295: Punch analysis, pot’s ‘Karen initiative,’ eyeing more Airbnb, finance cops, Netlfix, guns, more

An alleged punching panhandler, our 2024 vote to potentially limit the cannabis industry was called the ‘Karen initiative’ via major news, proposed rules to allow Airbnb outside of local cities, federal finance police have their sights on an Arcata businessman and his dad, a teenager was accused of an attempted stabbing murder, a group looking to buy Mad River Community Hospital reportedly has a history of struggles, syringe and naloxone providers HACHR are seeking new leadership, Politico says offshore wind development could ‘redefine life on the North Coast,’ Bayshore Mall nostalgia, Netflix’s ‘Virgin River’ — set in fictitious Humboldt — returns September 7, Humboldt County ranks 11th in California in gun homicides per capita gun violence, and more.

Mentioned in this episode: Netflix | Eureka Police Department | Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office | Humboldt County Board of Supervisors | Steve Madrone | Airbnb | Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative | SFGATE | Humboldt Bay Trail | Arcata Theater Lounge | SEC | Sisu Capital | Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction | Mad River Community Hospital | Southwest Healthcare Services | McKinleyville

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