In the days ahead, officials will likely face questions about how a bridge that had been inspected, monitored, and slated for replacement could fail so suddenly.
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Hundreds of Illegal Cannabis Plants Destroyed as Siskiyou County Intensifies Summer Enforcement Effort
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Hundreds of Illegal Cannabis Plants Destroyed as Siskiyou County Intensifies Summer Enforcement Effort
“Last year, the NSMIT team successfully eradicated 332,871 illegal marijuana plants and 54,070 pounds of ready to sell product.”
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Take a Tour with Friends of the Arcata Marsh on June 20
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Cannabis Cache
Hundreds of Illegal Cannabis Plants Destroyed as Siskiyou County Intensifies Summer Enforcement Effort
“Last year, the NSMIT team successfully eradicated 332,871 illegal marijuana plants and 54,070 pounds of ready to sell product.”
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Remember when Arcata taxed electricity because half the neighborhood thought the house next door was growing weed?”