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‘System Failure’
When the phone rang at California Highway Patrol Officer Tim Gray’s Willow Creek residence at 1:41 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2014, a dispatcher asked him to respond to a single car accident nearby, but he wasn’t told the car involved had been reported stolen almost six hours earlier. When he arrived at the scene to…
Eureka City Council Approves Controversial Open Space Property Management Plan
The Eureka City Council approved a plan aimed at reducing the size and number of illegal encampments within city limits last night after hours of passionate public comments. Councilmembers Linda Atkins, Melinda Ciarabellini and Marian Brady all voted in favor of the Open Space Property Management Plan, with Kim Bergel abstaining and Natalie Arroyo offering…
Over There
What is life like for veterans returning from war? What happens “over there” and what happens “in here” for those who serve, and for their families? Frequently, returning veterans experience alienation and invisibility as they integrate back into a society that has not experienced what they have. Through a three-part series of workshops over the…
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Losing Support
Today in dead tree branding … Xerox, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Delta Dental and Bigelow Tea have joined 27 other major companies in distancing themselves from controversial eco-label Sustainable Forestry Initiative. SFI has garnered criticism from environmental groups for what they deem to be a “greenwashing” campaign, saying that forest products that carry the label…
Overdose Antidote Available Over the Counter…But Not In Humboldt
A life-saving opioid antidote — Naloxone — has been approved for distribution over the counter since April of this year, but not a single pharmacy in Humboldt County is currently offering this option. Naloxone is available as an injection or nasal spray. Also known as Narcan, it can save the life of a person who…
Former Eureka City Manager Panos Moves up in Wyoming
Former Eureka City Manager Bill Panos just got a promotion and is now the interim director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Panos, who brought high hopes to a city reeling from internal strife, left Eureka in 2013 after just 9 months on the job, taking a position in the Wyoming School Facilities Department. In…
HumBug: Tangled Webs
In the Ancient Greek story of Arachne, the protagonist, a beautiful young lady with amazing skill at weaving, challenges the goddess of the hearth, Athena, to a contest. Athena creates a godly tapestry while Arachne weaves a panorama of the follies of the gods (the ancient Greek gods had their share). In her fury at…
Sheriff’s Office: No Arrests Anticipated in Scotia Homicide
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office recently announced that it has ruled Justin Joseph Nevis’ death a homicide, about two weeks after deputies found the 32-year-old’s decomposing body near Scotia. The Sacramento County man died of blood loss due to laceration wounds, and police believe his death is linked to an attempted home invasion robbery back…
Corner Burger Joint
Is there a limit to how many burger places Humboldt can support? Will the day come when we crumple our ketchup-stained napkins, cast them to the floor and say enough? Yeah, no. Sixth and E Neighborhood Eatery has opened up in Eureka (603 E St.) with a small army of burgers and tricked-out fries. The…
City Council to Revisit Open Space Property Management Ordinance; Housing Analysis Timetable Still Unclear
The Eureka Police Department, Humboldt County County Sheriff’s Office and City of Eureka visited the PalCo Marsh area behind the Bayshore Mall yesterday to remove traces of homeless camps. EPD recently announced officers would do less enforcement on a specific area of the marsh, just north of the Bayshore Mall. Campers were told that they must…
Eureka PlanCo Says Don’t Re-zone Woodley Island
The Eureka Planning Commission has recommended that the city not change its zoning of Woodley Island, as the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District recently requested. The city is in the process of updating its general plan, a process that Community Development Director Rob Holmlund says will take another year or so. In doing…
Paranoia, the Destroyer
One of science fiction’s best B movies comes to the Eureka Theater on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. when the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) drops from the projector and onto the screen ($5). Hang onto on your seat. This one’ll scare the plants off of you. Kevin McCarthy plays a doctor who returns to his hometown to find worried…
Holy Moly, Chocomole
We can’t grow chocolate or avocados in Humboldt County, but of all the ways in which we indulge in imported resources, these are two of the most nutritious, delicious and versatile treats. Combine them, toss in a few more ingredients and you get: vegan, raw, gluten-free, sugar-free, high-protein, antioxidant avocado chocolate pudding! Say it three…
Pot Ordinance Catches Supes by Surprise
Just weeks after the board of supervisors agreed to craft an outdoor medical marijuana cultivation ordinance, county staff has released a detailed draft ordinance that would create a strict permitting plan for the county’s cannabis cultivators. It’s a remarkably fast turnaround for a staff that shared concerns that it wouldn’t be able to get regulations…
Girl Waits with Gun
Amy Stewart is familiar to most people in Humboldt County as A) co-owner of Eureka Books and B) a successful author of nonfiction, most recently the bestselling The Drunken Botanist. (She’s also a former Journal columnist.) Now she has decided to try her hand at fiction with the historical novel Girl Waits with Gun. But…
Footprints and Clues
Reviews THE WALK. You might remember that back on Aug. 7, 1974, a Frenchman named Philippe Petit walked for about 45 minutes on a high-wire cable strung between the tops of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. I do — it was all over the news that night and the paper the…
Smooth Landings
Prior to seeing it in Ferndale, Boeing Boeing was a play I only knew through the 1966 film version with Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis — “The Big Comedy of Nineteen Sixty-SEX!” shouted the tagline on the poster. That line is enough to indicate that the film and the play belonged to that era of…
Harbor Conflicts
Editor: The lawsuit filed last week against the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District, its commissioners and CEO Jack Crider alleging conflict of interest violations (“Conflict of Interest Alleged,” Oct. 8) has no merit based on an initial evaluation of the pleading, according to Humboldt Bay Harbor District Counsel Paul Brisso. The lawsuit alleges…
Get on Your Bikes and Ride
Editor: How refreshing to read an article about bicycling that is well-written, well-researched and informative (“No Contest,” Oct. 8). In particular, I would like to praise the quote from Susan B. Anthony stating the bicycle “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world”. No suburban, car-grounded attitude from this writer —…
Vote!
Editor: Greg Dale has served us well during his term as Harbor Commissioner. As someone who makes his living on the bay, he has a stake in ensuring that our harbor remains viable economically as well as ecologically. The North Coast’s economic future is linked quite closely to effective, sustainable development and use of Humboldt…
Bay Battle: Round 2
Last week the Journal featured profiles of candidates for the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s 5th District seat, a race that sees starkly different philosophies about the purpose of the agency and the future of the bay. That divide holds true for the 2nd District race as well, where challenger Nick Angeloff and…
McKinleyville Arts Night
A celebration of local art and artists with music, food and fun. McKinleyville Arts Night is open for all McKinleyville businesses to display the work of local artists on the third Friday of the month. Call 834-6460 or visit www.mckinleyvilleartsnight.com for more information. 1) CALIFORNIA REDWOOD COAST AIRPORT 3561 Boeing Ave. View artwork by Humboldt…
Escorting Light
And at that moment not quite ready to part with the light-filled presence an heirloom tomato-plum-pluot escort to the backdoor of the bakery appeared and waltzed across the street
When in Rome
I wrote in a previous column about the rather common financial situation in which local bands and music venues find themselves. Not only do bands and venues have a lot in common, they also exist in a type of symbiotic relationship. That is, they need each other. Now, it’s easy to complain about the $14…
