The SF Chron reports that Arcata author Lierre Keith, a former vegan turned anti-vegan , was pied with some sort of chili-pepper creme concoction while giving a speech in the Bay Area last weekend. Vegan anarchists claimed responsibility. Roll the tape: Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content. Keith talks about the […]
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Bike Coalition Takes On Careless Drivers
Just an aside to the post before this about restitution in the Alan Bear case: The California Bicycle Coalition is looking to sponsor legislation this year that would, according to the CBC’s newsletter: enhance the penalties for careless drivers who injure or kill bicyclists, pedestrians, runners, highway workers, farm equipment operators and other vulnerable road […]
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Convenient. Flexible. And, oh yeah, a total rip-off.
We warned you. And by now, you may have received the first sign of the banking industry’s compulsion to treat you like you’re: a.) stupid; b.) disposable; c.) stupid and disposable. Now look, we like the tellers at the local Chase branches. They’re friendly, helpful, everything you could want when you’re making a deposit or […]
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Bounty Killer – UPDATE – show cancelled (again)
Previously from Lara & Brian Cox – Arcata Theatre Lounge Bounty Killer show cancelled: In support of the community who have expressed great concerns over the message and lyrics of this performer, we will be canceling the Bounty Killer Nov. 28th show. We have in the past shown our support for the gay community and […]
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Robo Justice
UPDATE: As Robo-noted below, the Facebook movement is up to 43 members and counting! As one marijuana grow-hard drags Arcata Eye Editor Kevin Hoover into court , another has taken to the ‘Net in an effort to shut down the “propaganda rag,” which any self-respecting member of “our local culture” will tell you is merely […]
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At the ‘Stop Police Brutality’ Protest
management. The Journal ‘s Andrew Goff reports: At 2:15 a group of about 50 protesters led by Verbena and made up mostly of teens marched to the gazebo for “Days of Action Against Police Brutality”. They will be landing at several Eureka sites today ending at Eureka City Hall for a candlelit vigil for Chris […]
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Pedaling for the Climate
Got any plans for the Saturday before Halloween? If not, walk, cycle or Segway (?) over to the Arcata Plaza and you, yes you , can become a human pixel in a giant formation of the number 350. Said photo, along with snapshots of many other human 350s taken around the world, will be displayed […]
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Buju Banton show cancelled (update)
The following was sent to Queer Humboldt on Monday by Carol Bruno, confirming the cancellation: Greetings, This email is to confirm that after lengthy consideration, Gil and myself decided that we will cancel the upcoming Buju Banton concert at the Nocturnum Nightclub scheduled for the October 11th, 2009. We have been diligently speaking with the […]
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KEET’s Redwood Park doc on KHUM
KEET-TV’s Claire Reynolds paid a visit to KHUM this morning with a couple of the “redwood warriors” featured in KEET’s new documentary, Redwood National Park: Preserving Ancient Forests. Here’s a portion of the interview:
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No Euc-Chop on the 101 Corridor
Kim Floyd with Caltrans confirmed by e-mail this morning that the eucalyptus trees on the west side of the 101 corridor will not be cut . We heard the news from anti-euc-cutting activist Trisha Lee Lotus– who has a familial connection to that stately row of pungent loveliness — yesterday evening. She forwarded part of […]
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DIY Healthcare Town Hall
Apparently unsatisfied with Rep. Thompson’s telephone Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform, the local Tea Party People have decided to throw their own — with experts to answer your questions. Here’s the announcment: Calling All Patriots To Town Hall on Health Care Wed. Aug 26, 6 p.m. Fortuna Veteran’s Memorial Bldg. 1426 Main St. Fortuna […]
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The Banducci Challenge
Pete Nichols, chair of the board for the fiscally strapped Northcoast Environmental Center, issued the following press release, promising T-shirts and bumper stickers to folks who help match the Banduccis’ benevolent benefaction of five large: Don and Maggie Banducci, long-time supporters of the NEC, have generously offered $5,000 challenge grant to help out the NEC […]