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GUEST OPINION: President Biden and Speaker McCarthy, US Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay Big Agribusiness’ Water Bills
…Bureau of Reclamation dammed the Trinity River and devastated the salmon fishery that sustained the Hoopa Valley Tribe for millennia. The water that once flowed through our homeland to the Pacific Ocean…
Tax on Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb Could Fund California Affordable Housing
…While legislators have made a few unsuccessful attempts to regulate vacation rentals over the past decade, these fights largely played out at the local level, where the effects of their surging popularity…
State Farm Won’t Sell New Home Insurance in California. Can the State Shore Up the Market?
…As California’s largest single provider of bundle home insurance policies — the company had 20% of the market in 2021 — the news struck some as the beginning of a fresh emergency, with…
Potential Budget Cut Puts Community College Students at Risk by Further Delaying Building Maintenance
Students work in the library at San Bernadino Valley College on May 30, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMattersNew heaters for buildings at the City College of San Francisco, solar panels…
OBITUARY: Martina Scarfia, 1998-2023
…Martina learned sign language at the age of 16 to help the deaf spiritually. Martina was known by many friends and family for her discernment, wisdom, and comprehensive understanding of the “hallway…
Missing Woman Who Prompted Nationwide Scare Found Safe in Eureka, Police Say; Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend Arrested on Outstanding Warrant
…The investigating agency released both Alcaraz and Stratton after investigating the incident. Several days later, both Alcaraz and Stratton left the area together and had not been seen since. This led to…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 30, 2023
You strapped in and ready for news? Click the player above for our daily video roundup.ADDITIONAL READING:All the Kinetics Statues!Burglary in Trinidad'Jacks row fastErrant red-footed booby touches…
(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Loleta Woman
…Cassandra Ilene Miller has been located safe in Folsom, CA, by the California Highway Patrol. ###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the…
POLL! What is Your Favorite Color Scheme Accessory in a Booby?
Study up on your boobies at this link. Then please pick the booby accessory you believe to be most fab. Red foot! Blue foot! Black mask! Brown jacket!
BOOBY SIGHTING! Red-Footed Booby, Usually Found in Tropical Seas, Spotted Near Trinidad
…Rob Fowler, a local birder and birding guide, confirmed the booby’s identity with the Outpost today and said that it is very rare to see this species – usually found in tropical…
The FOREST MOON FESTIVAL Organizers Remind You That It’s Almost Time to Go Bonkers for Star Wars
You freaked out for the FOREST MOON FESTIVAL yet? Or are you playing it cool like a Jedi force bro headed into battle?Whichever the case, this is your reminder that if…
CREW CHAMPS! Cal Poly Humboldt Women’s Rowing Team Wins Third National Championship
Go Lumberjacks! | Photos submitted by the Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Department###Press release from Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics: Cal Poly Humboldt Women's Rowing ended their season holding an NCAA Division II…
Man Arrested for Trinidad Burglary After Being Captured on Homeowner’s Surveillance Video, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Robert Leroy Ellis Booking Photo | Humboldt County Correctional FacilityOn May 27, 2023, at about 3:45 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies…
U.S. Senate Hopefuls Sweet-Talk Democratic Faithful
…But there was still plenty of politicking at the state Democratic Party convention over the weekend by the three Democrats seeking to move up to the U.S. Senate and succeed Dianne…
OBITUARY: Emerald Grace Bartolotta (West), 2001-2023
…Emerald had a large role with certain policies in regards to the BWC, body worn camera, and helped develop procedures in the K-9 program. She had great respect for all of…
OBITUARY: Elizabeth JoAnne Bush, 1942-2023
…She especially liked taking cruises in the later years, including the Hawaiian Islands, Mexico, the Panama Canal, and the Mississippi River.JoAnne is survived by her daughters Julie Perry (Ron), and Jamie…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Humankind’s Greatest Invention
…eating fruits and leaves straight off the trees, garnished with the occasional ant or small rodent. Except the youngsters, who depend on their mothers for the first years of life—so they…
HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Big-Time Muckety Muck Gregg Foster Drops by to Talk About His Weird Career and the Humboldt County Economic Prognosis (and to Slurp Loudly Into His Lapel Mic)
Look what the cat dragged in! It's Gregg Foster, executive director of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission, here to drink our tea!Seriously, though: The Outpost's John Kennedy O…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Community Benefits from Offshore Wind?
…Erik Peckar of Vineyard Power joins the show to provide the experience and perspective of residents of Martha's Vineyard, a community that has already negotiated community benefit agreements related to offshore…
Humboldt County Files Complaint Against Former Deputy County Counsel Cathie Childs – Who Plans to Sue the County – for Allegedly Violating Attorney-Client Privilege
…The Board of Supervisors is the client.”The county, on the other hand, believes Childs and Day-Wilson “have, and are continuing to, act on a knowingly erroneous interpretation of the scope…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: When We Rode the Madaket
Photos via the Humboldt Historian.In the summer of 1941 our family left the hot Sacramento Valley and came to Humboldt County to make our home. On several occasions we had traveled…
Eureka’s Draft Waterfront Plan is Now Online, and the City Wants Your Input
You can explore an interactive version of this map at this link. | Image via City of Eureka.###From the City of Eureka:The City of Eureka wants your continued input about the…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 26, 2023
It's Memorial Day weekend! Kinetics weekend! All that good stuff! Catch up with the news before you cut loose for three whole days.Plus: If you're gonna buy your Memorial…
POLL! What is Humboldt Best Barbecue Restaurant?
…Or you don't have the gear. Or whatever. Where you gonna get that Memorial Day FLAVA? Porter Street! Humboldt Smokehouse! Shamus T. Bones! Sammy's! Low and Slow! Smokin' Barrels! Another…
Plaza Shoe Shop to Close Its Doors After 75 Years of Business in Arcata
Goodbye to Plaza Shoe Shop, on the corner of 7th and G in Arcata | Photo: Stephanie McGeary###After 75 years of business, Arcata’s oldest and only remaining shoe store, Plaza Shoe…
ARCATA SAYS: Free Bus Rides All June! Visit Valley West, Sunny Brae, Westwood, Northtown, Cal Poly Humboldt and More Simply By Stepping on the Bus!
…City of Arcata.Press release from the City of Arcata:The City of Arcata Transportation Division is excited to announce that the Arcata and Mad River Transit System (A&MRTS) is offering…
Pack a Bowl…With Soup! Local Potter and Volunteer Organizes ‘Empty Bowls’ Fundraiser at Jefferson Community Center
…But this will be the first time the event is being held locally in more than 20 years. The exact way the fundraiser is done varies in different places, but the idea…
CONVERSATIONS: The People at St. Joe’s Trauma Center are Begging You to Put Down Your Phone While Driving
May is Trauma Awareness Month, that time of the year when the American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses team up to try to keep you out of the emergency…
California Democrats Sideline Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Build Big Things, Faster
…Frankly, there was no reason to spring it on the legislature or the public so suddenly and at the end of the legislative session.” In voting down Newsom’s infrastructure package, Becker…
OBITUARY: Richard Dennis McKenna, 1940-2023
We are saddened to announce the passing of Richard Dennis McKenna on the 23rd of May. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on March 19, 1940 to Dennis Francis McKenna III and…