– The arraignment of Claudia Pedreros, the McKinleyville woman accused of murdering her daughter in Trinity County on Friday, was held over until June 1. The Redding Record-Searchlight files a report , and Travis Turner of Venatore Media, LoCO superfriend, was also in the Weaverville courtroom.

Earlier today, Pedreros’ husband, Robert Parker, issued a statement to the press on the heartbreaking death of his daughter . UPDATE: The Redding Record-Searchlight has a crushing video of Parker reading this statement at a press conference.

– The Board of Supervisors is currently hearing the matter of appointing someone to the Planning Commission. Watch live here if you can stand it, and/or find some background here . ( UPDATE, 4:42 p.m .: The board appointed former Eureka Planning Commissioner Dave Edmonds.)

It’s been a marathon session chez Supes today. Your correspondent hasn’t caught all of it, but he did catch two matters of import. First, the board voted 5-0 to sign on to a letter to the California Citizen’s Redistricting Commission asking that Humboldt continue to be lumped in with other Northern California coastal communities when it comes to congressional and legislative districts. A couple of citizens spoke in support of Redding madman Bruce Ross’s insane machinations to get us hitched to his inland hellhole instead, but it was nothing doing.

Likewise, it was a unanimous vote in favor of granting a conditional use permit for the Hummingbird Healing Center, a Myrtletown medical marijuana dispensary that has already gone a couple of go-rounds with county government. Looking at Hummingbird’s new application, which included plans for a beefy security presence, the supes bucked the staff report  Planning Commission and gave the dispensary the green light.

– Hey, check you out, Lost Coast Outpost ! Please find above some fresh new spring accessories that your LoCO is sporting as of today.