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The Delta variant fuels an unprecedented surge in Humboldt, threatening hospital capacity

Last week I asked a very important question about the continued existence of live music in the face of our increasing pandemic spike and its...

Recent photo showing drought conditions on the lower Eel River. | Photo by Eric Stockwell. ### The worsening drought conditions in Humboldt County dominated Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, though the matter that attracted the most public attention on the agenda proved to be something of a false alarm — or a premature alarm, anyway.  When the agenda dropped on Friday afternoon, many permitted cannabis growers were alarmed by the details of Item L2: “Report of Drought Task Force on Findings with Recommended Actions.” This task force, which was formed by the board on May 25 and ...

Let’s Take a Closer Look at the Sun Valley Weed Grow and How the Supervisors Reached a Decision Map showing the site of Sun Valley Group’s planned cannabis farm in the Arcata Bottoms. | Image via County of Humboldt ### We offered a cursory recap of yesterday’s meeting in the post linked above, but let’s take a closer look at the details of the 5.7-acre cannabis cultivation project that the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday — and also at the circuitous and sometimes confused decision-making process that got them there. At the outset, Planning and Building Direc...