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Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sat, 15 Aug 2020
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Appoints New EDD Executive Team Members, LWDA Senior Advisor
RHBB: Seven Additional Cases Reported Today, August 14
RHBB: [UPDATE 5 p.m.] Fire Spreading From a Crash off of Alderpoint Road
Times-Standard : County Public Health Officer, HSU president exchange salty emails about university reopening
Wild Rivers Outpost: It's Official: Students Will Start School on Aug. 31 — A Week Later Than Originally Planned
Times-Standard : Friday, Aug. 14: Number of new Humboldt County COVID-19 cases confirmed today: 7
RHBB: Smoke Forecast to Reach Unhealthy Conditions in Orleans, Hoopa, and Weitchpec
Times-Standard : Samoa’s homeless encampments mostly out-of-towners, Betty Chinn says
Times-Standard : Hoopa sees more COVID-19 cases, recoveries
NCJ: Fire East of Orick Reportedly Started with a Loader on Fire
RHBB: Fire East of Orick Reportedly Started With a Loader on Fire
Humboldt Healthcast: Episode 6 – It’s a Marathon not a Sprint – Talking to your Kids about Race
NCJ: Huffman to Lead Forum Examining Impact of Klamath Dams
NCJ: Air Quality Advisory Adds Unhealthy Conditions for Weitchpec; Red Salmon Complex Fire Update
RHBB: Body of Weaverville Man Found in Whiskeytown Lake
KMUD: SPECIAL: How Northern California Institutions and Social Services are Adapting to COVID-19
NCJ: Over 32,000 Illegal Cannabis Plants Eradicated During Three-Day Operation
NCJ: Construction on Fourth Street Next Week
City of Arcata Meetings: City Council - Agenda - Aug 19, 2020 6:00 PM
County of Humboldt: Over 32K cannabis plants eradicated during three-day operation
RHBB: New Humboldt County Sheriff’s Lieutenant, Jesse Taylor, Overseeing SoHum
City of Eureka Meetings: Design Review Committee - CANCELLED - Aug 26, 2020
RHBB: A County Wide “Wear a Mask” Campaign Is Launching in Humboldt County Today
Lewiston Sun Journal: Postal workers’ union says up to 80,000 letters were held back Monday in southern Maine
The Guardian: 'Soulmates': Michael Cohen describes his life as Trump's fixer in new book
The Guardian: Major US airlines to lay off thousands of workers as Covid-19 support expires
The Guardian: US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic
Washington Post: ‘Do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done?’: A reporter’s blunt question to Trump goes unanswered
Washington Post: Recession ends for the rich while enduring for everyone else
Washington Post: Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a natural-born U.S. citizen
Cal Matters: Reclaimed homelands of Monterey area tribes fulfill a prophecy of renewal
Sacramento Bee: Amador tribe cuts gaming deal with Newsom. Does Sacramento region have room for another casino?
Sacramento Bee: Region’s second Amazon distribution center coming to Roseville
Santa Cruz Sentinel: UCSC agrees to reinstate 41 grad students fired during wildcat strike
East Bay Times: Oakland: Postal carrier robbed at gunpoint in East Oakland
San Jose Mercury: Bay Area heat wave to be hotter, more wide-ranging than first expected
Press Democrat: Three get life sentences in 2018 Sonoma County murder, home-invasion robberies
Press Democrat: Kaiser is looking for 1,400 adults for virus vaccine trial in Northern California, Oregon
Press Democrat: Suspected arsonist arrested after series of fires in Ukiah Valley
KTLA: Lake Fire in Angeles National Forest grows to 11,000 acres; at least 3 structures lost
KTLA: Ranch 2 Fire spreads to 3,000 acres after sparking near homes in Azusa, forcing evacuations
LA Times: Editorial: An insurance fix for fire-prone areas that only an insurance company could love
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte, Curry County Art Scene: Aug. 14, 2020
Times-Standard : Clarke Historical Museum celebrating 60th year
RHBB: Public Health Supervisor Explains How COVID Contact Tracing Identifies Cases, Talks Local Testing, and More
RHBB: PG&E Encourages Customers to Conserve Electricity as California Declares a Flex Alert on Friday