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Has Gallegos Appealed to the Supreme Court?

Hank Sims

Seems like I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but I’ll say it again: Help me out. Lawyers especially, this time. Look at the last two items on the list, here. Is District Attorney Paul Gallegos trying to take his Pacific Lumber lawsuit to the California Supreme Court? Interesting, too, to note that the Appellate […]

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Enter Vevoda

Hank Sims

Looks like there’s going to be a real election in each of the three supervisorial districts up for grabs this time around. In the Arcata-centered Third District, you’ve got the four-way progressive mishmash coalescing around Paul Pitino, Mike Wilson, Mark Lovelace and Elizabeth Conner. Down in the Fortuna/SoHum Second District, it’s incumbent Roger Rodoni v. […]

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Virtual Candidacies

Hank Sims

Most everyone up here in the Third Supervisorial district is keeping coy. You’ve got activist Mark Lovelace, Bay District Commissioner Mike Wilson and former Arcata City Councilmember Elizabeth Conner each saying that they are currently “seriously considering” a run for the Board of Supervisors seat being vacated by John Woolley. Only current Arcata City Councilmember […]

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You Saw It Here First

Hank Sims

… unless you’ve already seen it somewhere else. This is the Internet’s next big thing, mark my words. Just in time, too — LOLcats are so mid-to-late-2007. Visit Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle now. And then prepare for the next six months of everyone talking about Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle and its […]

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Jimmy’s In

Hank Sims

No surprise — First District Supervisor Jimmy Smith announced today that he’ll be running for reelection this year. When first elected to serve, I made a commitment to get things done and treat people with respect. We have worked cooperatively with tribes, cities, the county, local organizations and state and federal agencies to achieve success. […]

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Daily Dose of Weird

Hank Sims

I couldn’t tell you what it means — probably nothing — but does anyone else find it odd that mikeforsupervisor.org is hosted on the same server as the City of Arcata’s official website ? They’re housemates over at 72.51.37.112, an address on Sustainable Hosting ‘s air-powered server farm. Small world.

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Woolley Bows Out

Hank Sims

Third District Supervisor John Woolley will not seek a fifth fourth term in office, according to a press released issued today. During the remainder of my term, I will continue to focus my efforts on the important issues facing our County. These include stabilizing services to meet the needs of the people of Humboldt County […]

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Pass the Duchy

Hank Sims

The officeholders’ latest stab at loosening term limits has officially bombed , so that means it’s time to dosey-do. Assemblymember Patty Berg and former State Senator Wesley Chesbro are holding a press conference tomorrow to make an “announcement regarding California’s First Assembly District.” Wild guess: The announcement will be that Berg, termie-termed out of office, […]

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How Do We Miss These Things?

Hank Sims

It looks like The Marching Lumberjacks posted this Kabuki interpretation of the (Alleged) Great Arkley Shove way back in October. But it flew right past us until a sharp-eyed loyal reader brought it to our attention a few minutes ago. The pertinent routine begins at minute mark 4:30. Deeply unfair to everyone involved, no doubt.

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Pile On Bill

Hank Sims

There’s a damning leader on Bill Clinton in this week’s New Republic. (Subscription required, proles.) It’s entitled “Reduced Bill”: The post-presidency is usually a good phase of a president’s life. At their best, these retirees largely extricate themselves from factional politics and remake themselves as servants of the common good. That’s basically what Clinton has […]

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