DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021
RHBB: McFarland Fire Spreads to Nearly 16,000 Acres
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte OES, Solid Waste Authority Bow Out of Fair Due to COVID Surge
KINS: Talkshop 080321 – Tom Matteson
LYGSBTD: Vax Nazis Suck, but Pink Floyd Rocks
EcoNews: Creature Feature: The American Black Bear
RHBB: Breakout Spots From the Monument Fire Crossed 299 and Trinity River, Threaten Structures
Washington Post: Maui residents rail against spike in tourism during water shortage: ‘Stop coming’ to Hawaii
KINS: Anthony Mantova – CC080321
Washington Post: Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.'
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - Aug 03, 2021
The Guardian: Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
The Guardian: Trial to test if cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumors
LA Times: How L.A. cleared most Venice Beach homeless camps and sheltered many unhoused people
LA Times: A new thing rich people are into: absolutely enormous crystals
LA Times: Starving cows. Fallow farms. The Arizona drought is among the worst in the country
Press Democrat: State cuts off hundreds of Russian River growers, ranchers and others in drastic bid to save water
SF Chronicle: Hiker killed by lightning strike in Northern California
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - Aug 03, 2021
The Oregonian: 100 years after US soldiers drove them out, Nez Perce return to bless Oregon homeland
Modesto Bee: Modesto area’s congressman seeks $2.5 billion to help farmers combat climate change
Modesto Bee: California pastor delivers sermon urging Newsom’s recall — a test of IRS rules for churches
Sacramento Bee: Two flying from US to Canada fined $32,000 for fake vaccination cards, officials say
RHBB: Warning Issued by BLM to Lost Coast Hikers
Monday, Aug. 2, 2021
RHBB: Trinity County Sheriff Issues Evacuation Orders Tonight in Big Bar Area as Monument Fire Grows; Hwy 299 Closed!
RHBB: Evacuation Warning for Post Mountain and Trinity Pines
Vox: Reckoning with the theft of Native American children
KRCR: Monument Fire grows to more than 3,000 acres near Del Loma
KRCR: McFarland Fire grows to 7,500 acres; new evacuation orders for Trinity Pines
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte COVID-19 Update: Ninth Person Dies; 55 New Cases Reported Over Weekend
County of Humboldt: August 2, 20221 - Data Reporting Delayed Due to High Case Volume; Update Expected Tomorrow
NCJ: Slugging Toward the Sunset
RHBB: Data Reporting Delayed Due to High Case Volume; Update Expected Tomorrow
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.2.21
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Tue, 03 Aug 2021
NCJ: Public Health Estimates More Than 90 COVID-91 Cases Confirmed Since Friday
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte County Fair Starts Thursday; Highlights Include Journey Tribute Band, Carnival, Bull & Barrels Competition, Livestock Auction
RHBB: Smoke Report for Northwestern California
KINS: Troy Nicolini – CC080221
County of Humboldt: DHHS is hiring
Mad River Union: Arcata Mayor Watson arrested on DUI, possession charges
RHBB: Firefighter Injured on Azalea Fire Near McKinleyville
EcoNews: Mindful Mondays: Grief is Praise
EcoNews: Craft for the Coast Winners
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Update, August 2, 2021 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: McCash: McCash Fire Update - August 2, 2021 (McCash Fire Wildfire)