from the Governor’s office: SACRAMENTO – In a YouTube video and veto message released today, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced that he will not sign Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98, which together comprise the state budget passed by the Legislature on June 15, 2011. The full text of the veto message is […]
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From the Gov: State Budget Magic
Just in from the Governor’s office, long awaited details on how the state will move toward a balanced budget — in bullet points. Among the highlights: less taxes and more spending (on education anyway). Hmm, sounds like some kind of voodoo. SACRAMENTO — Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today unveiled a revised state budget that reduces […]
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California to Close 70 State Parks (Updated)
The Sacramento Bee reported earlier today that 70 state parks will be closed due to the state budget deficit, under plans announced by Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration. Governor Jerry Brown’s budget calls for $22 million in cuts to state park funding. The criteria for choosing which parks would be shuttered were based on attendance rates and […]
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Report From Wednesday’s Rally at HSU
Speaking of protests (see Andrew Goff’s post below), here’s a guest post from Somes Bar resident Malcolm Terence on the protest against budget cuts held Wednesday at HSU: Students, faculty, staff and citizens gathered Wednesday at Humboldt State University for a rally reminiscent of the college demonstrations during the Vietnam War, converting the quiet library […]
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Sequoia Park Zoo Lands $2.3M Grant
This should alleviate some of the City of Eureka’s financial neck pain. The charming (or barbaric, depending on your view) but costly millstone of the Sequoia Park Zoo has been lightened by a whopping grant. The press release: The City of Eureka and the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation are proud to announce that we have […]
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Last Picture Show
Damn these times. We just got word from McKinleyville Middle School’s Fine Arts teacher, Ken Weiderman, that the art program — and his position — will likely be cut because of what he calls “unprecedented funding cuts (thanks to the state’s financial mess).” The Music program might also be cut, he said. And so, said […]
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Thompson’s Earmark Wish List
Rep. Mike Thompson, our perennial squeaky wheel in the U.S. Congress, has requested $387 million from the federal gubmint for 128 projects including: $80 million to restore salmon habitats $5 million to widen Hwy. 299 for big semis (do the Richardson Grovies know about this?) $5 million for St. Joseph Hospital’s new tower construction $3.9 […]
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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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County’s Not-so-automatic Deposit
The vast majority of county employees who’ve signed up for automatic paycheck deposits were alarmed last week and into the weekend as, one by one, they discovered that their latest paychecks had not arrived on schedule. The snafu was the result of an as-yet-undetermined accounting error, Assistant County Administrative Officer Phil Smith-Hanes explained this afternoon, […]
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HSU Natural History Museum to close
HSU today issued the following press release announcing the upcoming “permanent” closure if its Natural History Museum at G and 13th streets in Arcata “due to this year’s severe and unprecedented state budget cuts”: Humboldt State University will be forced to close its Natural History Museum permanently by the end of August. The closure is […]
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$2,482,499
$2,482,499: That’s how much the County of Humboldt is set to lose under the recently passed state budget, according to a handy database set up by the Sac Bee designed to “See how much your local government will lose under state budget.” Add to that $2,482,499 from the county cofers (which amounts to $19 per […]