COUNTY BUDGET 2023-2024: $211 million +
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – October 16, 2023 Del Norte County is among the 10 poorest counties in California. Del Norte County has almost 12% of our declining…
The 5-0 Club aka Potted House Plants On Display
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – October 16, 2023 I am not quite sure how to describe the facial expressions of ourmembers of the Board of Supervisor’s at their…
The Continuing Education Of Supervisor Valerie Starkey
Opinion mixed with facts by Samuel Strait – October 12, 2023 It seems a bit of innocuous business performed a couple weeks ago at theSeptember 26th meeting of the Del…
Selling Souls
Opinion By Branden Bieber – October 2, 2023 Most evident at the September 26 th Board of Supervisors meeting is that Del Norte’s poverty, high crime, and substance abuse is…
The 5-0 Club: When Will They Ever Learn How To Govern?
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – September 30, 2023 While I would much rather talk about the trip that I am on, sad buttrue, another wasted two hours listening…
The 5-0 Club, Another Meeting, Growing Local Government
Commentary and Opinion By Samuel Strait – September 16, 2023 Three weeks have gone by since the last time the County’s illustrious“brain trust” met, but changes in how the County’s…
A Tale Of Two Fires
Commentary by Samuel Strait – September 1, 2023 For just over two weeks we have had the ongoing saga of a wildfire atour very doorstep which our illustrious governor has…
The 5-0 Club, Emergency? Oh, Yah that.
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – August 27, 2023 And, oh, by the way our illustrious 5-0 Club got together for anotherforgettable head scratchier, August 25, 2023. While there…
