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Again, the authorities claim to have taken 10,000 plants which they value at 25 to 60 million. They also claim to have found machine guns.
Here’s the ER coverage which like the TS is pretty much limited to the FBI press statement.
The blogs are quiet this morning. Unfortunately, Hank Sims is on a well-deserved vacation so there’s no NCJ Blogthing activity to note. The Town Dandy is up online, but the information is already dated.
Last night KMUD aired the first interview of a sweep victim who contradicted some of the FBI claims and made them sound inaccurately grandiose.
So far no e-mails from direct witnesses of anything happening this morning. Cristina Bauss is looking for eye witness accounts of the busts for next week’s Independent. Contact her if you can help.
Addendum: I believe Ed Denson’s show is on tonight at 7:00 p.m., which will hopefully provide the first call-in comment opportunity since the raids began. Of course, there is also Thank Jah tomorrow morning.
Second addendum: According to Heraldo, KMUD is taking calls right now, until 9:30 or 10 depending on volume. One caller said that her neighbor was out fighting fires when his house was raided.
Hello All,
There will be a presentation of the Redwood Marine Terminal (RMT) Business Plan at the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District Commissioners’ meeting this Thursday (June 26) at 7:00 PM at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka. Approval of the District’s 08-09 final budget draft will follow.
Related links and notes:
HBHRCD 08-09 budget final draft: http://www.humboldtbay.org/harbordistrict/documents/Budget%202008-09.pdf
Commissioner Pat Higgins budget analysis: http://humboldtherald.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/pats_hbhrcd_budget.pdf
I was surprised to learn there is a 4-year waiting list for boat slips at the Woodley Island Marina and a 20 percent vacancy rate, which translates to over $100,000 of lost revenue per year. I also noted that of the $1.2 million budgeted for “recreation”, $750,000 of that amount is a grant for repair of the breakwater at Shelter Cove.
Redwood Marine Terminal (RMT) Business Plan (final draft): http://www.humboldtbay.org/harbordistrict/documents/terminalfeasibility/Redwood%20Terminal%20Business%20Plan%20Draft%206-11-08.pdf
Letter from Goldman Sachs: http://humboldtherald.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/goldman_sachs_loi.pdf
Humboldt Bay Watch blog: http://humboldtbaywatch.wordpress.com/
Using optimum operating rates from the business plan makes it possible to project the number and frequency of freight trains. Bottom line: 8 to 10 freight trains going in and out of the RMT every day of the year. That’s about 1 train every 2 1/2 hours 24/7 – around Humboldt Bay, through the ecoHostel, Old Town, the Marina Center, and the Eel River Canyon. Depending on load restrictions and peak usage, the frequency could increase to 1 train every 90 minutes. Good luck fitting passenger or tourist trains in that schedule.
More food for thought in opinion piece below. See you all Thursday night.
-Dave
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