
Humboldt Last Week
395: Mayor hopeful denies racist posts, Miranda speaks, massage crackdown, rabid bats, beach-access fight, more
A Eureka mayoral candidate is denying that racist, anti-Muslim and pro-Nazi posts tied to accounts using his name and personal details were actually his, Shannon Miranda gave his most extensive defense yet of Miranda’s Rescue saying he is “not this big monster” while investigators still have hundreds of transferred dogs unaccounted for and more than 100 bodies exhumed, Fortuna is moving toward tougher rules for massage businesses after prostitution concerns exposed gaps in the city’s ability to shut problem locations down, Humboldt public defenders say felony attorneys are carrying roughly five times the recommended caseload, Cal Poly Humboldt is staring at a tougher enrollment future even as university leaders try to grab a bigger share of a shrinking student pool, the Coastal Commission approved Centerville Beach parking and road improvements while leaving the door open to limited future vehicle access, Humboldt marked 25 years since 9/11 while remembering Richard Guadagno and other local connections to that day, three local kids needed precautionary rabies treatment after handling infected bats in two separate incidents, Eureka police are ramping up enforcement around e-bikes and e-scooters, Cal Poly Humboldt also landed a top-10 national ranking for colleges serving rural America, Fortuna’s long-awaited community pool is looking more real with new renderings, Humboldt cannabis leaders are leaning harder into marketing the region as the Napa of weed, Northtown Books is getting ready to reopen after the devastating Arcata fire, Eureka’s Old Town fountain got one more expensive shot at functioning, Sara Bareilles is helping raise money for a new Eureka Theater roof, the Sorrel Leaf Healing Center is nearing a November opening that could close a huge gap in local youth mental-health care, event picks, and more.24-7 streaming radio: humalt.com features new and enduring rock music.Humboldt Last Week’s partners: EO Electrolysis , Belle Starr Clothing , Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301 , Frankie’s NY Bagels , Quality Body Works , North Coast Co-op , Beck’s Bakery , Photography by Shi , North Coast Journal , and RHBB. Humboldt Last Week social media: Instagram / Facebook


