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INTERVIEW: Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party Chair, on How He ‘Fell in Love’ With the North Coast and Decided to Run for State Assembly
Ryan Burns / Nov. 21, 2023, 2:33 p.m. / Elections
… during the pandemic, really caused us to sort of reset and reevaluate what was important to us. And certainly quality of life became even more important, and being in this part of the state has certainly …
… ; Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area – the first-ever ocean protection area designated by Tribal governments in the United States.The Resighini Tribe of Yurok People, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation and Cher …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Memories of a Whaling Plant Union Member, 1940
Noel Harris, with Lesa Coleman / Sept. 9, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… to attend the previous meeting without a satisfactory excuse. Attendance at union meetings was required. (After the passage of the Taft-Hartley act of 1947, unions were no longer permitted to levy such fines …
Yurok Tribe and Fishermen’s Associations Sue Feds Over Water Flow Reductions on the Klamath
LoCO Staff / March 27, 2023, 9:41 a.m. / Fish , Government , Tribes
… of their members’ ways of life and of the coastal fishing economy.The lawsuit claims the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) failed to meet its obligation to protect salmon and orcas under the Endangered Species Act …
Huffman, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Permanently Ban Offshore Drilling
LoCO Staff / Jan. 24, 2023, 10:28 a.m. / D.C.
… : Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act to permanently ban oil and gas drilling in federal waters off the coast …
Saving Salmon: Chinook Return to California’s Far North — With a Lot of Human Help
Alastair Bland / Dec. 19, 2022, 7:43 a.m. / Sacramento
… improving their life-long survival rates. “If you can have such highly productive, good-growth habitat so high in the system, it starts the fish off in such a strong condition,” she said. Protecting …
Arcata City Council Race Updates: Joe Ostini Didn’t Qualify; Candidate Statements Available for Your Viewing Pleasure
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2022, 12:59 p.m. / Elections
… . ### Brett Watson Occupation: Incumbent The time to fight for the future of Arcata is now. We must work together to protect our Community and our way of life. While I believe strongly that we need …
Slow Burn: Cal Fire Has Failed to Fight PTSD, Heavy Workloads
Julie Cart / June 13, 2022, 8:08 a.m. / Sacramento
… five years alone, from $1.3 billion in 2017‑18 to $2.1 billion in 2021‑22. The total budget, which includes resource management and fire prevention, has also increased about 45% in the same period, to $3 …
Coastal Commission Says It’s Cool to Move Forward With Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Project Studies, Approves Bay Trail Permit
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 8, 2022, 5:04 p.m. / Energy , Government , Humboldt
… . “It does not cause undue harm or damage to natural resources, life, property and marine, coastal or human environment.” He added that lessees are required to submit a consistency certification as part …
With Just Days Left for Public Comment, Enviro Groups Seek More Detail, Assurances in Nordic Aquafarms’ EIR
Ryan Burns / Feb. 15, 2022, 7:15 a.m. / Business , Environment
… will be as harmful to marine life, but Kalt and others still worry that the effluent's higher temperature and perennial discharge of nutrients such as nitrogen could stimulate algae growth, exacerbating …
(PHOTOS) Nordic Aquafarms Execs Lead Tour of the Corroding Remains of the Pulp Mill Property Where They Plan to Build a Big Land-Based Fish Farm
Ryan Burns / July 23, 2021, 5:01 p.m. / Business , Infrastructure
… view of the former Samoa pulp mill site, now known as Redwood Marine Terminal II. BOTTOM: A simulation of the proposed Nordic facilities. | Images via County of Humboldt.The five-building facility …
Going Underground: California Business Operates in Secret Amid Pandemic Restrictions
Kate Cimini / Jan. 22, 2021, 7:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… afloat during the pandemic, applied for loans through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. Research out of the University of California Santa Cruz showed that from February …
More Than 1,600 Californians — Including Many in Humboldt — Have Been Evicted During Pandemic
Matt Levin, Nigel Duara and Erica Yee / Aug. 12, 2020, 8:01 a.m. / Sacramento
… More Than 1,600 Californians — Including Many in Humboldt — Have Been Evicted During Pandemic Jamie Burson sits on the bed of her motel room in Farfield on August 4, 2020 …
Nursing Homes Weren’t Ready for a Pandemic. They’re Not Ready for Wildfire, Either
LoCO Staff / Aug. 10, 2020, 1:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… will run out in about 10. Dickfoss defended the ultimate decision not to close Villa Capri and Varenna by citing the delicate balancing act her department conducts between protecting residents from rising …
Terra-Gen Critics Said We Should Wait for Offshore Wind, But Will That Project Spark an Even Nastier Debate?
Ryan Burns / Jan. 23, 2020, 2:01 p.m. / Energy , Environment
… . In conversations with the Outpost, local and regional stakeholders expressed serious concerns about a range of issues, including conflicts with the fishing industry, impacts to birds and marine life …
California’s Homelessness Crisis — and Possible Solutions — Explained
Matt Levin and Jackie Botts / Jan. 2, 2020, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… state, has the biggest homeless population in the country. But while about 1 in 9 Americans lives in California, roughly 1 in 4 homeless Americans lives here. New York and Hawaii have slightly higher per …
… the west coast have been a problem for years. In 2015 a record 57 whales were entangled off the California coast alone. The Whale Protection & Crab Gear Retrieval Act, a bill from State Senator Mike …
As Gun Control Efforts Advance in California Capitol, Opponents Turn to the Courts
Ben Christopher / Aug. 22, 2019, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… way of thinking. We need to act now.” Gun advocates are bracing for the worst. “This is when they start doing all their crazy magic and start bringing the dead back to life,” said Roy Griffith …
Crab Fishermen Sue Oil Companies for Screwing Up the Planet and Lying About Climate Change
Ryan Burns / Nov. 20, 2018, 4:13 p.m. / Business , Environment
… government's inactivity on climate change “has violated the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, as well as failed to protect essential public trust resources …
OBITUARY: Royal Alsup, 1940-2018
LoCO Staff / Oct. 18, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… ’s work as advocates for peace, love and embodied kindness, and refuse to let acts of racism and harm to the defenseless go unstopped. Rest in Peace, Royal. You are so loved. A celebration of Royal’s life …
(PHOTO) These Humboldt Kids are Waving at You
Andrew Goff / June 7, 2018, 4:54 p.m. / :) , Activism , Field Trips , Ocean
… teach us so much about the marine environment and ocean health. Seabirds act as indicators of our ocean health and are dependent on the marine environment and our coastal rocks to rest. In order …
Yurok Tribe Hails New Science Showing Spring-Run Klamath Salmon as Genetically Distinct; Development Could Lead to More Protection for Fish
Hank Sims / Aug. 17, 2017, 3:50 p.m. / Fish
… researchers — that this newly discovered genetic variation should qualify springers for additional legal protection, possibly through the Endangered Species Act.From the Yurok Tribe:On August 16, 2017 …
Yurok Tribe Warns of ‘Most Catastrophic Fisheries Collapse in Klamath River History’
Hank Sims / March 24, 2017, 3:58 p.m. / Klamath
… lawsuits, both of which produced new protections for Klamath salmon. In one of the cases, the Tribe, in collaboration with other tribes and conservation groups, brought and Endangered Species Act challenge …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Ocean Day Comes to Sacramento!
Delia Bense-Kang / March 20, 2017, 10:18 a.m. / Ocean
… and climate-related hazards. This includes support for projects that protect life and property, safeguard people and infrastructure, strengthen the economy, and conserve and restore coastal and marine resources …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Women of the Waves, We Salute You!
Delia Bense-Kang / March 10, 2017, 1:34 p.m. / Ocean
… of Team USA / US Freediving, and editor-in-chief of DeeperBlue.com. Koe played a pivotal role in establishing Marine Protected Areas off the North Central coast of California.Diana Nyad …
YOUR YEAR IN OCEAN: The Ocean Had a Pretty Good 2016
Delia Bense-Kang / Dec. 31, 2016, 7:51 a.m. / Ocean
… first in-the-nation to ban single-use carryout plastic bags statewide! Prop 67 will help eliminate the 25 million plastic bags polluting our ocean and endangering marine life. The successful grassroots …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: New Chapter for Old Pulp Mill
Delia Bense-Kang / Oct. 18, 2016, 11:47 a.m. / Ocean
… finally stop being called “the old pulp mill site,” and start its new life as the National Marine Research and Innovation Park with the grand opening of Redwood Marine Terminal II …
Eureka Man Freed from Iraqi Prison, Returns Home After Fighting ISIS
Ryan Burns / Aug. 26, 2016, 3 p.m. / People of Humboldt
… in Iraq and made a decision that would change his life. He'd flown to the Middle East hoping to make a documentary about the civil war in Syria, but when he arrived in the troubled region his plans …
(UPDATE) Former Supervisor Jimmy Smith, A Great Man, Has Died
Hank Sims / May 24, 2016, 9:15 a.m. / Local Government
… Chair/Vice Chair 2005 – 2011 State of California Marine Life Protection Acts Blue Ribbon Task Force Member AWARDS Highliner of 1993,” the fishing industry’s highest …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: The Ocean Comes to Sacramento and the Atlantic Beats Big Oil
Delia Bense-Kang / March 18, 2016, 2:24 p.m. / Ocean
… ’s Marine Life Protection Act, ocean desalination and climate change impacts to California’s ocean and coast. “Some members were not super interested in what we had to say, but one …
