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‘A Massive Enterprise’: California’s Offshore Wind Farms Are on a Fast Track
…The Biden administration calls the rush to claim this new energy frontier the “Floating Offshore Wind Shot,” invoking the memory of the Moon Shot and the enormous collective effort to put an…
OBITUARY: Chester Lloyd Edeline, 1945-2023
…NO abalone was safe when Chet was in his element, the ocean. Chet’s love for the ocean and diving lead him to Shelter Cove, the place he called home and paradise…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Antigone and Pyrrhic Victories
I recently spent a morning exploring the ruins of an ancient city that goes by the unlikely name of Antigonea. Situated in southern Albania near the border with Greece, on a hillside…
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Introduces Us to Humboldt’s Cutest Herd of Lawnmowers
###Get ready for your daily dose of cuteness, Humboldt! In today’s episode of "Humboldt Outdoors," local documentarian Ray Olson introduces us to Cory Moloney and Adam Torres, the guys behind Goats…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Looking Back on a Week Without Driving
…don't get behind the wheel of a car for seven days. They were participating in the first National Week Without Driving, which was organized in our region by the Coalition for…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: RIP Daly’s Department Store — A Locally Owned, Fashion-Forward, Pneumatic Tube-Powered Wonderland That Gave This Girl Her First Shot in Business
An architect's rendering of the remodel of Daly's Fourth and F storefront. Photos via the Humboldt Historian.A sense of loss overwhelmed me when I learned that Daly's Department…
OBITUARY: Linda Ann (Filippini) Swinney, 1944-2023
Linda Ann (Filippini) Swinney, age 78, passed away the morning of September 29, 2023 from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a native of Hughson, California. After graduating from high school , she attended…
POLL! What is Humboldt's Best High School?
…Bernard's High School Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy Academy of the Redwoods Triple Junction High School Six Rivers Charter High School Mad River High School East High School Zoe Barnum…
Mendocino Law Enforcement Share Grisly Details of Discovery of Missing Eureka Woman’s Body; Son of Deceased in Custody
…Upon arrival, CHP officers interviewed the one motorist at the traffic collision scene and also located the Toyota Sienna van unoccupied a distance away from the collision scene.The motorist provided a…
(UPDATE: FOUND SAFE): Eureka Man With Cognitive Impairment Wanders Away From Care Workers
…Thank you for sharing the information. The Eureka Police Department would also like to thank the agencies and businesses that assisted in the search. ### Eureka Police Department press release:The Eureka Police…
CRAZY for BONES! This Eureka Family Displays a New Skeleton Lawn Scene Every Single Day in October
…The biggest expense was the security system that Smithler installed this year to deter theft or vandalism of his beloved skeletons. The yard is equipped with three different security cameras and the…
(UPDATE) Eureka Woman Found Dead in Mendocino County; Cause of Death Under Investigation
…On October 9, 2023, the Eureka Police Department initiated a missing person investigation into the disappearance of Christine “Clover” Randolph, 53 years old from Eureka. During the investigation Officers and Detectives began…
Families Fume Over Newsom’s Veto of Children’s Hearing Aid Bill, Call His Plan ‘A Nightmare’
…Support for hearing aid bill Marciniak, the advocate who has helped lead the fight for coverage since 2019, said lawmakers brought the bill back this year because the Hearing Aid Coverage for…
OBITUARY: Mary Rosa, 1967-2023
…Mary loved being a grandmother more than anything, her grandbabies were the light of her life. She enjoyed the small things in life. She loved the beach and watching the king tide…
POLL! What is the Best Month to Be in Humboldt County?
POLL! What is the Best Month to Be in Humboldt County?
Harbor District Board of Commissioners to Discuss Proposed Offshore Wind Terminal Project, Lease Agreement With Crowley During Tonight’s Meeting
Conceptual rendering of the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal | Photo: Harbor District###The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District Board of Commissioners will receive a status update on…
BE A POLL WORKER! The County’s Gearing Up for Election Season, and it Invites You to Get in On the Most Civic-Minded Side Hustle Out There
Your job, if you choose to accept it, will look remarkably like the job that these people in Chișinău, Moldova did in 2014. Photo: Flickr user OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. CC BY-SA…
NEXT WEEK in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Possible Decriminalization of Shrooms and Other Psychedelics, What to do With the 'Housing For All' Initiative, Unmet Transit Needs … and, Yes, More!
…5, 2024.The first of these options, with this council, will happen only when the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, when the seas go dry and the…
Deputies Find Loaded Firearms During Hoopa Traffic Stop, Says HCSO
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 11, 2023, at about 10:13 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the Hoopa area conducted a…
Gavin Newsom Is Working to Lower the Cost of Insulin. Why Did He Veto a Cap on Copays?
…The bill’s opponents, mainly the health insurance industry, argued that the approach would result in higher costs for Californians in the form of higher insurance premiums. The underlying issue, according to…
OBITUARY: Cathy Jean Richards, 1953-2023
…They usually were attending weekend activities with the Arcata Fire Department, Bill and JoAnn McKenzie family, or going to Trinity Lake to stay on the houseboat. And if they were traveling, they…
‘Cannabis Reform Initiative’ Legal Challenge Filed: Small Farmers, Industry Reps Ask the Court to Kick Next Year’s ‘Measure A’ Off the Ballot
…The lawsuit alleges that the proponents of the initiative, Mark Thurmond and Elizabeth Watson, “intentionally misled” and “deceived” members of the public while gathering signatures to place the initiative on the March…
Cal Poly Humboldt Says Effort to Reach 11,000 Students in Coming Years is ‘Still on Track,’ Despite Relatively Flat Enrollment This Year; Next Year’s Budget at Risk
…Things were so tense that the university and the City of Eureka kicked around the idea of housing students on a giant barge that would be parked in the bay. Eventually, the…
Supervisor Michelle Bushnell Announces Re-election Campaign
…Michelle appreciates all the faith the people have put in her and the job she is doing representing 2nd District, and is always open to conversations on how she can better serve…
Why California Politicians Will Keep Drawing Their Own Election Districts
Redistricting Partners, the consulting firm hired to help the Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission, shares insights on the newly drawn political lines during a commission meeting on Oct. 20, 2021. Photo by…
OBITUARY: Matthew ‘Matt’ Taylor, 1977-2023
Matthew “Matt” TaylorMay 4, 1977 — September 17, 2023On September 17, 2023, Matt passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving wife Brandy, along with his brother Todd by his side at…
OBITUARY: Charles Richard Lloyd, 1961-2023
…Fifteen years ago my dad moved to Fortuna and started going to the SDA church during which time he volunteered to bring food to the homeless. He built a life here trying…
OBITUARY: Stephan Mark Pollard, 1950-2023
…They spent summers traveling across the United States. When he left home he moved to the Bay Area where he eventually met his wife, Kathi. They fell in love and in 1979…
POLL! What Have You Appreciated About Dell'Arte Over the Years?
We learned recently that Dell'Arte International is in financial trouble, which prompted us to attempt to reflect on some of the ways the organization has impacted our community over its roughly…
RING of FIRE! There’s an Annular Solar Eclipse on Saturday That Will Visible From Humboldt, Weather Permitting
…During a full eclipse, the Sun’s disc is completely covered by the Moon, but during an annular eclipse, the Moon is closer to the Sun, leaving a bright ring of the…