At the request of the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, a judge today dismissed the assault case against Eureka Police Sgt. Adam Laird. “Based on new evidence the people have discovered, we don’t believe we can prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Roger Rees told the court. Immediately following […]
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Prayer OK-er
A lawsuit intending to stop invocations at city of Eureka functions was denied last week after nearly a year in court. Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson ruled — on Christmas Eve, no less — that invocations at council meetings do not violate the California Constitution, according to a press release issued by the […]
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Jason Singleton Responds
The most hated man in Humboldt, whose recent threat of an American Disabilities Act lawsuit was blamed for the closure of Porter Street Barbecue in Arcata, reached out to the Journal with a rebuttal this morning. Jason K. Singleton, who practices law in Eureka, was the subject this week of a viral wanted poster. Calls for vengeance circulating […]
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Angry Town
This is floating around, a special “get-out-of-town” for Jason Singleton, the Eureka-based attorney whose Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits have led some businesses in Humboldt County and elsewhere to shut down under the crushing costs. Instead of being considered a hero for the disabled, Singleton is un-revered by many — a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” […]
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Paul Gallegos Will Not Run for Re-election
In a curiously unheralded note, Paul Gallegos announced that he will not run for Humboldt County District Attorney in 2014. The Journal received a message a few minutes ago, emailed by Gallegos’ executive assistant, with no subject line and a pdf simply titled “press release thank you.” Read his. Arnie Klein is the only candidate so far […]
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Arnie Klein Set to Challenge Gallegos in DA Race
His campaign Facebook page has been up for almost two months now, but Arnold “Arnie” Klein is about to make it official: Next Wednesday, after more than four decades practicing law and nearly two years of “retirement,” the 71-year-old attorney will announce his campaign to unseat Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos. Known as a […]
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Rallies Hail Gay Marriage Decisions
With chants and kazoos, cheers and party horns, more than 100 people sent up a joyful noise in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse this evening, celebrating a pair of Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage. Drivers honked in shared jubilation as they passed, and Susan McGee marveled that the support had begun sounding the […]
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Prop 8 Ban Stands
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning a pair of rulings that thrilled gay marriage advocates in California and around the nation. Justices declined an appeal from supporters of Proposition 8 — which banned gay marriage in California after passing in 2008 — essentially upholding a 2010 ruling by a federal judge that found the […]
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Locals Ready to Celebrate Prop 8 Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on California’s Prop. 8 any day now, and a group of locals — anticipating an overturn of California’s 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage — is planning to party. Eureka resident Susan McGee, a member of the Humboldt Equality Coalition, said that people will gather […]
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Ruling issued in McKee lawsuit
Sohum developer Bob McKee has been ordered to pay $200,000 in fines to Humboldt County in the culmination of a costly 11-year lawsuit over McKee’s purchase and division of Tooby Ranch near Garberville. The ruling, filed Friday by Humboldt County Judge Dale Reinholtsen, calls for McKee to pay fines for violating the Williamson Act, which […]