No, really. Personal injury lawyer Fred Zinober was sitting at his desk in Tampa, Fla., when he caught wind of that guy firing his rifle in the Rite-Aid parking lot in McKinleyville. Zinobar — fist pounding the desk!! — demanded to know, “Where Was Mall Security?” The incident may have been 2,500 miles away from […]
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Harvest time
While dozens of amateur horticulturists supplement their income during Humboldt County’s annual trimming of the harvest, a multi-agency law enforcement effort aimed their blades a little closer to the root, eradicating nearly 30,000 marijuana plants in just four days. CAMP, which I believe stands for Cops Amping Marijuana Prices, joined forces with the Humboldt County […]
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‘No Socialized Hobbies!’
That was the word today from Craig Tucker, Klamath Campaign Coordinator for the Karuk Tribe, as he explained why he, the Karuk Tribe’s Vice Chair Leaf Hillman and commercial fisherman Dave Bitts, of Eureka, are suing the California Department of Fish and Game. They filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court this morning. The complaint […]
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A choice meal
The Humboldt Pro-Choice Coalition held its 27th annual Choices Breakfast this morning at the Baywood Country Club in celebration of the 36th anniversary of Roe v Wade. Local dignitaries like HSU President Rollin Richmond and newly elected First District Assemblyman Wes Chesbro joined members of Clergy for Choice, employees of Six Rivers Planned Parenthood and […]
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You’re invalid. No you are.
v. You may have noticed that plenty of folks have not yet taken down their “Yes on 8” or “No on 8” yard signs or peeled off their “8 is Hate” bumper stickers. That’s cuz this thing ain’t over. This slide show was the Courage Campaign’s reaction to Ken Starr’s from-the-top-rope flying leap into the […]
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How Anonymous Are You?
There was some talk over at Heraldo’s the other day about Internet anonymity and the law. (Can’t find the link, sorry.) If I remember correctly, the nut of it was: Under what circumstances can a court force out the identity of an anonymous Internet blogger/commenter? Heraldo’s answer was that anonymous blogging has been ruled to […]