3.11.10 EPD serves 2 search warrants-8 guns and over 2 ounces of meth seized on Summer St.

Crime lab fallout: drug defendants go free - San Francisco Chronicle

Ambitious student loan overhaul proposal endangered - New York Times

The climate killers inside: indoor marijuana grows - North Coast Journal

Howdy, Sheriff: two men named Mike duke it out to become the county's top lawman - North Coast Journal

3.10.10 Oil companies look at permanent refinery cutbacks to inflate gas prices - Los Angeles Times

$62 million UC Davis center puts Sacramento at hub of stem cell research - Sacramento Bee

Senate approves extension of tax breaks, unemployment benefits - Washington Post

California parolee with 19 arrests and 4 convictions classified as a "low level" offender - Los Angeles Times

Gov. Schwarzenegger tells state officials to stop shredding sex offender files - Sacramento Bee

Liz Cheney, group should be ashamed - Sacramento Bee Bi-partisan response slams the un-American values and violation of the Constitution being pushed by Cheney and followers; Founding Father John Adams would have been considered a "terrorist" by their warped view of America.

3.8.10 EPD arrests Eureka man for warrants, resisting and possession of a loaded handgun and stolen property

6:13pm Significant weather advisory for central Humboldt County; thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 40mph, heavy rain, hail up to dime size - Weather Channel

Arrest Made in Missing Person Case

George Washington turns over in his grave - Newsweek

3.7.10 Former Humboldt Creamery CEO Rich Ghilarducci looks to keep dairymen from addressing the court in federal fraud case; argues they are not really victims of a crime - Times Standard

If reform fails - New York Times

Obama administration joins lawsuit against in-home care cuts - Sacramento Bee

Dreaming the possible dream; two innovative energy start-up companies to watch - New York Times

Anthem Blue Cross provides a boon to Obama's healthcare effort - Los Angeles Times

Incorrect! California born Al Qaeda operative arrested in Pakistan - CBSNews

To help UC system, first slow bloat at the top - Sacramento Bee editorial

Turnout heavy in Iraq election as voters defy deadly attacks - New York Times

3.6.10 People v. David Gundersen trial confirmation hearing March 22nd, 2010 3:00pm The case against the former Blue Lake Police Chief continues while the race for D.A. heats up. District Attorney Paul Gallegos seeks re-election against challenger's Allison Jackson, Paul Hagen and Kathleen Bryson.

Sunday Iraq vote culminates seven years of sacrifice - Seattle Times

California officer's car booby trapped; third attack on an anti-gang officer in two months - FoxLA

Federal judge allows case to go forward accusing Donald Rumsfield of responsibility in alleged torture of American citizens in Iraq - CBS News

3.5.10 California loses out on millions in educational funding - Sacramento Bee

Teenage murder witness incarcerated until he testifies against gang at trial - Sacramento Bee

California Republican State Senator Roy Ashburn, a staunch anti-gay rights lawmaker, leaving gay club with another man at the time of his DUI arrest - CBS Ch. 13

Claim: San Francisco giving away toxic bio-solids sludge as free "organic compost" - Sacramento Bee

The big lie - Washington Post

Pentagon shooter, John Patrick Bedell of Hollister CA, sought "truth" about 9/11 - MSNBC

3.4.10 The March 2nd Rio Dell City Council Meeting is online (Scotia attorney speaks to Annexation issue in Part 2).

Officer injured during DUI related pursuit

Former Humboldt Creamery CEO Rich Ghilarducci pleads not guilty to fraud charges in federal court - Times Standard

Cuts to Sacramento Co. CPS felt by at-risk children - Sacramento Bee

Fallujah doctors report sharp rise in birth defects; white phosphorus munitions eyed as possible cause - BBC

3.3.10 Don't miss the summary of last nights council meeting; council votes 5-0 to uphold the denial of the Eel River Motocross Park license and move forward with the formal application to take over Scotia. Part 1 of the video is available online! Full Council Packet here

Eureka Pediatrics to stop seeing patients under Anthem Blue Cross Healthy Families as of March 31, 2010 due to a 53% cut in the reimbursement rates; putting them even below the bare-bones Medi-Cal reimbursement rates. This is the same insurance company that is jacking up rates an average 39% on individual policy owners while posting millions in profits and fighting against any meaningful health insurance reform.

Federal appeals court rules against Governor Schwarzenegger on HHS cuts - Sacramento Bee

California man fights legal battle against Coastal Commission to keep his own backyard - Fox News

ConsumerWatchdog.org non-profit non-partisan consumer advocacy group

Saturday mail delivery may be cut in 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle

Sacramento man on trial for taking pot on plane with a medical marijuana recommendation - Sacramento Bee

Deal with GOP senator ends one-man blockade of unemployment benefits, etc. - MSNBC Bunning's temper tantrum over his own party not supporting him for re-election is over.

3.2.10 Read a summary of meeting highlights - Rio Dell City Council meeting tonight at 6:30pm - Agenda

Free spay/neuter vouchers available March 4th, 2010 1-4pm at the Social Services Dept. 929 Koster St. Eureka or available at the Sequoia Humane Society. Special assistance offered for homeless people and their pets including vaccinations, transportation and boarding if needed.

Trial starts for medical pot user caught with three pounds - Sacramento Bee

Pacific Northwest at risk for mega earthquake - MSNBC

Lawmakers expand investigation into health insurance rate hikes - Los Angeles Times

Who really gets hurt when GOP's Bunning blocks this bill? - McClatchy Sen. Kyl (R) defended his colleague by saying unemployment benefits are a "disincentive to work" rather than a vital lifeline of survival.

Profiting from the recession, payday lenders spend record amounts to block financial regulations - Huffington Post The industry has already successfully blocked restrictions on the triple-digit interest rates charged and other measures designed to protect consumers. Millions in "campaign donations" given to members of both parties.

Payday lenders giving adavances on unemployment checks at an average 459% annual interest - Los Angeles Times

Woolly mammoths resurfacing in Siberia - Los Angeles Times

3.1.10 Eureka contemplates charging for fire services; extending marijuana moratorium also on tap - Times Standard

Drug gangs taking over US public lands - Sacramento Bee

Drugmakers tied to funding trips for Medi-Cal officials - San Francisco Chronicle

A stink in Central California over converting cow manure to electricity - Los Angeles Times

 

2.28.10 Rio Dell City Council meeting Tuesday March 2, 2010 at 6:30pm - Agenda

Chile quake toll limited by good planning and strict adherence to building codes - MSNBC Yet another example why following building codes is vitally important in an earthquake prone region.

California town defends decision to charge for emergency medical services - ABC News

Unused vacation time carries a high price tag for California - Sacramento Bee

2.27.10 Tsunami Advisory Update (6:26pm)! Tsunami Advisory for Humboldt Coastline

Iraqi who pushed war back in spotlight - Seattle Times

Can the West avoid Russia's fate in Afghanistan? - London Times

We can't wish away climate change - New York Times

Troops clear last pocket of resistance in Marjah - NPR

California state agency clings to dodgy $75,000 dune buggy despite budget crisis - Sacramento Bee

GOP Sen. Bunning blocks unemployment benefit extension, COBRA assistance, etc. - McClatchy

Antarctic spits out iceberg the size of Luxembourg - London Times

Enron's Jeff Skilling takes fight to Supreme Court - Reuters The court has previously overturned the conviction of the Enron auditor and blocked a re-trial of another Enron executive.

2.26.10 Probe: did big U.S. banks contribute to the financial crisis in Greece? - Washington Post Goldman Sachs and other banks contributed to the financial ruin of yet another country; is anyone surprised?

Unemployment benefits extension blocked by Sen. Jim Bunning (R); states "tough s--t" - Politico

2.25.10 Judge orders back pay for some furloughed state workers - Sacramento Bee

Federal judge blocks cuts to California's adult day care program - Sacramento Bee

Two arrested one ounce of Methamphetamine

Healthcare summit reveals chasm between parties - Los Angeles Times Democrats will have to grow a spine and push meaningful reform through without the republicans or "blue dog" democrats who are working hard to protect their corporate sponsors against the best interests of their constituents.

Rocklin gas pump scam discovered after thousands of dollars are stolen - Sacramento Bee

Genocide and Extortion; Humboldt Indian massacres of 1860 - Northcoast Journal

Local news is reporting Ghilarducci is changing his plea to "not guilty"

Anthem Blue Cross lavishes execs with millions while proposing massive rate increases - Sacramento Bee The U.S. health care system = profit above all else.

"Widespread fraud" in California's smog test program - Los Angeles Times

2.24.10 Stabbing Suspect Arrested ...Bryan Lucan Kenner, had just stabbed his grandmother.

Local small businesses eligible for stimulus funds hires - Times Standard

Proposed online sales tax draws criticism - San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. unveils plans for $1 billion dollar embassy in London - London Times Plans include 100ft moat and parklands; resulting in the most expensive embassy ever built.

2.23.10 Felonly assault suspect arrested

Budget woes imperil Lincoln's 101 year old Carnegie Library - Sacramento Bee

City Council Special Meeting tonight at 5:00pm to review Wildwood Ave striping project and prioritize short term goals. Some goals proposed by the council in an earlier study session include; creating 1-hour parking on Center St., mandatory garbage collection, junk yard on Center St., feasibility of city water bottling franchise, etc., See the entire list here.

Felony Assault Suspect Arrested On 2-10-2010 at about 4:00 pm, emergency medical personnel responded to a residence at the 700 block of “O” Street for an unresponsive female...

Ghilarducci to appear in court March 3rd - Times Standard

Many creamery farmers expected to take suit settlement - Times Standard The state is trying to recooperate $430,000 from the dairy farmers that had been stolen by Ghilarducci

Rio Dell Shell Station reportedly robbed at gunpoint recently, according to reliable sources.

California regulator finds over 700 Blue Cross claims violations - Sacramento Bee

Trial begins over lawsuit targeting Anthem Blue Cross' denial of a liver transplant - Los Angeles Times

1,000th U.S. soldier dies in Afghanistan since 2001 - MSNBC

How to keep future John Yoo's under control - Washington Post

It's a Trap! - Jon Stewart

79-year-old earns law degree - Sacramento Bee

2.22.10 Two Arrested for Murder Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detectives booked two men for murder over the weekend in connection with a case that was originally reported as a missing person...More

also 2006 Homicide Solved ...Whipple is currently being held on a $1,000,000.00 Ramey warrant at Folsom State Prison awaiting transport back to Humboldt County.   More

In honor of George Washington's birthday, read his farewell address from 1796. It warns against many of the political problems we face as a nation today. A complete database of the founding documents can be found at the Library of Congress- U.S. Congressional documents 1774-1875.

2.21.10 City Council Special Meeting Tues. Feb 23rd at 5:00pm to review Wildwood Ave striping project and prioritize short term goals. Some goals proposed by the council in an earlier study session include; creating 1-hour parking on Center St., mandatory garbage collection, junk yard on Center St., feasibility of city water bottling franchise, etc., See the entire list here.

A stimulating question: a look at how $57 million in stimulus funds were spent in Humboldt - Times Standard

The fat lady has sung - New York Times

California town to start charging up to $400 for 911 calls - Consumerist

Sweeping credit card changes take effect Monday - Sacramento Bee

2.20.10 California Death Spiral - New York Times

Drug executive cast key vote to kill pharmaceutical labeling law - Los Angeles Times

Public option's second wind - NPR Recently announced massive cost increases by the health insurance companies have demonstrated exactly why a strong public option for healthcare is required

PG&E to spend millions to pass Prop. 16 - San Francisco Chronicle

Justice Department decision on terror memos sparks legal debate - Washington Post

A cautionary tale in healthcare reform - Los Angeles Times

Humboldt County directory of local service agencies that serve seniors and the disabled

2.19.10 Hazardous waste Interim Removal Action Plan for the former Eel River Sawmills, Mill A site. Fact Sheet; CEQA Notice of Exemption; Department of Toxic Substances Summary

Bear River Wind Power Project-Project Description 25 wind turbines are going to be erected by Shell WindEnergy on Bear River Ridge Rd. in addition to a maintenance building, interconnecting road system, underground collector lines and offsite overhead electrical transmission lines. Rio Dell and Ferndale are vying to be chosen to provide access to the project site and related services.

Sharp premium rise for Medicare Advantage plans - MSNBC

Tea party 'revolution' targets Ron Paul in GOP primary - Fox News How ironic!

2.18.10 Part Two & Three of the 2.16.10 City Council meeting are online! Includes discussion of the Bear River Ridge Wind Power Project and more

California food executive indicted in price-fixing case - Sacramento Bee

Marine census grows near completion - Sacramento Bee

Cold truths about the Northeast's harsh winter and global climate change - Washington Post

Senate passes bill to end some state furloughs - Sacramento Bee

2.17.10 Part 1 of last nights meeting online!

2.16.10 Annexation plans have begun again. Rio Dell has appealed to LAFCO to annex Scotia despite the Town of Scotia's resistance. The City issued a letter to Scotia recently regarding annexation and it is pretty clear by the response that they are not in favor of it. LAFCO will have to decide between Scotia's plan for a community services district versus the City of Rio Dell's proposal for annexation. The issue of the previously estimated $30-$35 million dollars of infrastructure improvements that are needed in Scotia is left up in the air but would become the liability of the ratepayers if annexed. The letter to Scotia and the council report on the annexation can be read by scrolling down on the agenda packet.

The February 2nd Rio Dell City Council Meeting here!!

2.15.10 One arrested, 12 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1/2 pound hash confiscated by EPD

Man found dead in Eureka

Toyota wins a round; whistleblower attorney can't divulge secret docs - ABC News Attorney says he has documents that prove the automaker regularly hid evidence of safety defects

California prepares to release thousands more prisoners - Sacramento Bee

California braces for repeat of last fiscal crisis - San Francisco Chronicle will the state be held hostage by a few extremists like last year? Republican candidate Carly Fiorina has even suggested the state not rule out filing for bankruptcy (even though the law doesn't actually allow this). The state already has the lowest credit rating in the nation and likely to fall further.

2.14.10 Wall St. helped Greece to mask debt fueling Europe's crisis - New York Times

Schools face big budget holes as stimulus money runs out - Sacramento Bee

Former residents of Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune only now learning of toxic water - McClatchy Residents from 1957-1987 were exposed to highly toxic well water

2.13.10 Bombs hamper troops storming Taliban stronghold - NPR

Troops take positions in Taliban haven - New York Times

Schwarzenegger backs off legal threat over Maldonado - Los Angeles Times

Walter Fredrick Morrison (90), inventor of the modern Frisbee, has died.

2.12.10 The City of Rio Dell is beginning the annexation process with Scotia CSD, according to multiple agenda items listed for Tuesday's meeting (Feb. 16th at 6:30pm)-Agenda. The Council will also consider approving over $13,000 to purchase new "meter reading equipment." Note-the city had already completed a citywide project to replace all of the water meters with updated digital ones that were intended to simplify the billing process and save the city money.

Full Council packet from 2.2.10 meeting in a searchable format

How Christian were the Founders? - New York Times Re-shaping history one text book at a time

Other insurers raising health care rates too - San Francisco Chronicle Insurers are demonstrating why the country needs to move away from the for-profit insurance model of health care.

Schwarzenegger says Maldonado confirmed as Lieutenant Governor; Assembly disagrees - Sacramento Bee -The fight is likely to end up in court

2.11.10 Meet Under Sheriff Mike Downey our soon to be the new Sheriff of Humboldt County.

EPD serves search warrant on meth dealer

California's first 2010 budget cuts - Los Angeles Times

Humboldt: the brand - Northcoast Journal

Guide to the Vancouver Olympic events - Los Angeles Times *Olympics begin tomorrow

2.10.10 Rio Dell man facing child porn count has bail, conditional release requirements set - Times Standard

Legalizing online poker debated in California Senate hearing - Sacramento Bee

$7.2 billion for broadband is largely unallocated - NPR

2.9.10 EPD serves search warrant on West Everding residence-two arrested

Despite budget crisis, state spent $75 million on vehicles, office furniture - Los Angeles Times

Health care department breeches the privacy of over 49,000 individuals - Sacramento Bee

2.8.10 Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians - Los Angeles Times

Second candidate announced in Humboldt DA race - Times Standard

Lobbyists versus students - New York Times

2.7.10 California: America's first failed state - Newsweek

Winter missing in Vancouver as Olympic Games approach - San Francisco Chronicle

Majority-vote budget initiative ok'd to collect signatures - Sacramento Bee *one of 2 proposals to end the super majority requirement that has been used by a few politicians to hold the state hostage each year.

Dem tensions on healthcare flare up behind closed doors - Salon

2.5.10 Fatal Traffic Collision

2.4.10 Earthquake!!! 5.9 Revised 7 miles deep

The deputy contacted the driver, Kevin Grundman, 38, who spontaneously told the deputy there were guns in the car...

Michael Shephard, 23 yrs old of Eureka arrested for possession of heroin...

Boy Scouts purchase much needed generator...

Broadband redundancy project (2nd attempt) - Northcoast Journal

Code enforcement cops, not real cops - Northcoast Journal

2.3.10 Rio Dell Planning Commission has four open positions to fill

FBI holds open house at Fortuna office - Times Standard

Ghilarducci charged, plans to plead guilty - Times Standard

2.2.10 Ghilarducci to plead guilty to a single federal charge - Ferndale Enterprise

Man swept off rocks at Patrick's Point was Iraqi interpreter visiting the U.S. - Times Standard

Don't forget the City Council meeting this evening! (agenda)

2.1.10 "Gift of Love" Benefit for Suzanne's House -River Lodge, Fortuna

Tax changes that may affect you

Free e-file federal tax return programs available here - there is no reason to pay tax preparation company's to do your taxes when there are free easy options to do it yourself!

 

1.31.10 Rio Dell City Council meeting February 2, 2010 6:30pm Agenda

includes proclamation in support of the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary, approval of $66,915.00 pay request, approval of amended fitness program description for the police department, receipt of the annual whistleblower report, approval of services agreement with Winzler & Kelly for the wastewater project, two closed door items regarding small claims actions against the city and initiated by the city against an individual, etc.

California got (phone) wires crossed on jobless help in 2009, costing at least $4.6 million - Sacramento Bee

Class cuts wreak havoc at California universities - Sacramento Bee

The state of the union is comatose - New York Times

For desperate foster teenagers, a quest for adoptive ties - New York Times

1.29.10 Arrests Made in Cutten Burglaries

Part 1 of the Special Meeting (Rio Dell City Councils Wastewater Treatment Plan)

Child pornography hearing postponed for Rio Dell man - Times Standard

EPA probes its own actions in California town with toxic-waste dump - Los Angeles Times

1.28.10 Vehicle Pursuit Leads to Arrests The driver, later identified as Beau Jackson McCabe, 27 of Rio Dell, failed to yield and traveled into Loleta and then back toward US Highway 101. McCabe drove at speeds that reached 50 mph while crossing into oncoming lanes several times.

Arson Investigation Update!

1.27.10 Arson Investigation

Proposed state budget cuts would cost more than they save - Times Standard

California awarded billions in federal high-speed rail funds for project linking Anaheim and San Francisco through the San Joaquin Valley - Sacramento Bee

Bernie Madoff's brother, Peter Madoff, under investigation into ponzi scheme - CBS News

Once again, birds of a feather...

Investigation into building department and illegal permits underway - Sacramento Bee Allegations include ignoring local codes, issuing illegal permits, cronyism, etc.

Schwarzenegger proposes building and operating California prisons in Mexico - SFGate

1.26.10 Arrests made during pop search warrants

Humboldt County DHHS Crisis Intervention Team receives ACLU Patriot Award

Rio Dell Planning Commission meeting Wednesday Jan. 27th at 6:30pm

Agenda includes discussion of policy regarding commissioner attendance, update on proposed annexation for RLF Redwood Properties (33 acre parcel south of Blue Slide Rd.), receipt of Humboldt's draft regional housing needs allocation plan, and discussion regarding consideration on notice preparation of a joint EIR/EIS for the Bear River Ridge Wind Power Project

1.25.10 Missing Person Jerry George 29 More...

California inmate release plan begins today - Sacramento Bee

Federal homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing program - Time Magazine

Benefits upgrade for thousands of veterans? - Time Magazine

Bail burden keeps U.S. jails overcrowded; costing taxpayers an additional $9 billion annually- NPR 3 part series examining the multi-billion dollar bond industry and their powerful lobby

1.22.10 Part 2 of the January 19th Rio Dell City Council meeeting is online!

California Supreme Court Bolsters Protection For Marijuana Users NPR

Old Town Bar and Grill building in old town Eureka is spared the wrecking ball - Times Standard

1.21.10 Bought and paid for: the supreme court's disastrous ruling - Vanity Fair The split decision grants Constitutional rights to corporations for the first time; the Founding Fathers could be heard rolling over in their graves.

The January 19th, 2010 Rio Dell City Council Meeting Part 1 is online.

EPD make arrests recover stolen vehicle more..

EPD arrests two suspected heroin dealers.

1.20.10 Last night, the city council tackled the question again of whether using public funds to pay for a private after-hours exercise program, available to every city employee ($100 a month, per person), was an appropriate use of taxpayer money "within the mission of the city." Multiple attendee's spoke out against the use of general fund money for this employee perk. Councilmember Mike Dunker moved to declare the use of public funds for the general employee exercise program a valid and substantial public purpose; which the city can't fund in the current climate but would have left the door open to fund the exercise program in the future. The motion died for lack of a second.

1.19.10 FBI broke the law for years in phone record searches - Washington Post

1.18.10 Lost Martin Luther King speech to be heard after 50 years - NPR

The Guantanamo "suicides": a Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle - Harper's Magazine

1.17.10 Rio Dell City Council meeting Tuesday 1.19.10 6:30pm Agenda (includes the council packet in a searchable format)

Includes: determination whether the expenditure of city funds to a private after hours exercise program for general employees "promotes a valid and substantial public purpose within the mission of the City" (currently the city pays $100 a month for every employee who choses to participate), receipt of the annual police report, approval of an agreement with Winzler & Kelly to study the Mozzetti irrigation site for a groundwater anti-degredation analysis, etc. *the city is no longer pursuing a wastewater treatment plant at the old Eel River Sawmill site but still plans on irrigating the treated effluent at the Mozzetti site.

Earthquake repairs on Lloyd building begin - Times Standard Despite the fact that the entire facade is pulling away from the building and poised to crash down on 5th St., building owner Floyd Squires anticipates spending only $3,000 to make the necessary repairs. Judge J. Michael Brown ruled in favor of Squires in 2008 when the city tried to force earthquake retrofitting of the four-story unreinforced masonry building. Brown ruled that Squires had proven he was "actively working" on the issue despite never haven taken out a building permit for work at the site. Squires also owns the apartment building on H St. that suffered extensive damage as well. Background information on Mr. Squires can be read here.

The great tea party rip-off - New York Times

Why Haiti Matters - Newsweek

1.15.10 Martin Luther King Jr. Turns 81

Pot case forces grocery to close - Eugene Register Guard "After he was fired, Clark’s former employee informed investigators of the alleged food-stamps-for-marijuana plot, according to a search warrant affidavit Bergin filed in October in Lane County Circuit Court." More

1.14.10 Suspected Heroin Dealers Arrested

City of Eureka Code Red emergency notification system update

Taking on City Hall - North Coast Journal

1.13.10 Earthquake Update Damage Assessment.pdf

1.12.10 Rio Dell City Council reverses direction on the new wastewater treatment plant project at the old Eel River Sawmill site in the recently annexed area of Metropolitan (which was annexed specifically for this project) due to the project being "cost prohibitive." Instead, a new SBR wastewater system will be put into the existing facility. Treated effluent will still be discharged onto 24 acres in Metropolitan as originally planned. Numerous studies and presentations by Winzler & Kelly have been paid for over the years regarding this project. Read tonights Wastewater treatment plant presentation by Winzler & Kelly. City staff had even been sent back east to tour a wastewater treatment plant similar to the one the city was considering. For historical information see the 10/28/06 Wastewater Study Session or the 11/6/07 Public Hearing regarding the wastewater plant project for starters.

Murder Suspect Arrested 3 gun shots heard from dispatch...MORE!

Rio Dell Police looking for stabbing suspect after daylight attack on Wildwood Ave.- Times Standard

Old Town Bar and Grill building to be demolished after Saturday's earthquake - Times Standard

Eureka dusts itself off after 6.5 quake - Los Angeles Times

1.11.10 City of Rio Dell to hold a special meeting of the council tomorrow, 1/12 at 5:00pm to decide the policy direction of the proposed wastewater system, amend the scope of service for 2009 Streamlined Water-Effect Ratio Procedure for Discharges of Copper, and receipt of an investigative report regarding the Mozzetti irrigation site, soil and groundwater subsurface issues.

1.10.10 Video footage from inside the Arcata Co-op available at CNN. Click on the video link "earthquake shakes store."

Damage assessment from yesterday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake was given in a multiagency press conference earlier today (footage coming soon). Reports include a chemical spill at the College of the Redwoods resulting in a campus closure, one hospital admission due to a broken hip, water damage in the County Library, limited land slides, some houses knocked off their foundation, fallen chimneys, etc. The Lloyd Building at 5th & D St. is taped off as there is significant damage to the unreinforced masonry building; the facade looks like it is pulling away from from the rest of the building. It was noted in the press conference that the City of Eureka had taken court action in the past to try and force the property owner, Floyd Squires, to improve the property.

Seattle Times earthquake story

Residents are asked to call in reports of any damage suffered. The following are hotline numbers for reporting damage;

Eureka 441-4164

Arcata 822-2426

Ferndale 786-4224

Fortuna 725-7600

County of Humboldt 445-7245

Historic photos of the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquake damage to Humboldt County here

1.9.10 Breaking News! 6.5 earthquake hits Humboldt County at 4:27pm, the epicenter was located 22 miles WNW of Ferndale. USGS information available here. Serious damage; including collapsed houses, houses knocked off of their foundations along with broken windows and broken gas/water lines, reported in Eureka. One fire department's generator reportedly failed which prevented them from opening the bay doors to take the fire trucks out.

Sheriffs update on EarthQuake

5:36pm - FM station 100.3 located in Ferndale reports that the Ferndale Police Department is currently cruising the town to monitor damage and assist as needed. Reports also say that injuries have been reported from the Bayshore Mall in Eureka. At the mall, ceiling panels fell, items were knocked off of the shelves and the floor buckled. Janet at 100.3 says that in Eureka, there are reports of people being "knocked off their feet". There is no official tsunami warning at this time. The earthquake is reported as being felt as far away as Grants Pass, OR and Redding, CA. Fernbridge and Ferndale are reported as having power, and obviously there is some power here in Rio Dell. Trinidad, Orick, Arcata, Blue Lake, Mad River, Dows Prairie and Eureka are reported as not having power. LAN lines seem to be down in McKinleyville. Reports say that the earthquake was not felt in Sacramento. PG&E is urging residents to check for gas leaks - walk around the house if it is safe, use your nose and listen for a hissing sound. Call PG&E if you believe you have a gas leak.

5:48pm - PG&E says that Arcata should have power around 7:45pm, still no tsunami warning.

5:56pm - Earthquake is reported as being felt in Chico, CA. Ferndale is still feeling aftershocks. Did you feel the earthquake? E-mail us at steve@riodelltimes.com.

6:03pm - The USGS has changed their reports of the depth of the 6.5 earthquake to 4.7 miles deep.

6:09pm - Downtown Ferndale is being reported as "a mess", and first time responders are down there. Janet at FM station 100.3 in Ferndale is reporting live. The station number is 786-5978, or 786-KWPT if you have any news for them.

6:47pm - PGE reports 18,000 are without power currently. There have been seven aftershocks so far; the largest was 4.5 at 6:21pm.

personal note: thank goodness for the structural repairs that we were eventually allowed to do on our home that had suffered significant damage from earlier earthquakes. The City of Rio Dell and RCAA did everything possible to prevent the needed repairs to the foundation and structure required by HUD in the CDBG First Time Homebuyers Program; eventually resulting in a grand jury investigation and an investigation by housing and community development (structural report here). Our house would have collapsed in this earthquake if it was left in the condition it was; which was "overlooked" by the local building inspector. We have to wonder if there are other houses out there inspected and "rehabed" by these same people that still have significant structural defects.

Eureka Police Investigate Shooting

Suspicious Death

Schwarzenegger plans deep cuts in the $82.9 billion dollar spending plan introduced Friday - SFGate

1.8.10 H1N1 Vaccine 10 - 2 at Rohner Park Saturday the 9th.

Second Arrest in Van Alstine Murder

The January 5th, 2010 Rio Dell City Council meeting is Online!

1.7.10 Read the full city council packet from the 1.5.10 meeting here; includes check register, council reports and all of the other material provided to the council members (searchable)

Stolen Property Recovered

Monstrous acts: the troubled life and violent death of Greg Hawkins - Northcoast Journal

1.6.10 Arrest made in murder case

EPD arrests 7 in sweep

The "Elect Mike Downey for Humboldt County Sheriff" campaign brings in the endorsements

1.5.10 Rio Dell City Council votes 3-1 (Mayor Woodall dissenting) that fitness camp for the police officers serves a "direct and primary public purpose" which warrants using city funds. All city employees are also eligible for city paid fitness camp; the motion to declare that a "direct and primary public purpose" was tied 2-2 (Woodall and Thompson dissenting and Marks absent). The issue will be on the next agenda again according to Interim City Manager Jim Stretch who had brought up the issue. In his written report to the council, Stretch states "In 40 years of public service, I have address(sic) this topic only once and now in less than one month the issue has presented itself twice. It is highly unusual." The prior issue was the taxpayer funded employee Christmas party held recently at the Riverlodge in Fortuna. The $100 per person monthly fee paid by the city for each employee that decides to participate in fitness camp is in addition to their receiving free water from the city. *Corrected: the Interim City Manager's name is Jim Stretch.

1.4.10 Ryan Christopher Carroll arrested for murder

School placed in lockdown. McKinleyville High School went into lockdown briefly...

1.3.10 The numbers are in. Record Breaking Year for the Rio Dell Times!

2008 to 2009 Yearly Totals:

The Rio Dell Times .com increased visitor traffice 28.6%. Data traffic increased a whopping 76.6%.

In 2009 we had 3,776 unique visitors from around the world.

California's scary sneak preview - Washington Post

California state budget picture bleak as lawmakers head back - Sacramento Bee

Judge rules Schwarzenegger can't furlough 3 unions - Sacramento Bee

 

12.31.09 Barricaded Subject An Arizona man shot and killed himself this morning after barricading himself inside his mother’s Eureka residence late last night.  At about 10:00 p.m...Update! Greg Hawkins was wanted for questioning in the shooting death of Cynthia Langrall in Glendale Arizona-AZCentral.com

Here is the 1.5.10 Rio Dell City Council Meeting 6:30pm - Agenda

Includes: food collaborative business plan presentation by Planwest (to be located at the former Eel River Sawmill site), determination as to whether city funds being used for an employee fitness program has a direct and primary public purpose, changes as to the processing and approval of city warrants, $68,000 progress payment to KG Walters Co. for work related to the solids and disinfection management project, etc.

12.29.09 Part 2 of the December 15th Rio Dell City Council Meeting is online

Community Events updated

12.28.09 Robbery at Local Grocery Store

Part 1 of the December 15th Rio Dell City Council Meeting is online

12.26.09 New laws set to go into effect Jan. 1st in California - Sacramento Bee

Genesis 2.0 Project aka Hadron Super Collider - Vanity Fair

North Korea's Dollar Store - Vanity Fair *Investigation into the organized crime syndicate that funds Kim Jong Il while introducing counterfeit money into the U.S. economy.

12.24.09 Major car accident near Shively Rd. closes Hwy 101. CHP and CalTrans on site trying to remove a large motorhome that was crashed into by a woman in a white SUV who was "doing loops on the northbound side" of Hwy 101 and then "tried to run the other vehicle off the roadway." A total of 3 cars were involved; the motorhome, the white SUV and a third car that wound up pinned underneath the motorhome- CHP Traffic Incident site

Unemployment in California The Sacramento Bee

Unemployment in the US. United States Department of Labor

12.23.09 Grand jury wants three California city councilmembers booted - McClatchy

Schwarzenegger to seek federal help for California budget; threatening "massive" cuts in social services and offshore drilling - Los Angeles Times

12.21.09 Suspicious Death Ruled a Homicide

12.18.09 The disgraced former Blue Lake Police Chief David Ray Gundersen is still in limbo on weapons charges. The next court date is January 15th, 2010 for another disposition hearing.

12.17.09 Gang Sweep in Eureka; 4 arrests made

Marijuana Investigation and Arrest. Lots of guns lots of pot etc.

also : Methamphetemine Arrest

12.16.09 Search warrant served in Rio Dell, stolen property recovered Ruth and Douglas Boltzen of Ogle Ave. arrested.

Free H1N1 vaccine shots offered Saturday 12/19/09 from 10:00 - 2:00 at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. Contact Humboldt County Public Health for more information.

Kill the healthcare bill - CBS News The watered down "reform" now being debated is nothing more than a massive gift to the insurance and pharmaceutical industry. The senate has opposed any measures that would lower costs, decrease the profit margins of their largest donors or provide basic healthcare to the millions that are currently uninsured or underinsured. The Obama administration is desperate to pass any healthcare legislation, no matter how pathetic and ineffectual it might be.

12.15.09 Rio Dell City Council Meeting 6:30pm - Agenda

Includes discussion regarding the legality of using scarce city funds to pay for city employee Christmas party at Riverlodge in Fortuna ($200 deposit has already been paid) (the two employee groups eventually agreed to pay for their own Christmas party rather than use public money as they have done every year), possible exploration of funding options to consider a city owned water bottling enterprise (utilizing the old springs that used to provide Rio Dell water decades ago), public hearing regarding the planning commissions' denial of the minor subdivision application for Anthony Micheli (denial was upheld, effectively ending the proposed development), etc. Video will be coming soon.

12.14.09 Death Investigation Update

Felony Evading and DUI Arrest

Humboldt County's pot culture is a boon for some, irritant to others - Sacramento Bee

Intoxicated by power, Blair tricked us into war - London Times re. public inquiry into the build up to the Iraq invasion. This is a vitally important inquiry that the U.S. doesn't have the courage to undertake; there is a deafening silence from the mainstream media regarding this inquiry.

12.13.09 Death Investigation

Extreme Ice Survey - time lapse video and hi-definition photos of glaciers

12.12.09 Number of Cops Fatally Shot Up 24% in 2009 - CBS News

Humboldt Creamery nightmare continues - Times Standard

Scotia Forever (letter to the editor) Northcoast Journal

Cleanup Mess - Northcoast Journal re. the balloon track cleanup project in Eureka

The pros and cons of expanding medicare - Time re. proposal to expand medicare to those 55-64

12.11.09 The most recent Rio Dell City Council Meeting is Online. The audio is greatly enhanced by Steven L. Wolff. Extreme countermeasures are in effect for the low talkers. More to come!

12.10.09 Bank Robbery and Arrest

12.9.09 Fourth Humboldt County H1N1 Death Reported

also: Burglary Arrest

12.7.09 Bank Robbery of Bank of America

12.5.09 Humboldt County District Attorney offers a plea bargain in the Whitmill & Flores case; Nicole Quigley (9) was killed by these two racing at speeds over 100 mph on State Route 299 while drunk. The plea was accepted and will result in gross vehicular manslaughter charges rather than murder. The father of the victim states "We have the most incompetent DA in the state." - Times Standard

12.4.09 Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services H1N1 Update

12.3.09 RTC Tech Business Award Winner

12.2.09 Mushroom Fair 2009

12.1.09 City Council Meeting 6:30pm Agenda Includes two public hearings and final approval of amendments to business license ordinances and street dedication and improvement for the maintenance and repair of sidewalks. *The city council packet from the last meeting is available here; which provides the details about the street dedication and repair of sidewalks amendment in a searchable .pdf file. The city is also going to request quotes from qualified law firms to provide city legal services which are currently provided by David Martinek. Read the agenda for more items...

There will also be a Public Hearing on December 4th at 3:00pm regarding the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning and Technical Assistance General Allocation application. The city is seeking public input at the meeting or in writing however the materials a person would need to review in order to offer an opinion are only available at City Hall during open business hours.

 

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Chicken Documentary Hour

California Grand Jury Association
Rio Dell responds to the Grand Jury Alonzo Painter (Pioneer Rio Dell California)
Audio Gallery Rio Dell Planning Commission
Picture Gallery FBI (Report Public Corruption)
Video Gallery National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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Kids Corner

Rio Dell Water by Marylynn Wolff
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