The Eureka man with an outlaw name who was behind a brazen gun theft at Pacific Outfitters nearly four years ago was recently sentenced to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to the crime in federal court. Jesse James Marquez was 19 when he cut power lines to the sporting goods store in August […]
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Squireses Take G Street Neighbors Back to Court
A few weeks after residents along a stretch of G Street in Eureka received letters in June announcing they had won their small claims case against the city’s most notorious landlords, another arrived in the mail. The case was going back to court. The landlords, Floyd and Betty Squires, had appealed Judge Timothy Cissna’s ruling […]
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Taxpayer Advocate Leo Sears Dies
Longtime taxpayer advocate Leo Sears, known for his outspoken opinions, sometimes controversial criticisms of local government and a pair of high-profile lawsuits he helped file, has died. Eureka Mayor Frank Jager described Sears as a person who “put himself out there for what he believed” and had the facts to back up his argument. “Sometimes […]
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UPDATED: Jury: Officer, McClain Both Negligent in Police Shooting
The last night of Thomas “Tommy” McClain’s life began with a night out on the town to celebrate his cousin’s birthday. It ended with the 22-year-old lying mortally wounded in his front yard after being shot three times by a Eureka police officer. While members of a federal civil jury found Officer Stephen Linfoot did […]