Daniel Mintz Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors has appointed a local Realtor who is the former executive director of the Northcoast Regional Land Trust to the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC). At the board’s April 9 meeting, Maya Conrad was unanimously voted to fill a vacant at-large McKMAC seat. Also…
Arcata Community Forest gains 49-acre Forsyth Tract
City of Arcata press release THE CITY OF ARCATA EXPANDS THE ARCATA COMMUNITY FOREST BY 49 ACRES Arcata, CA, April 19, 2019 – The City of Arcata Environmental Services Department is pleased to announce that the City recently closed escrow on a long sought after 49-acre expansion of the Arcata Community Forest. The acquisition was…
Arcata gets $400K for homeless housing and health
City of Arcata press release CITY OF ARCATA AWARDED $400K IN COUNTY HOMELESS EMERGENCY AID PROGRAM FUNDING Arcata, CA, April 19, 2018 – The City of Arcata is excited to announce that the County of Humboldt has recently awarded the City with $400,000 in Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding. The funding awarded will be…
Why that Iris field on the Arcata Bottom suddenly turned orange
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA BOTTOM – Residents of the Arcata Bottom, and those who love its wide-open spaces, were recently surprised to see a huge field off Foster Avenue suddenly turn orange. Some thought it had been sprayed with an orange substance. The parcel, APN 506-141-019-000 at 3125 Foster Avenue, is owned…
OysterFest beer choice again riles local brewers
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – When bivalve-enthirstened attendees at the 29th Annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival sidle up to the beer taps on Saturday, June 15, they’ll have three choices, all of one brand: SeaQuake Space Sailor IPA, Fogline Pale Ale, or Blonde Ale. SeaQuake, a Crescent City brewery (and pub) has…
Current and retired North Coast legislators send strong rebuke on KHSU dismantling
April 16, 2019 Chancellor Timothy P. White California State University Office of the Chancellor 401 Golden Shore Long Beach, CA 90802 Re: KHSU Shut Down Dear Chancellor White, We are writing today out of grave concern for the way our local community radio station, KHSU, was shut down and abandoned by Humboldt State’s executive leadership.…
The complete Humboldt State University Senate Resolution on KHSU
Mad River Union HUMBOLDT STATE – Below is the final version of the HSU University Senate’s “Sense of the Senate Resolution on KHSU,”, incorporating amendments made at the April 16 meeting. The vote was 75 percent in favor, 18 percent abstaining and 7 percent opposed. The votes by individual senators may be viewed here. HUMBOLDT…
‘Radiocide’ by James Floss
Mad River Union HUMBOLDTSTATE – This poem was recited before Humboldt State’s University Senate at its Tuesday, April 16 meeting. RADIOCIDE by James Floss Unspeakable violence Occurred yesterday as A culture was snuffed Roots rich it had, a Rhizome Rhapsody, a Convivial confluence Unspeakable harm Was done to our home Voices familiar silenced A culture…
KHSU 90.5 FM gutted, silenced
Citing costs, HSU Admin purges most staff, the rest resign; Chico feed takes over; station community livid, organizing; sponsors quit, donors claim fraud, demand refunds; future plans vague, uncertain Public radio station’s airwaves go dead on Sunday as outrage mounts Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The biggest mediaquake to hit Humboldt in…
HSU Journalism Dept. issues statement on KHSU dismantling
TO: Humboldt State University and radio-listening community FROM: HSU Department of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty DATE: April 16, 2019 RE: KHSU Radio We were surprised and dismayed at last week’s layoffs at KHSU radio station. Because students, alumni and community partners have asked, we would like to make it clear that our department was…