Last week’s big story was the San Francisco Giants drafting the Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal, the 18-year-old, 6-feet-3-inch, 180-pound infield prospect out of Dublin, California. Having graduated high school in May, McNeal joined the Humboldt Crabs for the summer. Now, McNeal has signed with the Giants organization and went from batting practice in Arcata to […]
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Symphonies and Blue Lake’s Quandaries
This week, Setlist columnist Collin Yeo joins us to talk about Carol Jacobson of the Eureka Symphony and his story about how both have enriched our community’s music scene. Then we’ve got an update on the Blue Lake City Council recall, which could leave remaining members unable to fill its ranks. Hit subscribe for weekly […]
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As One Airline Sets to Depart, Another Prepares for Arrival
Breeze Airways, which bills itself as the “Seriously Nice” airline, will be landing at the Arcata-Eureka airport starting early next year. Today’s announcement of the flights to Burbank beginning March 12 — and the option of connecting flights to Provo, Utah — comes just days after fellow low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines broke the news it […]
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The Conductor
Sweatshirts and jeans brushed against silk dresses and suits, leather and corked dress shoes creaked across the same carpeting as sneakers and sandals. Attending any night during the five programs and 10 performances of the Eureka Symphony’s 2024-2025 season pulled one into a bright, buzzing world peopled by an audience from every stage of life, […]
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Without Precedent
If a group of disgruntled Blue Lake residents succeeds in their effort to simultaneously recall three members of the city council, it will thrust the city into unprecedented territory. According to Journal consultations with more than a dozen legal experts and legislative analysts, the triple recall would leave the city with a council potentially unable […]
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Giants Draft Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal
Life can come at you pretty fast sometimes. Just ask the Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal, the 18 year old the San Francisco Giants selected in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft this week. In the past calendar year, the 6-feet-3-inch, 180-pound infield prospect out of Dublin, California, has seen a lotta bit […]
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Last Boarding Call for Avelo in December
Avelo Airlines is preparing to take off from Humboldt County, permanently. According to announcements from the company and the county of Humboldt, the low-cost carrier is ending all flights between the Arcata-Eureka airport and Burbank after Dec. 2 as the airline pulls out of servicing the West Coast altogether. The move comes amid local and […]
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Blood Drive Dinners and Changes to Megan’s Law Registry
This week we’re looking at why a law is allowing sex offenders to petition for removal from California’s online registry, and how one survivor is fighting to change that. We’ve also got a story about how the North Coast Community Blood Bank is using food to remove barriers to donation and turning it into an […]
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Higher Premiums and Lost Coverage: How Trump’s Budget will Change Health Care in California
The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to raise some health care insurance premiums and force millions off coverage, reverberating the most in lower-income families and communities that are already struggling. Trump’s new budget reduces spending for Medicaid — called Medi-Cal in California — by $1 trillion over the […]
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The Disappearing Registrants
For years, Elizabeth Thurston used the website as a kind of salve. She’d check it for affirmation, clicking her abuser’s name so it would come up for the world to see, reinforcing that through the awful experiences that shaped her childhood and, in turn, her life, she’d taken a stand as an 8 year old […]
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Earth Flag Appeal Denied
The Earth flag appears set to maintain its current third-rung position on municipal flagpoles in Arcata after the First District Court of Appeal recently upheld a local judge’s decision finding that a citizen-led initiative requiring the city to place the so-called “Blue Marble” image in the top spot violated state law mandating the U.S. flag […]
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Photos: Celebration and Protest on July 4
By 1 p.m. on Friday, July 4, a line of protesters stretched in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse. They carried signs decrying ICE, billionaires, Israel’s bombing of Gaza, the slashing of cancer research funding, reducing Medicare and President Donald Trump’s administration in general. (See the slideshow below for photos of the protests and Old […]