Though still in its infancy, the presidency of Donald J. Trump has turned North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman’s Facebook page into straight fire. The Huff, who is entering his third congressional term riding high after taking 76 percent of the vote in November, has unleashed a scathing post daily since Thursday. First, Huffman shared an […]
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Scenes from the D.C. Women’s March
Local photographer R. Arroyo was in Washington D.C. last Saturday, Jan. 21, when Women’s March protesters filled the streets with signs, songs and pink “pussy ear” hats to voice their opposition to newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. The crowd (because crowd size is evidently everything) has been estimated at 470,000 people, according to the New […]
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Planning Commission Vote: Ulansey Out, Mitchell In
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 today, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson dissenting, to appoint McKinleyville resident and accountant Brian Mitchell to the at-large planning commission seat currently held by Lee Ulansey. Mitchell, a former McKinleyville school board member and current member of the county’s Assessment Appeals Board, addressed the supervisors, saying […]
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Largest March in Eureka History
UPDATE: Organizers report that the official tally for Saturday’s march was between 7,000 and 8,000 people, which is roughly six percent of Humboldt County’s total population. Previously: Thousands of people turned out to Eureka’s waterfront this afternoon in what event organizer Nancy Stephenson has said was the largest march in the city’s history. The Eureka […]
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Silent People in Black Protest on Arcata Plaza
Several dozen protesters joined the People in Black Inaugural Day Vigil on the Arcata Plaza this morning. They held signs or simply expressed their First Amendment rights with their silent presence as they gathered at the same time as the inauguration. Their goal was to share their concerns about and objections to the incoming administration. […]
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People in Black Vigil on Arcata Plaza
Mark Larson attended a silent Inauguration Day vigil on the Arcata Plaza.
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Huffman to Skip Trump’s Inauguration
The Huff has decided to sit this one out. North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman announced on his Facebook page this afternoon that after much consideration, he’s going to break with precedent and spend inauguration day in his district volunteering. “Ordinarily, on Inauguration Day, I would take my place above the west steps of the Capitol […]
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Sometimes Voters Just Sit a Race Out
While the latest round of Humboldt County election results didn’t change any outcomes, the numbers do reveal some interesting tidbits about the races voters chose to sit out. Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Kelly Sanders said in an email to the Journal on Friday that there are “approximately 5,000 ballots left to scan, which includes […]
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Huffman Demands Accountability for Treatment of Pipeline Protesters
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman penned a letter to President Barack Obama today requesting an immediate meeting to “demand accountability for (the) alarming treatment of Water Protectors and peaceful demonstrators at the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.” Huffman, who penned the letter with Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Arizona), also took the opportunity to denounce the […]
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Anger, Song and a Group Hug at Arcata’s Anti-Trump Protest
More than 200 people gathered Friday afternoon to march from the Humboldt State University Campus down to the Arcata Plaza and back, decrying the election of Donald Trump as the nation’s next president. The protest remained peaceful throughout, as emotional participants chanted, yelled and sang. Once the march reached the Arcata Plaza, participants gathered around […]
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45 for 45: A Call for Letters
Anger. Vindication. Fear. Hope. Despair. A flood of emotion has washed over the country in the wake of Donald J. Trump’s stunning Nov. 8 upset to become the president-elect following one of the most divisive presidential contests in generations. In the face of this historic event, and the turmoil that’s followed, we want to hear […]