Kevin Hoover


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Temp drops, furnace lights, plywood burns on Iverson Avenue

Damage to the residence was limited primarily to the living room area and hallway with damage estimated at $10,000. Fire personnel conducted an origin and cause investigation and determined that the fire was accidental and caused by plywood being stacked on top of the floor furnace that was believed to be shut off. ... READ MORE >

Tree lands on Beverly Drive house, kills utilities for Pneumonia Gulch

A resident said that they were told by PG&E that 28 residences were affected by the outage, which could take 1 to 6 days to repair.... READ MORE >

Arcata House activates stepped-up Extreme Weather Shelter

“Why now?” is a popular question asked of Spoor. The simple answer is because now, it’s possible. Open a month, the 60-unit Grove is just finding its groove, and not resting on its laurels. “We just kicked it into gear and did it,” Spoor said. Grove residents, she said, have been “wonderful and welcoming.”... READ MORE >

Mistake-riddled Craftsman housing DEIR glosses over deep challenges to fire response

“The DEIR does not provide an adequate fire protection services baseline or adequately analyze potential impacts of substantially increased services needs and response to multi-story buildings and approximately 1,000 new student residents,” Mendosa stated in the letter. “These omissions... must be addressed and the DEIR recirculated.” ... READ MORE >

Escobedo resigns Arcata Chamber after 11 weeks

Executive Director Anisa Escobedo resigned from her position at the Arcata Chamber of Commerce due to ongoing differences in operational and organizational leadership with 2022 Board Chair Cyril Oberlander, Cal Poly, Humboldt. "Escobedo Stated"... READ MORE >

Marimba One patents tree-saving tonewood alternative

Marimba One ARCATA – Marimba One, manufacturer of the world’s finest percussion keyboards and mallets, announces that on Oct. 25, 2022 they were granted a patent for a new groundbreaking synthetic acoustic material.  It was developed by Ron Samuels and the team at Marimba One over a 10-year period.  The new invention can be formulated to sound just like Honduras... READ MORE >

Stinkfoot Orchestra at Humbrews: a review and pre-show briefing

That’s right, you heard right, the SFO will be back in Arcata Saturday, Dec. 17. It’s the second-best $25 you ever spent on a Humbrews show, with Mr. Keneally’s mind-bending, jaw-dropping, uvula-squishing show topping the charts (in my booklet, anyway). Tickets are $25; doors at 8 p.m.; show at 9 p.m ... READ MORE >

White, Matthews sworn in to new Arcata council

The new council went on to elect its officers. Mayor Stacy Atkins-Salazar nominated Vice Mayor Sarah Schaefer to be mayor, the motion was seconded by Matthews, and the ex-mayor and her replacement then swapped seats. ... READ MORE >

Marsh sledge hammer attacker found guilty

Campbell struck the victim at least three times in the head with a sledgehammer. The victim testified to his injuries as well as significant blood loss at the scene. ... READ MORE >

Arcata voters Put the Earth (flag) On Top

"We cannot have a healthy nation unless we have a healthy Earth, and then having a healthy Earth needs to be our priority. And that’s what the flag on top symbolizes, is for us to focus our attention on the priority of a healthy and peaceful Earth."... READ MORE >