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Dobbyns Creek "Lake" Drops 4 Feet Today
Due to what Diana Totten consultant on the Dobbyn's Creek slide called "heroic acts" by the equipment operator of GE Construction, the slide has been opened enough that water is pouring…
Top o’ the Morning: The Audio Edition
…Tune in! You can find it online at kmud.org , or, around Humboldt Bay, at 88.3 FM via the terrestrial airwaves. Damned if I can remember the frequency down SoHum way…
Sunset on Green Rock
Who is ready for sun? I am but with an inch of rain heading our way today I guess it is more of the same.
Wow! Dobbyn's Creek from the Air
Aerial photo of the bottom of the Dobbyn Creek Slide. Just before 10 pm last night, I received an email from Southern Humboldt's Supervisor Clif Clendenen sending me photos of the…
Emergency Declaration by Governor for Spring Storms Which Damaged North Coast Roads and Residences
…The County declared disasters for both the tsunami and the road issues, as a necessary first step for being eligible for such funds. In the case of the tsunami, we experienced no…
Darkness and Destruction
– Former North Coast Journal Editor Tom Abate – a person with whom, in the spirit of full disclosure, your correspondent has a bit of history – was checked into Sempervirens last night after, among…
Bad Detective
— Yesterday, the district attorney's office charged a Eureka Police Department officer with theft, vandalism, disclosure of private DMV records and possession of a Keitelian cornucopia of drugs – weed, heroin and prescription…
Coyote in the Rain
A light rain brings the wild in a little closer. Today a coyote ran up the road ahead of me and darted up the hill.When I see how powerful and handsome…
Notes from Native Humboldt
—- The Blue Lake Rancheria shut down its temporary employment agency , Mainstay Business Solutions, following a dispute with the state Employment Development Department. (See background and notice of disclosure here .) — Meanwhile, the Yurok…
Yurok Tribe Completes Massive Land Purchase
…The deal which has been in the works for many years, effectively doubles the tribe's land base. Up at tribal HQ in Klamath, they're celebrating not only the return of…
Rails to Fails
– The North Coast Railroad Authority yesterday squelched the dreams of Eel River rail-to-trail activists as quickly as it had stoked them . Reporting from the authority's meeting in Novato, the…
Oh Dear, It Rained Again
After the morning rain, the world was wet. The doe doesn't seem distressed by the damp or her pregnancy.
The Fuller Picture
…How did the Herald acquire this letter? The request hopes to find out. In addition to the broad nine-month document dump outlined above, it seeks all county emails sent between April…
Power Out in Ferndale
One of the Prettiest Towns in America™ is without electricity. KSLG's John Matthews reports that 1,444 PG&E customers between the Eel River and Centerville Beach have been without electricity…
There Will Be Hearings
…The spurned Arcata Community Recycling Center originally proposed to charge us $60 per ton for such services; the Willits firm proposed to pay us $8 per ton for the same services. The…
Do Good, Look Good
Today, inmates from the Humboldt Co. Correctional Facility donated items they had made to Betty Chin and the homeless individuals that she helps. As I posted yesterday, two volunteers teach knitting and…
General Plan Hearing: The Live Blog!
The big moment is nearly here! This afternoon's session of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is about to host to a pretty exciting battle over the Humboldt County General Plan…
Gogol Bordello Canceled
KSLG's Myles Cochrane reports that next week's [4/20] Gogol Bordello show has been canceled: "A band member is dealing with the death of an immediate family member. When I…
One Month Later, Tsunami Victim’s Body Found
The Triplicate is reporting today that the remains of Douglas Dustin Weber — the 25-year-old-man swept to sea near the mouth of the Klamath during the March 11 tsunami — have…
Waiting for Ulansey
— All the action today takes place a little after 1:30 p.m., when the showdown over the Humboldt County General Plan Update takes place at the Board of Supervisors. (Live video…
Buy Only Sustainably Grown Marijuana and Reduce America's Dependence on Foreign Oil
…Evan Mills, an energy analyst and a staff scientist for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, states that marijuana growing uses 1% of the energy usage of the…
Redding Wants You
…The idea, as the map above indicates, is to reorient the upper end of the state along east-west rather than north-south lines. Predictably, true Humboldtians are reacting with horror. Nevertheless…
Introducing: Lost Coast Outpost Op-Eds
…In the two weeks of its young life, your Lost Coast Outpost, in cooperation with its radio partners, has used those advantages to cover the Highway 101 slide in something close to…
Kettenpom Double Murder Update
The Trinity County Journal recently did an excellent interview with the parents of Sky Richardson. It is an informative piece. I highly recommend it. Below are some important quotes. “We want to…
Pennywise and Pound Foolish: Is This Our New Recycling Contract?
I urge all recyclers to attend the Humboldt Waste Management Authority (HWMA) meeting Thursday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Eureka City Council Chambers. Humboldt County could lose the opportunity…
Home Invasion Near Weitchpec
…Deputies arrived at the residence and learned that three people had arrived at the home and knocked on the door. The resident recognized the three and let them in. Upon entering the…
Inmates Win Ribbons and Donate Clothing to Homeless
Press Release from the Humboldt Co. Sheriff's Office: Subject: Jail Inmates Donate to Less Fortunate Inmates from the Humboldt County Correctional Facility will donate handmade hats, scarves, blankets tomorrow to the…
Understanding Dobbyn Creek
…The dike is a means to keep the water from eating away the property. 4/5/11 Slide continuing to pinch off water flow and causing the lake to flow onto the…
Battles Royale
…Representatives of Humboldt CPR, the most forward of the organizations opposing the general plan, ran op-ed pieces in the Times-Standard today and Saturday. Of course, one only has to possess…
Dobbyn's Slide Update
"The upper part of the slide has created a huge 200 foot bluff—sheer mud and rock bluff," Diana Totten a consultant with Coleman Brothers Construction says. "The slide is still moving…