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Humboldt County Undersheriff Mike Downey. Undersheriff Mike Downey told KMUD listeners Wednesday that the number one question posed to him on the campaign trail revolves around Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) permits. Downey said he wouldn’t change the county’s current ...

There’s a bit of a fallout from reporters pissed off that Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman wasted their time at a “press event.” In the meantime, Whitman’s making a media buy which is being described as “some big fuckin’ numbers.” More ...

Since I started talking with other Arcatans about this panhandling ordinance, I wasn’t completely shocked that many people weren’t even aware of its existence, let alone what it was proposing. And then there were those who did know about the ...

Peace be with you During the last two Humboldt board of supes meetings the supe Duffy has blatantly lied to the public in an on going attempt to neutralize my comments. When I tell the truth and Duffy lies it ...

A bit of change from the past. I have my son strapped to the front of me. So at times I’m running in and out. It was nice hearing what I could of the two trails, and THA presentations. About ...

Town Dandy this week. ◼ no link yet

Spring We had about an inch of snow here. The morning is sunny and clear and everything shimmers with tiny droplets of melting ice. Beautiful.

Kai Beech/Tri-City Weekly Posted: 03/09/2010 11:14:14 AM PST If You Go What: Surfrider membership drive with surf movie, live music Where: Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 St. When: 6 p.m. Saturday Cost: Free with Surfrider membership, $6 nonmembers Save the Surf ...

My game, Aces High, has just added a WW1 arena where you can fight in the old WW1 planes. Only four different models available so far, though. I tried out the old Sopwith Camel and got 2 kills in the ...

From the Hagen campaign: PAUL HAGEN PRESS CONFERENCE AND RECEPTION District Attorney Candidate Paul Hagen will hold a press conference and reception on Friday, March 12th at the Eureka Woman’s Club at 1531 J Street. The press conference will take ...

In the wake of the revelation that the Eel doesn’t have enough water and the Russian too much for its salmon, Heraldo has some thoughts and links on a subject which requires some attention.

There’s too much water in the Russian River, and not enough in the Eel. Yet Eel River water continues to be diverted to the Russian. Friends of the Eel River (FOER) is petitioning the State Water Board to help both ...

Humboldt County might be on the verge of an historic change. The logging culture has declined over forty years. The main crop is now marijuana, grown on the sly for decades, its medical use legitimized by public vote. Now the ...

First, the good news: Building permits and help wanted ads have both been trending upward for the past three months while unemployment insurance claims have been going down, according to the latest issue of the Humboldt Economic Index. These three ...

Monica ToppingTri-City WeeklyI don’t usually write record reviews for a couple reasons. For one, I’ve never been very good at creating new genre references off the top of my head, as the hipster reviewers tend to do. Second, who wants ...

Interesting thoughts from Naomi Klein, from which the following passage comes. According to Stephens, the radical free-market policies prescribed to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet by Milton Friedman and his infamous “Chicago Boys” are the reason Chile is a prosperous nation ...

Monica ToppingRadio Radio RadioQuasi might be the most prolific band you haven’t heard of, releasing some 15 albums since the mid-‘90s.Quasi’s claim to fame seems to be its band members’ connections with other bands you might have heard of, like ...

Tom Ammiano’s bill has been modified and I haven’t found the State Board of Equalization’s analysis of it. However, much of the analysis of his older bill still holds true. Here are some excerpts I found interesting. According to the ...

Anna Hamiltion, local Talk Show host, wants to work with local business people, growers, medical marijuana patients etc. to discuss ways of dealing with the probable coming change in the North Coast’s economy. According to her, legalization will happen and ...

What’s After Pot? The Post-Marijuana Prohibition Economy Forum Mateel Community Center Agenda: 6-7pm – Stakeholder introductions 7-9pm – Affinity workgroups 9 – 10pm – Summaries and assignments Bring your own snacks, paper and pen Tell your friends / Build our ...