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Troubled Nursing Home Chain Owner Gets New Licenses Just Before State Reforms Take Effect
…The California Department of Public Health, which oversees the state’s nursing homes, defended the new licensing settlement with Rechnitz, which includes tools for the state to monitor the nursing homes’ performance…
California’s Firefighter Union Is Poised to Get a Rare Perk: Guaranteed Raises, Forever
…The bill would boost the salary for Cal Fire employees to within a 15% range of the top 20 highest-paying fire departments in California. If the bill becomes law, the firefighter…
OBITUARY: Kalub Joshua Ulmer, 2023-2023
…We celebrate the time we had with him because he was a gift. We celebrate the progress he made and the love we have for him; although his time earthside was short…
OBITUARY: Fusae Waters, 1928-2023
…Thereafter, she survived the war conscripted to work in rice fields. Years later she recounted how lucky she was to have worked in the rice fields and not the factories (as some…
OBITUARY: Don and Mary Pedrotti, 1951/1950-2023
…Mary enjoyed raising their boy Sonny and the annual Halloween party in the barn for all the kids. She also loved working in her yard and planting flowers everywhere around her home…
OBITUARY: Barbara Mae Rice, 1943-2023
…Our love is eternal.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Barbara Rice’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines…
THE FAIR MUST GO ON! Humboldt Supervisors Pony Up $1 Million to Fund Emergency Improvements to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds
…If the grandstands aren't repaired soon, the Humboldt County Fair Association will have to cancel the popular horse races.A few months after the earthquake occurred, the county hired a structural…
POLL! Would You Attend the Humboldt County Fair Even if There Were No Horse Racing?
It's mostly about the horse racing for me, if I'm being honest. Oh, I guess so. Can't play the ponies, but I can still get a basket of french…
California’s Reparations Panel Delivers Recommendations as Some Bemoan Newsom’s Absence and Supreme Court Ruling
Members of the Reparations Task Force listen to testimony during a hearing at the March Fong Eu Secretary of State offices in Sacramento on June 29, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMattersCalifornia…
Make Your July Fourth Fireworks FESTIVE and FUN Rather Than FATAL, Calfire Begs
…With the 4th of July, right around the corner it is important to understand the dangers of fireworks. CAL FIRE Humboldt – Del Norte Unit Chief Kurt McCray would like to remind everyone…
Building California: How Will the Infrastructure Deal Affect Development, Wildlife?
Sandhill cranes are among the so-called "fully protected" species that would lose some protection under the California infrastructure deal. Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCalifornia lawmakers…
Will California’s Largest Pensions, CalPERS and CalSTRS, Divest From Fossil Fuels?
Oil pumps in the Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield on July 6, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalClimate activists and retirees have pushed retirement funds in Maine and New…
OBITUARY: Irene Kay Armand, 1949-2023
…She often talked about the barriers and how different the plumbing was there. Irene enjoyed her time in Japan, especially with the people from her church.In 1994 John began pastoring the…
OBITUARY: Nancy Jean Sylvies-Simmons, 1940-2023
…She also spent many years working at the Orleans Motel and the Orleans Mining Company where she cooked and waitressed at the same time. Later in life she worked at the Orleans…
OBITUARY: Robert “Buz” Stanley Johnson, 1944-2023
Robert "Buz" Stanley JohnsonJuly 7, 1944 - June 20, 2023 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Robert ”Buz” Stanley Johnson, who entered this world on July 7…
OBITUARY: Lynda Sue Brooks, 1957-2023
It is with great sadness that we have to annouce the passing of Lynda Sue Brooks (66) on June 20, 2023 at Providence St Joseph Hospital with family by her side.Lynda…
Volunteers from ‘Keep Eureka Beautiful’ Plant Trees Along Fourth and Fifth Streets, After Years-Long Debate Between Caltrans and the City
…The volunteers then draft a design plan and submit it to the City for approval. Once the location has been approved, the City takes care of digging up the sidewalk where the…
POLL! How Much Weed Business is the Right Amount of Weed Business in Humboldt?
Much, much more weed business! This is Humboldt, the heart of the historic Emerald Triangle! We should OWN this market because everyone wants their weed to carry that Humboldt label … but the…
The Ferndale Fairgrounds' Grandstands are in a Perilous State of Disrepair, So the Board of Supes is Holding an Emergency Meeting Tomorrow to Discuss Possible Solutions
Horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair. Photo: Redwood Coast, via Flickr. Creative Commons license.The Humboldt County Fair happens in August. The fair's main source of revenue is horse racing…
Another Day of Cannabis Reform Initiative Panic at the Board of Supes; It’s Now All But Certain That Voters Will Decide on the Controversial Measure on the March 2024 Ballot
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###Dozens of cannabis farmers and allied community members gathered in the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Chambers on Tuesday morning to speak…
Betty Kwan Chinn Honored by Carnegie Corporation as One of the ‘Great Immigrants’ of 2023
Images courtesy of the Carnegie Corporation of New York###Humboldt’s beloved local philanthropist Betty Kwan Chinn – who has been working to help our homeless population for more than 40 years – has…
OBITUARY: Brian Gallagher McCaughey, 1975-2023
…All are invited to attend.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Brian McCaughey's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See…
Fred Van Vleck, the Sometimes Controversial Superintendent of Eureka City Schools, is Stepping Down After Next Semester
…He has committed to work half of the 2023-24 school year to help ensure the transition of the next Superintendent is successful. During Dr. Van Vleck’s tenure, some of the…
POLL! Which is the Sequoia Park Zoo's Third-Best Mammal? (Non-Petting Zoo)
POLL! Which is the Sequoia Park Zoo's Third-Best Mammal? (Non-Petting Zoo)
DRIVE SOBER, DUMMY! CHP Says it Will Implement ‘Maximum Enforcement Period’ To Deter Unsafe and Drunk/Stoned Driving This Fourth of July Weekend
…Here is a press release from the CHP: While the holidays are a time of celebration for the public, they can also be a time of concern for the California Highway Patrol…
NEED FRUIT AND VEGGIES? Food for People Handing Out Fresh Produce Throughout the Summer, Starting At the Bayshore Mall This Week
…The first drive-thru Bayshore Mall distribution will take place on June 29 from 11 am - 1 pm at the North Parking Lot. The Bayshore Mall distribution is a drive-thru distribution…
Yurok Tribe Acquires Badass, LIDAR-Equipped, Condor-Wing-Bedecked Airplane for Scientific Research and Land Management Purposes
…Photo courtesy the tribe's Condor Aviation unit.Press release from the Yurok Tribe: Textron Aviation Inc. announced today it delivered a Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft to the Yurok Tribe’s…
Is California Using an Old Labor Board to Get Around a Fast Food Industry Referendum?
…Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was deadlocked at the time with the Democratic-led Legislature over how much to hike the minimum wage. The state Labor Commissioner still enforces the commission’s old wage…
What You Need to Know on the California Budget Deal
…The California prison towns losing their largest employers have tried two tactics to keep the prisons open. In Susanville, the city sued the state to prevent the closure of the California Correctional…
OBITUARY: Forrest Arthur Schafer, 1944-2023
Forrest Arthur Schafer of Bayside unexpectedly passed away at his home, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the age of 79. Forrest was born in Lodi, California on February 2, 1944, to…