Cover Story
Thousands Demonstrate in Eureka at No Kings Protest
From H to J streets, thousands of protesters took to the pavement as part of the No Kings protest, with the Eureka Police Department estimating 3,000 to 4,000 protesters were on site. The protest was one of many held across the country as millions were reported to be in attendance nationwide. Starting from 11 a.m.…
Virginia Mae McDonald
Virginia Mae McDonald, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, in Ferndale, California, at the age of 89. Born on November 18, 1935, in Lansing, Michigan, Virginia lived a life marked by deep devotion to her family, her faith, and her community. She enjoyed a long and respected career…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, June 24
Humbrews is hosting Live Dead & Brothers, an “All-Star Appreciation of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers.” This basically boils down to a big band full of musicians from Dead and Allman Bros. satellite bands, gathering to play from the song books of two of the biggest godfather groups of the American jam genre.…
Music Tonight: Monday, June 23
It’s another Metal Monday over at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 7 p.m. I was stuck pondering the unreadable band logos on the flyer but was luckily hanging out with my good buddy Shea, who helped me out of the jam with some cooperative sleuthing. Best as we can tell, the line-up is as…
No Kings Protest, Oyster Fest and Restaurant Week
We’ve got Restaurant Week on the cover this issue. Inside, we’re looking back on a weekend of protest in Eureka and across the country, and Oyster Fest in Arcata. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
Cathy Linda Paul
Cathy Linda Paul passed away peacefully with her husband John by her side, on her 77th birthday on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Eureka, California. She was born in Merced, California, on May 12, 1948. She was a guiding light in our lives, a caring and fun-loving wife as well as her husband’s best friend,…
Kathleen “Kady” Frances Dunleavy, RN
With deep sorrow, we share the passing of Kathleen Frances Dunleavy, RN — known affectionately as Kady — on June 6, 2025, in Orange County, California. Kady was a beloved mother, friend, nurse, educator, and devoted member of her community. Born on May 18, 1948, at Lennox Hill Hospital on Park Avenue in New York…
James T. Carr “Brother James”
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our dear friend and beloved musician, James Carr. We are bereft, but can take some comfort in knowing that he is free of the pain and illness that plagued him in his later years. James was born in New York, but his musical travels took…
Kill the Bill
Editor: On June 14, we, along with the rest of the nation and many parts of the world got together and demonstrated our disgust for Trump and his Nazis. We did very good, but there is much more to be done and right now urgent attention must be given to the “big, beautiful bill” that…
Topsnail House Makeover
All the houses in my 1980s-built neighborhood were painted in just a few dull repetitive colors. They are essentially all the same. But I dream of living in a neighborhood with a full spectrum of vibrant colors in every combination. So, I did something about it by painting my house using the color palette of…
stray pianos that live near the freeway lean on one leg
alongside frontage road between freeway and row after row of row house a piano straddles the broken train track the only thing unparalleled in the room it leans against the leg that ends with foot pumping peddle as a man plays his cheerful dirge and a lost dog poster sends a telegram to the breeze…
Computer World
A.I. sucks. From the name outward, it’s completely false. It isn’t and will never be an artificial intelligence, but it does operate as a plagiarism-fueled pyramid scheme for some of the worst people on the planet, while further destroying any concept of consensus reality and vetted information, making an already post-literate population far more stupid.…
Oyster Winners, Contenders and Could-have-beens
By 10 a.m., the 10 judges whom organizer Jessica Silva (a Journal contributor) had asked to arrive by 9:30 a.m. were finally assembled around the long table on the stage at the rear of the Wild Hare Tavern. Entries for the Arcata Bay Oyster Festival’s annual Best Oyster competition were trickling in on paper plates…
Crabs Roll and We Ain’t Talking Sushi
A sign of a good baseball team is the ability to win in a bunch of different ways, a quality the Humboldt Crabs have shown this summer. They’ve had two walk-off wins, one in extra innings. They’ve had two wins by at least 14 runs. They have been down 5-0 before even coming to the…
Swagger to Burn
Let’s talk about swagger, that combination of confidence and charisma that enables some people to move through the world in a way that lesser mortals envy and sometimes try to emulate through posturing or preening. The difference, particularly in straight men, shows in how they move their bodies. An insecure man leads with his chest.…
‘What Has Happened to Us?’
Editor: Dear community members, I have been a pediatrician in this community for over 30 years but no matter which political party was in charge, I have never seen the federal government actively trying to destroy our medical system (“Feds Impact in Humboldt,” May 29). The actions taken by this administration are unconscionable. Our ability…
‘The Manchurian Candidate’
Editor: The discredited Steele Dossier, implicating Putin’s manipulation of Trump, was brought forward by the Clinton campaign in 2016. Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, would not disclose his sources (to protect them?), questioning the authenticity of its content. Nine years later, it appears that it could be very credible. A 1962 film, The…
‘So Much for Democracy’
Editor: Kristi Noem said something outrageous at a press conference, so Sen. Alex Padilla tried to ask her a question and got pushed out of the room, onto the ground, and handcuffed by federal agents. The treatment of Padilla got the press coverage, but Noem’s statement deserves more attention. She said: “The Department of Homeland…
‘Let’s Not Whisper’
Editor: We’re living through a slow-burning constitutional collapse, and too many Americans are watching as though it were a television drama instead of a national emergency. Donald Trump has made his intentions clear — he admires dictators, threatens the press, promises revenge, and incites violence without shame. Why are we pretending this is normal political…
‘What Democracy Looks Like’
Editor: Several thousand people attended the “No Kings” demonstration in Eureka, on Saturday. It was truly awesome! Over a thousand also attended the rally at Madaket Square. At 12:30 p.m., the crowd began marching to the courthouse, instructed to stay on the sidewalks and observe signals. My granddaughter and I were near the front of…
