North Coast recreational fishery closed until 2036 as recovery remains elusive Unless conditions change dramatically in the interim, the North Coast’s iconic recreational red abalone fishery will remain closed for at least another decade. The move made official by a unanimous vote of the California Fish and Game Commission on Dec. 11 had been on […]
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Cal State University Unions Seek Notice of Federal Subpoenas in Antisemitism Investigation
Sworn statements detail CSU employee concerns, including at CPH, amid U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. California State University is caught between a federal government eager to investigate alleged antisemitism and employees concerned about privacy. That dilemma has landed the nation’s largest four-year public […]
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Republicans Ask Federal Court to Overturn California’s New Prop. 50 Maps
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just last week California’s secretary of state officially certified that nearly two-thirds of Californians voted to pass Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily gerrymander the state’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats. Nevertheless, Republicans and the Trump administration are hopeful that a federal district […]
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Sacred Groves
Humboldt’s first conservation cemetery clears major milestone Arcata resident Michael Furniss has spent a lot of time thinking about a subject many people try to avoid: What happens after one dies. For decades, the wildland soil scientist has carried a vision of how he wants to be buried — laid directly into the ground at […]
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Thrown Under the Bus
Humboldt schools inch closer to rescuing mental health funds slashed by Trump This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. California school districts were bracing for their mental health grants to be cut at the end of the month, but a recent court ruling could force the Trump administration to temporarily release […]
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Flash Fiction, Bohn’s Investigation and Body Cams
The annual North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest winner and finalists are here! We’ve also got a story on the second investigation into a county supervisor’s behavior, this time regarding Rex Bohn. And finally, we’re looking at recently released body camera footage of sheriff’s deputies fatally shooting a suspect in July, and questions about why […]
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Flash Fiction 2025
Our talented readers again crammed fantastic stories into 99 words or fewer for the Journal’s annual Flash Fiction Contest. Retired children’s librarian JoAnn Bauer, NCJ Managing Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, poet and novelist David Holper, Booklegger owner Jennifer McFadden and retired Booklegger co-owner Nancy Short returned as judges, diving into diminutive dramas, sample-sized stories and […]
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Sheriff’s Office Releases Footage From Blue Lake Shooting
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released video from the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man who, according to the investigation, fired at least once at the deputies trying to detain him near Blue Lake on July 26. Eureka resident Jared Randell Nelson, who the office says had an outstanding warrant for being a felon […]
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County Conducted Investigation on Bohn’s Behavior
Supervisor alleged to have pressured staff, acted in a hostile manner during a meeting The county hired an outside law firm to investigate allegations that Supervisor Rex Bohn engaged in “abusive and hostile behavior” toward staff and attempted to “direct staff to disregard” an ordinance “for a special favor for his friend” during a June […]
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A ‘Complex Campus’
Cal Poly Humboldt’s long road to an accessible future For a person who uses a wheelchair, getting from the bottom to the top of B Street at Cal Poly Humboldt is complicated. They need to travel between the Dennis Walker Greenhouse and Wildlife and Fisheries building, through several floors of the Science A and Science […]
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Sheriff’s Office Releases Footage From Blue Lake Shooting
Only one of four deputies had body cam on during the fatal exchange The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released video from the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man who, according to the investigation, fired at least once at the deputies trying to detain him near Blue Lake on July 26. Eureka resident Jared Randell […]
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The Badger State, Trans Resistance and Dickens
This week we’re sharing the story of a local connection to a long ago shipwreck and the family of a lost sailor. We’re also talking about the Trans Week of Resistance and the start of holiday theater around the county. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.