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Eureka City Council Approves Demolition of Broadway Dolos After Emotional Debate, and Also Discusses Waterfront Development Strategies
Screenshot of Tuesday’s Eureka City Council meeting.###Save the Broadway DolosThe Eureka City Council pondered the fate of the Broadway dolos during this week’s meeting. (Even though it sounds funny…
(PHOTOS) Arcata’s Jardin Santuario Vandalized; Community Vigil Planned For Thursday Evening
Image of the vandalized Centro Del Pueblo sign at the Jardin Santuario | Photos: Andrew GoffFollowing the recent distribution of antisemitic flyers around Arcata and other parts of Humboldt, the Arcata City Council…
While the Rest of the West Cooks, Coastal Humboldt is Forecast for Heavenly 70-Degree Weather Next Week
Stay cool, Humboldt.While much of the Western U.S. braces for next week's heat wave, Humboldt will be as cool as a dip in Swimmers' Delight, daddy-o."Benign summer…
The NWS’s Local Doppler Radar Station is Back Online and Stronger Than Ever, Just in Time for Fire Season
Comes now a tweet from our good friends and heroes working out of the National Weather Services's office on Woodley Island: The Eureka radar (KBHX) is back in operation. The generator…
Small Business Grants Overshadow Loan Program in COVID-19 Response
…On top of grants from the state, forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans were available from the federal government. So, the IBank and the business groups it was working with took a step…
OBITUARY: LaReida Viola Williams, 1938-2022
…We were towed over the Snake River with all of us in the car, got lost in Yellowstone with Mom reading the map, had flat tires all the way there, lost (but…
OBITUARY: Mona Frances Conner, 1922-2022
…Mona was the daughter of Charles and Edna Taubman of Ferndale, and the last of the four Taubman sisters; Katherine Christensen, Clara Bender, Helene Petersen.Mona was raised on a ranch and…
OBITUARY: Ernest F. ‘Ernie’ Real, 1934-2022
…Ernie joined the Navy January 1955 and served until 1959. He and the love of his life Irene moved to Arcata in 1966 where he went to work at Crown Simpson. He…
(UPDATE) Cops Exchange Fire With Suspect Vehicle During High-Speed Pursuit Through Greater Eureka
The suspect vehicle after it crashed at the intersection of Harrison and Buhne streets | Photo: Andrew GoffPREVIOUSLY: Buhne and Harrison Fully Blocked Following High-Speed Chase, Reportedly With Shots Fired"Scanner Traffic…
Buhne and Harrison Fully Blocked Following High-Speed Chase, Reportedly With Shots Fired
…The driver of the black vehicle appears to be fine.Around a dozen police cars belonging to the Eureka Police Department, the Sheriff's Office, and California State Parks Service are on…
YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Talks Diversity and Inclusion, Approves Motorcycle Event, Responds to the Grand Jury and Seeks New Ways to Fix Our Godawful Roads
Screenshot from Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.###Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting was another seven-hour doozy, with much of it spent in closed session, where the board discussed various…
TONIGHT at ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Council Will Consider Transferring $50K in Grant Funding from Homeless Services to Outdoor Events, Approving Statement Condemning Antisemitism
Arcata City Hall | Stephanie McGeary###During tonight’s meeting, the Arcata City Council will consider moving $50,000 in COVID relief grant funding from local non-profit Arcata House Partnership’s (AHP…
Covered California Insurance Rates to Increase
…Altman said the sooner Congress acts the better the chance of avoiding consumer confusion in the fall. Covered California usually sends renewal notices to enrollees beginning in October, ahead of the sign…
Drug Trafficking Trial of Michael Acosta, Former District Attorney Candidate, Scheduled for Early Next Year
…At the time of the arrests the Humboldt County Drug Task Force said Acosta had been under investigation for about a year because of citizen complaints about the number of people coming…
Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman Says She Will Not Seek Re-Election
…As a reminder, the position of Mayor is a part-time job. I also work full-time as the Program Director for the Arcata Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). In this position, I…
California Poised to Restrict Bee-Killing Pesticides
Photo by Boris Smokrovic on Unsplash###Widely used insecticides that harm bees and songbirds would face far-reaching restrictions in California under regulations proposed by the state’s pesticide agency. The new…
OBITUARY: Michael Dennis Hauger, 1945-2022
…Michael enjoyed spending time on South Fork Mountain, where his parents had built a cabin close to the river. He enjoyed having his family stay there during the summers and enjoyed cooling…
OBITUARY: Robert Eugene Sprague, 1956-2022
Robert Eugene Sprague passed away on June 5, 2022 at the age of 66 in Eureka. Robert (Bob) was born in Arcata on May 28, 1956 at Trinity Hospital to LaVern Sr…
(VIDEO) #CHARITY: YouTube Creator Films Himself Taking Eureka Veteran on CashApp-Funded Shopping Spree
…After the video was posted to Facebook, Barnhart weighed in in the comment section with his account of how the meetup went down:"Hello, I'm the one in this video & I…
Cannibal Island Road Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales
…The HCDTF had been investigating the resident, Brandi Manjarrez (55 years old), for several weeks for transportation and sales of fentanyl.Manjarrez was the only person located inside her residence and she…
Woman Arrested for Rio Dell Vehicle Theft, Reckless Driving, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On July 19, 2022, at about 1:37 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the south Eureka area observed…
Calfire Makes it Official: Fire Season is Here and Burn Permits Will be Suspended Next Week
…The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility…
Got an Eviction Notice? This California Website Will Help You File a Response.
…More than 50 tenant advocates and attorneys from The Debt Collective, The LA Tenants Union, The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality & Democracy and the Alliance of Californians for…
OBITUARY: Steven Mark Perkins, 1962-2022
Steven Mark Perkins — beloved son, brother, father and friend — died peacefully on July 8, 2022 after a short painful battle with an aggressive form of lung cancer at the age of 60…
THIS WEEK in COUNCIL: Eureka’s Waterfront Development Plan, Civil Grand Jury Weighs in on Sea Level Rise Around Humboldt Bay, Dolos on Broadway and More!
…Dolosse are those wave-dissipating concrete structures piled out on the jetty.) The council will consider relocating the enormous concrete dolos from the former Chamber of Commerce just up the road to…
Need Some Financial Help to Fire-Safe Your Property? The County Has a Grant Program for That
A 2015 fire near Mad River shows the kind of thing we're up against. File photo: Andrew Goff.Press release from the County of Humboldt: The County of Humboldt, in its…
OBITUARY: Brenda Phillips, 1967-2022
It is with great sorrow the Phillips family announces the passing of our beloved Brenda Phillips. Brenda was born on May 5, 1967 and went to meet her papa on July 1…
OBITUARY: Linda Rae Greenlaw, 1949-2022
…Having begun her career around 1972 at various agencies around the Bay Area, she worked for 38 years as a social worker. While Linda did loath the commute to downtown from the…
VIDEO UPDATE: Car Fire Spread to Nearby Vehicles, 4th Street Auto Repair Shop After Sleepy Camper Lit a Candle, HBF Says
…The subject fell asleep and the candle ignited the interior of the car. The fire engulfed the car and spread to the other nearby vehicles and the structure. Although the subject had…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Deep, Deep Fields
“There were literally thousands of galaxies in an area of the sky that up until that particular image we didn’t know anything existed. It told us once again that we have…