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Winzler and Kelly Engineering Firm Sold to Australian Behemoth
The big West Coast engineering firm, founded in Eureka and grown to expand all around the West Coast and Pacific Rim, has been acquired by the Australian firm GHD. The North Bay…
Massive Weed Bust in Cream City Today. (309 Pounds, Trimmed!)
(Unrelated stock marijuana imagery courtesy Jeff Muskrat's Facebook) ##### From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 10-11-2011, approximately 10:00 am Humboldt County Sheriffs Deputies were called to 1500…
The Death of SB 910
…Cliff talks with Nancy Stephenson of the Humboldt Trails Council and Jim Brown of the California Bicycle Coalition about the Governor's veto of Senate Bill 910 that would have mandated a…
Holy Smokes!
…In California alone, the amount would power about 3 million homes— representing the enormous carbon footprint used by growers,” he said. THE average indoor marijuana grow is obviously very energy intensive. Mills…
Suspects in Last Week’s Eureka Murder in Custody; Suspected of Tri-State Killing Spree
…The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. Based on the investigation, the evidence obtained, and the results of the autopsy, the Eureka Police Department will…
Purple Rain on a Marijuana Bud
After the rain, growers worry about mold. But the grower who let me into his garden to take this photo also appreciated the beauty of sticky buds capturing the last drops of…
Pete Kartsounes Band
…Pete Karstounes and his band stopped by the mid-day show to talk about music, backpacking, and his Hike4Cancer foundation. http://www.petekmusic.com/ (Producer's note: rumors of the rain sounds…
Missing Girl
…A fifteen year old girl, Destiney Johnson, from the Ukiah Calpella area has been missing since the Ukiah High School homecoming dance last night. Her family is very worried about her. If…
Impressions of a Homeless Meeting
70 people gathered in the Garberville Vet's Hall to discuss homelessness in Southern Humboldt. Words from the residents. Words from the homeless. Some spoke of compassion. "The solution has to come…
The Feds Announce a Crackdown on "Marijuana Stores.
Is marijuana returning to the good old/bad old days of no dispensaries? Well, if California's four US Attorneys have their way, that is just what will happen. This morning they…
Federal Prosecutors Announce Concerted Action on ‘Marijuana Stores,’ Large Grows
…Are these things – truly ghastly things, sometimes – the consequences of marijuana or of marijuana prohibition? Melinda Haag, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District – the district we fall under – unleashed some of…
Absynth Quintet
…AQ perform tonight at String Thing III at the Arcata Theater Lounge. This is the humble stringband festival they curate, and you might have a grand ol' time. Audio (The video contains…
The Art of Mykol Blackwell
After the meeting at the Vet's Hall tomorrow, I'm hoping to head over to Persimmons for a look at Mykol Blackwell's art. Press Release: Mykol Blackwell grew up among…
Eat Me?
Alice had cake that said, "eat me" and a caterpillar that told her which side of the mushroom to nibble but I don't have anyone who can tell me whether this…
Michael Franti
…Franti talkes with Myles about his time with Santana, the Billboard Charts matter to him, college basketball, shifting from frustrated to uplifting music, returning to Capital Records after leaving the label and…
Feds to Announce Major Crackdown on California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Order Everyone to Close Within 45 Days
…Regional reports from the Sacramento Bee, the OC Weekly, the SF Weekly. UPDATE, 3:05 p.m.: Kevin Jodrey, cultivation manager for the Humboldt Patient Resource Center, tells the Lost Coast Outpost…
Homeless in SoHum
A meeting on the Homeless/Transient issue will be held at the Garberville Vet's hall tomorrow at 6 pm. Well-respected local attorney Eric Kirk will mediate. Paul Encimer and John…
National Weather Service Issues Hazardous Weather Warning
…The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather warning outlook for the North Coast. An effort to repeal California's annual fire-protection fee on rural property owners has fallen short…
Get the Straight DOPE on "PG&E's" Rate Increase
Some residents of Arcata received the above email. Word is that this is joint release between PG&E and residents living next to homes at 215 and 420 Indoor Way.* _______ *Reinterpreted from…
Live Congressional Debate at 6 p.m. on the LoCO (Probably)!
That's right! If everything goes according to plan, we'll be broadcasting California North Coast Media's Second District Congressional Debate right here on the Lost Coast Outpost, 6-8 p…
A Grow House Burns in Eureka, But Not Because of the Grow
Remember that Henderson Center garage fire early in the morning last week? People were tweeting about it, calling into KHUM, etc. Well, it turns out yes, that was a drug house and…
High Speed Chase Ends with Officers uh…Treeing Suspect
Seriously, this guy's name is Bodhi Tree? Even for Humboldt, the raw irony is hard to swallow. Humboldt Co. Sheriff's Press Release: On 10-05-2011 at about 0120 hours…
The First Rainstorm of the Year Always Equals Chaos
…Listeners to KHUM and The Point are reporting that southbound traffic is backed up, and CHP dispatch is talking about one of the vehicles way off the road, 30 feet into a…
Clearing Storm
…He took it kooking towards the King Range from Dutyville Ridge. The tip of King Peak is barely visible above the low clouds swirling around the ridges of the Mattole Valley. He…
Rock Slide Temporarially Closed 101 Just North of Confusion Hill
…It took two loaders to move the massive rock you see [in the photos." ________________ Top two photos by Garth Epling. Bottom by Rocky Rivers (Pseudonym)*.
Brown Vetoes Crescent City Tsunami Relief
From the Governor's Desk, apropos his veto of a Wes Chesbro bill: To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1429 without my signature. This measure…
Upcoming Bike Events
Happy Trails: Cliff talks with Emily Sinkhorn of the Humboldt Trails Coalition and Oona Smith of Green Wheels about the many upcoming bike events coming up this week and this month. Audio
After the Rain—Humboldt
After the Rain—Humboldt
Aaron Bassler—A Mental Health Tragedy?
Aaron Bassler in a Fort Bragg High School photo The following is a guest post by Skippy Massey: 35-YEAR-OLD murder suspect Aaron Bassler’s death brings to an end 16…
Oct 1 Bassler Press Conference
For those of you who wanted to see the press conference yourselves. ————— Thanks to Laurel who pointed it out to me.