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OBITUARY: Robert Bradley Crouch, 1968-2025
…Carmel High School in San Diego, meeting for the first time thirty years later, finding each other in old yearbooks, becoming his “spicy freshman.” The love shared between the two of them…
Farm Bureaus in Russian River Counties Issue Plea to President Trump to Keep the Potter Valley Dams in Place
…If the water level in the Lake Pillsbury reservoir falls too low or too quickly, PG&E engineers warn, the accumulated sediments near the base of the dam will fall down and…
Eureka’s Asian Restaurant Kingpin Hates Owning Restaurants, But He’s About to Open Another One Anyway
…That is the way Tan likes it: Clean. Perfect. Precise. The way Tan — the owner of Rooftop Sushi, Curry Leaf and the soon-to-be-opened Kokoro Ramen — makes his food is…
Humboldt Community Services District Agrees to Pursue Annexation of North McKay Ranch Subdivision Site
…Before diving into deliberations on the matter, however, Director Greg Gardiner asked staff to lay out the scope of the project.General Manager Terrence "TK" Williams gave the details: In total, all…
TO YOUR WEALTH: Market Fear: How Resilient Investors Navigate Tariff Uncertainty
Fear sells.Not just in marketing, but in the markets. President Trump’s “Liberation Day" occurred last Wednesday in the Rose Garden, and the stock market did not get the liberating memo…
GUEST OPINION: As a Person Who Participated in the Demonstration Last Weekend, I Want to Thank the Eureka Police Department
…At the time of the incident when your team's intervention was required, I was still on site, though positioned on the steps close to the courthouse doors, filming the band that…
All Simulated Hell Will Break Out Around St. Bernard’s Today
The Eureka Police Department, via its Facebook, is promising lights, sirens, ambulances, people scurrying here and there and even helicopters sometime today, as the St. Bernard's student body gets one of…
OBITUARY: Lawrence Carlton Landry, 1950-2025
…In the early 1970s he played football at College of the Redwoods and boxed with the Eagles Athletic Club. Larry enjoyed riding motorcycles in his younger days and played city league basketball…
OBITUARY: Carmelo Flory Gamaza, 1949-2025
Carmelo Flory Gamaza (“Venezuela")January 22, 1949 - April 1, 2025 Carmelo Gamaza, known to most of his friends as “Venezuela,” passed away suddenly in his Arcata home on April 1st in the…
POLL! What Vibe is Ishūng Serving in This Photo?
…As we know, the world is a lot right now. Boo, world! But then we remembered the photo of Ishŭng that flashed across our screens yesterday and instantly felt 7% better. So…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Local Officials to Discuss Next Steps for Redwood Creek Estuary Restoration at Tomorrow’s Community Meeting
Looking north from the Redwood Creek Estuary. | Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers###PREVIOUSLY: There’s a Ticking Time Bomb in the Heart of Orick, and It’s Not Clear Whether…
The Fate of Humboldt County’s Largest Private Housing Development in Decades Could Be Decided Tonight
Plans for the McKay Ranch Subdivision include up to 320 residential units, including up to 172 multi-family units, along with 22,000 square feet of commercial development on a total of…
TODAY in SUPES: An Update on Rio Dell Earthquake Recovery; The Ceremonial Recognition of Everything; No Raises For County Workers This Year?
…but not nearly as quickly as would be ideal.The board heard from Camille Benner, the director of family services at the Yuba/Sutter office of Habitat for Humanity. Shortly after the…
In Response to Federal Program Cut, Food for People Receives $50K Pledge to Match Donations Made Through June 6
…The nonprofit organization's development director, David Reed, tells the Outpost via email that upon learning about the Trump administration's decision to eliminate the USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance program…
California’s Big Pension Funds Lost Billions in Stock Market Selloff. Can They Recover in Time?
…Terry Brennand, who watches CalPERS closely on behalf of the unions that represent public employees, likened the drop to the market crashes that followed the tech bubble of the 1990s and the…
OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ Hummel, 1942-2025
William 'Bill' Hummel March 10, 1942 – April 3, 2025 William “Bill” Hummel, beloved husband, brother, veteran, business owner, and dedicated community member, passed away unexpectedly on April 3rd 2025 at the age…
OBITUARY: Russell ‘Russ’ Ralph Oakley, 1942-2025
…He loved spending his days at the ranch hunting, running his dogs, helping manage the cattle and hanging out at hunting camp.He is survived by his loving partner of 30 years…
One Person in Critical Condition After Fire at Silvercrest This Morning
…The first engine arrived from Fire Station #4 and reported there was no smoke visible from the exterior of the building. Firefighters entered the building and accessed the 5th floor via the…
Ishūng Likes Lettuce, Citrus and Beef
…In the meantime, the zoo says their new resident is doing well. And she has some favorite foods! Also: Look at her! Ahhh! Bear update from the Sequoia Park Zoo below:Ishŭng…
POLL! Should Humboldt Switch to Wine Production, the SF Chron Wonders?
Over the weekend, no less than the San Francisco Chronicle featured an article pondering whether Humboldt County's cannabis industry collapse would provide a good opportunity for aspiring winemakers to swoop in…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Kernen Construction’s Proposed Permit Settlement, Rio Dell Earthquake Recovery Efforts, and More!
…In January 2023, the Board of Supervisors formed the Earthquake Recovery & Assistance Program with $1 million in funding from the federal Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF). In March 2023, the…
(UPDATE) Avelo Airlines to Launch ICE-Led Deportation Flights Out of Arizona (But Not California, the Company Says)
…However, she did say that Avelo has chartered deportation flights for the federal government in the past. “We also flew these charters under the Biden administration,” she said. “Regardless of the administration…
After ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Discovery,’ Cal Poly Humboldt Archaeologists Help Uncover an Ancient City
Archaeologists and student researchers carefully excavate the ancient site in Crnobuki, North Macedonia. | Photo courtesy of Cal Poly Humboldt's Cultural Resources Facility.###Press release from Cal Poly Humboldt:For years, archaeologists…
Can California Vets Claw Back Another Cat Declawing Ban? Lawmakers Are Trying
Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Democrat representing the Milpitas area, displayed this poster illustrating a cat declawing compared to a human hand at a legislative hearing this week. Screenshot via the California State…
Canadians Pull Back on Travel to California Because of Trump: ‘I Will Miss the Desert’
…Canada, the second-largest source of international tourism dollars for the state after Mexico, accounted for $3.7 billion of the $26.5 billion foreign travel brought into the state last year…
OBITUARY: Dennis Lee Lyon, 1949-2025
…The tumor could not be completely removed, and he continued to have surgeries and procedures as a result of the tumor for the rest of his life. Dennis then faced many health…
OBITUARY: Dana K. Bott, 1949-2025
…She also enjoyed having family poker nights at home, which often went on until the early hours of the morning. She held the record for William’s Glasspar sport boat by catching…
(PHOTOS) At Eureka’s Massive Anti-Trump/Musk Protest
…In recent memory, only the Headwaters Rallies of the '90s, the Iraq War protests of the '00s and the Women’s March that marked the dawn of the first Trump presidency rival…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coastal Commission Under Attack
…Guest Jennifer Savage of Surfrider Foundation joins the show to discuss the movement to protect the Coastal Commission from attacks from the left and right. Want to help? Surfrider Foundation has the…
The Protest in Downtown Eureka Today is Probably Going to Be Big
…From the chatter we gather on the Internet and elsewhere, we're getting the impression that today's demonstration against the Trump Administration in downtown Eureka is going to be pretty large…