WHO’S A SLUMLORD NOW?
BY DONNA WESTFALL My neighbor has lived in the same house for 40+ years. Her neighbor on the other side has owned the house but never lived in it. It’s…
CAN’T PAY ANY MORE FOR WATER & SEWER
I heard about the proposed rate increase for water and sewer and I have to wonder who the Powers That Be in this city think we are? Look around and…
BE A PART OF THE NEW DEL NORTE GLEANING PROJECT
By Kelley Nolan: Recently I attended the Sonoma Valley Gleaning Project in Sonoma, California. At this workshop I requested extra copies of the handouts and asked plenty of questions about…
UPDATE ON GITLIN’S “TAKE A BIT OUT OF BLIGHT”
NOBODY LIKES BLIGHT! I am enlisting your help to be another set of eyes for Del Norte County in this war on blight. Noted below is a letter from a…
NEW ZEALAND FLUORIDATION
BY DONNA WESTFALL In 1987 I spent 6 glorious weeks in the beautiful North Island of New Zealand. The area around Napier and Hastings is very much like Santa Barbara,…
SEWER RATE INCREASES
For some time now I have heard that there will be sewer rate increase made by the city. While I don’t live in the city but a few blocks out…
ORGANIZING TO FIGHT SEWER RATE INCREASES
BY KATHERINE KELLY 1st Meeting A group of seven people gathered for an hour at my home Thursday, August 22nd, all with one question on their minds: how can we…
STANDING UP FOR JON ALEXANDER
My husband and I met Jon Alexander in 2006 and we have to say that he is a very kindhearted and dedicated man who is on a path to bring…
