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Marysville Business Owners Maintain Steady Business Despite Obstacles
MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - It’s not that simple to blame lack of business, if any, on the June 15 Hotel Marysville Fire and its surrounding traffic issues. There are many other variables that are cause for concern for Marysville business owners, such as the rising price of commercial insurance and PG&E rates which have nearly doubled and even tripled, according to one business owner.
Could Californians get electric bill refunds?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In early August, there were rumblings Gov. Gavin Newsom was working with legislators on a proposal to reduce electricity bills. Details were scant, but the need was clear: Californians pay more than twice the national average, with bills nearly doubling within the last decade. After weeks...
California advances bill banning food additives in school meals
California lawmakers have voted to ban food additives linked to behavioral issues in kids from school lunchrooms. That means snacks like Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Twinkies and more will no longer be allowed in school cafeterias across the state. Stores may still sell the food products, though, under the first-of-its-kind legislation, called the California School Food Safety Act.The controversial ingredients include food dyes Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5 And Yellow 6, which give color to snacks like Doritos, Froot Loops and Fruity Pebbles cereals and Jolly Ranchers candy. Advocates for the ban argue the additives have no nutritional value,...
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Holmes-Eureka Massacre, When Eureka Police and Vigilantes Shot Striking Lumber Workers Dead
On the morning of June 21, 1935, at the Holmes-Eureka lumber mill in Eureka, a six-week-old strike by Humboldt County lumber workers came to a violent end. A riot broke out when a crowd of more than 200 pickets clashed with police and vigilantes attempting to clear the front gate. Tear gas, then firearms were used against stone-throwing strikers, killing three and wounding at least seven. More than 100 people were arrested for rioting, resisting an officer, and battery.
Five-TD day for Pidgeon, as Cats roll over the Timberwolves
By Ray Hamill — A relentless Ferndale ground attack wore down the visiting Timberwolves in both teams’ season opener in football at Ferndale on Saturday afternoon. With several players back from last year’s state 7-AA championship winning team, the Wildcats hit the ground running in more ways than one on their way to a comfortable 39-12 victory.
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