News, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Peggy Murphy, the county’s Economic Development Director, joins Scott Hammond to talk candidly about cannabis collapse, workforce pipelines, broadband infrastructure, and what it really takes to build a sustainable economy in one of California’s most remote regions.
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The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is set to consider ratifying a $4.5 million state grant application that Sheriff Matt Kendall says could finally allow his department to dedicate full-time staff to illegal cannabis enforcement, shifting efforts from sporadic, overtime-driven responses to a sustained operation through 2031.
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“Cannifest 2026: Building the Village at Arcata’s Crown Jewel.”
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“From living soil, sun and water they generate themselves, building green flesh that breathes life into the world.”
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A hot-buttered high turns rancid
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Jennifer Budwig, a fourth-generation Ferndale local stepping into the bank’s top role, joins the 100% Humboldt podcast to discuss community banking, the cannabis economy’s collapse, and what it takes to keep an independent institution rooted in a boom-and-bust county.
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Read what we know so far.
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“Our winter was so mild, and the trends have been warming so consistently that I’ve decided to shift into full spring mode even though it’s a month earlier than usual.”
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A worker reportedly left stranded without food or pay at a remote cannabis grow site near Bridgeville sparked a human trafficking investigation after they called the Mexican Consulate. The call led to a Bridgeville man’s arrest this week. Deputies say the worker had to be rescued through flood conditions before the case expanded to multiple search warrants across Southern Humboldt.
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“Spring mania is full upon me and I relish the challenge of the work, the soreness in my muscles that speaks of jobs well done.”
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