Behind the ‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledge
Are California Senate candidates really swearing off corporate dollars? By Yue Stella Vu/CalMatters
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Behind the ‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledge
From fundraising emails to debate speeches, it’s everywhere: The “No Corporate PAC money” pledge is front and center in the campaign for California’s next U.S. Senator. It is a promise shared by all three top Democrats, who hold largely similar voting records in Congress on a wide range of issues and who are trying to finish in the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 21
It’s the annual tribute and birthday show celebrating the life and music of departed celestial folkster Linda Faye Carson, who walked through the out door of this realm and off to destinations untold nearly two years ago. Her friends in LodeStar and Soul-A-Mente are keeping her candles lit against the winds of time. Which means…
Experts: Eureka City Schools Violated Open Meeting Law with Jacobs Property Swap
When the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees convened the Dec. 14 meeting at which it would vote unanimously to enter into a secretive property exchange in hopes of unloading its former Jacobs Middle School campus, it violated state open meeting laws, according to two experts interviewed by the Journal. Immediately following the board’s vote…
Jim Ferry: 1942-2024
Jim Ferry (aka Lewis James Ferry) passed away at the age of 81 on Jan. 27 in Santa Rosa, California. Jim was also known as the “miracle man” as he survived pancreatic cancer for six years. Jim and Penny Ferry have been residents of Ferndale since 1970 when they arrived in town with $8 in…
Comedy Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 20
Savage Henry Comedy Club presents Oops! All Gimmicks, a show helmed by Cap’n Jack Fischer which is entirely comprised of the sort of comedy that largely went extinct with the decline and fall of Gallagher and two Carrot Top facelifts ago. We’re talking about prop comedy, celebrity impressions and sketches. All the schlock that’s fit…
Music Tonight: Monday, Feb.19
Another weekly music event has come into the Doppler range of my radar system and I feel compelled to share its coordinates with all of my fellow enthusiasts. The Crisp Lounge now has a regular Monday psy-trance music night called Peaking with Melting Vision, which is a project of Humboldt Hot Air DJ Sam Murphy.…
PACs, Judge Kreis, Plays and Food History
This week we’re sharing a CalMatters story about California cndidates and PAC money, as well as the breakdown of the long list of charges against Judge Gregory Kreis. Then we’ve got a pair of great local plays and local food history at the Clarke Museum. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
Music Today: Sunday, Feb. 18
If you feel your Sunday would be improved by the addition of wine and live jazz in one of Eureka’s more artistically stimulating settings, then you must sidle on over to the Morris Graves Museum of Art at 3 p.m. I can’t speak for the specifics of the vinted refreshments, but I know for a…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 17
The Miniplex is the place to go tonight if you are hankering for a showcase of local bands, courtesy of Lighthouse Records. I can vouch for Pill for Thrills as a solid chunk of fun, and have yet to enjoy the works of Queen Karma, Porcelain Dog and Dinner Service, but I look forward to…
Clare Francis Marie Alder: 1983-2024
Clare Francis Marie Alder (Petersen) was born at St. Mary’s Hospital on July 15, 1983, in Reno, Nevada, and passed from this world on Feb. 8, 2024, in Arcata, California. She is survived by her husband, Zachary Ronald Alder, her son, Gabriel “Bo” David Johnson, her uncles, Randall D. Petersen and David A. Petersen (wife…
Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 16
The Westhaven Center for the Arts is hosting a to-do called “Let’s Dance,” with the Bayou Swamis providing the tunes for the action. I’ve only ever seen sit-down chamber music performances here, so I am curious to see how expansive the dance floor can get. If you are similarly inclined, you can find out for…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 15
It isn’t exactly Metal Monday, but Savage Henry Comedy Club steams ahead tonight with a loud line-up of merry noisemakers. Two Bay Area bands are in the mix: post-hardcore act Drought and screamo group Máu, along with local grind duo Klod and the punks in Racket. This all- ages funhouse starts at 7 p.m., with…
Not Valentine’s Day
Some might say I am not a romantic. I don’t think it a fair criticism, nor do I think it’s true. At the same time, though, I don’t intend to write anything here about Valentine’s Day movies. And even though I’m sure there is something in Lisa Frankenstein — a neon-tinged reanimation teen rom-com —…
‘Bad Policy’
Editor: The Sushi Spot’s 18-percent added to the bill would likely save me a few percent on the charge (“Sushi Spot’s Tipping Point,” Feb. 8). I do object to a 10 percent added for to-go orders. If they want to add a couple bucks for containers, I might be OK with that. A flat 10 percent on…
Vote!
Editor: Yes on Measure A. It goes the next step to protect the environment and grant neighbors within 1 mile (rather than 300 feet) voice in permitting and regulatory processes. Humboldt County Growers Alliance tried getting Measure A removed from the ballot. Judge Canning’s decision against HCGA: “The initiative or referendum is one of the…
Why Two Sexes?
“The biological definition of sex wasn’t designed to ensure fair sporting competition, or to settle disputes about access to healthcare.” — Paul Griffiths, professor of Philosophy of Biology, University of Sydney With the current debate about gender identity, particularly with regard to the rights and welfare of transgender people, this seems an appropriate time to…
thoughtexperiment (gulls in the dunes)
when you find yourself under a fleet of gulls your wonder is as far as your wonder can justly take you. you just can’t reach out and take this gull, winter plumed and tilted. you cannot know this gull by force. gedanken says the old teacher who suffered no god-shaped hole. if you can you…
Incumbent Judge Faces Ethics Probe
Less than a month before Election Day, the Commission on Judicial Performance has dropped a proverbial bombshell into the race for a Humboldt County Superior Court judgeship. On Feb. 7, the commission announced it had filed a notice of formal proceedings against incumbent Judge Gregory Kreis — who is also presently the local court’s presiding…
Near Wild Heaven
In her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery tells us of a particularly earnest and yearning moment in her eponymous heroine’s youth: “It wouldn’t matter if I got to a hundred picnics in after years; they wouldn’t make up for missing this one. They’re going to have boats on the Lake of Shining…
An Appetite for Local Food History at the Clarke
“You don’t think you’re going to make much of a sweat working at a museum but moving things around really gets you there,” says Josh Buck, executive director-curator of the Clarke Historical Museum. Looking at the behemoth of an iron stove hauled into the main hall from the backroom of the Samoa Cookhouse, it’s easy…
The Reluctantly Famous Shoshoni Hostler
When Yurok Native Shoshoni Hostler began beading as a hobby years ago, she never dreamed it would lead to museum exhibits and Hollywood actresses wearing her designs. She works as suicide program manager and associate marriage and family therapist for the Yurok tribe, but her artistic career has continued to grow — albeit somewhat accidentally.…
Second Acts
The journey to try to find the Exit Theatre (890 G St., Arcata) is guided by a mischievous Google Maps and skeptical townspeople convinced we bought tickets online to a San Francisco theater by mistake. But Arcata’s newest theater venue exists, marked by a lone banner adorning the wall of the G Street side of…
