Guaranteed Income
McKinleyville pilot program aims to change lives with dignity By Kimberly Wear
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Guaranteed Income
On Jan. 25, a group of Humboldt County residents participating in a guaranteed income pilot program received their first installment of $920. Known as the Humboldt Income Program and administered through the McKinleyville Family Resource Center, the monthly payments will continue for a year and a half to those enrolled after meeting certain requirements, including…
Photos: Humboldt Marble Weekend
Eureka’s Humboldt Marble Weekend re-emerged post-COVID restrictions as the center of the marble universe last Saturday and Sunday as 28 marble makers and glass artists from around the U.S. showed off their wares to marble-art fans at vendor tables in the Wharfinger Building. Event-organizer Topher Reynolds, a Eureka marble maker at Copious Glass and the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 14
Depending on what your personal belief system involves, today is either just another hump day (I mean the middle of the week, not the other thing), the beginning of Lent and/or the most romantic day of the year. I make no judgment, only merely speculate that there are a lot of different ways to perceive…
William ‘Bill’ Shewry Jr.: 1932-2024
William J. Shewry, Jr. (“Bill”) passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2024, within the comforting walls of his beloved Danville home, surrounded by his devoted children: Steve, Marci, Bob and Bill Born on Dec. 5, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William L. Shewry, Sr. and Viola Diane Shewry (Lewis), Bill’s early years were marked by…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Feb 13
From the heavy side of the jam band world of yesteryear comes one of the few groups in that genre whose work made it into rotation in my truck when I was in my 20s. Gov’t Mule is a powerhouse led by ace guitarist Warren Haynes, a man with the deft country-gentleman picking of an…
Legislators Unveil Measure to Ask Voters for $1 Billion Offshore Wind Bond
In a step toward building the first massive wind farms off California’s coast, three Assemblymembers on Feb. 8 proposed a $1 billion bond act to help pay for the expansion of ports. The bill, if approved, would place a bond before voters aimed at helping ports build capacity to assemble, construct and transport wind turbines…
Comedy Tonight: Monday, Feb. 12
Comedian Evan Vest is holed up at Savage Henry Comedy Club for one of his curated movie screenings. This evening’s fare happens to be one of the worst films ever made, a movie so baffling and terrible that an entire cult industry has cropped up over the last two decades since its release. I am…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 10
The Outer Space is hosting a Punks for Palestine benefit show tonight at 7:30 p.m., with bands Vegan Slaughterhouse, The Groomers, Brain Dead Rejects and Heart Eyes putting in their best effort for a good cause. The door is $5-$10 sliding scale, and the proceeds go to the American Near East Refugee Aid, providing relief…
Experimenting with Income and Gratuities
This week we’re talking about a guaranteed income program being tested with a small group of folks out in McKinleyville. We’ve also got the breakdown on a new equity fee taking the place of traditional tipping system at Sushi Spot, including what it means for staff and customers. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt…
University Police Investigation Clears CR Baseball Players of Assault Allegation
Cal Poly Humboldt police have determined a Palestine supporter who alleged she’d been assaulted near the Arcata Plaza in October lied about the incident, according to a press release from the university. Gihane Hyden had alleged that she was leaving a rally on the plaza around 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 when men she identified as…
Humboldt Marble Weekend Clicks Off Tonight
Humboldt Marble Weekend, Feb. 9-11, brings together artists and collectors to celebrate contemporary marbles and marble hunting. Festivities kick off Friday, Feb. 9, with the Marble Makers Ball at the Glass Garage (215 C St., Eureka), where more than 20 glass artists will collaboratively create a marble to be exhibited at the Clarke Historical Museum, and…
Photos: Inked Hearts 2024
It was great fun to once again attend the Inked hearts Tattoo Expo, its 14th annual event, in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel Feb. 2-4, and see amazing tattoo artwork being created by many familiar tattoo artists. Ted and Amy Marks, owners of the local Nor Cal Tattoo shop, brought in…
Redwood Curtain’s Hurricane Diane Opens Friday
Hurricane Diane, Redwood Curtain Theatre’s first show at the newly minted 5th and D Street Theater (300 Fifth St., Eureka), opens this weekend, with shows Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. ($20, $18 seniors/students). Madeleine George’s Obie-winning play tells the tale of Diane, a…
Sushi Spot’s Tipping Point
The social media response to Sushi Spot posting its new policy regarding gratuities was swift and nuclear, with Facebook posters and commenters largely deriding the announcement, some even swearing off patronizing the business for good. But the plan itself, the automatic addition of an 18-percent “equity fee” for dine-in and 10 percent for takeout to…
Heaven or Las Vegas
I’m making myself laugh imagining the story of a man who manages to completely ruin his life in next week’s pummeling four-day gauntlet of Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day. One could argue there’s a break Monday but that’s just for casuals. Win or lose, a team’s fans need a day…
Arts! Arcata
JACOBY’S STOREHOUSE 791 Eighth St. Homeboldt: pop-up market featuring more than 10 local artisans; DJ Kreepeo; live tailoring/ custom beanies in-house; food by Plaza Grill and the Ville CO; drinks upstairs. The Rocking Horse: Kids Kraft Korner with a family-friendly Valentine’s theme and Callie Maple Collection showcasing self-care products. ARCATA ARTISANS 883 H St. Colleen…
Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Slays
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Robet L. Freedman is a side-splittingly funny, dark-humored, self-aware and fast-paced romp of pure entertainment. The cast and crew at Ferndale Repertory Theatre pull out all the stops and hit all the marks right from the very start. They keep that energy up and the audience laughing…
A Dry(er) Trinidad to Clam Beach Run
After days of rain, Mother Nature cooperated, providing beautiful, warm sunshine for the 58th annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Saturday, Feb. 3. A total of 584 runners and walkers showed up at the starting line in Trinidad for the 5.75-mile run/walk. Given the ongoing rainfall this winter, race organizers were debating pre-race until Friday afternoon as…
Zone of Interest‘s Horrors, Seen and Unseen
THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Presented with the briefest description of this, e.g. a glimpse inside the domestic life of the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, one’s mind might immediately go to Hannah Arendt’s commentary regarding the “banality of evil.” Which is a reasonable leap, as that phrase has so frequently come into use when…
Let’s Bring Coast Central Out of the Shadows
If, as the Washington Post suggests, democracy dies in darkness, then democracy can waste away in the shadows. Coast Central Credit Union members — who are also its owners — deserve a full, healthy dose of sunlight. Members deserve election rules that don’t discourage campaigning for a seat on the board of directors. Members deserve…
‘We’ve Got Your Back(side)’
Editor: I was happy to take the two minutes required to fulfill Renshin Bruce’s request (Mailbox, Feb. 1) and I contacted CalTrans District 1 asking them to please install a port-a-potty at Herrick Avenue Park and Ride in Eureka. The suggestion that CalTrans is too short of funds for this modest cost when they are…
‘Extremely Shady’
Editor: Great article by Thadeus Greenson about the extremely shady deal where a mysterious group of investors who definitely, swear to God, have no connection to Rob Arkley, are in contract to buy the Jacobs School site for 50 percent more than the CHP had offered (“Spokespeople Mum as to Who is Behind Mystery Offer for…
‘Sinister’
Editor: Sinister is the first word that came to mind after reading (“Did Your Check Clear?” Feb. 1). As a former business owner, I considered our employees to be the life blood of our company and valued each one of them as an integral part of the team. “There is no ‘I’ in Team.” I guess Mr.…
Vote!
Editor: I met Judge Kreis in 2010, when I worked as a DDA and he a deputy public defender. We litigated cases against each other for years. Without exception, I found Judge Kreis to be an outstanding advocate and a person of high integrity. Following Judge Kreis’ appointment to the bench, I practiced before him in…
The Gathering
They wait silently in the trees and bushes For the seeds I throw Every morning on the wooden deck The juncos a variety of sparrows One with a missing tail who, when they all descend, makes his way among the others like a little roly poly A spotted towhee colorfully outfitted in flaming orange, black,…
