It’s been a rough couple of weeks for voters in Humboldt County’s First District. First, they watched as challenger Allen McCloskey’s campaign to unseat two-term incumbent Rex Bohn in next year’s election imploded in spectacular fashion. The Lost Coast Outpost’s Ryan Burns published an investigative report April 2 detailing an assortment of allegations of dishonesty […]
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McCloskey Out of First District Supes Race
Allen McCloskey has withdrawn his candidacy to become Humboldt County’s next First District supervisor in the face of fraud and perjury allegations reported last week by the Lost Coast Outpost. “The last two months (and more notably the last two weeks) have been incredibly difficult for me as an individual, for my immediate and extended […]
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Fisticuffs in First District Supes Race
It’s been a bare-knuckle week in the upstart campaign to become Humboldt County’s next First District supervisor. First, Tuesday afternoon, the Lost Coast Outpost’s Ryan Burns published an impressive piece of investigative journalism detailing allegations of fraud and perjury in challenger Allen McCloskey’s past and the candidate’s seeming inability to offer a clear explanation for […]
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35 Positions Eliminated at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Thirty-five positions were eliminated at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals this week in what the workers’ union calls retaliatory firings in the wake of a rally on staffing levels but the administration describes as workforce realignments that are part of changes “to provide a more efficient and value-based care delivery system.” Of the 35, […]
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Clash Over Care: Protesters Face Off Over Skilled Nursing Closures
Two large and loud groups of protesters filled the sidewalk in front of Partnership Healthcare Plan’s regional office on Eureka’s Fifth Street this afternoon. Both sides want the same thing: for the three skilled nursing homes slated to close and displace vulnerable North Coast seniors to stay open. The point of contention was why, exactly, […]
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Council Races Take Shape: Stunning Turn in Eureka’s 2nd
City council races throughout Humboldt County are taking shape and a shocking turn has left Eureka Faith Center co-pastor Heidi Messner running unopposed for Eureka’s 2nd Ward seat, which is being vacated by the termed-out Linda Atkins. Both Wells Fargo broker Matthew Owen and former 5th Ward Councilman Chet Albin had submitted papers qualifying for […]