Two racehorses were euthanized after being injured in races at the Humboldt County Fair this year, making it one of the deadliest on record in the race meet’s 128-year history. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has described the horses’ deaths as “preventable,” raising concerns both about the safety of a sport that has caused […]
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Rio Dell Launches Neuter and Spay Voucher Program
Getting pets spayed and neutered just got a lot cheaper for Rio Dell residents, with the city partnering with a new local clinic to start a new program. Residents of Rio Dell can now go to the city’s resource center to receive vouchers based on their income and pet’s needs. Humboldt Humane and Critters without […]
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‘Bringing Balance Back’
The Wiyot Tribe’s plans to restore ceremonial structures on Tuluwat Island took a big step forward this month, when the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to approve a coastal development permit amendment, clearing the path for construction. The project will be implemented in three phases, with the first including construction of two ceremonial dress houses […]
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RCEA Ponders Nuclear Power
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board will soon decide whether to accept an allotment of nuclear power to electrify the North Coast. Either way, local customers will be paying for it. The local conversation — which will see the RCEA board debate straying from a long-standing policy not to add nuclear power to its energy […]
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The River Runs Free
For the first time in more than a century, the Klamath River began flowing unobstructed on Aug. 28 from the river’s mouth to Keno Dam, just below Upper Klamath Lake, opening hundreds of miles of salmon habitat and bringing a generational effort to the brink of completion. The moment an excavator broke open the last […]
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‘A Segregated Campus’
For a thought experiment, imagine for a moment what the community response would be if a building housing one of Cal Poly Humboldt’s departments only allowed men to enter. Imagine what people would say if dozens of bathrooms across campus were labeled “whites only.” Or, what if the university decided to remove the gender neutral […]
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ECS Board Directs Staff Back to CHP on Jacobs Sale
The Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees directed staff on Aug. 29 to reach out to the California Highway Patrol about resuming negotiations for a potential purchase of the former Jacobs Middle School campus following the recent disintegration of an agreement with a mystery developer that had halted previous talks with the agency. The option […]
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Eureka City Schools to Talk Jacobs, Grand Jury Response
The California Highway Patrol appears to be back at the table, negotiating to purchase 8.3 acres of the former Jacobs Middle School campus from Eureka City Schools. A closed session item for the board to conference with Superintendent Gary Storts, the district’s negotiator, concerning price and terms of payment of a potential deal with CHP […]
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‘Loss’
When Mad River Community Hospital recently announced it plans to suspend labor and delivery services in October, the news was met in the local community with a mixture of shock and grief as word spread via social media. “Literally so sad to see this go,” one local mother posted. “My birthing experience there and the […]
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Freeing Aaron Bjorkstrand
It’s July 23 and Aaron Bjorkstrand is dressed in a jail jumpsuit, on his way through a long hallway that connects the jail to the Humboldt County Courthouse. When transferred to the jail six months earlier, Bjorkstrand says he immediately noticed it had changed over the years. “When I was there, it was still new,” […]
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Merritt Perry Begins Tenure as Arcata’s City Manager
Merritt Perry became Arcata’s new city manager this week, moving north after a six-year tenure holding the same position in Fortuna. Perry has been praised by Arcata city councilmembers for projects he completed in Fortuna and his past city work in Arcata. The Arcata City Council approved Perry’s hire at its July 17 meeting, picking […]
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A Jury of Their Peers
On a recent Thursday afternoon, two teenagers appeared in court after taking responsibility for minor offenses they committed in separate incidents that brought them into contact with law enforcement. While an official hearing, this one diverged from standard proceedings in several ways, most markedly in that the teens’ peers filled the roles of counsel and […]