Some of the lowest wage workers are getting their livelihoods stolen by their own employers. Employers deny workers overtime premiums, ask them to work “off the clock” or take their tips. In California, workers lost nearly $2 billion from not being paid the minimum wage in 2015, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning […]
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Vehicle Thefts in Humboldt Declined Last Year
Fewer vehicles were stolen in 2018 than the previous year, according to statistics released by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, with Eureka leading local cities in the highest number of incidents. There were a total of 569 vehicles reported to county’s law enforcement agencies as stolen last year compared to 721 in 2017, according to […]
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Five Things To Know Before You Attend Outside Lands With Your Teenager(s)
1. If your little darling still wants to hang out with you, savor it. This year’s event starts Friday, Aug. 8, but the best Outside Lands fest I went to was in 2009, because the two offspring I brought with me were 13 and 15, respectively. It was their first major music festival. They studied […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Outside Lands
This Friday, Aug. 8 marks the seventh annual Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. For all the fun festivals Humboldt offers, we don’t have anything like this — which means you and your friends are likely headed down to what is the closest major fest offering rock, hip hop and indie acts. […]