In memory of the 140th anniversary of the government sanctioned expulsion of Chinese residents from Eureka, the Humboldt Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI), a DreamMaker Program of the Ink People Center for the Arts, is hosting an informal gathering, altar and walk at the Eureka Chinatown Mural on Sunday. The expulsion, which took […]
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Horse Racing Crossroads, A Better Crab Season and Chinese Expulsion Monument
Eureka Chinatown Project to Create Chinese Expulsion Monument, Fishers Make the Most of a Better Crab Season, The Humboldt County Fair is at a Crossroads
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Former Fortuna Councilmember Mobley Indicted for Fraud
Former Fortuna City Councilmember Kris Mobley has been federally indicted on three counts of mail and wire fraud stemming from allegations she embezzled more than $500,000 from a local construction company that had employed her for 30 years. Journal attempts to reach Mobley, who was elected to the council in 2022 and resigned her post […]
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The Humboldt County Fair is at a Crossroads
If the Northern California horse racing industry was one of the thoroughbreds on which it depends, it’s come up lame and may not reach the finish line. And if you extend the metaphor to the Humboldt County Fair Association, it would be the jockey, frantically trying to decide whether to stay in the saddle, hoping […]
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Decertified Cop Faces Few Consequences for Illegal Cannabis Grow
Last year, while former Rohnert Park Sgt. Brendan Jacy Tatum awaited sentencing on federal charges related to a years-long conspiracy to illegally seize cannabis and cash from motorists, including ones traveling to and from Humboldt County, Sonoma County code inspectors discovered a large, unlicensed indoor cannabis grow at his property, according to records recently obtained […]
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Eureka Chinatown Project to Create Chinese Expulsion Monument
As the 140th anniversary of Humboldt County’s expulsion of Chinese residents approaches, the Eureka Chinatown Project has taken a significant step toward creating a monument to commemorate the dark chapter of local history. Started in 2021 through the DreamMaker program of the Ink People Center for the Arts, Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders’ (HAPI) Eureka […]
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Three Killed in Arcata Complex Fire
Three people died in a fire at a multi-unit housing complex on Chestnut Place in Arcata last night. According to a release from the Arcata Fire District, crews from multiple agencies were dispatched to the 2500 block around 11:15 p.m. after receiving initial reports indicating people might be trapped inside. “Arcata Fire and Arcata Police […]
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Hearing on St. Joe’s Abortion Case Set
A hearing on Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s request to dismiss large portions of a lawsuit the California Attorney General’s Office filed last year alleging the Catholic-based provider violated state laws by denying a local woman emergency abortion care is set for Feb. 14 in Humboldt County Superior Court. In filings this week, the AG’s Office […]
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Enter the Papaya Lounge
Among the creators of the bawdy, wildly funny Papaya Lounge cabaret, now in its sixth season of local sell-out shows, one was so shy as a youngster that her family had to face away from her as she crooned “Don’t Cry Out Loud.” Another began as a competitive gymnast and dramatic Bible verse reader. The […]
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‘Complex Tradeoffs’
Five conservation groups, including the Arcata-based Environmental Protection Information Center, recently joined in the legal defense of a controversial U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to protect the endangered northern spotted owl by killing thousands of invasive owls impeding their survival in designated areas, including parts of the North Coast. On Jan. 21, a Washington […]
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Fortuna: Councilmember Mobley Resigns Amid FBI Investigation
UPDATE: The Fortuna City Council voted unanimously Feb. 3 to solicit applications for the seat recently vacated by Councilmember Kris Mobley, who resigned last week, and appoint her replacement. Mobley informed the city she would be resigning her post, effective immediately, in an email last week and the city promptly issued a press release announcing […]
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Healthcare Leaders Talk Recruitment, Retention in Panel Discussion
In the midst of somewhat rambling closing comments at a recent panel discussion on healthcare in Humboldt, Mad River Community Hospital CEO Doug Shaw told a story. Arcata’s first hospital, he said, was built in 1911, though it wasn’t so much a hospital, as a two-story home with a surgical suite on the second floor […]