Community Development has done plenty of communicating about the General Plan Update, thank you, which is why they now have to do a shit-ton more of it

After months of attributing concerns about inadequate communication regarding the county’s General Plan Update to “special interest groups” spreading “misinformation,” Both Kirk Girard and his snarky senior planner Martha Spencer admitted today that they had failed to incorporate or even solicit input from key stakeholders. The admissions were made near the start of a six-hour [...]

Stranger in a strange town

This Times-Standard reader says public officials should make decisions based on the public’s best interest. He must not be from here. Sidestepping the process Letter to the Editor, Jan. 22, 2011 I attended the Jan. 18 Board of Supervisors meeting in which the reappointment of outgoing Planning Commissioner Emad, was a vocal, focal point. I applaud Mr. Emad [...]

The tragical history of Dr. Faust

Remember Faust? No, sillies. The other Faust. Goethe and Marlowe’s Faust, that German fellow with the awkward syntax who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for–well, something. We forget what. Knowledge. Power. An extra two inches. Does it matter? The story itself is your standard-issue dog turns into a devil, offers to serve Faust [...]

Welcome to Suckville

Here’s a little good news for you scare junkies out there so worried about Humboldt County turning into the next Santa Rosa. No worries, friends, because we’ve already turned into the next San Francisco!! Awesome! San Francisco City Councilman moves family out of San Francisco by C.W. Nevius San Francisco Chronicle Supervisor Chris Daly, the [...]

Woolley to step down into hole he dug himself

Citing years of his own mismanagement, Humboldt County Supervisor John Woolley announced Monday that he would not run for re-election in November. “I’ve devoted 11 years of my life to rewarding my friends, punishing my enemies, and keeping my daily 5 p.m. drink-date at the Waterfront Café,” the 64-year-old said in a written statement. Woolley [...]