On February 15, 2025 sudden illness took Beth from us. She passed away, held in a circle of love. Thus embraced, Beth embarked on her next great adventure. Beth’s life started in San Jose but she really grew up on her grandparent’s ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Beth’s family heritage on the ranch went […]
North Coast Journal Staff
Posted inArt Walks + Festivals
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. C STREET ARTS ALIVE FEST C Street (Second and Third streets). Guest artists, musicians, performance groups, food trucks and more. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Sandra Henry, Sara […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Let them Eat Nothing
Editor: Political commentator Katie Phang got it right when she characterized Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill as the “Bless the Billionaires Bill” (Mailbox, June 19). It takes necessary support away from the less fortunate to free up dollars for the rich who don’t need them. Sherman Schapiro, Eureka Related Stories
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘For-profit Siloing of Information’
Editor: Sheila Evans’ letter (Mailbox, June 26) mentions outcryai.com, which she describes as a “positive” use of AI. The site is an abusive exploitation of people’s tendency to think that if AI says it, it must be the truth. It presents the point of view of its developers, rather than an “old-fashioned” attempt to get at the […]
Posted inNews
‘This Tax Could Kill This Industry’
A substantial tax hike for California’s faltering legal cannabis market took effect July 1, despite an aggressive industry campaign to suspend the increase that won the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom and other political leaders. The excise tax for weed is 19 percent as of July 1, up from 15 percent — the result of […]
Posted inLifelines
Gregory Lee Rael — 1950-2025
Gregory Lee Rael, 75, passed away at his Bayside home on June 14, 2025. Greg lived a life of incredible depth in the outdoors, overseas, and in the courtroom. He was a friend and mentor to many, a husband, a brother, an uncle, a grandfather, a counselor to those who ran afoul of the law, […]
Posted inLifelines
Maria “Nellie” Nunes — 1930-2025
Maria “Nellie” Nunes, a beloved aunt and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the age of 95, in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Born on January 1, 1930, in the Azores, Portugal, to Marcial Machado and Clementina Coelho, Nellie lived a life marked by hard work, deep relationships, and quiet grace. She […]
Posted inLifelines
Erika Tomczak, nee Janssen
Erika Tomczak, nee Janssen, a resident of Eureka, CA since 2002 passed away on June 7, 2025 at the age of 83 years. She was an unselfish, kind, brave, sharing person born in Bremen, Germany on May 12, 1942. Her early childhood years were not easy because they were during World War II. The Allies, […]
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Rita Consuelo Orlandini
“Let My Love Be Heard” On May 16, 2025, Rita Consuelo Orlandini lost her long battle with cancer. With her passing, we lost a warrior woman who meant so much to so many. Rita was born on April 29, 1941, in Vallejo, California, to Cecilia Orlandini (Keiser), a city clerk, and Antonio (Tony) Orlandini, the […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Prioritizing Public Safety’
Editor: My compliments to the Eureka Police Department (EPD) for doing a stellar job prioritizing public safety at the No Kings rally on Saturday. I was positioned at the curb on the east side Fifth Street between J and K streets. An EPD officer was parked in the alley across the street from us keeping […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘A Promise’
Editor: I worked for nearly 60 years and depend on Social Security. This isn’t a handout — it’s a promise that millions of us older Americans have paid into with every paycheck and have earned. This administration is dismantling an essential program, closing offices, cutting hotlines and spreading misinformation to justify these attacks. As an elder […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘No Common Sense’
Editor: President Trump commented recently that targeting California farming and hospitality workers for deportation left these industries “hurt badly” by the loss of reliable workers. He felt the workers had been mostly taken, because they don’t have “maybe what they’re supposed to have,” and he feared their replacements would be criminals. To solve this, Trump […]