The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe’s Elder Nutrition Program is delivering three weeks’ worth of meals to the 70 tribe elders enrolled in the meal program amid the COVID-19 outbreak. “We know coronavirus poses a greater threat to the elderly,” Jason Ramos, Blue Lake Rancheria tribal council member, said in a press release. “So we are […]
Iridian Casarez
Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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Humboldt County COVID-19 Cases Now at 21
Public Health announced this evening that it has recorded three new positive COVID-19 cases. Humboldt County’s spike in COVID-19 cases continued Saturday, with Public Health announcing four new positive cases. Today’s announcement brings the county-wide total to 21. All but one of those have been reported in the last 10 days, including news last week […]
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Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center and the Eureka Rescue Mission Seeking Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers
The Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center and the Eureka Rescue Mission are seeking non-contact infrared thermometers to check clients’, volunteers’ and workers’ temperatures for symptoms of the novel coronavirus to keep everyone in their facilities safe. Betty Chinn said that she has 20 open beds in the shelter she’d like to fill, but in order […]
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Eureka City Schools Changes its Meal Distribution Schedule (Spanish and Hmong Translation)
Eureka City Schools will change its meal distribution schedule on March 30 to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. When Humboldt County schools began shutting down due to growing concerns of COVID-19, schools started distributing meals to children under 18 years old. Eureka City Schools announced in a press release that […]
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Touch as Little as Possible
Grocery stores and pharmacies throughout Humboldt County began to adjust to being on the front lines of efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 this week. Many have reduced hours to allow for extensive restocking and the thorough cleaning of surfaces, and some are offering special shopping hours for vulnerable populations, like those over the […]
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Centro del Pueblo Radio Centro Via Access Humboldt
En el dia 19 de Marzo del año 2020, el Centro Del Pueblo grabó el programa Radio Centro para residentes hispanos del condado de Humboldt en el estudio de Access Humboldt. El enfoque de programa fue en punto de lo que es el coronavirus, y como residentes pueden responder y cuáles recursos pueden utilizar. Pueden […]
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Shelter in Place Order is ‘Law of the Land;’ Here’s What it Means
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal would like to remind local residents that the shelter-in-place order that Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich authorized early this morning is “the law of the land” and mandatory. The order is a legal order issued under California law; violating it is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine, imprisonment or […]
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Covered California, Department of Health Care Services Open Special Enrollment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 national emergency, Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services have united to ensure state residents losing employment will have a clear pathway to insurance through Medi-Cal or through Covered California. According to a press release, Covered California opened enrollment to any eligible uninsured residents who need health coverage. Anyone […]
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Northern California Community Blood Bank Seeking Healthy Donors
As more people are staying indoors due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Northern California Community Blood Bank is losing opportunities to collect blood and has a critically low supply. The blood bank is seeking healthy donors to visit their local blood bank to donate. The Eureka Faith Community Center is holding a blood drive Thursday, […]
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Gov. Newsom Signs Executive Order Protecting State Assistance Programs
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order March 18 to protect “safety net services” amid the COVID-19 outbreak by extending eligibility re-determinations for California residents receiving certain services. Under the order, Medi-Cal health coverage, CalFresh food assistance, CalWORKS, cash assistance for immigrants and in-home supportive services eligibility is extended for 90 days, meaning that those […]
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Phone Calls, Online Payment Encouraged as Government Offices Adjust to COVID-19
Local cities, school districts, the county and state agencies are changing the way they do businesses due to the coronavirus, including closing to the public and/or curtailing direct interaction with staff. With the COVID-19 situation constantly shifting, here is a roundup of basic information on operations across the region as they stand on March 18. […]
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The City of Eureka Will Postpone or Cancel City Events Amid COVID-19 Concerns
The city of Eureka is postponing or canceling “non-essential city events, community gatherings and engagements involving more than 250 people” and small gatherings in line with the county, state and federal recommendations of social distancing. According to a press release, the city is canceling non-essential travel and trainings, all recreation programs, including Hoopsters basketball, adult […]