Tawnie Hansen, the former Eureka Police Department dispatcher who found herself at the center of a fight between supporters and detractors of Chief Garr Nielsen, has filed a huge lawsuit against the City of Eureka and City Manager David Tyson. Hansen, who is asking for $1.4 million plus punitive damages, alleges that the city slow-played […]
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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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MLPA Science Advisory Team Picked
Forest. The scientists who will advise development of marine life protection areas on the North Coast of California have been appointed — by outgoing Department of Fish and Game Director Donald Koch, who resigned last week and whose last day in office will be Nov. 1. The science team includes several notables — but not […]
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State Park Closure List Delayed
State Park Closure List Delayed: … according to the SF
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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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Ask Congressman Mike
So the Journal‘s doing a sit-down interview with Rep. Mike Thompson Thursday — the day after his big health care town holler — and we’d like to open-source the thing. What do you want to ask Mike Thompson? The more incisive the better, and I promise to push the question until he answers or bleeds.
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Cards, Hoopa-Style
The traditional card games drew the biggest crowds a couple of Fridays ago during this year’s Sovereign Day celebration on the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s reservation. The drumming and singing would befuddle a non-stalwart — how can a person make a good decision with all those tricky spirits messing with your head? That’s the idea, at […]
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CNN Marijuana Fail
CNN Marijuana Fail: “Oakland’s bid to become the first U.S. city to tax proceeds on medical marijuana passed Tuesday by a landslide vote.” O RLY? Arcata has taxed its medical marijuana clinics for many years — see this old Journal story on the
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It’s Your Forest!
Remember that time you were walking in the Arcata Community Forest and you came upon piles of garbage strewn across the ferny landscape? OK, there was more than just that once. Or the time that unleashed, “Oh, he doesn’t bite” dog leaped at your face, snarling? Remember the poop piles you’ve dodged, the confrontational thugs […]
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Limit agribusiness – for salmon’s sake
Limit agribusiness – for salmon’s sake: Paul Johnson, fishmonger to the stars, has an editorial in today’s San Francisco Chronicle urging lawmakers to throttle back agricultural water usage to save salmon runs. He delivers a call to action: “At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee will hold a hearing on proposed […]
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Grand Jury Clears Nielsen
Prez. The Grand Jury report hinted at in this week’s cover story about friction in the Eureka Police Department has just been released, and what do you know? The GJ sides almost entirely with reforming Chief Garr Nielsen against his detractors. Some money quotes: As a result of its investigation, the Grand Jury found the […]