Grand Jury finds EPD failed to follow own policies in handling ‘report of wrongdoing which may have involved an elected official’

Damn shame we have absolutely no idea what that’s about, isn’t it? The Grand Jury concluded that although the Eureka Police Department handled the unexplained matter “without following what little protocol their own manual contains,” and that one “member of the EPD” said it “wasn’t that important” for existing protocols to be followed in this [...]

Eight former Eureka mayors and councilmembers kick Linda Atkins’ ass

Once in a while, Times-Standard employees put something absolutely riveting in the pages of their newspaper. Almost never did they write it themselves. Today’s example of both is a guest opinion piece submitted by former city of Eureka representatives Mike Jones, Jeff Leonard, Virginia Bass, Mary Beth Wolford, Polly Endert, Cherie Arkley, Connie Miller and [...]

Sixteen (Roman) Candles

The Biggest Loser

Even though it’s still a sore subject over at the Big Hammer headquarters, it’s worth mentioning again which local millionaire shelled out the dough in November’s election. The November election showed that big donations don’t always guarantee a win in Eureka. Bill and Elizabeth Pierson filed a major donor expenditure statement, indicating they donated $44,000 [...]

Bayshore Best Buy?

As previously tweeted by capdiamont, rumors abound that the electronics superstore Best Buy has inked an agreement to open a retail outlet in the Bayshore Mall. While there has been no official announcement yet (and we’re wrong about most things), it’s never too early for the progs to bang on about how the world will end, [...]

Three Stooges to make rare radio appearance

You do not want to miss this. KSLG’s charity event Friday at the Eureka Co-Op will include interviews with three of the county’s biggest knob-jobs–one in power, one out, and one holding on for dear life while his well-worn resume is passed over by every cop shop in Northern California. According to a KSLG media alert, the schedule is as [...]

‘Nothing is more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose.’

Kuhnel goes on the Pierson payroll

  After weeks of declining to state publicly his opposition to the Marina Center, Third Ward city council candidate Ron Kuhnel made his stance refreshingly clear when he accepted a $2,000 campaign contribution from the man who stands to gain the most from the project’s continued obstruction. Bill “the Big Hammer” Pierson previously ponied up two large for First Ward incumbent Larry Glass [...]

Were Larry Glass heading toward his own political Alamo, would anyone explain to him what that meant?

As support for Eureka Ward 1 challenger Marian Brady continues to grow, some are wondering whether the political aspirations of the great Larry Glass may have hit the skids. How could that be? It seems like only yesterday he was voted the county’s most popular public official. Although by stupid people. Who never met him. But after his [...]

Humboldt Gothic

Yes, Dynamohum, in truth you could benefit from a PhotoShop class. But so could we!! Regardless, we’re glad the spirit is willing, even if the technical skills are, shall we say, weak. Thanks for sending this along!

SHOCKER: Prog blog reports Larry Glass is right about something else

In a development sure to set the blogosphere ablaze, the Humboldt Herald announced that, once again, Larry Glass was right about something, while everyone Larry Glass dislikes was wrong. This most recent incident comes hard on the heels of previous Humboldt Herald reports that Glass knew something no one else knew, said something no one [...]

Larry Glass wants to punt tough zoo decision to voters

According to the Times-Standard, Larry Glass has secured a spot at tomorrow’s City Council meeting to ask that the fate of the Sequoia Park Zoo’s city-subsidized funding be placed in the hands of voters on an upcoming ballot as the city grapples with the sticky situation of cutting $2.5 million in midyear budget adjustments. How [...]

George Clark: Still kind of a dumbfuck

In yesterday’s Times-Standard, failed city council candidate George Clark articulates some of the genius that sent his campaign straight down the ol’ crapper last fall. A few highlights: If 75 percent of residents cannot afford home ownership, give them no jobs. That will help. If the Balloon Track is “essential for growth that actually begins [...]

Still no conflict?

So if it’s not a conflict if Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass has a years-long personal vendetta against a developer whose project he’s reviewing, and not a conflict if Larry founded and fronted a group that exists solely to oppose the project, and not a conflict if Larry distributed T-shirts and bumper stickers ridiculing the [...]

Some don’t like it hot

DynamoHum, a Mirror regular and occasional Graphics Department volunteer, sent us an e-mail this morning boasting of a recent accomplishment. Did he win the lottery? Save the whales? Ink a book deal? Better. It came in under the headline “Finally banned from Heraldo.” I guess I wanted it….but it finally happened. “Hot Larry” did it. [...]