‘Inadvertent Disclosure’
Eureka City Schools Emails Shed Light on Jacobs Property Swap By Thadeus Greenson
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‘Inadvertent Disclosure’
As controversy swirled in the months after the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees abruptly decided to forgo a $4 million purchase offer from the California Highway Patrol for its old Jacobs Middle School property and instead entered into an unusual $6 million deal with a mystery developer, the district’s superintendent maintained he did not…
Carl Duane Fullbright: 1942-2024
On June 15, 2024, after a 23-year-long disagreement with prostate cancer, Carl Duane Fullbright passed away in his Arcata home in the comfort of family and friends. Born Oct. 17, 1942, to Omar and JV Fullbright in Los Angeles, California, Carl grew up in Pico Rivera with his parents and younger brother, Harrol, graduating from…
Nancy Ann Brunson: 1939-2024
Nancy Ann Brunson, age 85, passed away peacefully at home on July 14, 2024. She was born on May 22, 1939, in Longview, Washington. Nancy lived a life filled with love and dedication to her family, church, and community. Nancy was raised by her caring parents, Prudence (Brundin) and Rodger Comstock, who instilled in her…
Douglas John Jager: 1930-2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Douglas John Jager, PhD, emeritus professor of forestry and watershed management, Humboldt State University. Doug died June 7, 2024, at his north Trinidad home with his loving family by his side. Born in Oakland, California, on New Year’s Eve, 1939, Doug boasted that he…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 1
It’s once more unto the breach for our dear friends from Portland when living country legends Jenny Don’t and the Spurs return to the 707 to do what they do best: swing, sing and honky tonk the night away. The Logger Bar is a perfect spot for such fine fare, so be sure to roll…
Crabs Players of the Year
It was a summer of ups and downs for the Humboldt Crabs. After starting 0-7 in a new conference, our boys would rally back. They would fight and claw their way into contention with a magical midsummer stretch, bringing a competitive and suspense-driven brand of baseball the North Coast may not be used to seeing.…
DA Declines to Prosecute 27 Arrested in Cal Poly Humboldt Protests
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to criminally charge 27 of the 39 people arrested during the Pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus in late April, during which protesters occupied Siemens Hall for a week. Responding to a Journal inquiry, District Attorney Stacey Eads wrote in an email that she…
Scenes from the Junior Rodeo
Nearly 200 boys and girls signed up for a chance to compete in seven age divisions for saddles, lots of buckles and cash awards at the Fortuna Junior Rodeo at the rodeo grounds in Rohner Park earlier this month. When I asked rodeo participants “What event or events are you participating in?” the most common…
Comedy Tonight: Monday, July 29
Tonight is the start of a triptych of movie nights, beginning with a kind of ouroboros affairs over at Savage Henry Comedy Club where, at 9 p.m., you will find a free screening of a documentary about … all things Savage Henry. Specifically the magazine and comedy fest. The film is called Savage Remote, and…
Music Today: Sunday, July 28
It’s the season of festivals, and I am a happy promoter of our more homegrown varieties, best personified in today’s Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival at the Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department. This free event offers lots of fun, but my beat is ever the music scene, so here’s the goods there. Starting at 10 a.m., you…
Music Tonight: Saturday, July 27
There’s a rock show brewing at the Miniplex tonight. Color Green is a Los Angeles quartet that specializes in nifty, riffy and soulful pulls off the amp’s fuzzy peaches. The band’s steady and rollin’ Yin will make a fine complement to the very loud Yang of local heavies Sugar Boys. It’s all about balance in…
AutoXpo Rolls into Fortuna Today
Gear up for a weekend of chrome, carburetors and classic Americana as the 33rd Annual Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo rolls into town July 26-28. This favorite summertime event offers a nostalgic journey through automotive history with classic cars, a judged show and a cruise down Main Street. New this year is the return of the crowd-pleasing…
Silvia Maria Leonardo
With great sadness our beloved mother, Silvia Maria Leonardo passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024, at the age of 84 with both her children by her side. Born December 21st, 1939, in Fortuna to John and Lena Saottini. Mom and her older brother Eugene were raised on their parents’ dairy and vegetable farm in…
Beer Fest at Blue Ox this Saturday
History meets hops at Humboldt’s newest summer celebration. The Humboldt County Historical Society and Blue Ox Millworks are teaming up to host the inaugural Beer Fest at Blue Ox on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 5 p.m. ($45, $6 VIP, $25 non-drinker). This 21+ event offers a taste of Humboldt’s finest brews, including offerings…
Tom Jackson Jr. Retreating and Controversy around the Old Jacobs Middle School
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, we’re joined by California Local News fellow Kelby McIntosh, as he talks about Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson Jr. retreating to a tenured professor position at the university, updates to the controversy swirling around the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees and the old Jacobs Middle…
‘Make it Forever Unnecessary’
Editor: Many heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who logged several 10-hour days working to give free health care to so many of our friends and neighbors who lack basic healthcare access. Medical professionals gave their time and expertise and scores of helpers worked selflessly to ensure that so many were relieved of pain and disabilities. What a…
On Project 2025
Editor: Thank you Mr. Greenson for your editorial “The Crisis of Our Time,” and reporting on Project 2025 (“Huffman Talks Project 2025,” July 18). I think this issue will galvanize the majority of voters who would prefer not to have a huge police state and fewer checks on presidential power. Project 2025 has 140 members…
*Freezing in July*
On the Humboldt coast Under two quilts and my Mariner’s blanket Warm gifts given to me by warm people all of whom live in warmer places than here The entire planet is hotting up A twenty mile drive would find me twenty degrees warmer with sunshiny skies I’m not complaining It only sounds like it…
Jackson’s Retreat
When Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson Jr. announced his resignation last month, some were surprised at the news he would be retreating to a tenured professor position at the university. But the so-called “retreat rights” allowing him to leave administration and become one of the institution’s highest paid professors were written into the terms…
‘Profound Concern’
Editor’s note: Be forewarned that this story includes antisemitic threats, hate speech and slurs. A former Humboldt County planning commissioner is expressing growing distress at the way authorities are handling the case of a 33-year-old Arcata man who allegedly made violent, antisemitic threats against him, his family and Jews in general. Lee Ulansey, a local…
In Between Days
We are now seated in the festival section of the summer, where outdoor collections of music and people mix with fairs and rodeos to bridge the entertainment gap through late summer and into the fall semester. There are still shows, but they are fewer in number and sometimes less reliable than those staged during the…
A Garden Party in a Cup
I believe the best cocktails come out of summer. I’m sure the outdoor drinking weather helps with this, but truly it is the access to fresh fruit and herbs that makes it hard to come in from watering the garden without a cocktail special in mind. I am very fortunate to have the abundance that…
Trinidad Art Night
This townwide walk includes a variety of live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales, oyster, cider or wine tastings. Presented by Forbes & Associates: Sarah Corliss, produced by Westhaven Center for the Arts. For more info, call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Genise Smith, digital art;…
At the Edge of the Fall
One sleight of hand I’ve maintained over the years of writing about records is I don’t quantify them, I qualify my feelings about them. You won’t see a grade assigned here; that’s not the point of listening to music, as far as I’m concerned. My habit is to showcase a record more than review it.…
What Twisters Left Behind
TWISTERS. Even in 1996, when we didn’t know how good we had it, some of us approached Twister with what felt like a healthy degree of skepticism. Despite being Jan de Bont’s follow-up to Speed (1994) — which was, if we’re being honest, almost revelatory for what and who it brought to the action genre…
The Other Evolutionist
The philosopher and gadfly Daniel Dennett, who died in April, wrote that evolution by natural selection was “the single best idea anyone has ever had.” The word “anyone” implies a single idea-monger, although, as I’ve written elsewhere (“Evolution’s Co-Discover,” Nov. 5, 2020), the credit should go equally to two great field naturalists of the 19th…
Three Great Places to Bird this Summer
It’s the time of year schoolkids love and birders dread: summer vacation. Diehard birders wait in vain for rare bird notifications but their phones have gone eerily silent. It’s not that the birds aren’t out there; they’re just busy nesting, fledging, molting and doing other birdy things behind a thick veil of foliage. For most…
