Is this story really saying that Caltrans is going to go after Prop. 1B funding for improvements to Highway 36? To Highway freakin’ 36? I think it is saying that. Prop. 1B, you’ll remember, was a state bond measure designed to alleviate traffic congestion on highly impacted transportation corridors. And so it seems that some […]
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Long Distance Encounter with George Clinton
He’s a man who needs no introduction, so I won’t say much. My conversation with George Clinton ranged far and wide, from his legal affairs to the history of Parliament-Funkadelic and on to close encounters, even a recipe for fried fish, “the best one in the world.” In advance of his show for the Black […]
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Reggae Hearing Continues — Today
The headline on the page 2 story in this morning’s Times-Standard reads, ” Mateel hearing to continue later this month.” It would appear that the story was written last week, but held until today, which makes the past/future tense parts a tad confusing. T-S staffer Jessie Faulkner writes, Retired Judge James Warren of San Francisco, […]
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Wynton, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and socks
John Chapman’s photos from Monday night’s show at the Van Duzer almost say it all: Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra were smooth, cool, swingin’ in that sophisticated old style that some folks in the audience likely were lucky enough to experience first-hand and in-time — that is, back in the traditional jazz […]
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Retired Judge James Warren presides
Retired Judge James Warren presided over two days of testimony in the Reggae lawsuit, Mateel v People Productions LLC & Tom Dimmick today and yesterday. So far only Dimmick has testified, and he’s not done yet. While on a break, Warren mentioned some of the significant cases he worked on while on the bench in […]
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Fire Contained at Humboldt State
A fire broke out earlier today in Old Music Building 8A on the Humboldt State University campus. The cause of the fire is still unknown. At 1:30 p.m. HSU faculty noticed smoke coming from a locked custodial closet in the music building, according to HSU spokesman Paul Mann. After the fire alarm was pulled, university […]
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How Do We Miss These Things?
It looks like The Marching Lumberjacks posted this Kabuki interpretation of the (Alleged) Great Arkley Shove way back in October. But it flew right past us until a sharp-eyed loyal reader brought it to our attention a few minutes ago. The pertinent routine begins at minute mark 4:30. Deeply unfair to everyone involved, no doubt.
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Your 9-5 No Longer 215 Compatible
In a 5-2 decision Thursday, the California Supreme Court ruled that the 1996 initiative, Proposition 215, which exempts medical marijuana patients and their caregivers from state prosecution, does not limit an employer’s authority to fire workers for violating federal drug laws. ( SF Chronicle article here ). “We have no reason to conclude the voters […]
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Pile On Bill
There’s a damning leader on Bill Clinton in this week’s New Republic. (Subscription required, proles.) It’s entitled “Reduced Bill”: The post-presidency is usually a good phase of a president’s life. At their best, these retirees largely extricate themselves from factional politics and remake themselves as servants of the common good. That’s basically what Clinton has […]
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Aiy-yu-kwee Mobile Home Park News
On Tuesday, Aiy-yu-kwee Mobile Home Park resident Cory Holderman asked the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors for help. According to a report in the Times-Standard, the board voted to direct the Economic Division of Humboldt County Community Development Services “to assist in identifying and preparing grant applications and/or other funding sources for relocation assistance, if […]
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Humboldt’s Biggest Export to China
Not really. It turns out that the Chinese have their own Sasquatch and he/she lives in the forests of Hubei Province (central China). If you haven’t read it already, check out the Journal’s recent Bigfoot exposé. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.470602&w=425&h=350&fv=playlist%3Dno%26branding%3Dno%26imgPath%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi.current.com%2Fimages%2Fepg%2Ftravel%2Fsearching_for_bigfoot%2F1_400x300.jpg%26vidPath%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fv.current.com%2Fvideo%2Ffeeds%2Fbroadcast%2FPods%2FPD05%2F323%2FPD05323.flv%26autoplay%3Dtrue] from current.com posted with vodpod
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Marin Judge Issues RR Injunction
Marin County Judge James R. Ritchie did the expected thing earlier this week, issuing an injunction on all new repair work at the south end of the North Coast Railroad Authority line. The judge appears to have thrown the authority a small bone: In his preliminary order, he proposed a cutoff date of Oct. 15, […]