Interested in being Humboldt County’s next tax man? On the very last possible day to file for this race, longtime Humboldt County Treasurer/Tax Collector sent out a press release saying that he would not file for reelection. Instead, Strawn said, he would be supporting his assistant, John Bartholomew. “[Bartholomew]’s knowledge of investments from his many years […]
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Standing Tall
Swooping, now, like the proud red-tailed hawk surveying his demesne, we travel from the mountaintop to the flatlands, saluting the old hippie coot in his Class K shack before paying our respects to his brother the tea bagger, now chamoising a 4×4 outside his tract home. This is Humboldt County. The lowlander desperately wishes to […]
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Jackson Officially Enters DA Race
Hoo boy, it’s gonna be a hot one! After months of speculation, former prosecutor Allison Jackson officially confirmed today that she will seek to unseat her former boss, incumbent District Attorney Paul Gallegos, in the June elections. A formidable and even frightening trial attorney, Jackson can now be expected to lay out the case against […]
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Restitution Ordered in Jennings Case
From the District Attorney’s office, news that Alan Bear has been ordered to pay the family of Greg Jennings a quarter of a million dollars in restitution. Bear struck and killed Jennings while the latter was riding his bicycle along Highway 299 in August 2008. In September 2009, under strange circumstances, Bear pleaded guilty to […]
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Our Fathers
It’s still hard for some locals to accept that 150 years ago — five generations, a historical blip — Humboldt County was controlled by genocidaires. Our illustrious forefathers, the settlers of this county, were, in large part, twisted, scheming, evil men. They murdered the original people of this place for their own private gain, ruthlessly […]
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Corrections
In last week’s McKinleyville Arts Night listings, a painting of sunflowers was erroneously attached to artist Susan Fox; in fact, the painting was by artist Susan Harper. In the same issue, “The Hum” gave an incorrect release date for the British electronica group DNA’s underground remix of the Suzanne Vega hit “Tom’s Diner.” In fact, […]
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Away We Go
For reasons that will soon be evident, there aren’t going to be any names in this column. Earlier this week, we received a call from someone we know and respect, and who has had plenty of useful information and insight in the past. This person — Source X — wanted to pass along some information, […]
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Enter the Backlash
Here’s a nearly infallible rule of thumb: When a lawsuit is launched with buttons and posters and emotional speechifying, it’s safe to assume that there’s more to the thing than a disagreement over the application of statute to facts. Such was certainly the case at Tuesday’s rally for Citizens for a Better Eureka v. California […]
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Goddamn! Another Lawyer/Plagiarist!
Goddamn! Another Lawyer/Plagiarist!: We have long been fascinated with the topic of attorneys thieving the words of others for use in the public presses, and have a pet theory that something in the professional culture encourages or at least enables such theft. Now Jack Shafer convicts another barrister turned “investigative reporter” — Gerald Posner of […]
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Ballon Track: It’s On
The sound of one big-ass shoe dropping… PLF sues Coastal Commission for blocking cleanup of contaminated Balloon Track property PLF attorneys represent organization of Eureka citizens promoting environmental cleanup and protection WHAT: Press conference announcing PLF’s lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission for blocking plans to clean up the Balloon Track property along Humboldt Bay […]
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Separated At Birth?
Graciously leaping into action after seeing our crappy stock photo of Paul Hagen earlier in the day, the candidate’s campaign team sent us a copy of their man’s official portrait. Thanks, guys. But we gotta say, we can’t for the life of us understand what it is you’re trying to accomplish, here. Tom Hagen Paul […]
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Paul Hagen Announces
Crappy photo of DA candidate Paul Hagen, taken with an iPhone at last month’s EyeBall. Worst-kept secret finally revealed: Former environmental prosecutor Paul Hagen announced today that he will stand for Humboldt County District Attorney in the June election. Hagen joins (announced candidate) Kathleen Bryson and (unannounced but highly probable candidates) Allison Jackson and incumbent […]