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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010
Arcata Eye – Responding to concerns about economic and public safety impacts expressed by Arcata business and government, PG&E has modified its plans for this weekend’s planned power outage. Tuesday morning, City officials and PG&E personnel gathered at City Hall to exchange details on areas affected, the outage’s expected duration and to coordinate response.
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010
Arcata Eye – In the four-to-one vote on Wednesday the City Council approved the ordinance, which prohibits any form of panhandling in specific areas, with a distance of 20 feet considered a buffer that would create a sort of comfort zone for citizens.
Tags: Arcata, Arcata Eye, attorney, ca, California, CAMP, Cannabis, city council, court, Dave Meserve, downtown, Fortuna, homeless, Humboldt, Kevin L. Hoover, law, Local, Northern California, Ukiah, UPD, vote
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 10 March 2010
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 rivers, and Humboldt County may get involved after comments at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Fisheries biologist Pat Higgins said dams need to be removed, and “the time for action is now.”
“We can’t wait for FERC,” Higgins said, referring to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “We’ve been FERCing around with them for too long.”
The county may get involved in the FOER’s effort, according to Supervisor Jimmy Smith. He said he will bring more information to the Board in a future meeting when the topic can be put on the agenda. The Board was prevented from taking action Tuesday because the issue was raised during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Supervisor Clif Clendenen called for the return of historic flows to the Eel during his 2008 campaign.
Congressman Mike Thompson told KMUD in 2008 that Eel River water wouldn’t be returned “any time soon.” Perhaps he’ll find some enthusiasm in light of recent bad news for both rivers.
For more check out FOER’s press release announcing their petition:
There were over 500,000 salmon in the Eel River Basin before the operation of PG&E’s PVP hydroelectric operations. Last year’s count came in at fewer than 500. And on the Russian River, the threat to endangered salmon and steelhead is equally dire. During the peak spawning months, the diversion of Eel River water into the Russian River creates flows that have been too high for fish in critical reaches of the Russian River; flows which must be reduced by a mandate of NMFS’ Russian River Biological Opinion 2008.
KMUD aired audio from the Supervisors meeting on Tuesday’s 6:00 news, which can be heard in the archives.
Tags: ca, California, CAMP, coast, Eel River, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Jimmy Smith, Mike Thompson, Northern California, PG&E, Salmon, steelhead, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 06 March 2010
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally noticed PG&E’s filing of the Draft Pilot License Application (DPLA) and Notice of Intent to file a Final Pilot License Application for the Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project. This notice can be found on the FERC website at the following link: http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20100303-3011.
Tags: ca, California, Humboldt, Humboldt County, PG&E, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 06 March 2010
[Arcata Eye] On Thursday, March 4, 2010 26-year-old Timothy Ryan Dossey of Arcata, was arrested by the Arcata Police. Dossey was booked at the Humboldt County Jail on charges of Child Molestation and Sending Harmful Matter to Seduce a Minor.
Tags: Arcata, Arcata High School, Arcata Police Department, ca, California, CAMP, employment, HSU, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County Jail, Humboldt State University, Local, Northern California, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 02 March 2010
Someone was spotted digging through the Creekview recycling. The subject was gone when UPD arrived. Worst case scenario: Somebody escaped with a potentially dangerous amount of empty soda bottles. Best case scenario: Raccoon in disguise. Let’s just hope for the best.
Tags: HSU, Humboldt, pot, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 27 February 2010
Hawaii is bracing for a tsunami following a massive quake that hit Chile at 3:34am local time. The first waves are expected to hit the island state at 11:19 am.
Coastal California is under a lower-grade advisory, so use caution in your whereabouts for the next several hours.
[UPDATE: The National Weather Service predicts a wave will hit San Francisco at 1:26 pm and Crescent City at 1:46 pm.]
At least 78 122 are dead from today’s earthquake.
The same area of Chile was rocked by a 9.5 earthquake in May of 1960.
Tags: California, coast, Crescent City, earthquake, Humboldt, Local, Northern California, San Francisco, tsunami, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 27 February 2010
Tsunami advisory in effect; biggest surge about 1:46 p.m.; significant inundation not expected [Daily Triplicate]
RELATED STORY: Large scale tsunami expected in Hawaii (20100227108314/News/Local-News/OFF-THE-WIRE-Hawaii-blasts-sirens-warning-of-possible-tsunami)
A tsunami advisory has been issued for the Pacific Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. Crescent City’s biggest surge is forecast for 1:46 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.
That surge is calculated to be up to 2 feet above normal levels, and surges could continue for several hours.
By comparison, the biggest wave of the destructive 1964 tsunami here was estimated at 22 feet above the mean low tide level, meaning it was 16 feet above the tide at the time.
The chart for today shows a high tide at 10:01 a.m. at 7.7 feet, so it will be about halfway out at 1:46 p.m.
Unlike tsunami warnings, tsunami advisories are for areas not expected to experience significant damage. Nevertheless, Crescent City Harbor is considered to be especially at risk, according to the NWS.
“That’s where we’re going to be focusing most of our attention, that and the low-lying areas,” said Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Commander Bill Steven.
“We’ve activated the emergency operations center at the Flynn Center (981 H St.),” said Steven.
The NWS said coastal residents in tsunami advisory areas, including Crescent City, Klamath and Smith River, should move out of the water, off of the beach and out of harbors and marinas.
“In the meantime we’ve been putting out advisories over the radio for people to keep away from low-lying coastal areas,” said Steven.
People with vessels in the Crescent City Harbor have also been contacted.
“We’ve been in contact with boat owners so they have time to do what they need to do,” said Steven.
Steven said the emergency operations center will be operating well into tonight, in order to keep up with all updated information.
The commander also advised after the first surge, all area residents should be wary of rip-currents created when the surge rolls back.
Tags: coast, Crescent City, earthquake, Humboldt, Klamath, Local, Smith River, tsunami, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 24 February 2010
A joint meeting between the Crescent City Council and Del Norte County Board of Supervisors on Monday produced a lot of dialogue but little results.
The two groups met to discuss possible areas of coordination and received updates on aspects of governing, such as building inspection, where they already work together.
Tags: California, city council, Crescent City, Del Norte County, Humboldt, Northern California, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 22 February 2010
The Trinidad City Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Town Hall, 409 Trinity St. In addition to council member reports, the council will hear an update and hold a discussion regarding progress of the city’s general plan update.
Tags: city council, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Trinidad, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 17 February 2010
UPD received report of a suspicious looking backpack abandoned in the cashier’s office. The backpack was determined not to contain a bomb, live tiger, or container of swine flu, and therefore was not dangerous.
Tags: HSU, Humboldt, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 17 February 2010
The Humboldt State University Police Department is seeking any information that sheds light or produces suspects in an apparently unprovoked assault that occurred on campus early Sunday morning near the Arts Building.
Tags: assault, CAMP, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Humboldt State University, Local, University Police, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 10 February 2010
Weekly wrap-up of police reports from Arcata’s Humboldt State University campus police.
Tags: CAMP, HSU, Humboldt, Humboldt County News, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 01 February 2010
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday to receive an update on the state and federal budget and a revised class description for a code enforcement investigator.
Tags: Humboldt, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, Humboldt County News, Local, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 27 January 2010
The race for Humboldt County District Attorney is about to go richter. Sources say former deputy DA Allison Jackson has thrown her hat in what is sure to be a fiery ring.
Tags: attorney, California, CAMP, coast, District Attorney, Gallegos, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Local, Northern California, UPD
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