Despite the hopeful strides the river has taken in healing, scientists say federal funding cuts pose a setback to continued scientific monitoring At a virtual press conference in October, Klamath River scientists announced that a year after the last of the dams were removed, river health has begun to bounce back. With salmon swimming upstream, […]
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Proposition 50 Passed in California. Here’s What You Missed
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure that allowed the state to redraw its congressional map in favor of Democrats, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s effort to hold onto a Republican-controlled Congress by urging redistricting in Texas. Tuesday capped off a whirlwind, […]
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California Democrats Made Prop. 50 About Trump. Polls Show it’s Working as Voting Ends
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A day before voting ends for Proposition 50, California voters appear poised to approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in Democrats’ favor. Recent opinion polls show strong support for the Yes side. Newsom’s campaign is flooding the airwaves with star-studded advertisements […]
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Halloween Scares and a SNAP Emergency
We’re all in on Halloween with a spooky-sweet comic by local artist Liz Valasco, haunted house reviews and scary book recs. Real world fears loom, starting Nov. 1, as SNAP benefits halt. We’re looking at how Humboldt is preparing and the cuts that are making it tougher. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Senate Rejects Bid to End Barred Owl Management Plan
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at ending the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s controversial plan to stave off the northern spotted owls’ extinction by killing thousands of non-native owls in designated areas, including parts of the North Coast. The Joint Resolution of Disapproval brought forward by Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy under the […]
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UPDATE:‘All Hands on Deck’
Judges rule Trump admin must fund food assistance program but it’s unclear when payments will be made Two federal judges ruled today that the Trump administration must fund a food assistance program that provides a vital lifeline to 42 million people across the nation, including 30,000 low-income residents of Humboldt County, during the government shutdown. […]
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The Seeker
Chapter 1 About the Artist Artist Liz Valasco says she discovered the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes when she was 7 and “never looked back.” Her comics, zines, drawings and prints can be gently haunting, but there’s a sympathetic wonder to them, whether they depict aliens, odd children, monsters, late-night horror queens like Vampira or […]
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‘A Matter of Life and Death’
McKinleyville district sues Trump administration after mental health grant revoked The McKinleyville Union School District has sued the Trump administration, alleging the federal government unlawfully discontinued a $7 million grant it was awarded last year to provide mental health services to students. Filed on behalf of the district against the U.S. Department of Education and […]
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No Kings, a Visiting Bear and Rocky Revisited
The No Kings II protest drew thousands to the Humboldt County Courthouse, and we’re looking at the organizations and local folks who gathered there. We’ve also got the inside scoop on the wild bear who stopped by the zoo and a new production of The Rocky Horror Show. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt […]
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Late Papers
Dear Readers, We experienced unexpected technical issues during last night’s print run for both The Ferndale Enterprise and the North Coast Journal. As a result, this week’s papers will not be available in newsstands and boxes until Friday. We know how much our readers look forward to picking up their paper each week, and we […]
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No Kings II
Humboldt speaks up and packs the block From Germany to Ireland, Canada to Mexico, New York City to Eureka, nearly 7 million people in the U.S. and worldwide took to the streets on Oct. 18 to speak their minds about fascism and to embolden communal support at the No Kings II demonstration. Here on the […]
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‘Healing and Recovery’
Humboldt County receiving significant expansions to crisis stabilization services State Sen. Mike McGuire visited the Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall on Monday to announce a significant expansion of mental health and addiction services in Humboldt County, with the last three years seeing $70 million invested in several projects, adding 101 new beds to crisis stabilization programs […]