Every year a group of 19 volunteers comes together to form the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury in a civilian oversight tradition that dates back to the Magna Carta. Wielding the power of the subpoena and carrying a mandate enshrined in the state Constitution to serve as overseers of local government, the panel spends months […]
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Outlaw Rodeo at the Fair Marred by Two Horse Deaths
Without horse racing for its second year in a row, the 130th annual Humboldt County Fair replaced the thunder of hooves on the track with Saturday’s Outlaw Rodeo College Invitational. While it attracted a strong crowd as the largest single-day event, the injury and subsequent deaths of two horses cast a pall over the festivities […]
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In the News: Tsunami preparedness, 🌊 Arcata fire recovery and BESTO! winners!
The scoop from the NCJ newsroom. In the News The results are in! Shout “BESTO!” and congratulate the winners. They’re all here. Culture Food & Drink Field Notes
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California Lawmakers Kill Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Bill
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lawmakers on Thursday killed a controversial plan that could have allowed grizzly bears to one day return to California. The Assembly Appropriations Committee spiked Inglewood Democratic Sen. Laura Richardson’s Senate Bill 1305. The measure would have tasked the California Department of Fish and […]
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Together Again
It’s been more than half a year since a devastating Jan. 2 fire engulfed an entire block in downtown Arcata. The fire took more than the corner of 10th and H Street; it took homes and businesses the Arcata community cherished. Dandar’s Boardgames and Books and Northtown Books weren’t the only locations turned to ash. […]
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‘The Next Wave’
When a powerful earthquake off the North Coast generates a life-threatening tsunami, time will be of the essence for those in its path. In the most serious scenarios, including the “big one,” a magnitude 9.0 megathrust event on the Cascadian Subduction Zone, waves could reach the shore in minutes, before any official alert would even […]
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‘We Have to Speak the Truth’
On Saturday, more than 70 protesters gathered in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse in support of Gilberto “Rudy” Jimenez Gonzalez, 52-year-old Eureka resident detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Wyoming on July 15. Jimenez Gonzalez has lived in the United States for more than 30 years with his wife Luz Moreno […]
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‘Don’t Flock Me’: California, U.S. Lawmakers Debate License Plate Reader Technology
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the past year alone, they’ve helped catch suspected murderers, bank robbers and hit-and-run drivers. They’ve located dozens of stolen cars and helped send a wildland arsonist to prison. They’re also distrusted and despised by privacy rights activists on the left and on the right. Just […]
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In the News: Mobley sentencing, toxic algae, the Crabs and mollusk noir
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Folk in the Fresh Air
To see all 25 local bands that performed at the Humboldt Folklife Festival this year, it took an eight-day week — fitting, given the two sets of Beatles sing-alongs. Mother Nature cooperated with clear skies and warm temperatures out in Blue Lake from Saturday, July 18, to Saturday, July 25, when attendees showed up for […]
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They’re on Our Flag, but Do Long-gone Grizzly Bears Belong in Modern California?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State. Now, a group of tribes and environmentalists is urging the Legislature to study whether it’s possible to bring them back. Grizzlies once lived across most of California. As […]
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Mobley Sentenced to 20 Months for Embezzling from Longtime Employer
Following several delays, former Fortuna Councilmember Christina “Kris” Mobley is set to report to federal prison by Oct. 22 to begin serving a 20-month sentence for embezzling more than half a million dollars from a locally owned construction company that had employed her for decades. United States District Judge Charles R. Breyer handed down the […]