Head north from Humboldt County and, after about two hours, you’re now pretty much able to spark up all the way to the North Pole. Voters chose on Nov. 4 to legalize marijuana in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia, joining Colorado and Washington in the inevitable swing toward decriminalization. In Oregon and Alaska, […]
Grant Scott-Goforth
Grant Scott-Goforth was an assistant editor and staff writer for The Journal from 2013 to 2017.
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Minimum Wage Rising Everywhere But Eureka
Eureka voters’ attempt to raise the minimum wage for the city’s largest employers failed decidedly Tuesday, but that’s one small defeat in a rising minimum wage movement. Sixty-two percent of voting Eurekans cast ballots against the Fair Wage Act — the only time nationally a minimum wage measure has failed, apparently — and the overwhelming […]
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High Taxes
IRS regulations are making it difficult for legal pot businesses in Colorado and Washington to make a profit, which some say is a way for the federal government to continue its war on drugs. Tax code adopted in the early 1980s holds people accountable for income taxes whether the money they make is legal or […]
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Sewing a Shroud
On a recent bright but cloudy afternoon, Pamela Lyall sat upright in her bed overlooking a small pond and garden as cats meandered in and out of the room. She wore abalone earrings, and her mother’s pearl necklace draped across her thin shoulders. She smiled, occasionally, with piercing green eyes, but said she was feeling […]
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No Shopping Cart Left Behind
Could Eureka’s scourge of shopping cart bandits and their war on our disease-free children (think of the children) be coming to an end? In its latest monthly newsletter, the city announced it’s going medieval, appointing a “shopping cart czar” (no joke) to bring an end to Eureka’s greatest dilemma: people stealing shopping carts and pushing […]
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UPDATE: No Go For Eureka’s Fair Wage Act
SECOND UPDATE: The third election night report is in, with 67 percent of county precincts reporting, but the numbers on Measure R didn’t change from the second report. It’s likely that most, if not all Eureka precincts, are in. Over at the Siren’s Song Tavern, Fair Wage Folks gathered to listen to Turtle of the […]
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All the News That’s Pot
High Times, the venerable marijuana magazine found in headshops and behind cardboard at your favorite corner liquor store, turned 40 recently. In celebration, the magazine released a coffee table book, which is generously reviewed in the New York Times by Dwight Garner. It sounds like a good read, chronicling the magazine’s wild early days, the […]
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You Got Thrilled
The dead hordes came to life all over Arcata this afternoon. Students from Sunny Brae Middle School collapsed in Murphy’s Market, the plaza and Adult Day Health Care of Mad River, only to be risen again by the King of Pop’s “Thriller.” Scroll on for more pics of the gripping yearly dance performance, courtesy of […]
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Tour the Brew: Lost Coast’s New Facility
Congressman Jarad Huffman was in town last weekend for a fundraiser and tours that included one of the brand new, up and running, $27 million Lost Coast Brewery facility on the very south end of Eureka. The huge new building (which has not been without its controversy) will replace the brewery’s current production line, and […]
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Stormy Weather
Enjoy this afternoon’s balminess while it lasts: starting tonight it’s gonna get a lot colder, wetter and windier. The National Weather Service is predicting up to a couple of inches of rain through the weekend and gusts along the coast of up to 45 miles per hour. Gusts in exposed areas, like Kneeland, could get […]
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A Big Stick
With law enforcement raids and private paramilitary security agencies running through Humboldt’s hills enough to strike fear in the hearts of marijuana growers, one of California’s previously benign regulatory agencies will soon attempt to make a splash in the marijuana world. The State Water Resources Control Board is due to begin an aggressive civil enforcement […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Arrest in Redway
UPDATED: After notifying next of kin, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the shooting victim, Daneyal Mohammad Siddique, a 40-year-old man who lived in Redway. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a shooting at the Dean Creek Resort north of Redway early this morning. Jason […]