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Facing Criticism, State Amps Up Its Climate Change Blueprint
…The air board’s move to strengthen the scoping plan builds off Newsom’s call for more stringent climate measures that he pushed the Legislature to pass before the session ended last…
OBITUARY: Christopher Stewart Andrews, 1977-2022
…Many summers were spent at the river, riding dirt bikes, watching sports and sharing beers at the local breweries with his best friends.Although we struggle to understand the anguish he felt…
‘Please Help Us’: Humboldt’s Arts Community Pleads Governor to Sign Bill That Would Offer Financial Support for Theaters and Other Struggling Arts Organizations
…Calder Johnson, managing artistic director for NCRT, kicked off the event, speaking of the financial difficulties the theater has faced from impacts of COVID on revenue, and the skyrocketing costs from inflation…
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Elks in Rut!
…National Parks Service.This week Midge and Carol take an audio journey up to the Bald Hills, where it's sexy time for the Roosevelt Elk! The bulls are strutting around and…
‘Unfit to Serve’: Local Environmental, Social Justice Groups Call for Resignation or Replacement of Planning Commissioner Alan Bongio
…These include the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the California Coastal Act of 1976, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, the 2014 CEQA Guidelines update for protecting…
Providence Appoints New Chief Executive for St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
…He will be responsible for the operational effectiveness and performance at both hospitals.Harris joined Providence in early 2021 and served as the chief executive for Healdsburg and Petaluma Valley hospitals in…
FIRE UPDATE: Smoky Conditions Will Continue in the Mornings; Fires Mostly Contained to Interior Burning
Press release from the unified command of the Six Rivers Lightning Complex: The Six Rivers Lightning Complex is currently 41, 502 acres with 81% containment and 998 personnel assigned to the incident…
California Lawmakers Approved CARE Court. What Comes Next?
…The court would then order a clinical evaluation of the person — and review the evaluation to see if the person qualifies for CARE Court services. If they do, they’ll get legal…
Unanswered Cries: Why California Faces a Shortage of Mental Health Workers
…At the other end of the spectrum, the San Joaquin Valley has six psychiatrists and 16 psychologists for the equivalent number of people. Jessica Dominguez, a licensed marriage and family therapist at…
OBITUARY: Jarod Lawrence Jones, 2000-2022
…The world will not be the same without him in it. We love you, Jarod. Forever 22. We will be having a celebration of life open to the public for Jarod at…
OBITUARY: David Larry Cook, 1949-2022
…It was a sad day when his granddaughter Annahi got too big to ride on the back of the wheelchair because they started to do wheelies.The family would like to thank…
Tonight the Arcata City Council Will Consider Allowing Some Upcoming Outdoor Events to Go Past 10 p.m. Noise Curfew
Some really cool people enjoying a silent disco at the Edinburgh Festival | Photo: Underbelly Limited, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons license.###Arcata might have some more late-night outdoor events coming its…
FIRE UPDATE: Ammon Fire Reaches 100 Percent Containment; Hot, Breezy Conditions Increase Activity Within Campbell Fire Control Lines
Firefighters from Columbia, Brazil and Mexico join local crews in strengthening control lines along the perimeter of the Six Rivers Complex. Photo: CAIIMT14 via Inciweb###Press release from the unified command of…
After Staffing Up With Measure F Revenues, Arcata Fire District is Set to Reopen Its Mad River Station
A 1979 photo of the Mad River Station via arcatafire.org.PREVIOUSLY: Arcata Fire District Will Close Mad River Station Tomorrow and Rotate Station Closures Moving ForwardMEASURE F: Arcata Fire District Again…
State Awards $5 Million Grant for Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience Near Petrolia and Salmon Creek
…The project is designed to enhance forest health at the landscape level in the Mattole and Salmon Creek watersheds, ensuring that the areas treated will help meet emissions reduction targets of the…
OBITUARY: Yvonne Scott, 1965-2022
…Through the love she provided and the conversations she had, and wrapped in the hugs she gave. She took a vested interest in people she cared about – and she cared about everybody…
OBITUARY: Donald James Thompson, 1955-2022
It broke our hearts when you left us But we couldn’t let you go alone So a piece of our hearts went with you The day God took you home Donald…
LETTER: A Humboldt Coalition is Looking to House 25 Homeless Families in the Next 100 Days, and You Might Be Able to Help
Image generated by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.###Letter to the community from Dr. Rebecca Irelan of Eureka First United Methodist Church: Are you concerned that so many of our fellow citizens…
This Guy Tried to Steal a Catalytic Converter Off a Car Parked at Luffenholtz Beach, Says the Sheriff’s Office
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 4, 2022, at about 8:20 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Luffenholtz Beach, near Trinidad, for…
FIRE UPDATE: Night Shift Firefighting Suspended as Containment Increases and Spread Slows
…Record-breaking heat is possible today, as high temperatures soar into the 100’s at the lower elevations. At the higher elevations of the fire, the temperatures are expected to be well…
Lawmakers Approve Groundbreaking Internet Privacy Law for Kids
…Since the law passed, tech companies have made changes, including the following: YouTube turned off autoplay — the feature that plays videos continuously — for users under 18. Google made SafeSearch the default for…
A Drunk 16-Year-Old Threatened to Shoot Up Private Party at the Veteran’s Memorial Building Last Night, Fortuna Police Say
Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: On Saturday September 3, 2022 at about 11:43 P.M. Fortuna Officers received multiple reports of an active shooter at an event taking place…
Man Found Dead in Pigeon Point House Fire Yesterday Evening
…The fire investigation could not determine the exact cause of the fire but the fire was accidental in nature. Humboldt Bay Fire would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fine Tuning: God/Multiverse/Huh?
If the universe is “fine tuned,” that is, if the constants of nature are so perfectly tuned as to allow life here on Earth, then it behooves us to look for a…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Klamath River Woes, But Progress on Dam Removal
…Hot, tepid waters in the lower Klamath form a perfect breeding ground for the disease. Elsewhere in the Klamath watershed, ranchers are illegally diverting water (at the encouragement of Rep. Doug LaMalfa…
FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Grows to 40,995 Acres, 64 Percent Containment
…The Campbell fire also remained within the control lines yesterday.Today, firefighters will focus efforts on holding and improving the control lines near Cedar Creek on the north end of the fire…
THE CANNABIS COVERSATION: Appellations
…But in the purest sense, greenhouses littering the horizon are off-putting to some and arguably spoil the surrounding natural beauty.Moreover, supporters of appellation programs argue that terroir — or the natural…
A NURSE WRITES: No One’s Telling You What You Have to Do About COVID Anymore, but Here’s What You Can Do
I have enjoyed the warm summer here in Humboldt County, and I've been spending time in my sunny backyard with my family, getting my annual reminder that sunscreen is not magical…
OBITUARY: Eugene ‘Neal’ Sligh, 1937-2022
…During his career, Neal found himself as the vice-principal for three years. The administrative role took him out of the classroom, which weighed heavily on him. The principal at the time…
OBITUARY: Shane Lyndon Toroni, 1965-2022
…He loved to cook and grill on his Traeger, enjoyed the slots at Bear River and the horse races at the Humboldt County Fair, playing cards with friends and social media time…