Fraudulent Capacity Declaration and documentation used by local prominent attorney - Chris Johnson Hamer of Stokes, Hamer, Kirk & Eads, LLP - to invalidate the will and living trust documented wishes of an Alzheimer's patient and take custody away from her family- side-by-side legitimate legal form versus legally deficient form submitted under penalty of perjury
2.18.25 Coffee with the Chief - let's talk Rio Dell! Come meet Chief Joshua Phinney and let him know your concerns
NPR spotlights Scotia biomass plant as debate over its future grown - Redheaded Blackbelt
2.17.25 Happy Washington's Birthday!
history of this federal holiday that we call President's Day
Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday Feb. 18th 6pm - Agenda Packet Includes total compensation study draft report and more...
2.13.25 Ten days after Martinez Refinery fire, new details of toxic chemicals released - KQED
2.8.25 Swearing-In Ceremony of New Rio Dell Chief of Police Joshua Phinney
2.6.25 Rio Dell Times 2, local attorney Chris Hamer 0, CA appeal court affirms local ruling which is a victory for all journalists - John Chiv Words Worth
California Appeals Court upholds ruling siding with local journalists against major Humboldt law firm in 'unique' defamation case - Redheaded Blackbelt
Former Fortuna Councilmember Mobley indicted for fraud - North Coast Journal
2.4.25 The 2.3.25 Rio Dell City Council Special Meeting re. commercial truck parking ban is online!
Scotia missing person investigation - Feather Alert issued
California schools continue to struggle with test scores in reading and math - CalMatters
California improperly claimed $52.7 million in federal Medicaid reimbursement for capitation payments made on behalf of noncitizens with unsatisfactory immigration status - HHS Office of Inspector General
2.2.25 Appeals Court Upholds Unique Humboldt County Ruling re. First Amendment and Conservators (audio) pitting the RioDellTimes against the senior partner of the largest law firm in Humboldt County
2.1.25 Rio Dell City Council Special Meeting Monday Feb. 3rd 6:00pm - Agenda Packet study session re. commercial truck parking ban ordinances
Rio Dell City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday Feb. 4th 6:00pm - Agenda Packet includes introduction of Police Chief Joshua Phinney and more...
1.29.25 Fortuna Councilmember Mobley resigns amid FBI investigation - North Coast Journal
Southern California wildfires could be a double whammy for the state's shaky budget - CalMatters
Where are the lithium batteries, paint and other hazardous materials from the Eaton and Palisades fires going? - LAist
1.27.25 Welcome New Rio Dell Police Chief Joshua Phinney!
1.26.25 Rio Dell Commerical Truck Parking Ban - KMUD Reports the matter will now go to the City Council to resolve
1.24.25 Video of Traffic Committee Meeting re. commercial truck parking ban
Rio Dell to swear in Joshua Phinney as new Chief of Police on Monday
1.23.25 Rio Dell says "never mind" to commercial truck parking ban enforcement efforts, for now... video of the packed traffic committee meeting coming soon
Video from Nuisance Advisory Committee Meeting re. commerical truck parking ban
1.22.25 Rio Dell Traffic Committee Mtg. Jan 23rd 4pm - Agenda Packet re. commercial truck parking ban within the city
1.21.25 Rio Dell Nuisance Advisory Committee Mtg. Jan. 22nd 3pm - Agenda Packet re. commercial truck parking within the city
1.20.25 Happy Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
1.19.25 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tues. Jan. 21st 6pm - Agenda packet is not currently posted
Rio Dell Nuisance Abatement Committee meeting Weds. Jan. 22nd 3pm re. banning commerical vehicle parking within the city
1.17.25 Court battle between former Judge Gregory Kreis and blogger John Chiv raises First Amendment questions - Lost Coast Outpost
World's largest battery plant on fire in Central California - Politico
1.16.25 Humboldt County Human Rights Commission meeting tonight 5pm re. sanctuary ordinance - includes online link
Humboldt County Sanctuary Ordinance (2018)
1.15.25 California abandons diesel truck ban and 3 other clean-air rules before Trump is sworn in - CalMatters
from 2020 archives: L.A. to pay $1.9m for utility crew damage to endangered plants - Courthouse News Service re. Pacific Palisades and attempts to harden infrastructure in high risk fire zones like Topanga Canyon
1.14.25 Rio Dell response re. parking of commercial vehicles, RVs, trailers and boats - related to upcoming nuisance hearing on parking restrictions
Fentanyl, paraphernalia and cash seized in arrest
Slow speed pursuit in Eureka
Vehicle pursuit ends in arrest on Samoa
1.13.25 Accessing health care services during a public health emergency for Medi-Cal recipients
L.A. fires ongoing coverage at LAist
Rio Dell Nuisance Abatement Committee meeting Jan. 22nd 3pm at City Hall re. semi-truck parking ban within Rio Dell - the agenda has not posted yet. 'Protect Truckers Parking Rights' petition available here
Federal judge vacates Biden Title IX rule scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ students nationwide - Stateline
1.9.25 The Battle Over Bear River: how a power struggle over tribal policing authority derailed an officer's career - North Coast Journal
1.8.25 Request to publish Appeals Court opinion upholding ruling against prominent Arcata attorney and client
CalFire Incidents - most up to date resource for current fire information
California's $20 billion unemployment debt is looking like a political hot potato - CalMatters
1.5.25 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tues Jan. 7th 6pm- Agenda Packet includes election of Mayor, grant application for regional food hub at Humboldt Rio Dell Business Park and more...
12.31.24 Series of shootings around Humboldt County this weekend
Huge win for cannabis abatement recipients in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - Redheaded Blackbelt
12.29.24 Rest in Peace Former President Jimmy Carter - thank you for your service
12.25.24 Merry Christmas!
Humboldt County 1964 flood memories from the people who were there - Times-Standard
When the waters rose... - North Coast Journal
12.24.24 Former HumCo fair bookkeeper pleads guilty in embezzlement case - North Coast Journal
12.23.24 Bicycle traffic stop results in arrest
Fields landing vehicle theft
12.20.24 CA Court of Appeals upholds ruling against prominent Arcata attorney and client - read the full opinion
Background: Judge sides with publishers of Rio Dell Times in First Amendment ruling against Arcata attorney and client - Lost Coast Outpost
It's been three years since the first of two major earthquakes hit the area - recovery efforts continue to slog forward... 2021-2022 Earthquake Archive with slideshows of the aftermath
12.18.24 Lawsuit: a chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits - NPR
Newsom says with another $25B, he could double homelessness by 2030 - Babylon Bee
12.16.24 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's (Ohio) airspace shut down due to unidentified 'drones' - WCPO Channel 9
Russia-Ukraine War: Putin warns West: don't cross Russia's red lines - WION world news
12.15.24 Oregon UAP/UFO mystery - radar analysis and ATC - Forecast Lab listen to the pilots in the air describing what they're seeing
'Reached a point of insanity': N.J. state senator on drone sightings - NewsNation
12.13.24 Toxic 'forever chemicals' taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources - KFF Health News wastewater treatment biosludge applied as 'fertilizer' is a major culprit
Yurok Tribe and coalition sues EPA over weak regulation of toxic flame retardant found in black plastic kitchen utensils - EarthJustice
Shapiro says Biden commuting Kids for Cash judge's sentence 'absolutely wrong' - Pennsylvania Capital-Star
for background: Luzerne 'Kids for Cash' Scandal - Juvenile Law Center
John Kirby 'is an idiot': NJ Assembly Whip - Fox Business
UFO sightings in Oregon skies baffle some commerical pilots - KGW News
Mysterious car-sized drones spotted in night sky above San Diego - CBS8
Staten Island lawmakers demand action over drone activity - CBS New York
Drone incidents worldwide - DroneXL
12.11.24 Chinese national arrested for photographing Vandenberg Space Force Base with drone - KTLA
'Iranian mothership' behind mystery drone sightings, New Jersey congressman suggests - Fox29 Philadelphia
12.9.24 Happy Birthday to Barbara Lynn Bareauther. She just turned 80 and is still a captive. Barbara is staying strong. The information on Ms. Georgetown Law's Appeal will be coming soon. I am told the video of it will be available. I can't wait to see it and repupublish. I was there and so was Sharon Barbara's daughter and "The Professor" AKA Prof. Paul Nicholas Boylan our brilliant attorney.
*** Medical GAP for Sharon ***
11.28.24 Happy Thanksgiving!
Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tues. Dec. 3rd 6:00pm - Agenda Packet Includes a review of parks master plan survey results and more...
11.26.24 'We didn't know what it was at first.' NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet - Space.com
Instructing animosity: how DEI pedagogy produces the hostile attribution bias - Rutgers University
11.22.24 Providence not accepting out-of-network referrals for routine procedures due to critical provider shortage - Lost Coast Outpost
11.21.24 Humboldt County Current Emergencies Site - includes most recent updates on flooding and evacuations
Suspect arrested for burglary and drug charges
In-custody suicide attempt
11.20.24 Former CA Assemblymember Patty Berg of Humboldt County has passed but her legacy remains - Lost Coast Outpost
2025-26 California's Fiscal Outlook - Legislative Analyst's Office
Sewage incident in Rio Dell - Lost Coast Outpost
11.19.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tonight 6pm - Agenda Packet includes selection of artist for Eel River Trail project and more...
11.15.24 A state appellate court says weed is illegal 'because federal law says so.' What does that mean for Humboldt? - Lost Coast Outpost
11.13.24 Fortuna robbery and attempted homicide investigation - Scotia resident arrested, two more sought
Eureka shooting investigation
Dispirited and humbled - the conspicuous absence of Bay Area protests after Trump win - KQED
11.11.24 Veterans Day - thank you to all of our Veterans!
11.8.24 4D chess: Democrats admit Trump actually won in 2020 and is now unable to serve third term - Babylon Bee
11.6.24 Bohn at odds with other supervisors over support of biomass project - Redheaded Blackbelt
Humboldt County final election night results
11.5.24 Humboldt County Elections Information - go vote!
Four Arcata vote centers vandalized on eve of election day - Mad River Union
FBI investigating voting center vandalism in Arcata - North Coast Journal
Rage Against the Machine to play at CIA fundraiser - Babylon Bee
As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations - California Healthline
Rio Dell to vote on Eel River Trail art competition!
11.4.24 Ahead of Prop 36 vote, state data show CA is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests - CBS News
11.3.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday Nov. 5th 6:00pm - Agenda Packet includes presentation by HCOAG on unmet transit needs, annual financial report for fiscal year 2023-24 and more...
11.2.24 The mysterious California town (Ukiah) with 10,000 Buddhas - SF Gate
11.1.24 Thousands of UCSF health workers are preparing to strike - KQED
10.31.24 Happy Halloween!!
10.28.24 Three Fortuna kids arrested for breaking into Rohner Park pavilion - Lost Coast Outpost
CA's plan to overhaul a key climate program - raising the cost of gas - ignites debate - CalMatters
10.27.24 Aurora police were aware of Tren de Aragua operations in the city last fall, emails appear to show - Denver7 News public records request shows state and federal officials have been hiding safety threat information about violent migrant gang activity - follow the records
Aurora officials heavily redact public documents related to landlord who claimed Venezuelan gang activity - Denver Gazette
10.25.24 CA mental health oversight agency director to resign following conflict of interest allegations - KFF Health News
10.23.24 The 10.15.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting is online! Watch the presentation by RCEA on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant power allocation and more...
10.22.24 Stealth edit: FBI quietly revises violent crime stats - RealClear Investigations
Testifying in D.C. on open border policies and San Diego's border crisis - California Globe an average of 17,000 'drop offs' into San Diego County per month, nearly 600 per day = over 155,000 adults, predominantly men aged 18-35, from Sept. 2023 - June 2024
10.19.24 Multiple vehicle collision on Rio Dell bridge blocks northbound 101 - Redheaded Blackbelt
10.18.24 How much would it cost to end homelessness in CA? Try more than $100 billion - CalMatters
No place to go: a majority of people at some local homeless shelters are new asylum seekers - LAist
Computer programs monitor students' every word in the name of safety - Stateline
10.17.24 Days after Newsom signs bill aimed at 'big oil,' Phillips 66 says it plans to stop operating refinery - KCRA
Regulations being considered by California air board (CARB) could dramatically raise gas prices - KTLA
Ballot Measure Soup - North Coast Journal
10.16.24 Humboldt County Supervisor Mike Wilson seriously pissed off Elon Musk - Lost Coast Outpost
10.13.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tues Oct. 15th 6pm - Agenda Packet includes presentation by RCEA on Diablo Canyon nuclear allocation and more...
10.11.24 Child abduction investigation: missing 4-year-old girl
Practice earthquake safety on October 17th - ShakeOut Day is coming!
10.8.24 This CA ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfire - CalMatters
10.3.24 Judge blocks CA deepfakes law that sparked Musk-Newsom row - Politico government censorship bill put on hold for now
10.1.24 A Blessing of the Animals and the Environment at Miranda's Rescue this Saturday for St. Francis of Assisi Day
Armed robbery in Eureka under investigation
Harris announces construction of 'Murders Only' express lane at Southern Border - Babylon Bee
Babylon Bee sues CA over new laws to ban First Amendment protected speech and political commentary/satire - “Our job is hard enough when our jokes keep coming true, as if they were prophecies,” Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said in a statement. “But it becomes significantly more difficult when self-serving politicians abuse their power to try and control public discourse and clamp down on comedy. Unfortunately for them, the First Amendment secures our right to tell jokes they don’t like.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo re. known criminal noncitizens - "As of July 21, 2024, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on ICE’s national docket, which includes those detained by ICE, and on the agency’s non-detained docket. Of those, 435,719 are convicted criminals, and 226,847 have pending criminal charges."
9.30.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tomorrow Oct. 1st 6:00pm - Agenda Packet includes approving SB 1383 organiz waste related contract, presentation on county Draft Regional Climate Action Plan, Eel River Trail art discussion and more...
California sues Catholic hospital over allegedly refusing to provide an abortion - Politico St. Joe's in Eureka makes national news!
9.29.24 Feds postpone first-ever offshore wind energy auction planned for Southern Oregon coast - Rogue Valley Times
9.27.24 Conflicted Board of Redwood Coast Energy Authority Declines to Accept 'Free' Nuclear Power from Diablo Canyon - Lost Coast Outpost
9.26.24 Rio Dell launches neuter and spay voucher program - North Coast Journal
9.24.24 Updated Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024-2034 Executive Summary - Congressional Budget Office this is really ugly!
Long time Rio Dell resident Mary Julia Micheli Rovai obituary - Lost Coast Outpost there is a lot of local history wrapped up in a life well lived
9.23.24 Govenor Newsom signs SB 1106 The Kasem-Nichols-Rooney Law - a piece in the puzzle for desperately needed conservatorship reform
9.21.24 CalFire prescribed burn near Redway on Monday
9.20.24 Eueka man arrested for crimes against minors
9.19.24 CA legislature's unwritten rule: negotiate in secret with lobbyists, not in public - CalMatters
Mirror, mirror 2024: a portrait of the failing U.S. health system - Commonwealth Fund
U.S. ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries, report finds - NBC News surprising no one...
9.17.24 Happy Constitution Day! The U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787
Whistleblower report: failure of the United States Secret Service - Senator Josh Hawley Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) states Americans will be "shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report to them"
9.16.24 Crime after Prop 47 and the Pandemic - PPIC report shows that Prop 47 did result in a moderate increase in crime - the bigger problem however was the early release of convicted criminals. Surprisingly, emptying out prison beds to save the state money resulted in more crime for residents.
Eureka Police issue press release on recent stabbing
CA requires new homes to have solar panels. Should disaster victims get a break? - CalMatters this impacts homes lost to natural disasters like wildfire and earthquakes - Governor vetoes the bill. Lower income homeowners lose out in CA once again
California's maternity care crisis is worsening as Newsom decides on bills to slow closures - CalMatters the bills only require notice to the state and won't slow closures but it looks like they're doing something
9.13.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday Sept. 17th 6:00pm - Agenda Packet
9.12.24 Elks Lodge temporarily shutdown after continued Shigella exposures
PG&E rates are going up again after CA regulators give approval - KQED
9.11.24 NYC reflects on 9/11 terror attacks 23 years later - NBC New York
9/11 timeline how the terror attacks unfolded - NBC New York
He was a first responder on 9/11 - why he's telling his story now - The Healthy
9.10.24 Convicted rapist Andrew Luster granted parole before CA lawmakers close loophole - CalMatters
CA homeless population grew again this year, especially in these counties - CalMatters
San Diego migrant encampment shutdown - PBS migrant encampments are a part of the increasing homeless count numbers but not acknowledged by the press or the state. Ignoring the elephant in the room doesn't make the elephant go away.
'Something went wrong': state reconsiders who will get $470m for college and career grants - EdSource CA yanks back 302 Golden State Pathways Program grants to schools
Orick nabs unusual $900k federal climate program grant to build a solar-powered microgrid - Lost Coast Outpost
Congress Trump-proofed this $27B climate program. Here's why that's a problem - Politico there is a hard Sept. 30th deadline for getting billions of dollars out the door before a new administration can rescind the money so they eliminated normal fraud prevention efforts which take additional time to process
9.9.24 VA ordered to build thousands more homes for veterans on West Los Angeles campus - CNN leases to UCLA and others are tossed out as invalid by the judge overseeing the federal case
9.6.24 Two dogs die after swimming in the Eel River near Fernbridge
Weaponizing Migration - Global Post Nicaragua is making bank with human trafficking into the United States - approx. 10% of the 6.5 million who crossed the border (2020-2023) came through Nicaragua who is also deporting their criminals to the U.S. according to the United Nations. Not fake news
Humboldt County applauds Governor Newsom's regulations on intoxicating hemp
Fire panic: blazes may lead to bans on batteries key to renewable energy commitments - Voice of San Diego
9.4.24 Humboldt County health officials warn about Shigella exposure at local event
9.3.24 Feds will auction two wind energy sites off southern Oregon coast in October - Oregon Capital Chronicle
9.2.24 Severe damage with little achieved - the Humboldt County Superior Court in action (audio) an update to the unbelievable Clark Family saga
Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday Sept. 3rd 6pm - Agenda Packet
Long-anticipated repair work set to begin on Monument Rd. to repair slipout damage from 2017
8.27.24 UCSF favors pricey doctoral program for nurse-midwives amid maternal care crisis - California Healthline women's maternal healthcare simply doesn't matter in California beyond encouraging abortion
Obama administration killed plan to curb Medicare Advantage overbilling after industry opposition - KFF Health News
8.26.24 They delivered 5,600 babies. They blame CA rules for putting them out of business - CalMatters because this is an issue for women, it is ignored in California
California's Low Wage Future - Capital & Main UC Berkeley Labor Center report to ignore for the state
8.23.24 Wanted suspect located in Loleta
Gas station robbery in McKinleyville
HHS sent unaccompanied minors to sponsors with MS-13 ties, potential trafficking rings
Inspector General Report: ICE cannot monitor all unaccompanied migrant children released from DHS and DHHS custody - tens of thousands of children are now missing
DOJ sues largest housing provider for unaccompanied minors over alleged sexual abuse - NewsNation
Biden-Harris administration's Title IX rule change denies women opportunities granted 51 years ago redefining women in federal code to include men and then calling that "women's rights" is amazing doublespeak.
8.20.24 Providence announces collaboration with Rockport's Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, closure of acute rehabilitation unit - Redheaded Blackbelt
Sanctuary cities for parental rights? California city aims to protect families from radical gender policies - The Lion
Study: CA auto insurance will jump by 54% by 2025 - The Sun
U.S. agencies should improve tracking of authorized U.S. origin defense transfers requested by foreign donors - GAO Report US weapons are being used by Ukraine inside Russian territory in a major escalation intended to draw the country further in while we don't have a Commander in Chief with capacity and the Pentagon is running the show...if that doesn't scare you then you're not paying attention
8.17.24 Rio Dell City Council meeting Tuesday Aug. 20th 6pm - Agenda Packet includes doubling water deposit for renters, appointing Corporal Landry as Interim Police Chief, nitrous oxide sales ban, spay & neuter voucher program, revised construction activity noise ban ordinance and more...
Highlights from the upcoming August 20th Rio Dell City Council meeting (audio) - KMUD Reports including a summary of the revised construction activity noise ban and more...
The Wall: Cpl. Crystal Landry and the effort to get more women policing Humboldt County - North Coast Journal 2021 article
8.15.24 The 8.6.24 Rio Dell City Council meeting is online! includes proposed ordinance banning construction activity noise after 6pm on weekdays and entirely on weekends...
8.13.24 Cancer rates are rising in young people. Here's what you need to know - Scientific American
Food Fight USA - re. ultraprocessed foods
California's most innovative pot companies are giving up on the legal market - SFGate
8.12.24 SF plans to bus more homeless people out of town. Here's where they've already been sent - SF Standard Humboldt County is already in the top-3 counties they're sending people to
8.9.24 New OSHA proposed rule for 'Emergency Response Standards' will significantly impact local volunteer fire departments - NACo includes volunteer firefighters needing to be classified as employees and provided benefits without any additional funding or resources and a lot more...
8.8.24 Rio Dell City Council Members Amanda Carter and Frank Wilson will run unopposed for re-election on Nov. 5th ballot
New $88m microgrid project aims to power Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes - North Coast Journal
California Attorney Discipline and Disbarment Records (updated) - you can search by county or by attorney name as well
8.6.24 HCDTF arrests one with approx. 3 ounces of fentanyl
Residents reminded to avoid harmful algal blooms in local rivers
8.3.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday Aug. 6th 6pm - Agenda Packet includes new construction noise ordinance that would restrict work to 7am-6pm Monday through Friday only and more...
8.2.24 It has begun! Come have fun at Wildwood Days in Rio Dell...
California lawmakers negotiating sweeping package to speed up solar, wind energy - CalMatters in the last couple of days in session, the governor will jam a complex bill through without time for thoughtful policy...as usual.
8.1.24 CalFire is planning to move its north coast headquarters to Rio Dell, so why are city officials worried? - Lost Coast Outpost
7.31.24 Long-time EPD Police Chief Murl Harpham has passed
Gregory N. Mattox found guilty of voluntary manslaughter - sentenced to 21 years in prison
7.26.24 Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process - Roll Call Congress must find $2.9b immediately for veterans pensions and benefits before Sept. 20th or October benefits are at risk
Wildwood Days is Coming! August 1st-4th in Rio Dell
One third of the world under US sanctions: report - The Cradle (repost of Washington Post article)
7.25.24 Partly built new acute rehab building at Redwood Memorial scrapped, and Providence employees say inpatient rehab may be eliminated altogether - Lost Coast Outpost
7.24.24 Santa Monica to complete all-gender restrooms at beach and pier - Santa Monica Mirror all women's public restrooms are being eliminated and replaced with all-gender multi-user facilities as women are no longer entitled to the rights our grandmothers fought for. The blatant misogyny is staggering in California! Remember when womens rights were a thing?
High schools demand clarity about UC's new math policies - EdSource California is working hard to make sure our kids don't have the knowledge or skills needed to succeed
7.23.24 The Biden Administration Says Its Trade Policy Puts People Over Corporations. Documents on Baby Formula Show Otherwise - ProPublica babies health means nothing compared to corporate profit no matter what empty rhetoric is offered.
7.21.24 President Joe Biden drops his bid for re-election -NBC News if Biden doesn't have the capacity to run for a second term then he doesn't have the capacity to hold the nuclear button right now...just stating the obvious
7.20.24 Hill Fire update
7.18.24 Rio Dell Water System Rebuild Groundbreaking Ceremony with Senator Mike McGuire
Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California - KFF Health News
Wellness-focused series for young people kicks off July 22nd
7.17.24 Hill Fire near Willow Creek update
Senator Mike McGuire helps break ground for $12.9m Rio Dell water system rebuild after the devestating earthquakes - Press Release - video coming...
Chronicles from behind the redwood curtain: the Fortuna Rodeo - Redheaded Blackbelt
Bridgeville homicide update
Sex offender registration compliance sweep
7.15.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tuesday July 16th 6pm - Agenda Packet includes public hearing on delinquent sewer accounts being sent for liens, financial support for security camera at public restrooms in Fireman's Park and more...
Bridgeville homicide suspect identified
Bridgeville homicide investigation
7.11.24 Point Fire (near Garberville) Update
Attempted murder arrest in Eureka
Suspect admits to nitrous oxide use ahead of fatal Eureka car crash according to EPD - Times-Standard
7.10.24 Structure fire spreading to the vegetation not far from Garberville (updated information on evacuating) - Redheaded Blackbelt
Flight radar live air traffic - planes over the fire area
Two Rio Dell City Council seats will be on the Nov 5th ballot – interested candidates should pick up a packet at city hall by July 15th
California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions - CalMatters
CA state plan for Offshore Renewable Energy - re. the Humboldt Bay and Morro Bay offshore wind projects
7.9.24 Motorcycle rider injured in crash on Hwy 101 near Rio Dell - Redheaded Blackbelt
An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024-2034 - Congressional Budget Office this information would scare the heck out of people if they were paying attention
California's private-sector labor market showing broad weakness - Legislative Analyst Office
'Nothing will be protected' - how California environmentalists killed a plan to fast-track 'green'energy - CalMatters
7.8.24 Amid heightened post-debate scrutiny, Biden hosts NATO leaders - Roll Call
NATO's July 2024 Washington, DC Summit: in brief - Congressional Research Service
Is anyone concerned that the current Commander in Chief is clearly incapacitated by cognitive decline at the same time as the Pentagon and military industrial complex are rewriting the rules to solidify their control outside of the United States chain of command? This is a quiet coup under the guise of NATO.
McKinleyville man sentenced to prison for voluntary manslaughter
Multiple vehicle pedestrian fatality accident update from EPD
Il Forno in Fortuna - North Coast Journal a new bakery!
Partial park closure - Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
7.6.24 Fire stopping traffic on Hwy 299 - Redheaded Blackbelt 6pm full-closure
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Presidential Disability - Congressional Research Service *updated since the Presidential debate
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment and Presidential Inability: an introduction - Congressional Research Service
7.5.24 Newsom withdraws ballot challenge to Prop 47 reform effort in dramatic about-face - Desert Sun political games being played by the governor who is busy propping up an impaired vulnerable adult to be Commander in Chief for four more years in a sickening effort to retain power at all costs
Firework explosion at South Beach near Crescent City injures 14; toddler in hospital with life-threatening injuries - Wild Rivers Outpost
7.4.24 Happy Independence Day!!
The Founding Fathers Feared Political Factions Would Tear the Nation Apart - History.com
George Washington warned of the "baneful effects of the spirit of party" in his Farewell Address - party above all destroys the country for everyone
Constitutional and National Security Crisis - the current Commander in Chief is incapacitated but will continue to be propped up by the same cabal that have been lying to the public for years now
7.3.24 Fortuna water and sewer bills to double over next 5 years - Times-Standard new rates will show on the August bill
7.2.24 Humboldt County cooling centers scheduled to open in response to extreme heat
Fortuna Fireworks Festival - July 3rd starting at 5:30pm
Humboldt County changes public hours of operation for some departments - starting July 3rd
Humboldt-Del Norte CalFire Headquarters relocation to Rio Dell given $3.952m in the state budget for planning
NATO plans to establish new post in Kyiv, 'Trump-proof' Ukraine aid, WSJ reports - Yahoo News this is the pentagon circumventing the voters in order to ensure unlimited funding and escalation in the Ukraine war on behalf of the military industrial complex - as General Eisenhower had warned about decades ago...
State Department Reaches Out To Enemy Nations Requesting They Only Attack Between 10am and 4pm EST - Babylon Bee
Question the sanity and the patriotrism of anyone propping up a cognitively impaired vulernable adult for Commander and Chief in order to 'save democracy'
7.1.24 CalFire sends a fireworks reminder
Major heat risk weather coming for the area
Fortuna PD gives details on Fidler pursuit - Redheaded Blackbelt
California voters will decide who wins on health care tax: Newsom or doctors - CalMatters
6.30.24 Is my mom still alive? and do I have the right to know? SB 1106 and elder abuse in California (audio) Things you need to know as we're all getting older
6.29.24 How will the Humboldt County Superior Court fix the mess they've created? (audio) an update in our ongoing reporting of the Clark family saga
The Fraud of Plastic Recycling: how big oil and the plastics industry deceived the public for decades and caused the plastic waste crisis - Center for Climate Integrity
Critics call out recycling 'fraud' by plastics industry - CBS Sunday Morning
6.28.24 Supreme Court gives cities in CA and beyond more power to crack down on homeless camps - CalMatters
6.26.24 CalFire is coming to Rio Dell! - the city posts its concerns
Fortuna Rodeo is coming up! July 13th-21st
6.25.24 The Indian Citizenship Act at 100 Years Old - Native American Rights Fund citizenship for Native Americans wasn't granted until 1924 - did you know that? Hear anything about this 100th anniversary in the news?
Medi-Cal now considers income, not assets, of enrolless - CA Health Care Foundation this impacts seniors told to spend down their resources to qualify for long-term care assistance and others
6.24.24 Diminishing returns: CA's unclaimed bottle deposits hit $820m as recycling centers close - KPBS your bottle deposits have become a state "slush fund" while recycling capacity plummets
6.23.24 The 6.18.24 Rio Dell City Council meeting is online! includes discussion of senior home repair grant program and more...
6.20.24 Pentagon ran a secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China at the height of the pandemic - Democracy Now
6.19.24 Fortuna police seeking 'armed and dangerous' suspect they say fled from chop shop where multiple stolen vehicles were found - Lost Coast Outpost Rio Dell Police et al were involved in a high speed chase that ended near Ferndale; suspect is currently at large and armed
Fortuna approves interim city manager contract with former county CAO Amy Nielsen - Times Standard (paywall)
6.18.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tonight 6pm - Agenda Packet includes presentation on senior home repair grant, Recology Eel River rate adjustment and more...
6.13.24 Coming soon: a new crisis residential treatment facility in Eureka offering mental health services, case management and more - Lost Coast Outpost
Fortuna veterans to host flag retirement ceremony on June 15th in honor of National Flag Day - Redheaded Blackbelt
California's budget charade reflects a 15-year-long conflict over the process - CalMatters
6.10.24 Highlights from the 6.4.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting (audio) - KMUD Reports
6.7.24 The 6.4.24 Rio Dell City Council meeting is online! Includes county presentation on essential services, city budget approval, police recruitment bonuses and more...
Local woman tried to stop teen bullies from beating a kid, but when she and her husband intervened, the kids attacked her instead; APD seeks video evidence - Lost Coast Outpost want to place any bets on whether or not there will be consequences for the teenagers actions?
More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID - CIDRAP the findings will influence disability determinations going forward
6.5.24 Protect Our Loved Ones (POLO) supports SB 1106 to require a conservator to provide notice to families when their loved one passes away or are moved to a new residence. Shockingly, you do not have the right to know if your Mom/Dad is alive or where they are.
Humboldt County wants your feedback on priorities in an era of natural disasters - complete the survey by June 28th
Where has Alzheimer's research gone wrong? - UChicago News
6.4.24 County airport to hold emergency mass casualty simulation training exercise tomorrow - June 5th
6.3.24 Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversary - Military Times how quickly the public forgets...
6.2.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Tues. June 4th 6pm - Agenda Packet includes prioritizing essential services in an era of natural disasters, Recology annual rate adjustment, adoption of FY 2024-25 budget and more...
EPD responds to suspicious circumstances on Broadway
Structure fire on B. St. in Eureka
5.31.24 BOS special meeting Monday 1pm re budget and county reorganization - Agenda
5.30.24 Rio Dell appoints Jeff Conner as Interim Police Chief
Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons - Politico moving us that much closer to WWIII
As democrats water down a child prostitution bill, a state senator colleague says: 'I'm done' - California Insider
A tiny farmworker community is eyed for California hydrogen experiment - Capital & Main
Humboldt Bay Trail South Project Between Eureka and Arcata Resumes Construction
5.29.24 California lawmakers aim to ban all plastic bags after single-use ban fails - California Insider back to paper bags...
Rio Dell forms a Master Parks Plan committee
5.28.24 HCDTF arrests two in Eureka on various drug charges, child pornography and more...
Judge Gregory Kreis censured for misconduct, permanently resigns from the bench in California - Lost Coast Outpost
Judge Kelly Neel is now Presiding Judge: DA issues 'blanket disqualification' of local judge in long controversial practice - North Coast Journal
'Forever' chemicals and other endocrine-disruptors may increase child obesity risk - Healthline this impacts the hormonal and metobolic systems and we're all exposed in our air, water and food system
UC student workers expand strike to two more campuses as they demand amnesty for protestors - CalMatters
5.27.24 Memorial Day - thank you to the men and women of our military who have given it all to protect others
Update! - the Clark Family finally got a hearing in the Humboldt County Court after months of delays - what happened and was anything resolved?
5.26.24 The 5.21.24 Rio Dell City Council Meeting is online! Includes new park ad hoc committee members - including two middle school students - appointment of former Police Chief Jeff Conner as Interim Chief and more...
5.23.24 Motion to Augment Record on Appeal in Mendonca v. Wolff re. SLAPP lawsuit
Order on Motion to Augment Record on Appeal in Mendonca v. Wolff re. SLAPP lawsuit
Flashback: Judge Sides with Publishers of Rio Dell Times in First Amendment Ruling against Arcata Attorney and Client - Lost Coast Outpost
Update to the Clark Family saga in the Humboldt County Superior Court coming soon - how did the 5/21 hearing go? Earlier segments are here |
