The First Amendment Coalition has announced its Free Speech and Open Government Award winners for 2023, honoring the work of the Journal‘s own News Editor Thadeus Greenson alongside journalists at The New York Times, Bloomberg and MuckRock. The annual award recognizes “outstanding contributions to the advancement of free expression or the people’s right to know […]
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Kreis Files Answer to Ethics Charges, Denying Most Allegations
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Greg Kreis filed an answer yesterday to the ethics complaint lodged against him, offering a full-throated defense and denial of almost all the myriad of allegations brought forward by a state oversight agency. In official response to the notice of proceedings brought forward by the Commission on Judicial Performance earlier […]
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Experts: Eureka City Schools Violated Open Meeting Law with Jacobs Property Swap
When the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees convened the Dec. 14 meeting at which it would vote unanimously to enter into a secretive property exchange in hopes of unloading its former Jacobs Middle School campus, it violated state open meeting laws, according to two experts interviewed by the Journal. Immediately following the board’s vote […]
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Legislators Unveil Measure to Ask Voters for $1 Billion Offshore Wind Bond
In a step toward building the first massive wind farms off California’s coast, three Assemblymembers on Feb. 8 proposed a $1 billion bond act to help pay for the expansion of ports. The bill, if approved, would place a bond before voters aimed at helping ports build capacity to assemble, construct and transport wind turbines […]
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University Police Investigation Clears CR Baseball Players of Assault Allegation
Cal Poly Humboldt police have determined a Palestine supporter who alleged she’d been assaulted near the Arcata Plaza in October lied about the incident, according to a press release from the university. Gihane Hyden had alleged that she was leaving a rally on the plaza around 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 when men she identified as […]
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CHP IDs 2 Adults, Child Killed in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol has identified the three people killed in a Jan. 21 crash on U.S. Highway 101 as Arcata resident James Baker, 55, and Rio Dell residents Christina Freitas, 42, and Neveah Beyer, 9. According to a news release, the crash occurred shortly before 10:45 p.m. just north of Rio Dell and minutes […]
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EPD Identifies Deputies who Fatally Shot Suspect
The Eureka Police Department has released the identities of the two Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies who fatally shot a suspect during a standoff Jan. 22. The deputies, both members of the SWAT team, were identified as Johnathan Waxler and Colton Ross, who have five-and-a-half and six years of experience, respectively, according to a press […]
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Humboldt Cannabis Grower to Pay $750,000 for Violating State Water, Wildlife Regulations
A Humboldt County cannabis grower has agreed to pay $750,000, remove unpermitted ponds and restore streams and wetlands after state officials accused him of violating regulations protecting water supplies, wildlife and waterways. Of the total, $500,000 is a record penalty for a water rights violation in California. State officials say the violations by Joshua Sweet […]
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Saving Salmon: Newsom Unveils Blueprint for Ending Decades-long Decline
With salmon populations throughout California declining for decades and facing the threat of extinction, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a state strategy aimed at protecting and restoring the iconic species “amidst hotter and drier weather exacerbated by climate change.” The blueprint calls for tearing down dams and improving passages for migrating salmon, restoring flows […]
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Spokespeople Mum as to Who is Behind Mystery Offer for Eureka Schools’ Jacobs Property
More than six weeks after a newly formed LLC emerged seemingly out of nowhere to enter into a $6 million deal to acquire an 8.3-acre property from Eureka City Schools, the identities of those involved remain a mystery. Spokespeople for AMG Communities — Jacobs LLC, which filed articles of incorporation with the California Secretary of […]
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EPD Officer Found to Have Failed to Investigate Sexual Abuse Allegation
A Eureka police officer was found to have failed to timely investigate allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor last year, neglecting to take any action on a report from school staff for more than a month. The officer, who resigned amid the internal affairs investigation, was found to have neglected his duties, engaged […]
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‘First in the Country’: Incarcerated Students in CPH Degree Program Now Eligible for Federal Financial Aid
Incarcerated students enrolled in a groundbreaking program at Pelican Bay State Prison to earn their bachelor’s degrees from Cal Poly Humboldt are now the first in the nation eligible to receive Pell Grants to pay for their education. Access to the aid opened up this summer under federal legislation signed in 2020, reversing a previous […]