks Suspect In Safeway Parking Lot Shooting – Redwood Voice Community News

May 29th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a suspect has been identified in Wednesday night’s shooting; a safety update from the Del Norte Unified School District; items discussed at last week’s Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting; with DNUSD bus routes being regularly delayed or cancelled, the feasibility of upcoming field trips is questioned; an update on the Blue Creek Prairie Restoration from the Yurok Tribe; stats from the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s May 17th General Election; the National Marine Fisheries Service publishes the West Coast salmon fishing regulations for 2025; Pacific Power encourages customers to prepare for wildfire season; if proposed Medicaid cuts are approved rural health centers and hospitals may have to shut their doors; and agencies across California use what can be classified as high risk AI systems without reporting them as such. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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Local Condors Featured in “Wild Kingdom” – Redwood Voice Community News

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.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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Contract Negotiations Between DNUSD, Teachers Union Commences; Board Approves AI Policy

Thumbnail photo: Members of Del Norte Unified School District’s AI Task Force discuss a draft policy with the Board of Trustees in this April photo. | Photo by Guiming Xiong

Superintendent Jeff Harris was absent. Among the items discussed at Thursday’s Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting.

DNTA negotiations begin:

Del Norte Unified School District is not in a position to offer salary increases to teachers during the 2025-26 fiscal year, Superintendent of Business Jeff Napier told trustees.

Napier presented DNUSD’s first proposal for its 2025-26 contract with the Del Norte Teachers Association a little more than two months after a stalemate between the two parties concluded with help from state mediators.

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Route Cancellations, Delays Prompt Parents To Take Bus Woes To School Board

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Melissa Endert went before the Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees two days after bus service to her children’s school was canceled.

Endert, who lives in Crescent City while her kids attend Smith River School to be near their father who is a special education teacher, said finding out at the last minute that the bus wouldn’t be showing up was a sacrifice for her and left many parents scrambling.

“That’s a hardship for community members who are not like myself, who don’t have a spare car or don’t have time set aside to get their kids to school,” she said. “The district stresses that students should come to school every day. If buses aren’t running they can’t attend school. If they come to school an hour late, they’re missing breakfast, they’re missing time and they’re stressed, they’re hungry, they’re anxious and they’re worried and it’s already a long bus route.”

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Ordinance Bill No. 1040 Rejected by Eureka City Council – Redwood Voice Community News

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.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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Library Director Tenders Resignation As Trustees, Staff Fight For Del Norte Reads

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Literacy means resiliency, stability and survival for Del Norte County, Terrin Musbach wrote in a letter she plans to send to state library officials.

Musbach, program coordinator for Del Norte Reads, read her letter before library trustees on Monday about six weeks after the California State Library recommended the local program not participate in the state’s literacy program.

But, while trustees agreed to partner with Musbach and petition the state to let Del Norte Reads rejoin California Library Literacy Services, they also received a letter of resignation from their library director, Phyllis Goodeill.

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Transportation Officials Will Unveil South Beach Climate Resilience Plan Thursday

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Transportation officials will unveil  a plan on Thursday they say will help local and state governments prepare for the more intense storms expected to hit Del Norte County as a result of climate change.

The South Beach Climate Resilience Plan focuses on U.S. 101, Anchor Way and the Crescent City Marsh area, said Tamera Leighton, executive director for the Del Norte Transportation Commission, one of the partners on the project.

The DNLTC has been working with the Crescent City Harbor District, Elk Valley Rancheria, Caltrans District 1, Del Norte County and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for about a year and a half to create the first step in addressing a “big infrastructure problem” for South Beach, Leighton said.

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Sheriff Says He Won’t ‘Give A Lot of Breaks’ On Illegal Fireworks This Year; Blake Inscore To Be Grand Marshal In Parade

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Del Norte County’s sheriff plans to come down heavy on criminal charges against those  who test the community’s resolve on curtailing the use of illegal fireworks.

Though a new social media campaign launched last week mentions increased administrative fines and penalties for the sale, possession and use of mortars, sky rockets and other unsafe pyrotechnics, those who flout state law could face misdemeanor or felony charges, Sheriff Garrett Scott said.

“The bottomline is it’s easier for us to focus more on state laws than it is on local laws just for the teeth,” Scott said Monday. “This time we’re trying to make an impact and make this community safe. And so this year, we’re not going to be giving a lot of breaks.”

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