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Deputies Arrest Convicted Sex Offender After Contacting Local Juvenile: A Wake-Up Call for Del Norte Parents

Deputies Arrest Convicted Sex Offender After Contacting Local Juvenile: A Wake-Up Call for Del Norte Parents

By ROGER GITLIN — Eye on Del Norte The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Jonathan Brandon Gokey, a previously convicted sex offender, after he admitted to communicating with a local juvenile girl for the purpose of meeting for sex. Deputies served a warrant at a Crescent City motel,

Schmidt Dodges Censure Hearing

Schmidt Dodges Censure Hearing

OPINION by ROGER GITLIN, Eye on Del Norte Sensing the inevitable censure hearing, Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Daniel Schmidt did his best Perry Mason impersonation and successfully delayed the hearing until Wednesday, December 3. After reviewing the eight-page censure document, Schmidt apparently did not like the “judge,” Harbor Board Chairman

Gitlin Unfiltered: Inside the Schmidt Scandal: Nepotism, Leaks, and a Commission in Crisis

Gitlin Unfiltered: Inside the Schmidt Scandal: Nepotism, Leaks, and a Commission in Crisis

Patriot Premium | Gitlin Unfiltered: Crescent City’s Blight Backlash - Why Reporting Trash Issues Now Requires ‘Permission’

Patriot Premium | Gitlin Unfiltered: Crescent City’s Blight Backlash - Why Reporting Trash Issues Now Requires ‘Permission’

OPINION: The Latest Environmental Witch Hunt: Smith River Lily Bulb Farmers in the Crosshairs

OPINION: The Latest Environmental Witch Hunt: Smith River Lily Bulb Farmers in the Crosshairs

Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait There is an old adage: if you want to know something about farming, ask a farmer. Recently, there has been much ado about nothing when activists have come before various of the County’s boards and commissions to claim human activities are “poisoning the

Judge Follett Downgrades Felony Recommendation to Ensure Hooper Retains His County Position

Judge Follett Downgrades Felony Recommendation to Ensure Hooper Retains His County Position

by ROGER GITLIN Del Norte County Assistant Administrative Officer Randy Hooper and his attorney George Mavris were all smiles Thursday as Superior Court Judge William Follett delivered a partial sentence that effectively rejects Trinity County’s recommendation that Hooper remain a felon. Hooper, 44, exited Elk Valley Casino last April

Pacific Seafood to Consolidate Operations at Crescent City Harbor

Pacific Seafood to Consolidate Operations at Crescent City Harbor

Vacated Space Presents New Opportunity for Fathom Seafood by ROGER GITLIN Pacific Seafood will be vacating one of its two leased sites at Citizens Dock, creating an opportunity for Fathom Seafood to expand into Del Norte County. Each site will have its own hoist. Harbor officials characterize the move as