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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022
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Voters overwhelmingly keep city, county sales taxes Supervisor races remain too close to call BY ROGER GITLIN For The Triplicate
Unofficial election night returns for the 2022 Del County General election have been tabulated by Elections Clerk Alissia Northrup. Voters in both the City and County overwhelmingly rejected sales tax Measure T, which would have repealed the 13.5 percent City tax increase back to 7.25 percent. More than 76 percent of voters cast ballots against the measure while only 23 percent voted in
favor. The vote was also emphatic for Measure U County tax and 67.7 percent of voters cast ballots against the measure while 32.3 percent voted for it. As a result, the sales taxes approved in 2020 will remain in place in both Crescent City and Del Norte County. 6,312 votes were counted Tuesday evening with an estimated 41.2 percent voter turnout. The county supervisor races were very competitive, leaving the final
outcome undecided as final votes are tallied. In District Four, Joey Borges holds an 88-vote lead over Patty Adams for the seat soon to be vacated by Gerry Hemmingsen. Borges has received 797 votes, or 53 percent, to 709, or 47 percent, for Adams. In District Five, three-term Sheriff Dean Wilson holds a 58-vote margin over appointed incumbent Susan Masten. Wilson has received
2 ) Congressman Jared Huffman (D), State Senator Mike McGuire (D) and Assemblymember Jim Wood (D), each of the incumbents lost to challengers Douglas Brower, Gene Yoon and Charlotte Svolos, respectively 55 percent to 45 percent in Del Norte County while easily winning 70 plus percent victories across their respective constituent Districts.
Newsom’s judicial appointments for the supreme and appeals court were confirmed by voters across the Golden State, but Del Norte voters rejected the nominees including Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Associate Justices Goodwin Liu, Martin Jenkins and Joshua Groban. Appeals Court justices Theresa Stewart, Alison Tucher, Victor Rodriguez, Ioana Petrou, Carin
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Del Norte County leans conservative in state races BY ROGER GITLIN For The Triplicate
Governor Gavin Newsom again lost another Del Norte County election, while cruising to re-election for his second term. Brian Dahle beat Newsom by the same margin he lost the statewide race: 60 percent to 40 percent. The same dynamic affected (CA-
Hmong memorial repaired just in time for Veterans Day for the veteran’s celebration but didn’t know if it was really possible. “The mayor looked at me when I said that and we both wondered how it could happen in time,” Inscore said while praising the work as so good those who viewed it including Hmong elders in the community were speechless. “It was the kind of thing where no one spoke.” The annual Veteran’s Day festivities in Crescent City begin at 10 at the corner of 9th and H Streets and ends at the Point of Honor. The recognition of veterans will take place from 11 to 11:15 a.m. The luncheon will take place at the VFW Memorial Hall, at 810 H Street from 11:30 to 2 p.m. In addition, the Crescent City Council discussed updating the
BY JULIE AKINS For The Triplicate
When Veterans Day parade goers arrive at the Point of Honor Friday at 11 a.m. to remember the veterans who served, they’ll be greeted by a heartening surprise. Crescent City Facilities Manager Jason Wylie painstakingly repaired the monument to Hmong soldiers who assisted the U.S. in Vietnam that was vandalized last month in time for the celebration. “It’s absolutely amazing, that’s the kind of people we have on our team,” said Crescent City Councilor Blake Inscore. He referenced the fact that he hoped the monument which was tipped over, cracked and chipped, would be patched in time
city’s housing element which essentially looks at ways for the city to examine its housing capacity and progress. Discussion turned to accessory dwelling units, ADU’s, and ways to encourage home owners with property to consider building more of these units to provide tenant housing and fulfill the city’s strategy of filling in the gaps in housing. Councilor Inscore asked the consultant from SHN, Bob Brown, if the city had yet approved pre-engineering plans for the ADU’s so those interested could simply purchase a plan and avoid the cost of hiring an engineer. “We need to focus on something Please see COUNCIL, Page A3
Fujisaki. Jeremy Goldman, Tracie Brown and Gordon Burns were all confirmed across the state but each failed to earn the approval of Del Norte County voters. The voting for Propositions in Del Norte County: Prop 1. Right to Abortion. YES (Passed in State. ) Prop 26. Sports Wagering. NO (Failed in State)
Prop 27. Allows off Tribal lands sports wagering. NO. (Failed in State) Prop 28. Music education funding. YES (Passed in State) Prop 29. Kidney Dialysis. NO (Failed in State) Prop 30. Air Pollution. NO (Failed in State) Prop 31. Flavored tobacco. NO (Passed in State).
Sheriff’s office welcomes new K9 THE TRIPLICATE The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has added a new member to its team. K9 Valor recently made it to Crescent City, where he was assigned to DNSO Deputy Kenny Fahndrich. Over the past six weeks, Valor and Deputy Fahndrich have gone through extensive training for both patrol and narcotic detection. They have passed all their state certifications and are now on patrol in the Del Norte County area. This is a huge accomplishment for our department and the citizens of Del Norte County. Sheriff Garrett Scott would like to thank the Sheriff’s Posse for coordinating all of the fundraising that took place and the tremendous support from the community and donations that have been received to make the K9 program a success.
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Deputy Kenny Fahndrich and K9 Deputy Valor are now patrolling the streets in Del Norte County.
Warriors secure third straight Big 4 league title game and has scored 15 touchdowns. “He might be the fastest kid we’ve ever seen, so he’s going to present a lot of challenges for us.” The Warriors will present some challenges for the home team as well. They continued to dominate on both sides of the ball against Fortuna on senior night, in what was the team’s first home game since the end of September. “Our kids were very excited to play this game,” White said. “We had a good week of preparation, it was senior night, and it was our first home game in a while.” Giancarlo Desolenni and RJ Loftin each scored a pair of touchdowns in the win, with Dessolenni finding the end zone on runs of 31 and two yards, the latter of which was set up by an 85-yard run by Loftin. Loftin added TD runs of one and 19 yards. “Between our line and our running backs, I thought we played outstanding on offense,” White said. “The holes were really big, and defensively we played lights out.” The Warriors added a defensive TD when Kai Russell recovered a Fortuna fumble and took it 45 yards to the end zone, while ever-improving sophomore Aden Mintonye continued his impressive season with a 55-yard TD run. The win stretched Del Norte’s winning streak in league play to
BY RAY HAMILL For The Triplicate
The Del Norte Warriors are headed back to the North Coast Section playoffs, but they were left disappointed they did not get a home game in the opening round. After wrapping up a third consecutive Big 4 league championship and a dominating regular season with a 41-0 win over Fortuna on Friday night, Del Norte was expected to receive a top-four seed in the Division-4 bracket and a guaranteed home game as league champions. However, the NCS seeding committee did not agree and seeded the Warriors No. 5 to set up a trip to play No. 4 Tennyson High School in Hayward on Friday night. “I thought realistically we’d get the four seed,” head coach Nick White said. “It was disappointing not to get a home game.” The Warriors will have to put their disappointment behind them quickly as they prepare for a dangerous Lancers team that finished 8-2 this season, including a 5-0 mark in the West Alameda County-Foothill League. In particular, they will have to account for senior receiver Taeshaun Lyons, who is a heavily-recruited Division-I prospect. “He’s very fast,” White said of the talented wideout, who averages more than 100 yards receiving a
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Giancarlo Dessolenni scored two touchdowns to lead the Del Norte Warriors to a 41-0 win over Fortuna to clinch the Big 4 league title. 13 straight, dating back to the fall of 2018, and during that time they have now won three consecutive pennants. (There was no league held during the COVID-shortened season in the spring of 2021.) “It’s huge to win league three
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Warriors will stick largely to the game plan that got them this far. “You keep going with the formula you’re successful with,” the head coach said. “We’re going to run the ball and take our chances in the passing game when they come.” Friday night’s game is set for 7 p.m.
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years in a row, especially with the teams and coaches in the H-DN,” White said. “It says a lot about the program, the coaches, the kids and everybody who’s a part of the program, and how much work everybody puts in.” As for Friday’s showdown, the
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