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State Sen. Mike McGuire lauded the work done on the Great Redwood Trail in a town hall on 12 Aug. 2025, in Healdsberg, as outdoor restoration is proceeding on the former railway line. (Mike McGuire’s X account/Contributed)Courtesy photo from Mike Mcguire.

What’s next for the Great Redwood Trail? Officials field questions in town hall

August 16, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Four years after the Great Redwood Trail Act was signed into law, officials fielded questions about work on the planned 320-mile trail, in a town hall hosted by state Sen....

One incident detailed in the letter was on Oct. 7 2024. One protester draws a line on the quad with chalk, penning the words “Zio corner,” where students tabled there to talk about the Oct. 7 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, waving Israeli flags. Later, the Lost Coast Outpost reported one activist threw red paint on students. (Sage Alexander/Times-Standard)

Complaint filed against Cal Poly Humboldt over treatment of Jewish students

March 11, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

The complaint, which urges the federal Office for Civil Rights to investigate the university under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, states “the university has not taken...

During a presentation on academic affairs, reduction targets were discussed from $4.2 million to $7.6. In any scenario, programs would be eliminated, said Provost Jenn Capps. (Screenshot)

Cal Poly Humboldt wading through ‘sobering’ budget reductions

March 6, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt is currently tasked with making millions in cuts for the upcoming year. At a University Resources and Planning Committee meeting Friday, department heads presented on what varying...

Betty Chinn’s Blue Angel Village is located in Eureka and has operated for several years. Another location with small living spaces is set to open up later this year. (Sage Alexander/Times-Standard)

From tents to tiny homes: Permitting pathway created for emergency villages

September 10, 2024 at 7:34 a.m.

"It's nice to have a bed, a dresser, to be able to shut a door by yourself and sleep," one local homeless man told the Times-Standard about living in the...

Chevron in Eureka along highway 101 pictured Monday, April 8 2024. (Sage Alexander/Times-Standard)

Humboldt, Del Norte counties top gas prices in California amid statewide surge

April 10, 2024 at 6:33 a.m.

Gas price tracking databases like the American Automobile Association and GasBuddy show that amid a statewide surge in prices for gasoline, Humboldt and Del Norte counties were among the highest...

Candles were set out in Old Town Eureka next to the gazebo in 2021 to memorialize Humboldt County’s homeless residents who died. (Jackson Guilfoil/The Times-Standard)

Capitol Tracker | Bill on reviewing homeless deaths signed into law

September 6, 2023 at 12:55 p.m.

A state assembly bill was signed into law Friday that allows counties in California to create committees to investigate the deaths of homeless people. Advocates for the bill say this...

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