By Linda Sutter, Investigative Reporter – April 21, 2025
Concerns have arisen regarding the hiring practices at Bayside RV Park following the arrest of Marino Alexander Caldera, on April 7, 2025, the park’s newly appointed camp host. Caldera, who had been residing at the park for approximately two months, was reportedly hired to clean facilities in exchange for his monthly rent.
On April 21, eyewitnesses observed Del Norte Sheriff’s officers conducting what appeared to be a search of the premises. Caldera himself was not present during the search. ( he is already housed in DNSO COUNTY JAIL) Research into the Del Norte Sheriff’s Office inmate log revealed that Caldera was arrested on charges including three felonies, two of which are particularly alarming: rape by force and violation of parole community placement. While the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” applies, the nature of these allegations has raised questions about the vetting process for employees at the RV park.
The situation took another turn when, following Caldera’s arrest, the Harbor hired a new employee—a woman who openly disclosed that she had recently completed a 15-month prison sentence for assaulting a peace officer. While she has served her time and appears to be making a fresh start, her hiring has further fueled concerns about the lack of background checks in the park’s employment practices.
The Harbor Master’s approach to hiring individuals without thorough vetting has sparked debate among residents and visitors. As the community grapples with these revelations, many are calling for stricter measures to ensure the safety and integrity of the RV park.
Mike Rademakers cycles these past 6 months, demonstrates he is a pathological liar. He lied to the coastal commission about living in the old abalone building and he has lied so many times to the county development that he has no credibility.
What he says taking a “hit” for the benefit of the harbor by dating a widow who is related to a newspaper reporter so favorable articles are written about the harbor. He controls the board members by having them harass public members in church. Those board members thinks he is the cats meow but Rademaker has a history that repeats itself. He talks badly about every board member and including his staff. Everyone else is to blame for his screw ups, not him. His Ex wife who lives in Central point verified that she did not charge $75,000 dollars on credit cards, the lies he tells about her, and why he allegedly divorced her. She was only 20 years old. She didn’t have credit cards. He was 36. It is believed and suggested the divorce was caused by far more sinister things. He has a reputation among fishermen for things that cannot be talked about. But those board members give him unjust praise. The Harbor is in a lose lose situation.
River Smith is Todd Garrett, the fired Assistant Harbormaster who he speaks of. Mr. Garrett was fired for incompetence and since his firing has been arrested for assaulting his female companion. He has shared his conspiracy theories with anyone he comes in contact with but they have no grounding in reality. In truth the board of commissioners and Harbormaster Helms chose Alex Lemus when Rademaker was only responsible for taking meeting minutes for the harbor. Rademaker is not related to the IT company employee in any way as has been proven by legal council multiple times and even if he was it would have no impact on the legality of a contract, and Rademaker wasn’t considered in the decision to fire Mr. Garrett after he was accused of videoing rv park tenants in their homes with his cell phone. If anyone was unethical it is Mr. Garrett.
Speaking of RV parks, Rademaker was fully aware that Alex the developer was not legit. He knew Alex would Never pay the harbor or build anything. The former assistant harbor master spoke truths about the Harbormaster’s “developer” friend, Rademaker said this was being insubordinate, hence their termination and Rademaker promotion. Rademaker has dramatically hurt others and the harbor for his personal gains.
The woman referenced is the Harbormasters significant other, which seems inappropriate. That is how Harbormaster operates it seems; harbor suffers and he rewards himself and relatives. He hired a relative as part of new IT contractor, and harbor has probably paid them over $100,000 in total. Furthermore, he unethically got the former assistant Harbormaster fired to assume the position. The harbor needs new leadership to proceed in honest, ethical, new productive era.