For the fifth time since April 24, protesters urging state and county leaders reopen the economy gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka at noon on Friday. Over the weeks, the crowd has varied between 30 at the beginning and 60 participants at the height, according to various estimates. Yesterday, the roughly 40 people […]
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Expert: Humboldt Has More Uncounted Ballots Than Any County in U.S.
Does Humboldt County have the most ballots remaining uncounted of any county in the nation? One national elections expert thinks so. David Wasserman, the house editor for The Cook Political Report and a frequent contributor to FiveThirtyEight, tweeted last night: “I think it was @DKElections that used to describe slow-vote counting election offices as “taking […]
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Huff the Twitter Troll
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman, who has steadily upped the fuego in his social media game since last year’s election, seemed to have some fun this morning after news broke that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has reached a plea agreement and pledged to aid Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia probe. “Let me […]
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Redwood National Park Joins Twitter Rebellion
One day after Tweets with references to climate change were deleted from the Badlands National Park account, the Associated Press reports national parks across the country are sending out messages of their own. Because that’s where we are now. Humboldt County’s own Redwood National Park appears to have joined the growing rebellion against Trump administration […]
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#Communityengagement #entrapment?
Two government agencies dove into the Twitterverse this past week, one looking to gather public input 140 characters at a time and the other seeking to increase traffic safety by doling out messages commonly read on handheld portable devices. First, the county of Humboldt, with a community meeting planned for Thursday to identify priorities as the Board […]