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Eureka talks medical marijuana; advocates offer suggestions on Eureka ordinance

Donna Tam/The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

Medical marijuana advocates told the city of Eureka Tuesday night that its ordinance regulating medical marijuana was a good start, but they still had plenty of suggestions.

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Sacramento budget virus spreads the infection to counties; legislative advocate lays out bleak road ahead as state crisis deepens

John Driscoll/The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

California’s counties are losing guarantees of state funding for transportation and conservation but remain on the hook to pay for road projects and land tax agreements, a Humboldt County legislative advocate told the Board of Supervisors

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Arcata wraps up goal setting sessions; council will vote on final draft at later meeting

Allison White/The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

The Arcata City Council built the framework for plans in 2010 as they wrapped up their goal- and priority-setting sessions for the city Tuesday night. Over the course of three study sessions that began last week, City staff, committee members and

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HSU senate: Cut low-ranked programs first

Allison White/The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

The Humboldt State University Academic Senate voted to eliminate one minor program and suspend another Tuesday, and also discussed the first programs that will be looked at for elimination.

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PG&E finalizes planned outage impact area in Arcata, McKinleyville

The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

Revisions to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s planned outage were finalized Tuesday after requests from the city of Arcata changed some of the areas impacted.

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Election Roundup: Gallegos announces endorsements

The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

The campaign to re-elect Paul Gallegos announced a host of endorsements Tuesday for Humboldt County’s incumbent district attorney. Former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Chief Executive Officer

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Arcata basketball coach arraigned on molestation charges

Chris Durant/The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

Timothy Ryan Dossey, an assistant Arcata High School girls basketball coach who was arrested last week on suspicion of child molestation and sending harmful materials to seduce a minor, was arraigned in Humboldt County Superior Court on Tuesday.

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Highway 199 open, Route 96 stays shut

The Times-Standard @ March 10, 2010 # Comments Off

Caltrans reopened U.S. Highway 199 outside Crescent City Tuesday, a day after a rock slide blocked the road. About 2,000 cubic yards of rock slid onto the road at mile post 21.

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Another highway closed by rock slide; Caltrans unsure when Highway 199, Route 96 will reopen

John Driscoll/The Times-Standard @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

U.S. Highway 199 was shut by a rock slide early Monday morning, making it the second main road in the area to be closed in about a week. Caltrans crews began clearing the road Monday, working from both sides of the slide at milepost 21.

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Murder arrest made in case missing McKinleyville man Jerry George

Chris Durant/The Times-Standard @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

A resident of the home where missing McKinleyville man Jerry George was last seen was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said investigators and members of the Eureka Police Department’s Problem

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