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Construction on Eureka’s Da’ Yas Park Improvement Project Has Begun; Expect it to Be Closed for Five Months
Architectural mockup of a new play structure planned for Da' Yas Park. | Image via City of Eureka.###Press release from the City of Eureka:The City of Eureka is excited to announce…
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Preliminary Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year, Changes Expected in Coming Weeks
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###During its second budget-related discussion this week, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a preliminary $606.7…
California Teachers Are Using AI to Grade Papers. Who’s Grading the AI?
…The state doesn’t track AI use by school districts, said Katherine Goyette, computer science coordinator for the California Department of Education. While Goyette said chatbots are the most common form of…
What Biden’s Border Order Means for California
Migrants form a line to enter the U.S. and seek asylum through El Chaparral port of entry in San Diego at the Mexico border on Dec. 22, 2022. Photo by Carlos…
OBITUARY: Karin Elke Stogner, 1959-2024
…In the late 1970s, she met Glenn "Teddy" Stogner, a member of the US Army stationed in Germany, and the two eventually fell in love and were married. After years of moving…
OBITUARY: Frances Jenett Lowe, 1934-2024
Frances Jenett Lowe passed away on May 31, 2024, peacefully in her sleep at the age of 89; only 18 days away from her 90th birthday. She was born to Albert and…
OBITUARY: Janet Darlene Waddell Eastburn, 1972-2024
…Her favorite thing though was to spend time with her family and friends at the beach. She loved to play in the waves and sink her toes in the sand. The ocean…
Local TV News Station ‘Loves’ Facebook Post Comparing Trump’s Conviction to Jesus’s Crucifixion, and It’s Sort of a Trend
An Outpost reader sent us the following screenshot last week, shortly after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felonies he committed as part of a “hush…
PG&E Asks for Delay in Eel River Dam Decommissioning
Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury — a key component of the Potter Valley Project. Photo: PG&E.Press release from Friends of the Eel: PG&E announced on Friday, May 31 late last…
Facing ‘Doomsday’ Budget Shortfall, Supes Move to Close Some County Offices to the Public on Fridays and Explore Reorganization Options
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. | Screenshot.###Humboldt County First District Supervisor Rex Bohn may have been half kidding when referred to yesterday’s special meeting of the Board of Supervisors as “doomsday…
All Simulated Hell Will Break Loose at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport Tomorrow Morning
…Public domain.Press release from the County of Humboldt: The Humboldt County Department of Aviation will hold a full-scale emergency simulation training exercise on Wednesday, June 5, between the hours of…
How Shots Instead of Pills Could Change California’s Homeless Crisis
…Typically administered into a patient’s shoulder muscle, the medication slowly releases into the bloodstream over time, providing relief from symptoms of psychosis for a month or longer. The shots replace a…
Get Your Health Care Through Covered California? Beware of This Tax Peril
Covered California offers generous subsidies for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Enrollees should keep the agency updated of any life changes that might affect their income or they could be…
OBITUARY: Meredith Erin Vance, 1982-2024
Meredith Erin VanceOctober 2, 1982 - April 23, 2024 Meredith passed away peacefully at home on April 23 at the age of 41. She was a warrior, and she fought a fierce and…
OBITUARY: Leewitt Elizabeth Ann Withrow, 1969-2024
…The way the crash affected her too helped her empathize with the physically disabled. The hardships she was dealt both increased the difficulty of and accentuated her ability to be an effective…
OBITUARY: John (Jack) C. Lindstrand, 1929-2024
…Jack was on the school board of Blue Lake Elementary from 1967 to 1973 and spent many, many years as a volunteer in the Blue Lake Fire Department. He enjoyed driving the…
OBITUARY: Bernadette Webster, 1950-2024
…She remembered playing in the woods in empty lots and spending time at the family resort at Lake Crescent. She loved running just for the pure joy of it. She experienced much…
OBITUARY: Ronald Allen Ulmer, 1945-2024
Ronald Allen Ulmer passed on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the age of 79 years. Ronnie is survived by his daughter Chanda Ulmer-Pifferini and son Anthony Ulmer, two granddaughters Zaida Pifferini…
POLL! What is Humboldt's Best Rural Grocery/General Store?
…For this one, we're asking you to honor the li'l rural markets that help keep our smaller communities stocked up. (You know, the ones the city dwellers stop at on…
Forget the First 220 Failures to Split California. This Developer Has a New Plan to Secede
…And now the waiting game In the meantime, Burum has largely gone quiet since his electoral triumph. Unlike the State of Jefferson, whose supporters fly the green double X flag of their…
CA Senate Preserves Big Corporate Tax Breaks That Benefit Some Cities
…Should it be the location of the buyer or the seller? Currently, it’s the seller. And companies have significant discretion about choosing their “point of sale” for tax purposes. This gives…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Vat-English
…the curious thing about [The Matrix] was that everybody could grasp the basic setup instantly…We're not strangers to the feeling that, for much of our lives, we might just as…
Sen. Mike McGuire Calls the Great Redwood Trail the ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ at Humboldt Trails Summit
Elaine Hogan, Executive Director of the Great Redwood Trail Agency, and Senate President pro tempore Mike McGuire take questions from community members at the 2024 Humboldt Trails Summit. Photo: Isabella Vanderheiden.###State…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Great Opportunities and Challenges for the Great Redwood Trail
…The project, proposed to be the longest rail-trail in the nation, is the state's opportunity to fulfill their responsibility to remediate the environmental harms caused by the old railroad. These…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Babes in Benbow! A Summer Job at Humboldt’s Glamorous Resort Hotel Sounded Nifty to One Eureka Girl in 1945. But Then…
The author's sister, Betty Olsen (left), and Shirley Sweet pose on the stone bridge that arched over Lake Benbow, Summer 1945. Photos courtesy of Naida Gipson, via the Humboldt Historian.Every…
The Eureka City Council Will Consider a Development Agreement with Danco for the EaRTH Center at Next Week’s Meeting
Conceptual rendering of the Eureka Regional Transit and Housing Center (EaRTH Center). | Screenshot.###It’s been a little over two years since the Eureka City Council unanimously approved plans for the EaRTH…
Civil Grand Jury: Humboldt County’s Jail and Other Facilities Suffer From Under-Staffing. And They’re Old.
Photo via Facebook.###Press release from the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury:The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury has released the third report of their 2023-2024 term, entitled Humboldt County Custody…
Raising a Kid in California? They May Have a College Savings Account You Don’t Know About.
Student graduates walk through the aisles to receive their degrees at the Fresno State Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration in the Save Mart Center in Fresno on May 18, 2024. Photo by Larry…
California Sides With Big Utilities, Trimming Incentives for Community Solar Projects
Solar panels at the Kettleman City Power solar farm on July 25, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalCalifornia’s utilities regulator adopted new rules for community solar projects on Thursday…
Arcata City Council Discusses Final Updates to the Gateway Area Plan and General Plan
Screenshot of Wednesday's Arcata City Council Meeting.At a public hearing for the Gateway Area Plan and General Plan last night, Arcata City Council members discussed final changes they’d like…