Politics
Can you hear me now?
Neighbors of Eureka church protest planned cell tower A couple dozen picket sign-packing protesters lined the 200 block of Harris St. Friday, expressing their civic outrage over a proposed cell phone tower set to rise from the grounds of the Apostolic Faith Church that occupies the block. The church pastor allegedly requested the tower from […]
Who would Jesus vote for?
Is this what Jesus looked like? The guys in Everclear don’t actually say who they think Jesus would vote for, but their new song is called “Jesus Was a Democrat,” and they say, “he wouldn’t vote for John McCain.” By the way, they’re giving the song away for free. “Jesus Was a Democrat” Jesus Christ […]
Promise to vote and get a free song
My friend Russ forwarded an e-mail he received today from the band Wilco. They’re offering a free song download in exchange for a simple promise — that you will vote on Nov. 4. They don’t say who you should vote for, but I have my suspicions about who the guys in the band support. Here’s […]
Fed Judge Issues Injunction against Measure T
This just in from Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Humboldt Coalition for Community Rights: SAN FRANCISCO – Federal Court judge Susan Illston ruled against the people of Humboldt County in yesterday’s hearing on Measure T, the local law passed in 2006 by citizen’s initiative. Measure T bans non-local corporate contributions in local elections. The Pacific Legal Foundation sought […]
Arcata Sesquicentennial
Eleven Arcata Mayors Ten of Arcata’s former mayors joined Mayor Mark Wheetley (on right in top hat) on the Arcata Plaza today to celebrate the city’s 150th anniversary. Those who spoke uniformly had trouble pronouncing sesquicentennial (seskwisenˈtenēəl). Perhaps to mark the occasion, someone had decorated the statue of William McKinley with a brassiere. No one […]
Today in Wiggins
The P-D lands the first post-“bullshit” interview with the senator. I’m bumping it up here into a new post because it’s a frightening, must-read piece. It’s absolutely clear that Wiggins is not well, and is in desperate need of the medical attention that her friends and associates insist she is not receiving. Instead, they’re propping […]
The Evolving Wiggins Mystery
The Press Democrat comes through with a telling update. Santa Rosans close to the senator tell tales very similar to the ones that Humboldters tell in this week’s “Town Dandy,” which will go live right here at the stroke of midnight. P-D reporters Derek J. Moore and Mike McCoy provide a lot more detail, though: […]
The Lipizzaner Backlash
As always, we are gratified when one of our hard-hitting news stories busts out of the page and acquires a life of its own. And such has been the case with Heidi Walters’ pretend expose of the city of Arcata’s attempt to quash the “World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions.” In the real world, we understand that […]
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 […]