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HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have tribe’s trinity river coho fishery on path to extinction
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24):. Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list of endangered American rivers. https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/trinity-river-named-among-americas-most-endangered-rivers-of-2024/, the Hoopa Valley Tribe (Hoopa) charged the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) with violation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).
California’s $20 minimum wage leads 89% of fast-food restaurants to reduce hours
The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers. However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations. […]
Former L.A. mayor looks to become first Latino governor of California in more than a century
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced his candidacy for the 2026 California gubernatorial election. Villaraigosa, 71, previously ran for governor in 2018 but finished third in the primaries. The election was won by then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. If elected, Villaraigosa would become just the second Latino governor of...
Art Talks Happening During the Eureka Street Art Festival
Press release from the Eureka Street Art Festival:. This July 29th – August 2nd, the Eureka Street Art Festival is leading Art Talks each day at 5:30pm. Hear about the artist’s process and inspiration, watch them work, and ask them questions! Each day’s Art Talk will meet at a different mural location and may involve a short walk. These are all free and family friendly.
Humboldt Bay NWR offers accessible viewing of wildlife, habitats through new scopes, large digital screen
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge announces the addition of two viewing scopes adapted with lenses for color blindness and a large digital screen that will benefit all visitors especially those with limited mobility and Color Vision Deficiency. A public reception acknowledging and celebrating these meaningful contributions will be held on...
‘Living the dream,’ CR and Crabs standout gets set for a new challenge
The two players have been friends since their time at Eureka High — and even long before that — and this summer they’re playing together for the Humboldt Crabs. But it won’t end there. Rodgers, who is coming off two standout years playing at College of...
Park Fire threatens historic Honey Run Covered Bridge rebuild, destroyed in Camp Fire
A beloved Butte County landmark that burned in the 2018 Camp Fire is once again in peril, this time from the Park Fire. The massive blaze — whose smoke cloud is visible to motorists traveling on Interstate 5 between the Sacramento area to Red Bluff — threatens to destroy the remnants of the...
Richardson Springs Hotel survived the Park Fire
Action News Now reporter Camille Acevedo tells us more about how the hotel survived. Fire crews are going to monitor the Richardson Springs Hotel, and they are also going to assess the surrounding areas that were destroyed by the fire and take out any hot spots.
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