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GUEST OPINION: Why Humboldt Gives Me Hope in a Time of National Turmoil
…Local musician, social worker and activist Elle Penner's vocal group Harmonic Howl has been a fixture at the recent protests in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse. In the video op…
City of Eureka Sez: Only Three Hours of Public Testimony on the Homeless Ordinance Will Be Allowed at Next Week’s City Council Meeting
…Individual speaking times will be determined based on the number of speakers who indicate that they wish to address the Council, divided proportionally into the total available time. As permitted under the…
Congress Might Strip Californians of Protections Against AI in Health Care, Hiring, and Much More
…But it would have plenty of impact in the meantime, said Ben Winters, an attorney for the Consumer Federation of America. In California, he thinks the legislation could halt efforts by the…
Google’s $125 Million Deal With California for Local News Is Already Shrinking
…Instead, the effort is shrinking.” A draft of the deal released last year suggested UC Berkeley would administer the funding program; the university has since declined to do so and the state…
At Open House, Rio Dellers Check Out CalFire’s Plans for Their Town
…After the California Department of General Services (DGS) purchased the property on behalf of CalFire in 2023, the city asked if it would be willing to reduce the footprint of the new…
POLL! Well, What Should We Race Then?
…There Will Be No Horse Racing at This Year's Humboldt County FairFor the first time in 129 years, there will be no horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair. So what…
(PHOTOS) Wildland Firefighters Hike, Saw and Hack Away to Prep for Upcoming Fire Season
Photos by Dezmond Remington.A chainsaw symphony erupted from the hill, crawling with dozens of panting yellow-jacketed men and women working like termites to devour all plant matter straight up the…
[UPDATED] There Will Be No Horse Racing at This Year’s Humboldt County Fair
Horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair. Photo: Redwood Coast, via Flickr. Creative Commons license.###PREVIOUSLYREPORT: Horse Racing at the Humboldt County Fair is Still Just Barely a Possibility, Following Today’s…
This Summer, Let’s All Do Our Part to Keep These New, Nasty, Invasive, Infrastructure-Destroying Mussels Out of Ruth Lake
…The golden mussel, native to East and Southeast Asia, was first documented in California in October 2024 and is spreading throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at an alarming rate. The golden…
Newsom Picks More Housing Over CEQA in Backing Two Bills Meant to Speed Construction
…This isn’t the first time the governor has weighed in on the landmark environmental law. Two times in as many years, the administration has urged the Legislature to tinker with the…
OBITUARY: Patricia Marie McNamara, 1938-2025
…A reception will follow at the home of Joe and Mona Pinochi.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Pat McNamara's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of…
OBITUARY: Cynthia Acre Ziegler, 1931-2025
…She then enrolled at the College of Emporia in the fall of 1950, completing her coursework in 1953. While in college, she was active in the Chorale, Modern Language Club, and Currents…
POLL! What’s Your Take on the Recent Blue Lake City Council Drama?
…From the city council's "mutually" agreed upon ousting of the city manager, to the launch of a recall against three elected officials, it's been a bit spicy on the Baduwa…
Blue Lake City Council Finalizes Separation Agreement With Former City Manager Mandy Mager, Appoints Finance Manager Dani Burkhart as Acting Replacement
…She was employed by the city for more than nine years. Per the terms of the separation agreement, Mager's final day of employment with the City was May 9. As severance…
(POSTPONED) Eureka Planning Commission — Today @ 5:30 p.m.
The city of Eureka lets us know that this meeting has been postponed until next week, due to lack of a quorum.
New York Times Publishes Heartbreaking Story on the Search for Emmilee Risling
…She was last seen in the Pecwan area.Today, the New York Times takes a long look at the case. Reporter Corinna Knoll writes about Risling's precocious childhood, the events that…
Trump Tariffs and Rising Health Care Costs Knock California Budget Back Into Deficit
…That plan is the opening salvo in negotiations with the Legislature, ahead of the start of the fiscal year in July. It’s a sharp turnaround from January, when Newsom projected a…
Newsom Proposes to Freeze Medi-Cal Enrollment for Undocumented Immigrants
…The state spends about $8.5 billion a year from the general fund to cover immigrants who are in the country without legal authorization, according to the Newsom administration’s estimates. The…
POLL! Can We Be Done With Facebook?
…We've probably spent too much time in the various Blue Lake community groups the past few weeks, but if you spend any time on the F, surely you've had a…
Eureka Fans of Alternative Transportation Have a Couple of Dates to Put On Their Calendars
…Work is really starting to kick into gear on the Bay to Zoo Trail, which will eventually extend from the end of Eureka's Waterfront Trail all the way out to the…
‘They’re Learning and They’re Thriving’: Butler Valley Celebrates 45 Years of Helping Local Adults With Disabilities Gain Independence, Foster Community
Goats mill about at the Carole Sund Center Farm in Eureka. | Photos shared by Morgan Huber.###Butler Valley will celebrate 45 years of empowering local adults with disabilities at its Spring Fling…
County Government Wins $45.3 Million Grant to Build a New Sempervirens in Downtown Eureka
…Gavin Newson announced the award which comes from Proposition 1 funding. Prop. 1, the Behavioral Health Services Act, was passed by California voters in March 2024 and replaces the Mental Health Services…
Caltrans’ Response to Homeless Encampments Is Lagging, Cities Complain
A homeless man's tent set up along the side of Golden State Boulevard just under Highway 41 in southwest Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters.###This…
OBITUARY: Sally Linda Goetz, 1948-2025
…For the first six years of her life, she lived “way out in the boonies” in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada (she called it “Lake of the Hat”), on the Winnepeg river…
OBITUARY: Susan Bornstein, 1946-2025
Susan Bornstein died peacefully at the Ida Emmerson Hospice House in Eureka on May 5, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born in Denver, Colorado on December 1, 1946, to…
OBITUARY: Rosa Juana Hernandez, 1953-2025
…Her compassion extended beyond the kitchen; Rosa had a gift for caregiving and spent many years working with the elderly, offering kindness and support. She was a devoted member of the Eureka…
Yurok Tribe Awarded $26.4M to Build a Health and Wellness Center Near Martin’s Ferry Bridge
Conceptual rendering of the planned health and wellness center. | Image courtesy the Yurok Tribe.Press release from the Yurok Tribe:The California Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) recently announced that the…
POLL! Do You Support Gov. Newsom's Push to Make Encampments Illegal?
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signaled California is taking a new approach to combating homeless encampments across the state, while also calling on cities to ban or restrict camping in public spaces…
Arcata is Suffering from a Lack of High-End Housing
…Arcata’s way over the threshold for people making 30-50% and 80-120% of the Area Median Income and just five units short for the households in between — but for households…
Newsom Wants Cities to Force Homeless Californians to Move Camp Every 3 Days
…Newsom’s call to ban certain homeless encampments is the latest salvo in his ongoing fight against street camping. The push started last summer, after the U.S. Supreme Court in Grants…