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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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Voters Elect New Harbor Commissioners, Measure H Going Down in Defeat Countywide Measure H $59 million DNUSD Bond went down in defeat. The threshold to pass the Bond required a 55 percent YES vote but was defeated by the following vote: NO: 3441 YES. 2972

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Unofficial FINAL REPORT for the Del Norte 2024 General Election was released, election night.

College of the Redwoods Measure I also was vanquished: NO: 3779 YES: 2654

Here’s the Report from the 19 precincts issued by Elections Clerk Alissia Northrup: The Crescent City Harbor District will have three new commissioners. • DAN SCHMIDT 2929 • ANNIE NEHMER 2882 • JOHN EVANS 2482 will take their Oaths after the election has been certiﬁed by Clerk Northrup.

Republican candidate for the 2nd Assembly District Michael Greer handily was the top vote getter in Del Norte but was unable to win enough votes to defeat Democrat Chris Rogers in the rest of the District (Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino and

Sonoma counties) No Election was needed to seat the three candidates for City Council. Incumbent Jason Greenough, newcomers Candace Tinkler and Daran Dooley will take their Oaths after Election certiﬁcation. Democrat Jared Huffman was re-elected. President-elect Donald J. Trump won Del Norte County and enough electoral votes to be the 47th President of The United States. Democrat Adam Schiff is the United States Senator-elect for the balance of the Diane Feinstein term and also won an overlapping six year term from the Golden State. 6719 cast ballots / 15,177 registered to vote…44.45 percent

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turnout. Results remain Unofﬁcial pending Secretary of State certiﬁcation.

The Clerk announced an additional four thousand provisional ballots have yet to be tabulated.

Paciﬁc Seafoods: More News On Its Exit BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

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The Crescent City Harbor

Last week, Pacific Seafoods (PS) requested a public correction in The Triplicate regarding the reason for Pacific's Exit from the Crescent City Harbor. It seems The Triplicate was mistaken when the Paper reported PS pulled out due to onerous Government regulations specifically directed against the State's Environmental Protection Agency. PS attributed its exit to declining ice sales from commercial fishermen. Without comment, The Triplicate proffered the apology, last week…but is there’s more to this story than meet the eye. Harbormaster Mike Rademaker thinks there is more to onerous over-government. Though regretful, Pacific Seafoods has decided to vacate the Harbor due to its declining ice sales, the Harbormaster believes the public has the right to know

the entire story and encourages The Triplicate to “keep digging.” Certainly, most folks would agree Sacramento has on many occasions, overreached on excessive government. There is no doubt environmental regulations have contributed to the decline of the fishing industry and subsequent reduction in the demand for commercial ice. These regulatory burdens facing commercial fishermen are profound. Regulatory restrictions have shut down rockfish, lingcod, salmon and other fisheries, according to Rademaker. Despite pleas from Del Norte commercial fisherman that our waters are NOT over-fished, agencies which oversee regulations are skeptical of these pleas. “This incongruence can be explained by the inaccuracy of computer data models used to justify fishery closures and restrictions,” says the Harbormaster. The Please see PACIFIC Page 4

City Recognizes CCPD Changed to Guilty Sergeant Transferring to DNSD Felony Sex Charge Plea

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Suspect Dhruv Mehta waived his Preliminary Hearing and pleaded guilty to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Mehta, 32, worked as part of the management team of Little Cesar's Pizza in Crescent City, has now been convicted of violating California Penal Code 261.5c engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, a 17 year old employee. Judge Robert Cochran admonished Mehta on possible consequences, pending a Probation Report. Mehta may be sentenced up to 90 days in jail, $20,000 in ﬁnes, up to $10,000 in restitution, if not an American citizen, may be deported and a term of Felony Probation under the supervision of Del Norte County Probation Formal sentencing is set for Thursday, December 5 at 2pm, in Department Two.

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BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The City of Crescent City bids Good Luck and farewell with a Special Commendation Certiﬁcate to Police Sergeant Jennifer Owen as she joins the Del Norte Sheriff's Depart-

ment as a newly-appointed captain. The 17 year veteran CCPD Sergeant was surrounded by her family at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Fellow former ofﬁcers from the Police Department and deputies from her new Department. Captain Owen and her family are Del Norte-rooted.

Captain Owen will likely oversee the Corrections Division but may be deployed in Court Security, Field Operations and the Coroner’s Ofﬁce, within the Del Norte Sheriff Department. Congratulations and best wishes with to Del Norte Sheriff’s Captain Jennifer Owen.

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DNSD Captain Jennifer Owen and Sheriff Garrett Scott

Mayor Blake Inscore with former CCPD Sgt. Jennifer Owen

Phone Number: 707-460-6727

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