April 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the registration deadline approaches for DNUSD’s Summer Program; Curry County will be hosting a cyber security summit; items discussed at the recent Del Norte County Board Of Supervisors meeting; CalTrans District 1 & 2 are seeking input on their evacuation preparedness plans; the Yurok Tribe initiates a soft launch of it’s new Yurok Tribal Member internet portal; tips to keep seal pups safe during pupping season; a private jet makes a crash landing at the Southwest Oregon Regional airport in Coos Bay; to address the $21 million budget gap, Multnomah County plans major public health cuts; and Grants Pass City Councilors discuss the locations for new designated homeless camp sites. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 9th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a rundown on Saturday’s Hands Off Protest; registration for DNUSD’s Summer Program closes soon; watch out for Pacific Harbor seals this pupping season; the Yurok Tribe installs a new mobile communication tower; Curry County Commissioners find a 2007 Court appeal ruling relevant to ongoing dispute with a Josephine Sheriff; Caltrans District 1 and 2 want community input on an evacuation preparedness project; lead paint found on Curry County Jail bunk beds reduces facility capacity; a private jet crash was reported in Coos Bay; Multnomah County’s public health cuts impact first time parents and disease prevention programs; the U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts two federal programs that will affect Oregon schools and food banks; and April’s skies will see stellar wonders. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting:
Salary Issues: Norma Williams, president of the Del Norte County Employees Association, took issue with proposals to hire Department of Health and Human Services employees at a more advanced step in the salary schedule.
The proposals to hire two medical records clerks and a behavioral health specialist at Step C rather than Step A appeared on the consent agenda. Supervisors approved them without discussion.
April 8th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look into the Hands Off protests; the Yurok Tribe’s IT Department installs a new communications tower to bolster wireless signal strength in the Klamath Glen area; more on the dispute between Curry County Commissioners and Sheriff John Ward; lead paint found on bunk beds in the Curry County jail further cuts it’s capacity; Nautical News from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; new California Legislation will require dealerships to list the full price of a product; Federal Funding cuts to the US Department of Agriculture leave Oregon food banks and schools without local food purchase assistance programs; and this month four celestial events will be visible in Northern California. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 7th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look into the successes and struggles of Del Norte’s new Providing Access to Hope program; bunk beds painted with lead paint force Curry County jail to cut down on it’s inmate capacity; Curry County Commissioner Brad Alcorn announced his resignation; the Yurok IT Department erects a 60 foot communications tower to boost signal speeds in the Klamath Glen area; fish related facts and figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; due to assessed entanglement risk, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife announces changes to commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries; and Pacific Power will be applying climate credit to customers’ electricity bills. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 4th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: an update on when the second installment of the Secured Property Taxes is due; ;aw enforcement talks about the challenges they face with mental health calls, and how PATH will aid them; a Curry County Commissioner announced his resignation; Curry County declared a local emergency after a recent storm; Stephanie Weldon has been named Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the CA Department of Public Health; new programs allow California prisoners and victims to reconcile; CDFW is advancing the state’s management for California’s Gray Wolf population; and the CDFW announces changes for commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail photo: Concept art of the Del Norte County’s Providing Access to Hope mobile mental health crisis response van. Above: Supervising Behavioral Health Specialist Mariah Coats and two of PATH’s team members, Certified Peer Support Specialist Ryan Downs and Behavioral health Specialist Aaron Matthess. | Photos courtesy of Shiann Hogan
Del Norte County’s Providing Access to Hope, or PATH, program has responded to 27 calls for help since it launched nearly two months ago.
In a majority of those cases, the staff manning the new mobile mental health crisis unit have helped those individuals come up with a safety plan and have followed up with those folks, Behavioral Health Branch Deputy Director Shiann Hogan told Redwood Voice Community News.
But, while it’s a resource anyone, including law enforcement, can call upon, PATH is currently only available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday due to staffing issues.
April 3rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; the deadline for the second installment of secured property taxes approaches; Del Norte Supervisors discussed the loss of Secure Rural Schools Program funding; cuts to California school nutrition programs won’t be affecting Del Norte schools; following the recent storms, Curry County officials declare a state of emergency; Yurok Citizen Stephanie Weldon is named Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity for the California Department of Public Health; “Hands Off Protests” against the Trump administration are planned for this upcoming weekend; new programs allow California prisoners and victims to reconcile; experts are concerned the recent Earthquake in Alaska will result in Mt. Spurr erupting; and California’s 2016 Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves moves to Phase 2. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 2nd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte County continues to lobby amidst Federal funding uncertainty; DNUSD dodges impact from federal program cuts to free meal services; also the DNUSD Board of Trustees endorse SiteLogIQ energy audits of local school campuses; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation encourages Tribal Citizen feedback on proposed Tribal Community Wildfire Protection Plan; 117 Hands Off protests in California against President Donald Trump’s policies are expected to kick off on Saturday; Chetco Community Library District receives a generous donation of $124,000; Josephine County Judge grants Disability Rights Oregon a preliminary injunction against Grants Pass over designated camping sites; the CDFW releases a progress report on the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future; and an earthquake creates a volcanic eruption scare in Alaska. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Pointing out that Del Norte County’s apportionment is a significant part of its general fund, District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard said continuing to lobby hard for the Secure Rural Schools program is important, even though Congress didn’t include it in the budget it approved last month.
Howard, whose district includes the Smith River National Recreation Area and parts of Redwood National and State Parks, called the loss of nearly $1.4 million to the community huge. It’s huge for Del Norte County and huge for Del Norte County Unified School District, he said.
But, while he urged Del Norters to let their elected representatives know where they stand on funding for infrastructure and schools, DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris said the district has learned not to count on those SRS dollars.
