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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Sea Lion Dies in Klopp Lake, Ending Unusual Excursion
My wife and I enjoy walking the trails at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, looking at and photographing the usual wildlife, but last Sunday, Aug. 25, around 10 a.m. at low tide, we saw something unusual. It appeared to be a stranded dead adult California sea lion lying covered in mud on the tidal […]
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Mad River Hospital’s birth center to close and CCC’s Chili Champs
This week’s episode of the NCJ Preview features tag-team action! As arts & features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and California Local Journalism fellow Kelby McIntosh discuss The Journal cover story ‘Loss’ written by news editor Thadeus Greenson. As well as catching you up on the Humboldt County Fair chili cookoff and other competition hijinks. Watch all this […]
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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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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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Medical Debt Wouldn’t Hurt Credit Under California Bill
Medical debt weighs heavily on the lives of millions of Californians. It can ding their credit scores and hurt their chances of landing a rental or securing a home mortgage. Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced a proposal to stop medical debt from showing up on credit reports. That proposed rule is under consideration […]
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NCJ Preview: Freeing Aaron Bjorkstrand, City Manager Merritt Perry and more…
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, Arts and Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill discusses News Editor Thadeus Greenson’s cover story, “Freeing Aaron Bjorkstrand,” and #tradwife content on social media. California Local Journalism fellow Kelby McIntosh is also on hand to talk about the new Arcata City Manager Merritt Perry. Read all this and […]
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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 […]