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New City Council Agrees With Extending Beach Fire Ban To Preston Island, But Only On Public Property Independence Day 2018 revelers build bonfires in an area that will soon be off limits to them. File photo: Jessica Cejnar Arguing that safer places existed, Crescent City Councilors decided to ban beach fires between Battery Point and Preston Island. But the ban only applies to public property. Despite several objections from residents Monday, the city’s updated ordinance will allow beach fires on private property with the owner’s written consent. “I think this ordinance, what we’ve be...

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Crescent City, the city council received a dose of good news Monday. Mitch Hanna, the CEO of Sutter Coast Hospital, said the increased cases has not caused a problem at the hospital, yet, and he also shared that the first medical staff at the hospital received vaccinations Monday. Hanna said getting the process of vaccinations started was a big step forward. He said 29 people were vaccinated Monday, and he expected another 30 to be vaccinated Tuesday. “This will be a process over the next month or two,” Hanna said. “We are currently using ...

After he was first elected as a councilman in Crescent City, Jason Greenough’s coworkers at Pelican Bay State Prison jokingly became to call him “mayor.” Last week, that joke became reality when Greenough was selected to lead the council for the next year. Greenough was chosen to be mayor of Crescent City by a 3-2 vote with new council members Alex Campbell and Beau Smith joining Greenough in the vote. Former Mayor Blake Inscore and Councilman Isaiah Wright voted for Inscore. Greenough said although he knew he was going to be nominated, he was surprised to win. “I spoke wi...

Crescent City Approval Of Sales Tax Measure Ordinance Prompts Discussion About The Use Of Consultants Approved by voters last month, Measure S will help Crescent City Fire & Rescue realize a hybrid fire department plan. File photo by Jessica Cejnar The new Crescent City Council took a final step Monday to make the voter-approved 1 percent sales tax increase for public safety official. But its decision to approve the ordinance that places Measure S on the books, led to a discussion among its newest members over whether using a consultant to help audit city finances, review tax records and make...

CRESCENT CITY — There was a seismic shift in local government Monday when three members — two new to the council — were sworn into the city council and in one of their first moves, elected a mayor and mayor pro tem from their group. Shortly after Jason Greenough, Alex Campbell and Beau Smith took their seats, the three voted together to name Greenough mayor and Campbell as mayor pro tem. Blake Inscore, who served as mayor heading into the meeting, was also nominated as mayor, but the nomination was defeated by a 3-2 vote. Inscore and Councilman Isaiah Wright voted for Inscoreâ...