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The Lost Coast Outpost serves as the online hub for Humboldt County. This platform is run by Lost Coast Communications, a locally owned and independent media organization based in Humboldt County, California.

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REPORT: Horse Racing at the Humboldt County Fair is Still Just Barely a Possibility, Following Today's Meeting of the Racing Board

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Hank Sims

It looks like the dream of keeping horse racing alive at the Humboldt County Fair is just barely hanging on by a thread, following today’s meeting of the California Horse Racing Board. According to an excellent report on the Daily Racing Form’s website, the board voted 3-2 to deny the fair’s request for seven days on the racing schedule. But the board is currently short of members, and four votes are required to take definitive action on such a request.
After Another Tense Meeting, Eureka City Council Decides to Revisit Controversial Homeless Camping Ordinance Next Month

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Isabella Vanderheiden

###PREVIOUSLY: Eureka City Council Tables Decision on Controversial Ordinance That Would Increase Penalties Against Unhoused Residents###Weeks after the Eureka City Council’s grueling seven-and-a-half-hour discussion over a proposed ordinance to increase penalties for people living in unauthorized homeless encampments, tensions remain high.
GAME ON: New Arcade to Bring Black Light Mini Golf and Laser Tag to Old Town Eureka

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Isabella Vanderheiden

Isabella Vanderheiden / @ 7:34 a.m. / Community, Family ###Some kids want to be astronauts when they grow up. Others picture themselves as doctors or lawyers. Jacob Day, on the other hand, has always wanted to own an arcade, and, after more than 20 years of dreaming, his vision is finally becoming a reality.
Eureka DMV to Close Bayshore Mall Office Next Month, Relocate to Former Harley-Davidson Site

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Isabella Vanderheiden

###After a five-and-a-half-year stay at the Bayshore Mall, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is relocating its Eureka office to its new home at 2500 Sixth Street — the former Redwood Harley-Davidson location at the north end of town, just off Highway 101. According to a flyer posted at the Bayshore Mall office, the DMV will shutter its current location at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 16. The new Eureka location will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4.
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Board to Consider New Rules for Kernen Construction’s Glendale Operation

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Isabella Vanderheiden

Isabella Vanderheiden / @ 12:16 p.m. / Agendizer ###PREVIOUSLY:An Environmental Dispute Over Kernen Construction is Tormenting a Glendale Neighborhood and Taking Up a Lot of Government TimeTODAY in SUPES: County Agrees to Pursue Settlement of Kernen Construction’s Permit Issues as Employees Pack the House###The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is poised to approve new permitting restrictions for Kernen Construction’s controversial rock aggregate processing operation in Glendale.
With Its Maine Project Dead, Nordic Aquafarms is Seeking New Investors and Facing a Longer Timeline for Its Land-Based Fish Factory on the Samoa Peninsula

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###Three months after cutting bait on plans to build a $500 million fish factory in Belfast, Maine, Nordic Aquafarms is courting new investors and facing a longer, more complicated timeline for a similar project along Humboldt Bay.
Eureka Police Issue 'Silver Alert' for a Missing 70-Year-Old Woman

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

Ryan Burns / @ 3:25 p.m. / Breaking News Many of us received a loud alert on our phones and laptops around 3:13 p.m. and another one 10 minutes later. These were “Silver Alerts” notifying the public of a missing, at-risk 70-year-old woman, Connie Jones, who was last seen this afternoon around 12:45 behind the Ace Hardware at Harris and Harrison streets in Eureka. The alert was activated by the Eureka Police Department. Jones is believed to be on foot.
Orick Residents, at Perpetual Risk of Catastrophic Flood, Get Their First Glimpse at Massive Plan to Restore Redwood Creek

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Isabella Vanderheiden

###PREVIOUSLY: There’s a Ticking Time Bomb in the Heart of Orick, and It’s Not Clear Whether Anybody Can Do Anything About It###Two dozen residents gathered Wednesday at the Orick Community Hall to learn more about the Redwood Creek Estuary Restoration Project, a massive undertaking to reroute the creek and restore critical fish habitat — and, perhaps, provide some measure of enhanced flood protection for the vulnerable town.
Humboldt Community Services District Agrees to Pursue Annexation of North McKay Ranch Subdivision Site

2 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###The North McKay Ranch subdivision, a proposed mixed-use development with plans for up to 320 housing units, took a big step forward last night as the Humboldt Community Services District’s (HCSD) Board of Directors agreed to pursue annexation of the 81-acre project site in Cutten.
All Simulated Hell Will Break Out Around St. Bernard's Today

2 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Hank Sims

The Eureka Police Department, via its Facebook, is promising lights, sirens, ambulances, people scurrying here and there and even helicopters sometime today, as the St. Bernard’s student body gets one of those dramatic scared-straight lessons about the dangers of drunk driving. It’s gonna be one of those deals where everyone simulates a gory car crash right out in front of the school.