Editor: As Shelter Cove residents, we know firsthand the challenges of living with deteriorating roads. Our rough roads make travel difficult and delay emergency responders. Measure O is crucial for addressing this imbalance. By ensuring that all parts of Humboldt County contribute fairly, we can make sure rural areas like Shelter Cove receive the funding […]
North Coast Journal Staff
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Vote Benzonelli, Hansen
Editor: Please vote to re-elect Heidi Benzonelli and Michael Hansen as board members for the Humboldt Community Services District this November. Both incumbents bring the education and experience required to understand and manage the community’s complex water and sewer systems. Heidi has HSU degrees in engineering and business with focuses on water and sustainability and […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘This Important Tool’
Editor: About a month and a half ago, our county’s Office of Elections mailed the Official Humboldt County Voter Information Guide. I’m so glad that we Eurekans have this important tool that we can use to make an informed decision about how to vote on Measure F. It provides us with a one-page, in-depth “Impartial […]
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No More Election Letters!
The deadline to submit a letter advocating votes for or against specific candidates and measures in the Nov. 5 election passed Oct. 11.
Posted inArts + Scene
Someday Soon
One last breath Recalling life, Embracing it all As if nothing Matters, Where suddenly Everything changes, Galaxies collide And Black Holes Emerge, Creating something Better than anyone Could ever imagine Recalling the past Forever… — Kirk Gothier
Posted inLifelines
Leonard Wayne Davis 1943 – 2024
Leonard Wayne Davis, of Eureka, California, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on June 30, 1943, and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, took his final breath on June 22, 2024, in San Francisco, California. Dynamic and intellectually curious with a hunger for life, the decorated Vietnam War combat veteran (Army, 1966-1969) received top honors from Sophia University […]
Posted inLifelines
Sandra Joan Katri: 1944-2024
Sandy was born on July 28, 1944, in Sacramento to Robert and Ida Albert. She sadly passed away on Sept. 19, 2024, at her home in Ferndale with her family by her side. Sandy was raised in Humboldt County. First living in Ferndale then moving to Fields Landing when her dad bought a commercial fishing […]
Posted inLifelines
William Robert “Bill” Warf: 1955-2024
William Robert Warf (Bill) met Dana, the love of his life, in 2018. They married on July 9, 2022. For six years, they shared their passion for hiking, nature and gardening on 80 wild acres. They lived in the straw-bale, solar-powered home Bill designed and built. Perched above the Pacific Ocean and nestled in trees, […]
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Matthew Michael Moore: 1959-2024
Matthew Michael Moore, 64, of Hoopa, passed away after a long illness on Sept. 11. He was surrounded by his loving family, partner Deb Brown, son Ian Moore and brother Mark Moore. Matthew was born Oct. 11, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to his Marine Corps fighter pilot father TR Moore and his loving mother […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Don’t Let Bongio Back’
Editor: We can’t live without clean water. But we can live without malfeasance, sprawling development and cronyism. The former is on your HCSD ballot in the form of Heidi Benzonelli and Michael Hansen. The latter (sigh) in the form of Alan Bongio’s potential comeback. Under the current, respectful, leadership of Benzonelli, our water board directs […]
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‘No on O’
Editor: Measure O will increase the County sales tax by 1 percent. Eureka has a 9.25 percent sales tax. Arcata and Fortuna are proposing to follow. If approved, our sales tax in the largest commercial areas in the county would be 10.25 percent, which is among the highest in the entire U.S. The sales tax […]
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‘Censoring Free Speech
Editor: I appreciated Susan Lefever’s asking Amy Gustin to supply specifics regarding her allegation that the Biden/Harris admin is censoring free speech (Mailbox, Oct. 3). I hope Amy responds; I, too, wanted to respond. I have accumulated a lot of data about this; here are just two examples: 1) In answering to a House Subcommittee on the […]