Car show Sea Cruise car show returns to Crescent City for 31st time this weekend.
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Property insurance moratorium declared Commissioner puts the brakes on casualty carriers pulling out of fire zones to wildfire risk. The mandate for a one-year moratorium commenced on August 29 and will expire August 28, 2024. The bulletin was released to the public Sept. 14. Senate Bill 821, Insurance Code 675.1 provides the following language.
BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate
California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s August 29 emergency fire declarations, issued a mandate that no insurer shall issue a notice of cancellation or non-renewal due
“An insurer shall not cancel or refuse to renew a policy of residential property located in any ZIP code within or adjacent to the fire perimeter, for one year after the declaration of a state of emergency per Government Code 8558, based solely on the fact the insured structure is located in an area in which a wildfire
has occurred.” The moratorium affects the following zip codes within the Smith River Complex and include 95531, 95532, 95568, 95546, 95548, 95556, 95567, 95568 and 96039. The moratorium also includes all residential properties within the Happy Camp Complex Fire
that burned recently. The moratorium mandate must offer to rescind any notices of cancellation or non-renewable since the August 29 emergency declarations. A consumer hot line about this bulletin is available and property owners may call 800-927-4357 for any questions.
At Harbor, lack of disclosure raises more questions than answers BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate
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After being rescued by a group of hikers attempting the difficult R3 hike at the Grand Canyon, David Lee Hatton II was taken to Phantom Menace, where he was safely taken out of the canyon. Hatton has returned to the canyon to attempt the hike again.
Returning for unfinished business hike to the bottom. Of those, upwards of 250 require rescue mid-hike and the Grand Canyon claims an average of 12 lives per year. Those who achieve a successful R3 and live to tell about it can take home more than bragging rights. Some find greater meaning and purpose through the monumental effort. Crescent
BY STEPHANIE BRADLEY For The Triplicate
The rim-to-rim-to rim hike (R3) in Arizona’s Grand Canyon is well- known to seasoned outdoor adventurers as a meaningful achievement. The beautiful vistas of this natural wonder attract nearly 5 million tourists, annually but only about one percent
City’s David Lee Hatton II didn’t finish the R3 on his first attempt this past March, but he did come away from the experience with a fantastic story and indelible connection with a new band of brothers. “I prayed for my life to be saved and this group of men found me out of nowhere. It was like divine intervention,” says
David. Last winter, the now 19-yearold had started the R3 (down the South Rim) with a friend, only to face the hike alone after the friend turned back. Determined to complete the task, Hatton forged ahead. He was caught by the frigid weather and soaked
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Warriors roll over McKinleyville
The Del Norte High School football team cruised to a 48-18 win over McKinleyville on Friday to improve to 2-2 on the season. The Warriors jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back while taking the victory. Photos courtesy of Nicole Burshem
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At the Tuesday Crescent City Harbor Commission meeting, Comptroller Thomas Zickergraf conducted his periodic presentation on Harbor finances. Zickergraf shared the current balance of the combined harbor balances is $509,118 as of mid-September. The figure represents an $111,000 decrease from last year. Zickergraf reported $324,000 is enroute to the CCHD from various grants but the CCHD is still missing the $252,000 from Renewable Energy Capital and principal Alex Lemus from income derived from the ground-lease on the two closed harbor RV parks. Understandably, the financial figures can be easily misunderstood but the failure to explain the problem to the public is troubling. The Harbor District is a public agency and it obligated to keep the public well-informed. The Lemus group and the CCHD are apparently in a legal squabble on who pays who and how much. When it came time for public questions and comments, The Triplicate editor asked relevant questions about the status of this closed session item, and it took a little more than the three minute per questioner time frame. Commissioner Brian Stone interrupted the editor’s public inquiry and complained the questioning exceeded the 180-second discourse and was delaying the meeting’s agenda. The Triplicate editor asked the following questions before the Stone interruption: • When does the commission plan to discuss the nature of the misunderstanding with Renewable Energy Capital? Harbormaster Tim Petrick attempted to answer this question but was cut off by Stone’s interruption. • Have Harbor attorneys Best, Best and Krieger been compensated for their defense of the Fashion Blacksmith arbitration hearing? • Fashion Blacksmith awaits Superior Court certification of its $1.2 million
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