Yes A certain local blogger will be rushed to the hospital upon seeing this image; could someone call ahead and inform the medical staff that we’re talking about a Tehama County ex-cop , not a McKinleyville ex-pot doc ? ( h/t J.K.)
Politics
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State Senate Pres In Town
… along with Assemblymember Noreen Evans, our (all-but-certain) next state senator. They’re here to talk about the state budget crisis, cutbacks and Humboldt State University’s economic impact on the local community. Assemblymember Evans and Senate President Pro Tempore Steinberg to Meet with Humboldt State University Officials Roundtable Discussion on Economic Benefits and Jobs from Investments […]
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The Anti-Neely Campaign Finance Reform Rally
Twenty-five people or so came out for Chris Crawford’s anti-Bonnie Neely rally at the Humboldt County Courthouse today. The signs were worded sharply: “Bonnie’s Bought & Paid For.” “Had Enough Humboldt County?” “The 4th District Deserves Better.” “Neely and the Political Machine.” “For The People or For The Money?” There’s no doubt that Supervisor Neely, […]
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Wiggins Semi-Steps Down, A Week Too Late
test. The Sacramento Bee is reporting that State Senator Pat Wiggins has decided to take what they’re calling “partial leave” from the legislature in order to deal with her still-undisclosed medical condition. Apparently, Wiggins will pretty much stay at her Sonoma County home except when summoned to the Capitol to cast a vote. This move […]
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Disclosapalooza
By Hank Sims On Monday, candidates for local office filed their Form 460s — financial disclosure documents periodically required by California’s Political Reform Act. They tell you where the campaigns are getting their funds and how they are spending them. Yesterday the Journal went down and photographed all umpteen million pages of the most recent […]
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Strawn Steps Down — Treasurer’s Race Open
Interested in being Humboldt County’s next tax man? On the very last possible day to file for this race, longtime Humboldt County Treasurer/Tax Collector sent out a press release saying that he would not file for reelection. Instead, Strawn said, he would be supporting his assistant, John Bartholomew. “[Bartholomew]’s knowledge of investments from his many years […]
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Jackson Officially Enters DA Race
Hoo boy, it’s gonna be a hot one! After months of speculation, former prosecutor Allison Jackson officially confirmed today that she will seek to unseat her former boss, incumbent District Attorney Paul Gallegos, in the June elections. A formidable and even frightening trial attorney, Jackson can now be expected to lay out the case against […]
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John Ross: Loose in Obamalandia
John Ross: Loose in Obamalandia: Our favorite former poet-in-residence John Ross spins tales of his latest book tour — “First stop was the near north woods, Humboldt County
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Ballon Track: It’s On
The sound of one big-ass shoe dropping… PLF sues Coastal Commission for blocking cleanup of contaminated Balloon Track property PLF attorneys represent organization of Eureka citizens promoting environmental cleanup and protection WHAT: Press conference announcing PLF’s lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission for blocking plans to clean up the Balloon Track property along Humboldt Bay […]
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Separated At Birth?
Graciously leaping into action after seeing our crappy stock photo of Paul Hagen earlier in the day, the candidate’s campaign team sent us a copy of their man’s official portrait. Thanks, guys. But we gotta say, we can’t for the life of us understand what it is you’re trying to accomplish, here. Tom Hagen Paul […]
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Paul Hagen Announces
Crappy photo of DA candidate Paul Hagen, taken with an iPhone at last month’s EyeBall. Worst-kept secret finally revealed: Former environmental prosecutor Paul Hagen announced today that he will stand for Humboldt County District Attorney in the June election. Hagen joins (announced candidate) Kathleen Bryson and (unannounced but highly probable candidates) Allison Jackson and incumbent […]
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Neely and the Coming Craziness
Holy moly, but does the black ops PR firm known as the Humboldt Mirror ever have a smoking hot story this morning. We would only add that the $10,000 donation from a SoCal developer to the Bonnie Neely for Supervisor campaign seems to have come not from the developer himself, but the developer’s corporation — […]