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.
Saturday, July 18, 2020
RHBB: [UPDATE 4:12 p.m.] Fire Near Benbow
Times-Standard : Humboldt County’s airport ‘deteriorating,’ aviation director criticized
Times-Standard : Humboldt County’s clocked over $445K in COVID OT
SoHum Parlance: Meme of the Week
Washington Post: Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill
NCJ: Without a Trace: This California County has Stopped Contact Tracing as Coronavirus Surges
Times-Standard : Humboldt County June real estate report: home sales up, prices dip
Medium: Barack Obama: My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis
RHBB: Fire Destroys Three Buildings in Downtown Covelo
The Hill: Trump rewrite of longstanding environmental law pushes climate change aside
The Hill: 1,000 inmates at Texas federal prison test positive for COVID-19
The Hill: State-level marijuana decriminalization is not enough
The Hill: The Trump administration cooks the climate change numbers once again
Seattle Times: Federal court rules against Yakama tribe in policing dispute
Seattle Times: Portland officials decry aggressive tactics of federal agents in their city
The Oregonian: Portland protests end Friday downtown in tandem force by federal, local police
KTLA: KFC launching plant-based version of its fried chicken in L.A., O.C.
KRCR: Seven new cases of COVID-19 and new death confirmed in Shasta County
KRCR: Rite Aid opens 161 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites, some in Redding, Gridley & Magalia
Press Democrat: Survey: 3 in 4 California nursing home workers say staff have had COVID-19
LA Times: Newsom reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks
NY Times: ‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work?
NY Times: John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
NY Times: Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem?
RHBB: A Pandemic Homecoming: As COVID spreads through prisons, the state is releasing inmates early with little planning.
RHBB: Trinity County Guidance for Reopening Schools
Friday, July 17, 2020
Mad River Union: Arcata bulky item collection safely resumes
NPR Talking Points: DHS Under Boss: We’re Taking This National
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Statement on Passing of Congressman John Lewis
Mad River Union: Dogtown: Sociable Dolly likes laps and belly rubs
RHBB: Mendocino Confirms Death at Nursing Facility Due to COVID-19
RHBB: Nearly Five Months into Pandemic Response, County Costs Top $4.3 Million
KMUD: Free Community Trainings from College of the Redwoods on Reducing Conflict
KMUD: New COVID-19 Tool in Humboldt; 12 New Cases in Mendocino & County Updates Order
KMUD: KMUD Local News for July 17, 2020
KMUD: PG&E Respond to Concerns over Heritage Tree Removal Near Ettersburg
KMUD: Recent Eel River Survey Reveals Pike Minnow Population Increased Ten Fold
NCJ: County Breaks Down First Five Months of COVID-19 Pandemic Response; Costs Exceed $4.3 Million
KRCR: Search underway for attempted murder suspects in Trinity County
KRCR: Over 136,000 marijuana plants eradicated from properties in southern Trinity County
Medford Mail Tribune: 'We will not comply' rally held in Medford against Brown's mask mandate
Wild Rivers Outpost: Fluid COVID-19 Situation Creates First-Day-of-School Challenges for Del Norte Unified School District
Reuters: Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census
Uproxx: Why Do So Many People Love The Grateful Dead Now?
RHBB: A Resident of Mendocino County Skilled Nursing Facility Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Passes Away
Marin Independent Journal: West Marin water utilities warn of dwindling supplies
The Atlantic: These 8 Basic Steps Will Let Us Reopen Schools
The Guardian: Worst Than Last Year: Aerial footage shows fires raging in parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest
NY Daily News: NPR ratings feel the brunt of COVID-19′s impact on listeners who commute to work
County of Humboldt: July 17, 2020 - Nearly Five Months into Pandemic Response, County Costs Top $4.3 Million