You may know it as Dog Ranch or perhaps Dead Man s Drop Forest, but forget that. The parcels immediately to the west of Samoa Bridge are now officially the Samoa Dunes and Wetlands Conservation Area. We re looking to re-introduce this place to our community, says Mike Cipra, who heads up Friends of the Dunes, the new titleholder of the 357 acres. This property is a fantastic jewel for our local community and we want to emphasize just how special it is with the name. The recently concluded sale saw three agencies the California Coastal Conservancy, the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Wildlife Conservation Board joining forces to fund the purchase of 12 coastal dune and waterfront parcels from Security National for approximately $2 million. One condition of the sale was that Security National would clean up the property following years of dumping and squatting, and they ve done a great job. We now have a virtually pristine piece of public land for t
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Jan. 11, 2021, at about 12:45 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of McKinleyville Avenue and Murray Road in McKinleyville for the report of a domestic disturbance.
Deputies arrived in the area and observed a vehicle traveling on Murray Road at a slow rate of speed, with the driver, later identified as 39-year-old
Tashina Lachelle Barnett, arguing with a male pedestrian. Deputies attempted a traffic stop on Barnett’s vehicle, at which time the vehicle fled. Deputies initiated a pursuit of the vehicle, which continued onto U.S. Highway 101 with speeds reaching over 100 miles per hour.
Troy Curtis McCluskey was arrested earlier in connection with the burglary.
On Jan. 10, 2021, at about 4:12 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies received information that a vehicle stolen from a local elementary school during a recent burglary had been observed in the area of Grange Road in McKinleyville.
Deputies arrived in the area and located the stolen vehicle unoccupied. The vehicle was recovered and returned to the elementary school.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the community for their assistance with this investigation. A second suspect associated with this case remains outstanding and has not been identified at this time.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 1:18 PM click to enlarge Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters California Attorney General Xavier Bacerra
Four local tribes have announced they are vigorously supporting an effort by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to extend third-party monitoring and other provisions of a 2018 court ruling that found the Humboldt County Sheriff s Office and Department of Health and Human Services were not in compliance with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
In a joint press release, the tribes pushed back strongly against the county s statement late last month that Becerra s request to continue third-party monitoring of its agencies reflected the state s de
Press release from the Yurok Tribe:
Today,
the Yurok Tribe, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, the
Wiyot Tribe and the Trinidad Rancheria announced their support of the
California Attorney General’s effort to pursue a court order
requiring the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services
Child Welfare Services Division and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s
Office to fully and transparently implement the terms of a 2018 court
ruling regarding the agencies’ mismanagement of child abuse and
neglect cases.
California
Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently took a first step toward
extending the conditions in the Court-ordered Judgment against the