Via the Times-Standard: The California Attorney General’s Office said today it has officially declined to pursue charges against local businessman Rob Arkley stemming from Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass’ allegations that Arkley assaulted him on Sept. 5. “There was insufficient evidence to bring charges and, of course, we treated the matter seriously and looked meticulously […]
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Help Me Out
Is this story really saying that Caltrans is going to go after Prop. 1B funding for improvements to Highway 36? To Highway freakin’ 36? I think it is saying that. Prop. 1B, you’ll remember, was a state bond measure designed to alleviate traffic congestion on highly impacted transportation corridors. And so it seems that some […]
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Children’s Services Organizes
Following up on our Jan. 10 story about a union drive Northcoast Children’s Services: Organizers just sent out a press release announcing that the drive was successful. Get the press release here (.doc). Northcoast Children’s Services is an umbrella organization that provides all manner of assistance to children and their parents. It has a $10 […]
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More Millions For The Railroad
The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports that on Thursday the California Transportation Commission released an additional $13.6 million to the North Coast Railroad Authority. The money will be used to fund repairs in Sonoma and Marin counties. According to the P-D, the NCRA says the money is enough to open a 60-mile stretch of the south […]
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Burly, But Not Yet Burly Enough
Hella shredding news for the long-dreamed-of Eureka Skate Park. The Havasu News-Herald (don’t ask) reports that the Tony Hawk Foundation has kicked down with a $25,000 grant. Now for the buzzkill. Check this Nov. 21 Eureka Reporter article : But roughly $250,000 is still needed for to project to be a go, to reach the […]
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New Sheriff At FPPC
There’s an interesting article in last week’s Capitol Weekly about the new chairman of the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission, the state agency that oversees California’s money-in-politics regulations. The new guy looks pretty burly: The FPPC, spawned by the Watergate scandals, is the state’s political watchdog (although few at the FPPC like that term) with […]
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Homeland Security $ for SoHum – don’t worry, it’s a good thing
It’s always nice when pork-barrel politics helps out your friends. And who is more deserving than SoHum’s backwoods volunteer firemen? WASHINGTON – Today, North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-01) announced that the Beginnings Volunteer Fire Department in Redway will receive a federal grant of more than $97K. The grant will be used to replace degraded […]
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More Ferndalian psychotherapy
If Freud had a psychotherapy practice in Ferndale — that is if he could get one — he might notice how fixated the town folk are on their very tall, living Christmas tree. He might think nothing of it. After all, sometimes a Christmas tree is just a Christmas tree. But then again, Ferndale has […]
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The Ferndale update…
Psychotherapist Stuart Altschuler is going back to the Ferndale City Council for a second round of verbal jousting. Altschuler was recently denied a permit for his home-based psychotherapy office. However, it might be an uphill battle since “The decision of the City Council upon an appeal is final and conclusive as to all things involved […]
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100 Watts of Goodwill
Sunday morning with an Indian Summer headcold. Feels like one has been very lightly novocained from the neck up. Times like this, nothing beats sitting around with a cup of VapoRub tea, shades drawn down, stereo tuned to Caltrans Radio KMKE, 98.1 FM. There’s something about blasting “The Mike,” as they don’t call it, that […]
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Caption Contest
Humboldt County government takes delivery of its new Toyota Prius, first in the fleet of hybrid vehicles it is looking to purchase. That would be one possible caption for this photo. Any others? Press release (.doc)