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Supervisors consider closing juvenile hall told the board of supervisors that there are not enough incarcerated youth using the facility and regulations for too many staff which they cannot get hired. Reyman described the situation as a financial issue and also a morale problem. “People need hope, and my staff have no hope.” He cited numerous reasons mostly around regulations demanding a
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Del Norte County’s juvenile hall is requesting to be closed citing inadequate staffing as required by law and a shortage of incarcerated youth who need the facility. Lonnie Reyman, Del Norte County’s chief probation officer who runs the county’s juvenile hall,
certain staff level and work requirements that don’t match the reality of fewer detained youth. “Burnout, failure to meet regulations, late court reports, failure to supervise.” Reyman informed the Board of Supervisors that young offenders with serious enough charges to warrant incarceration could be moved to Humboldt or other county facilities. At the time of his request, he
stated there were only two youths at juvenile hall and one would likely go home that day. “I think we should think of this as good news as juvenile crime continues to fall.” Supervisor Valerie Starkey said in response to shrinking offender numbers. “I’m not opposed to closing juvenile hall if it’s just about having fewer youth who need it. If it’s about money or
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staffing, we need to eliminate that as a reason.” Throughout California, the juvenile justice system is undergoing rapid change. Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closing of juvenile prisons by June of 2023 in response to the reality of shrinking juvenile crime. In the years leadPlease see JUVENILE, Page A2
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For the 30th time, the Crescent City-Del Norte Chamber of Commerce hosted the Northern Knights Car Club Sea Cruise, with hundreds of classic vehicles coming to Beachfront Park. The annual event drew big crowds to the park to admire the classic cars and to enjoy near perfect weather. Mike Cuthbertson flew his drone over the park to get a birds-eye view of the hundreds of vehicles that set up to compete for prizes in several categories. In addition to the classic cars, those who ventured to Beachfront Park enjoyed live music, food and a variety of vendors.
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Two more condors released into Yurok territory THE TRIPLICATE On Monday, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program released two more prey-go-neesh (California condors) into Yurok ancestral territory. “We are extremely excited to start releasing our second prey-goneesh cohort,” said Yurok Wildlife Department Director Tiana Williams-Claussen. “The birds we released in the spring and summer are doing great. I would like to thank all of our project partners and supporters for their contributions to the Northern California condor recovery effort.” For the release, NCCRP biologists employed a multistep procedure to keep the juvenile birds as calm as possible during the transition into the wild. First, the NCCRP team will wait for previously released prey-go-neesh to land within sight of the condor release and management facility. The free-flying birds signal to the captive condors that it is safe to exit
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After four California condors were successfully released over the Redwood Forest, in land that has traditionally belonged to the Yurok Tribe, Northern California Condor Restoration Program released more condors this week, adding a second family unit as part of the ongoing effort to reintroduce the condors to land they once flew over.
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Drop Boxes: All counties offer secure drop boxes to return vote-bymail ballots. You can drop off your ballot at any polling place, vote center, or your Please see BALLOTS, Page A2
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Tips for Returning Your Ballot Voters have multiple safe, secure, and reliable options for returning their ballot. Mail: Every vote-by-mail ballot comes with a first-class prepaid postage return envelope. Before returning your ballot, you must remember to sign and date the return envelope provided with your vote-bymail ballot. Ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked on or before November 8, 2022, Election Day and received by county elections officials no later than 7 days after the election.
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All active registered California voters are being sent a vote-by-mail ballot with a prepaid, first-class postage return envelope for the November 8 general election. “We’re urging all Californians to vote early this year. You don’t have to wait until Election Day because votingby-mail makes it easy as soon as you get your ballots,” said Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. “Every person who votes early will help keep lines shorter and reduce wait times at in-person voting locations on Election Day.” The vote-by-mail ballot voting period begins as soon as vote-by-mail ballots are in the mail, which begins today. In-person early voting is also now available at every county election office. One or more voting locations in many counties will be open prior to Election Day. Voters can find a nearby drop box or early voting location at caearlyvoting. sos.ca.gov. Voters should update their status if they have moved their residence or have changed their name or party affiliation. If you’re not sure of your registration status, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Status tool at: VoterStatus.sos. ca.gov.
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