David Alexander Moore was born in Palo Alto, California, to Jack Eugene Moore, Sr. and Evelyn Sarah Lightbody. He was a descendant of the pioneering Moore family, which arrived in California in October 1847 as the first party to follow the Donner Party.
David graduated from Arcata High School in 1962. Full of energy and ambition from an early age, he got his first “real job” at Shears Super Market in Sunny Brae.
Over the years, David built a life defined by hard work and determination. He bartended at Marino’s Club at night while managing Arthur Johnson’s Men’s Store in Arcata, and he even sold cars at Mid-City Motor World before joining the family business, Baker and Stanton Furniture. Later, striking out on his own, he founded Moore’s Sleep World. For many years he worked tirelessly to keep the store running, often making deliveries after hours to families throughout Humboldt County.
David served his country with pride in the California National Guard. Throughout his life, David was active in his community and found fellowship through the Southwest Rotary Club, the Elks Club, Native Sons of the Golden West, and as a friend of Bill W.
David had a lifelong love of cars and motorcycles. As a teenager, he treasured his 1955 Chevy Bel Air with a Corvette engine. In the 1960s, he enjoyed dirt bike racing on his Montesa La Cross motorcycle. He also loved music, especially singing karaoke, and was a member of the Christ Church choir.
Many will remember David as the “Mattress Man,” racing his Pinto for years at Redwood Acres in the Mini Stock class. Among his pit crew were Shaun Taylor and Casey Dungan, friendships he deeply cherished throughout the rest of his life.
David married Virginia Blankenship in 1971, and although their marriage later ended in divorce, it remained an important chapter in his life. He married Na Vy Chhun in 2018; while that marriage also came to an end, his connection with the Cambodian community continued to be a meaningful and positive part of his life.
David was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Wayne Pool; his former wife, Virginia; his sister, Carolyn Hunt; his brother-in-law, Richard Hunt; and his nephew, Brian J. Hunt.
He is survived by his brother, Jack Moore Jr.; his nephews, Dean Hunt (Dana) and Scott Hunt (Sandi); his niece, Cindi Hunt; dear friends Shaun Taylor, Mike Quirk, Joan Smith, Elizabeth Harper Lawson, Elene Stevens, and Don Smith; and numerous great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
The family extends special thanks to his nephew Scott for looking after David’s financial and care needs, to all of his nieces and nephews for their love and assistance, and to Larona Farnum and the staff at Timber Ridge in Eureka, as well as Hospice of Humboldt, for their kindness and care.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on July 16 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1601 H Street in Eureka, with a reception to follow at Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652, 445 Herrick Ave., Eureka.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 1601 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501; Hospice of Humboldt, 3327 Timber Fall Court, Eureka, CA 95503; or a charity of your choosing.
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Michael Roy Felthauser was born on February 2, 1949, in Eureka, California, to Leroy and Roberta Felthauser. He left this world unexpectedly on June 13, 2026, and will be missed tremendously by all who knew and loved him.
Mike grew up in Eureka, where he spent his childhood and teenage years enjoying the outdoors: logging, fishing, and hunting. He attended local schools and graduated from Eureka High School in 1968. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War.
After returning from military service, Mike settled in Eureka and spent much of his younger years racing stock cars, hunting, and fishing. In 1976, he welcomed his only child, his son Steven. Mike met the love of his life, Ida Faye, and the two married in 1991. Together, they spent nearly 35 years making memories at their home in Eureka.
Mike worked for 30 years as a driver for Bettendorf Trucking before retiring. Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Mike would describe him as deeply respected, loyal, honest, and hardworking.
Mike is survived by his wife, Ida; his son, Steven Felthauser, and daughter-in-law, Amy; his granddaughters, Lindsay and Alyssa Felthauser; his stepson, Jason Lindholm and wife Shannon, and their children; his grandson, Dalton; as well as many other extended family members.
Mike was preceded in death by, and is now reunited with, his parents, Leroy and Roberta Felthauser; his sisters, Debbie Jack and Carrie McCracken; and numerous other extended family members.
Mike was the kind of man you respected. He always had my back. He was true to me and helped me with our grandson, Dalton, who we raised together for 17 years. He will be missed by all who knew him, and especially by me. I love you, Mike—we had a good run!
—Ida Faye
A celebration of Mike’s life will be planned at a later date.
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UPDATE, 4:08 p.m.: Fortuna resident Jenna Moore, one of the two women who spearheaded this investigation, reports from the scene that there have now been as many as 50 dog carcasses recovered from the property today alone. The Outpost has not independently verified that amount.
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Sheriff’s investigators haul away one of the dog carcasses recovered from Miranda’s Rescue on Wednesday. | Photos by Ryan Burns.
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WARNING:This story includes photos and descriptions that readers may find disturbing.
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More than a dozen dog carcasses in various states of decomposition have been unearthed from a field at Fortuna animal sanctuary Miranda’s Rescue over the past two days as investigators continue their multi-agency criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, theft and animal cruelty by the facility’s owner/operator, Shannon Miranda.
Another dead dog is placed onto a tarp at the scene.
Men and women with shovels — some wearing Sheriff’s Office uniforms — pulled the limp animal bodies out of large, tractor-dug holes in the ground and placed them onto tarps, where other personnel jotted notes and snapped photos. The carcasses were quickly bagged up and hauled on litters to a sheltered inspection area nearby.
“It stinks to high heaven,” said neighbor Jennifer Raymond, one of two women (along with fellow Fortuna resident Jenna Moore) who spearheaded this investigation with their own detective work.
Raymond estimates she saw close to 15 dogs dug out of the ground on Tuesday, though others interviewed by the Outpost this afternoon say they only saw about five. By 1 p.m. today, at least eight more had been recovered, and investigators were still digging.
Erin Inskip, a public information specialist with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed that multiple carcasses in various stages of decay have been recovered, though she said the agency won’t release a tally of the dead dogs until the end of the week.
At a press briefing yesterday, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said 731 of the more than 900 dogs sent to Miranda’s Rescue since the start of 2025 remain unaccounted for.
An investigator holds a microchip reader as she covers one of the dead dogs.
Investigators on scene include personnel from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit as well as the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, California Department of Justice and more. They are executing the second search warrant for the property since the investigation was launched in late April.
Honsal said that, in addition to the excavation work, law enforcement is searching for financial records and adoption paperwork that could potentially offer insight into the alleged financial crimes. For years, Miranda’s Rescue has been accepting dogs from shelters across the state and beyond, typically collecting fees of $500 to several thousand dollars per animal.
Neighbors said they’ve seen Miranda himself on the property today and yesterday, often accompanied by sheriff’s deputies or other law enforcement personnel.
A North Coast Journal story published last week reports that Miranda was appalled by allegations of a mass grave on his property and quotes him saying, “There’s no mass grave.”
Late last week, a message attributed to Miranda was posted on the homepage of the Miranda’s Rescue website. The statement reasserts his longstanding claim that he operates a “no-kill rescue,” where an animal will only be euthanized when it “is suffering from a terminal condition or when it poses a serious, ongoing danger to people or other animals.”
The statement goes on to say, “Whenever euthanasia has been necessary, I have notified local authorities in advance, even when told that reporting is not required. I believe it is important to maintain a clear record of these difficult decisions.”
Four days after that statement was published, law enforcement executed the second search warrant of Miranda’s property and Honsal announced that more than 700 of the dogs he once housed have disappeared.
Today, it appears, a few more of them have been found.
Search crews dig in two spots at Miranda’s Rescue.
Sheriff’s investigators lift a bagged dog carcass.
A shovel-full of dirt flies out of a large hole in the ground as the search continues.
A pop-up tent stands next to the Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Center near the site of the digs. In the background, a large excavator can be seen.
Salmon swimming in Klamath River. | Photo: Yurok Tribe
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Press release from the Yurok Tribe:
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of the Yurok Tribe, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and the Institute for Fisheries Resources in determining that the operations of a large federal irrigation project near the Klamath River’s headwaters must adhere to Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled salmon and suckers (Koptu and C’waam).
The court’s decision last Wednesday affirms that the Bureau of Reclamation’s management of the 230,000-acre Klamath Irrigation Project must comply with the act and ensure the survival of Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) Coho salmon and Chinook salmon.
“This decision supports the continued healing of the Klamath Basin and our community,” said Joseph L. James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “While we welcome this outcome, we’d prefer to sit down with irrigators, tribes and commercial fishers to identify solutions that support a shared and prosperous future for all communities in the watershed.”
“This decision is a win for every fisherman who depends on healthy salmon runs,” said Glen Spain, the NW Regional Director and General Legal Counsel of the Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR), a fishing industry-based salmon restoration organization. “When the river suffers, our coastal communities suffer and our jobs disappear. This ruling helps restore accountability.” The Klamath River is a nationally significant river, and is capable of supporting Indigenous peoples, sustainable agriculture, responsible timber harvest, abundant salmon fisheries and an incredible diversity of species.
The Yurok Tribe, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and the Institute for Fisheries Resources filed the lawsuit in 2019 in response to the significant role that the Bureau of Reclamation’s mismanagement of finite water supplies has played in the decline of Klamath salmon populations. This chapter of the case grew out of an effort by the United States, along with the Yurok Tribe and fishing groups to confirm that Reclamation’s operations were in fact subject to the requirements of the ESA.
The Yurok Tribe’s salmon quota, established by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, has been inadequate to meet the subsistence and ceremonial needs of the Yurok people for decades. This disruption has directly harmed the health and well-being of every member of the Yurok Tribe, which is California’s largest tribe.
In addition to serving as the Tribe’s lifeline, the Klamath River is the primary driver of ocean-based recreational and commercial salmon fisheries in Northern California. After an unprecedented three-year closure, California’s salmon fisheries opened in 2026, still allowing only a very short season. In this economically disadvantaged region, the commercial and recreational fishing industries represent an important source of jobs and income.
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Statement from the Hoopa Valley Tribe:
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco has upheld an important lower court ruling protecting endangered fish in the Klamath River Basin, the Hoopa Valley Tribe announced today. The case, Yurok Tribe et al. v. Klamath Water Users Ass’n, No. 23-15499, held that the Endangered Species Act continues to apply to Bureau of Reclamation operations in the Upper Klamath River.
“ESA protections are essential to the preservation and enhancement of tribal fisheries,” Chairman Joe Davis said. “The Court of Appeals has repeatedly ruled in favor of protecting tribal water and fishing rights, but that has not deterred people from challenging those rights,” he said. The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council recently reaffirmed its decision to join the case as an indispensable party, which prevented it from being dismissed. “It was a calculated risk for the Tribe to join the case, but the decision of the Tribal Council paid off.”
It’ll be a little while longer before Arcata learns if it’s getting a new contrast therapy/sauna manufacturing business.
Entrepreneur Zachary Vondrak asked the Arcata Planning Commission for a little more time to research and compile information on the “gasification” wood-fired stove technology he wants to use to heat his saunas. The commission agreed, deciding they’d talk about it again on August 11.
At the last meeting two weeks ago, the commissioners were intrigued but skeptical of his claim that the stoves were superior to normal wood-burning ones, giving themselves and him some time to do some research on how much particulate matter they emit.
Vondrak declined to share with the Outpost what kind of research he was doing, but said he’d be open to do so later. He told us several weeks ago he’d consider establishing his business elsewhere if he couldn’t burn wood.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On June 23, 2026, at approximately 1:39 p.m., deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 2200 block of Williams Court in McKinleyville to contact a female who reported she had been kidnapped by two male subjects earlier that day.
While deputies were en route, dispatch advised that the reported kidnapping had allegedly occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. at an unspecified location on Central Avenue in McKinleyville. The reporting party stated that she had been threatened by the two subjects, forced to enter a business on Central Avenue, and forced to steal merchandise.
Deputies contacted the reporting party at her residence while additional deputies searched the area for the two male subjects. Despite an extensive search, deputies were unable to locate anyone matching the descriptions provided.
As part of the investigation, deputies interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage from the business. Based on witness statements and video evidence, deputies determined that the reported kidnapping did not occur as described. The investigation found no evidence to substantiate the allegations made by the reporting party.
The investigation has been completed, and no evidence was discovered to support the reported kidnapping.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251.
Rows of tents at the O Lot Safe Sleeping site in San Diego on Aug. 12, 2024. The city of San Diego opened the site in 2023 to offer temporary shelter for unhoused residents after it began implementing the Unsafe Camping Ordinance, which bans homeless encampments. | Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters
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The Trump administration is renewing its push to change the way it funds homeless shelters and housing in California and other states, and several agencies say it could disrupt their services.
It tried last year to move federal homelessness funds away from permanent housing and into temporary housing that requires sobriety. That move, which goes against the existing “housing first” policy favoring a no-strings-attached approach to housing, was blocked by a federal judge.
Now, the Trump administration is trying again. Once again, it’s facing pushback.
This week, a group that includes the National Alliance to End Homelessness and Santa Clara County filed a challenge in Rhode Island’s federal court to the Trump administration’s latest funding guidelines.
The Trump administration’s callous decision to take a second bite at dismantling one of our nation’s most important homelessness prevention programs after a federal court already blocked the administration’s first attempt shows a complete disregard for the people who depend on this funding to keep a roof over their heads,” Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said in a news release.
More than $4 billion in federal funding is at stake. The National Alliance to End Homelessness estimates the proposed changes could cost California nearly $238 million for permanent housing, and threaten to put nearly 15,000 Californians back on the street.
“The ‘housing first’ experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results. This ideology promised to end homelessness. Instead, billions of taxpayer dollars were spent while homelessness increased to record levels,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a news release earlier this month.
