The Eureka City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance Tuesday that may offer more oversight of syringe exchange programs within city limits. Syringe or needle exchange has become a hot button issue in recent months, with some residents blaming the harm reduction programs for large amounts of discarded needles on public property. (A […]
Linda Stansberry
Linda Stansberry was a staff writer of the North Coast Journal from 2015 to 2018. She is a frequent contributor the the Journal and our other publications.
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Board of Supervisors Declare Shelter Crisis
Following more than a month of meetings and deliberation by an ad hoc committee and intense public comment on the issue, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to declare a shelter crisis and create a committee to explore housing trust funds and solutions to homelessness. The decision, which came after over an […]
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Huffman Cosponsors Articles of Impeachment
Citing his pledge to “support and defend the Constitution,” North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman has cosponsored a resolution with five articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald J. Trump. The Articles of Impeachment were introduced by Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen in November. Huffman has been an active critic of Trump, consistently criticizing and insulting him […]
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UPDATE: Preliminary Autopsy Results For Centerville Beach Body
UPDATE: The body has been confirmed as male, but its identity is pending. According to the sheriff’s office, preliminary autopsy results show signs of death consistent with drowning. Previously: An autopsy is scheduled tomorrow to help determine the identity and cause of death of a body found Saturday afternoon on Centerville Beach, approximately a quarter […]
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Learning New Commands
Squirt is impatient. The young dachshund wriggles in his owner’s arms as she gets out of the car and slowly crosses the parking lot of the Eureka Elk’s Lodge. Waiting for the pair in the breezeway are a line of chairs and a group of people from both the Elk’s club and the Eureka Veteran’s […]
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Sessions v. Everyone
Here’s (almost) everything that’s happening in cannabis-related news, near and far. Bill v. Memo As things in Washington grow ever more hyper-partisan, it seems important to take note when Democrats and Republicans actually seem willing to meet in the middle, such as the recent introduction of the “Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act” brought by Reps. […]
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Snow Today, Freezing Temperatures Tonight
If you woke up to snow or hail on the ground, you’re not alone. Humboldt residents from Piercy to Willow Creek saw their fair share of the white stuff, with snow even dusting the ground at sea level, according to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service. “We even had snow down at the […]
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UPDATED: Hoopa Man Held on Suspicion of Murdering Sister
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Angel Aubrey, 33. Aubrey is the sister of Antone Aubrey, who was arrested in connection with the murder. Previously: Officers from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Hoopa Tribal Police Department responded to a disturbance call yesterday afternoon behind the Hoopa Gas Station. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s press […]
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Wiyot Tribe Votes to Remove McKinley Statue
Referring to U.S. President William McKinley’s legacy of annexing indigenous lands within the continental United States and Hawaii, the Wiyot Tribe sent out a press release today in support of removing the McKinley statue from the Arcata Plaza. According to the release, the Wiyot Tribal Council voted unanimously Feb. 12 to support its removal, as […]
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Agreement Reached in Attorney General’s HumCo Child Abuse Reporting Inquiry
A Humboldt County Superior Court judge has accepted a stipulated judgement negotiated between the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, the Sheriff’s Office and the California Attorney General stemming from the AG’s civil investigation into whether the county was in compliance with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, the county announced […]
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
We’re a month and change into legalized recreational weed and it would be safe to say that things feel a tad … unstable. The county planning department is up to its ears in permit approvals, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors are still tinkering with the permit and tax process, the cities of Arcata […]
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Trail Lovers Invited to Chime In About Bay Trail Progress
It’s shaping up to be quite a month for trail advocates. If you’re a biker, a hiker, a dog walker or stroller-pusher, you’ve probably already gotten out and enjoyed the completed portions of the Waterfront Trail, which currently stretches (in Eureka) from the Hikshari’ Trail all the way along the waterfront to down behind Target, […]