The results from the Nov. 4 election that were certified by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Monday were incorrect, according to County Clerk-Recorder Carolyn Crnich in a phone call this morning. Over 200 absentee ballots were not included in the officially certified totals, most of them from one particular precinct in Eureka. The […]
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Gans Responds
Yesterday Security National’s Randy Gans wrote a letter in response to last week’s story, “Arkley v. Humboldt.” Unfortunately the letter arrived too late to make it into this week’s paper, but we’ll put it up here and run it next week: Editor, Your article “Arkley .v. Humboldt” (November 26, 2008) implies that our companies that […]
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Arcata Council passes new pot guidelines
marijuana growing in an Arcata dispensary After a long discussion and some resistance on a couple things — the definition of caregiver, and whether the words “total canopy” should be included as part of the definition of square footage — the council voted unanimously to adopt new land use guidelines covering how medical marijuana works […]
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Guv signs budget – finally
After an 85 day delay and many compromises Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a budget and California can resume business. Here’s the official announcement from Da Schwarz’ office: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed the 2008-09 state budget, concluding a very difficult budget year and delivering a real win for Californians with a proposal to achieve meaningful […]
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Such As…
When the Arcata City Council met tonight to consider putting a 3/4 cent sales tax on the November ballot, they shifted gears considerably from the tax they’d previously been discussing. A new plan, put forward by Mayor Mark Wheetley and Vice Mayor Alex Stillman (and news to some on the council) changed what had been […]
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Tsk, tsk DMV
Assemblywoman Patty Berg called Monday to say that she’d prodded the Department of Motor of Vehicles into reinstating Salyer Volunteer Fire Department’s Dave Murphy as the guy who gives fire fighters their driving tests so they can drive the fire engines and water tender trucks. We wrote about this in the June 19 Journal. To […]
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Ain’t it Grand part 2 (police, jails and Martin)
Some law enforcement factoids courtesy of the 2007-’08 Grand Jury Report: The Fortuna Police Dept. is housed in a “well maintained” city building. “It has a well-stocked first aid kit,” and “three fire exits are clearly marked and accessible.” The Hoopa Station “does not have adequate janitorial services,” and their garage is a mess. The […]
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Ain’t it Grand?
It’s here! Yes, the 2007-2008 Final Report from the Humboldt County Grand Jury is out. Not that you’ll find it on their website. And no, you can’t ask them for one until tomorrow morning when they present the 44 page document to the Supes. However, since it’s on the Board agenda, the county posted it […]
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The “Joint” News Release and unanswered questions
To quote the much heralded Heraldo, there was ” Little new info on pot busts ,” yesterday, and as a result (and because Hank was not around to man the front lines), the Blogthing was quiet. The couple of dozen or so agencies involved in the big sweep issued a “joint” statement, which you’ll find […]
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The Piss Fir Air Force
According to an Associated Press story published yesterday, we here in Humboldt County will soon get to experience the joy of living under remote-controlled aerial electronic surveillance. Who says war brings no peacetime benefits? BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has bought a pair of flying drones to track down marijuana growers operating […]
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Martin Cotton Redux
Between 5:15 p.m. and 7:02 p.m. on August 9, 2007, Martin Cotton’s final hours were recorded unpoetically in the Humboldt County Correctional Facilities observation log: 1715 hours ———– Admitted – Extremely combative 1738 hours ———- Moving – OK 1752 hours ———- Talking / Moving OK 1755 hours ———- Moving 1807 hours ——— Breathing / Moved […]
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CNN: Thompson Iraq Visit Bought By Iraqi Spy
Remember Rep. Mike Thompson’s visit to Iraq back in 2002, just before the outbreak of hostilities? Remember how it solidified Thompson’s opposition to the war? Um, about that … Muthanna al-Hanooti, a former official with an Islamic charity in Detroit, Michigan, was taken into custody Tuesday night. Hussein’s spy agency secretly paid al-Hanooti 2 million […]