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POLL! The Year is 2029, and They Just Built The First Seven-Story Apartment Building in the Gateway Area! Which Floor Do YOU Want To Live On?
POLL! The Year is 2029, and They Just Built The First Seven-Story Apartment Building in the Gateway Area! Which Floor Do YOU Want To Live On?
County Holding Virtual Public Meeting on Short-Term Rental Ordinance That Would Allow Vacation Rentals in Unincorporated Humboldt
Flyer provided by the County of HumboldtPREVIOUSLY: Humboldt Supervisors Shoot Down Billboard Ban (For Now), Approve Temporary Short-Term Rental Moratorium and Proposed Budget for Next Year###Press release from County of…
Can You Guess How Many Hours of Sunshine We’ve Had This Year? Will This Godforsaken Miserable Weather Never End?
Artist's depiction of a summer sky.Special report to everyone not living underneath the cursed Humboldt County coastal marine layer: Unlike where you live, today has been cold. Cold, gray, miserable…
GATEWAY AGAIN! Arcata Planning Commission to Discuss Gateway Area Plan on Tuesday; Commission Should Make its Recommendations in Early July
Rendering showing example of potential building design in the Gateway Area | Screenshot from Building and Massing Presentation video on City’s YouTube channel.###It is nearly time again for the Arcata Planning…
One Arrested With Drugs, Bear Mace, Stolen Driver’s License Following Check on Vehicle With Expired Tags, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On June 25, 2023, at about 7:20 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the area of Highway…
Humboldt Supervisors to Revisit Controversial Weed Initiative During This Week's Regular Meeting
…The initiative's sponsors feel the matter should be determined by the electorate.If approved by voters, the initiative would restrict the size and number of new cannabis-growing operations across the…
More California Prisoners Are Requesting Gender-Affirming Health Care, Including Surgeries
…The estimate comes from budget documents detailing the agency’s responsibilities for two groundbreaking policies the state adopted over the last seven years. One, in 2017, made California the first state to…
OBITUARY: William ‘Billy’ Glen Abram, 1958-2023
On June 8, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana, Lynn, Susan, Caroline, Lisa and Jill Abram breathed a sigh of relief that the long-awaited boy was finally born; because the folks weren…
OBITUARY: Loren Burton Offield Jr, 1950-2023
…Graveside services will be at the Aubrey Family Cemetery, followed by a reception at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Building.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Loren Offield's…
OBITUARY: Barbara Jean Ratzlaff, 1936-2023
…After moving to Greenville CA, she became Teacher/Director of the Indian Valley Pre-school Chapter of the Northern California Childhood Development program in Crescent Mills. Being a major advocate for the…
OBITUARY: Alice Milicent Baker Eckenrode, 1925-2023
…She was the youngest of 13 children and grew up in a farmhouse with no indoor plumbing. She recalls helping her mom on the farm while her dad worked in the local…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: RIP Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)
“If there is an afterlife — and I pray most fervently that there is not — I can only hope that they won't sing.”— Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger ###He’s been compared to…
OBITUARY: Sheri Lynn Sundberg, 1984-2023
On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Sheri Lynn Sundberg, loving mother, daughter, sister, friend, went to be with the Lord at age 38 from complications of Guillain Barre Syndrome. Sheri was born October…
OBITUARY: Donald Wayne Daniels, 1961-2023
…Don loved working on his bike and tinkering around the garage. At Christmas time, he ran with the United Bikers of Northern CA (UBNC) non-profit motorcycle group for their Toy Run…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Sea Otters: More Than Just Obnoxiously Cute!
…Fish & Wildlife Service has studied the feasibility of sea otter reintroduction efforts and is hosting open houses across the North Coast to discuss potential reintroduction. Guests Chanel Hason of the Elakha Alliance…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Camping Trip to the Bald Hills, in 1874
…They could be the Sandy and Jim Wilson named here. Humboldt Times, 4 August 1894###The story above was originally printed in the Summer 2020 issue of The Humboldt Historian, a journal…
‘This is a Big Deal for Humboldt’: State Awards $12.3 Million in Funding for Behavioral Health Triage Center in Arcata
Press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:State officials announced today the award of $12,361,918 million in a unique partnership between Humboldt County Behavioral Health…
Longtime Food for People Executive Director Anne Holcomb Announces Retirement, Development Director Carly Robbins to Take the Reigns
…Carly is not a stranger to the organization (nor the community, graduating from Eureka High!), serving as the Development Director for the past eight years. She has managed the fundraising and marketing…
Planning Commission Set to Rescind Permit for Controversial Schneider Home as Developer Prepares to Tear it Down, Remediate Damage to Property
…Bongio resigned in December.Schneider attempted to finesse his way through the controversy despite conflicts with local tribes, warnings from the California Coastal Commission and increased public scrutiny over the entire permitting…
Another Month of Free Bus Rides?! Arcata Says That Free Public Transportation in June Has Been Extended Through July
One month of free rides on these buses is just not enough, says the City of Arcata. | File photo###PREVIOUSLY:ARCATA SAYS: Free Bus Rides All June! Visit Valley West, Sunny Brae…
Humboldt Cultivators Win Multiple Cannabis Awards, Including ‘Best of California,’ at State Fair
Employees at MOCA Humboldt harvest flower at the business's Eureka-based facility. | Photos by Ryan Burns###In just the second year of the California State Fair's annual cannabis competition, growers…
(PHOTOS) Down Comes Copco No. 2! Destruction of Hydroelectric Facility on the Klamath River is Under Way
…2, the smallest of the four hydroelectric dams being removed from the Klamath River, is underway. This week, crews removed the gates, walkway, and two of the five bays down to the…
OBITUARY: Florence Evelyn Badger Cox, 1924-2023
…She was the longest-lived of eight siblings, reaching the age of 98 years and six months. On March 5, 2023 at her home in the presence of her family, she passed…
VEGAS (AGAIN), BABY! Avelo Restores Service to Las Vegas With Twice-Weekly Direct Flights To/From ACV
Break out the water cannons! File photo via Avelo.PREVIOUSLY:VEGAS, BABY! Cheap, Twice-Weekly Direct Flights Between Humboldt and Las Vegas Begin Nov. 18No Longer LEAVING for LAS VEGAS: Avelo Shuts…
California Child Care Providers Demand Raises From Gov. Newsom as Budget Deadline Looms
…Monique Limón, a Democrat from Santa Barbara, authored a bill this year directing the state to overhaul the rates and provide the $1 billion raise in the meantime. The $1 billion in…
Eureka City Council Replaces Old Code of Conduct Handbook With New, ‘Less Problematic’ Version Amid Accusations of Ethics Violations From Some Members of the Public
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka Council meeting.###The Eureka City Council voted Tuesday to rescind and replace its “Councilmember Handbook” to address mounting concerns from some members of the public who allege…
YAY! IT’S FAIR TIME: Annual Redwood Acres Fair Kicks Off Today, Raceway’s ‘Hillbilly Boat Race’ Returns This Weekend
Ah..the familiar ferris wheel means summer fun has begun! Redwood Acres Fair on opening day | Photos: Stephanie McGeary, except where noted###Whoohoo! It’s officially the first day of summer, which…
One Man Dead, Another Suffers Major Injuries After Car Plummets 200 Feet Off Embankment on Scenic Drive Near Trinidad
…Two unidentified males were located inside the vehicle. One party was determined by medical personnel on scene to be deceased. The second party was extricated and transported to the hospital with major…
Pounds and Pounds of Meth Found in Fortuna Man’s Possession After Weeks-Long Investigation, Drug Task Force Says
…in Fortuna and on the person of Heriberto Posos Cantu (age 37). After a multi-week investigation, the HCDTF believed Posos Cantu was in possession of large quantities of methamphetamine for the…
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court — With Help From Eureka’s Rob Arkley
…After the trip, the two appeared together at public events. When Alito spoke at the annual dinner of the Federalist Society lawyers convention the following year, the billionaire introduced him. The justice…