Here. It focuses on PacifiCorp. Strange that there was no mention made of the dissenters — neither the Hupa nor the enviros.
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Fortuna Moment
OK, so, the Fortuna City Council was well into its agenda Monday night, in what would be a four-hour meeting after all was said, ranted and done, when Sean Armstrong, project manager for Danco Communities, stood up to answer some questions about his company’s plans to build low-income housing on land the city had bought […]
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Klamaty? NEC Gives Restoration Agreement the Thumbs Down
The Northcoast Environmental Center has rejected the Klamath River Restoration Agreement because it doesn’t provide adequate water flows for fish, according to Executive Director Greg King. It’s the same thing the Hoopa Tribe said when the agreement was unveiled last month. In a press release sent out Sunday, the NEC wrote: “The decision not to […]
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A Town, Trains and Long-Awaited Development
The town of Bill, Wyoming is on one of the busiest train lines in the world in terms of tonnage. It’s also a crew-change station for the Union Pacific railroad. At 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, railroaders roll into town looking for a place to sleep. Nonetheless, since WW II the […]
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Has Gallegos Appealed to the Supreme Court?
Seems like I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but I’ll say it again: Help me out. Lawyers especially, this time. Look at the last two items on the list, here. Is District Attorney Paul Gallegos trying to take his Pacific Lumber lawsuit to the California Supreme Court? Interesting, too, to note that the Appellate […]
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Where’s My Agenda!
The County of Humboldt, drunk with power and out for a heavy-metal joyride, today seems hell-bent on pushing the envelope of the Brown Act to its very limits. Here it is 4:30 p.m. Friday, and no agenda posted for the Tuesday morning meet. Where’s my agenda? Meanwhile, the City of Eureka is up and at […]
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King’s pretty new map
Tim Daniels, of the Bigfoot Bicycle Club, just sent out a note on the club’s message board that the BLM-Whitethorn office has uploaded a map of its emerging mountain bike trail in the Paradise Ridge region of the King Range National Conservation Area. The trail won’t be completed until this fall, but there are some […]
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Rhody’s On
Well glory Betty be, the Rhody Parade is on after all. Just when my landlady’s rhodies were beginning to relax. Well, think again, dear shrubs, the parade is on and the plucking shall ensue. The town has rallied. Here’s the news release: —– Original Message —– From: Justin Bowser To: ‘Betty’ Sent: Friday, February 29, […]
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Dramatic New Palco Plan
Judge Richard S. Schmidt only alluded to it briefly in Thursday’s hearing, but a new player has entered the Pacific Lumber bankruptcy proceedings. This party brings an audacious, out-of-the-box plan for the future of the 150-year-old Humboldt County timber company to the table. Rio Dell resident and Humboldt County blogospherian Steve Lewis has officially entered […]
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Life, live!
Cafeteria roenbergensis photo by Tamara Clark, CreativeCommons Have you been to the Encyclopedia of Life site yet? Yes, of course you have — you and hordes of others, causing the new “ecosystem of websites,” as they’re calling it, to crash. But it seems to be back up, so in case you haven’t been there, check […]
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Scotia For Sale
Sharp-eyed Blogthing reader “Lou” — who wins instant promotion to our MVP Reader Team — noticed yesterday that nine commercial properties in downtown Scotia have been listed for sale on the Humboldt County Multiple Listing Service . (No direct links, unfortunately. Search for Scotia properties.) The buildings in question include the Pacific Lumber HQ, the […]