Conditions prime for bullshit on the North Coast

Preschool teacher hands Girard his ass

A quick word of advice to (current) Community Development Disservices Director Kirk Girard: Don’t piss off the smart people. An example thereof is one Hilary Mosher, a woman whose attempt to open a preschool in McKinleyville reads like something from a Kafka novel. Her story, which she tells in a Times-Standard guest op, goes something [...]

Times-Standard Paradox

Permanent override for times-standard.com paywall

Are you tired of those irritating subscription pop-ups? Do you have to delete your cookies several times a day? In your opinion, is “delete your cookies” one of the most annoying phrases in the English language? Do you wish there was a more enjoyable way to steal content from the Times-Standard online? Well, we did [...]

Imperial Douche Lovelace plots overthrow of Humboldt Mirror

EMPIRE FALLS: Kirk Girard out at Building and Planning?

Inside sources say longtime Community Development Disservices Director Kirk Girard will no longer run the Building and Planning Divisions. He will retain control of Economic Development and Natural Resources, at least for now. No specific reasons were given for the change–probably because the list is too damn long. Girard’s recent cock-up over the multifamily housing [...]

Neely for Congress, Gallegos for Assembly, Clendenen for Mayor McCheese?

Congresswoman Neely? Assemblyman Gallegos? Get ready for your election gossip roundup. Word around town is that Bonnie Neely is itching to get back into the political game following her  ignominious defeat by Virginia Bass in November. But will she try to go from failed county supervisor to First District U.S. Congresswoman? An endorsement from Mike Thompson, who [...]

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