Eureka Structure Collapse: 800 block of 8th cross of J St. for a report of a staircase collapse at an apartment building with approximately 4 occupants trapped on the second floor. No injuries reported. HBF Truck 8181 is on scene setting up their aerial ladder for evacuation.
Going Down @ 4:20 p.m.
Because you are a trustworthy Humboldt ambassador, these days you repeatedly find yourself directing your out-of-town friends to the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Redwood Sky Walk, right? Right?!? They spent a bunch of money on that thing! Do your part!
Well, if you find your enthusiasm waning for whatever reason, maybe you can just send people this video from the guys at Uncovering California. They will gladly sell our spiffy new attraction to your tall tree-seeking chums while you save your breath. What a service!
Going Down @ 9:52 a.m.
Little Free Library Reviews: Charter #14114
LOCATION: In a nice little alley outside 841 13th Street, Arcata, just half a block from Wildberries. Grab a macchiato, stroll down to the LFL for some plein air browsing.
STYLE: Your average everyday cupboard/birdhouse setup, with some nice hand-painted blue serif lettering.
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As of this writing, LFL #14114’s proportion of absolute trash stands at about 85 percent — a impressively low number, given the usual LFL fare! Get there soon and you can pick up a DVD of American treasure Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said, with an at-loose-ends Julia Louis-Dreyfus, frequent Holofcener muse Catherine Keener and James Gandolfini in full charm mode.
The obligatory LFL cookbook is something of a find, too. Here we got The International School of Sugarcraft, Book One, wherein master sugarcrafter Nicholas Lodge guides you as you take your first baby steps into the world of “cakes, icings, frostings, runouts, ribbon work, frills, collars, lettering, modeling and piped decorations.”
Also, you got a copy of Dianetics (of course), a Laura Hillebrand novel, health care self-help and a 40-year-old guide to new innovations in the financial markets, in case you haven’t already picked up 400 copies of these things on your previous visits to a Little Free Library. Also, you got The Essential Charles Fillmore, which you didn’t know you needed but is, after all, essential.
LoCO PICK: The Innocent’s Shock Pregnancy: One Night With Consequences, by Carol Marinelli.
She gave him her innocence … now she’ll be his convenient bride!
Wherever ruthless billionaire Ethan Devereux goes, the press follow. So when he discovers the astonishing night he shared with talented actress Merida ended in pregnancy, he moves fast to contain the scandal. Suddenly Merida lands the biggest role of her career — playing the part of the loving Mrs. Devereux. But she knows the real challenge is pretending she can walk away from their electric chemistry.