Loleta
Loleta, CA · Municipal
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Ferndale’s Skeletons Are Getting Fired Up
If you thought there were already too many skeletons in Ferndale, brace yourselves… because more are popping up daily, and this newest addition is guaranteed to SET THE TOWN ABLAZE!. Following the recent headlines surrounding a proposed boycott of Ferndale businesses over the town’s beloved “Skeletons on Main Street,”...
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‘This Is a Real Strike’: SEIU Union State Workers Picket in Eureka
Unionized State workers formed a picket line on the corner of K and Fifth Streets, across from Eureka’s City Hall on Wednesday as part of a one-day strike by SEIU Local 1000. It is the first strike in the union’s history, according to the local steward, and according to...
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Arcata Will Buy Ravine Parcel, Kick Off Landslide Repair
A brief Arcata City Council meeting culminated in the councilmembers agreeing to authorize the city’s purchase of a parcel of land so the city could begin fixing up a street rendered unusable for over a year now by a landslide. A landslide took the intersection of B and 11th...
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St. Vincent de Paul’s Painting Class Gives Eureka’s Unhoused Residents an ‘Opportunity to Shine’
On a recent rainy afternoon at St. Vincent de Paul’s dining facility in Eureka, a small group of artists hunch over tables cluttered with art supplies, homemade almond cookies and half-finished paintings. The laughter of Free Meal volunteers and Elton John’s Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” fills the room as the painters quietly bring their creations to life.
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2004 City of Arcata Loans on Mayor White’s Home Still Unresolved
Mayor Kimberley White is seeking to resolve City of Arcata housing loans that remain in the name of her late former husband. The matter’s two-decade history includes a documented 43-payment delinquency, an apparent 2017 authorization to transfer the loans and a Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) review of whether the transfer can proceed while she serves on the city council.
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Letter Writer Says Online Shopping Is Draining Fortuna, Backs Measure D
Remember opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect that of Redheaded Blackbelt nor have we checked the letters for accuracy. As a long-time local merchant and resident of Fortuna, I’m supporting Measure D, which will raise sales tax in the City of Fortuna by ¾ of 1%, from 9.5% to 10.25%.
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Former Arcata Planning Chief David Loya Named 2026 Responsible Transportation Champion
Press release from the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities:. The Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP) has named former City of Arcata Community Development Director David Loya as the 2026 Responsible Transportation Champion. The annual award is given to local people who further CRTP’s mission of “promoting transportation solutions that protect and support a healthy environment, healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy economy on the North Coast.”