This week on NCJ Preview, we talk about the food you should be looking for at the Friday Night Market, and how Humboldt’s only safe parking program, run through the Arcata House Partnership, is coming to a close. We also introduce the Journal‘s new reporter, Kelby McIntosh! Links down bellow👇🏼 Read the full story 📰 […]
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Condor Check-in
The North Coast’s 11 condors “looked great” after undergoing recent medical exams, according to an update from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program, a Yurok Tribe-led effort to bring the bird known as prey-go-neesh back to the upper reaches of the endangered species’ former range. The annual spring evaluations are not only an opportunity for […]
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No Safe Parking
It’s a morning in early January and Arcata House Partnership Executive Director Darlene Spoor is addressing the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors at the invitation of Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson. The board is holding a public hearing to consider extending a temporary ordinance making it easier for organizations to open so-called sanctuary parking shelters […]
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Eureka Schools Amends Property Exchange Agreement, Sets Escrow Deadline
Eureka City Schools has entered into an amended property exchange agreement with a mystery developer looking to acquire its old Jacobs Middle School site that stipulates the parties should close escrow on the deal on or before July 11. Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol seems to be back at the negotiating table for the old […]
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Kinetic Chaos, Kreiss and Soup Scoops
We’re looking back on a wild and wacky Kinetic Grand Championship weekend with all its attending sand, splashing, cycling and costumes. We’ve also got an update on the allegations against Judge Greg Kreis. Finally, we bid farewell to a pair of iconic Arcata restaurants and preview the upcoming Empty Bowls fundraiser for St. Vincent de […]
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Glorified!
The gears ground, the flames shot and teams of Kinetic Grand Championship racers tumbled down the dunes of Dead Man’s Drop and into Humboldt Bay for the water crossing. When the clever contraptions finally passed the finish line on Ferndale’s Main Street after their 50-mile journeys, there were winners and ACE-ers, but all were Glorious. […]
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UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed in Last Week’s Crash ID’d
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Corner’s Office has identified the 66-year-old pedestrian killed May 22 as Eureka resident David Sprague, according to a news release from the Eureka Police Department. The multi-car crash remains under investigation, the release states, and witnesses are being asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) at (707) 441-4300. PREVIOUS: The Eureka Police […]
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Judge Kreis ‘Censured and Barred’ in Agreement to Close Ethics Case
Former Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Greg Kreis has resolved the ethics complaint lodged against him by the Commission on Judicial Performance, admitting to 17 charges that he violated the code of judicial ethics and agreeing to be publicly censured, resign his position and never seek judicial office again. Kreis, whose campaign to retain the […]
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Music, Law Enforcement and Linguiça
This week we’ve got a feel-good story about how a groundbreaking Fortuna woman’s life was changed by music and the legacy she left to Fortuna High School. We’re also looking at what civilian oversight for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department would mean. Finally, all the salty, spicy details from the Portuguese linguiça cook-off. Hit subscribe […]
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Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is calling on the county to implement a layered system of police oversight of the sheriff’s office similar to a model being used in Eureka. “The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury recommends that the board of supervisors establish a civilian oversight board to review, report on and make recommendations […]
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‘Unprecedented’
Ron Samuels is walking through Marimba One’s sprawling shop off O Street in Arcata. The place is filled with the whir of industrial fans and a constant pinging from five separate tuning stations spread through the facility, where tuners are hitting rosewood keys with custom mallets and grinding layers from their undersides until they find […]