HSU to Offer Immigration Legal Services to Staff, Employees
Humboldt State University announced today that it is included in a California State University systemwide plan that will provide immigration legal services to its employees and the estimated 100 undocumented students currently enrolled at HSU. “I am delighted that we will be able to increase the availability of immigration legal services to the California State…
Former Trinity Hospital to Become HSU’s Children’s Center
Humboldt State University has announced plans to renovate the Trinity Annex —the former Trinity Hospital property adjacent to campus on 14th Street between B and C streets — to house the university’s Children’s Center. Once slated for demolition, the 1944 building will now undergo “extensive work,” which will help preserve the “aesthetic of the west,…
Best Of Buyer Beware
It has come to our attention that someone is making the rounds, calling winners of our Best of Humboldt contest and trying to sell them pricey plaques celebrating the victory. We want you all to know that someone is not us. We’ve received a handful of phone calls from folks reporting that they’ve received congratulatory…
Eureka Woman Killed While Walking on 101 in Fortuna
A 55-year-old Eureka woman was killed just before 1 a.m. today after being struck by a truck while walking on northbound U.S. Highway 101 south of the Main Street exit for Fortuna. According to CHP, the truck driver stopped a short distance from the incident and called law enforcement. Emergency responders located Margery Wells, who…
Altercation in Humboldt Linked to Apparent Homicide
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the apparent homicide of an Illinois man whose family last heard from him after he was reportedly in an altercation with a man he’d been traveling with at a campground in Humboldt County. According to a press release, a car connected to Grant David Whitaker, 25, of Mackinaw,…
Photos from Ladies Hat Day at the Races
A large crowd of fans of horse-racing and ladies in hats showed up for Saturday’s free admission to the eighth annual Ladies Hat Day at the Races at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale. The hat wearers moved onto the racetrack for the Parade of Hats competition in “Hatagories” that included Most Glamorous, Best Racing…
HumBug: Mayflies on the Van Duzen
Getting a late start, I made my way down to the river after the sun had gone from the canyon. I noted many tiny flying insects 6 inches on either side of the water’s edge. A spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) strolled up the minute beach pecking here and there as it went. The insects I…
Vehicle Thefts in Humboldt Declined Last Year
Fewer vehicles were stolen in 2018 than the previous year, according to statistics released by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, with Eureka leading local cities in the highest number of incidents. There were a total of 569 vehicles reported to county’s law enforcement agencies as stolen last year compared to 721 in 2017, according to…
You Need a Little ‘Wonderful Fantastic’
Enjoy a mood lifting three minutes of the happiest music you’ll hear all day in the some of the prettiest places in our neck of the woods. Raashan Ahmad’s video for “Wonderful Fantastic” is a joy-driven tour of Humboldt beaches and forest featuring local talents Jonny Woods and Brian Swizlo of Object Heavy. We defy…
The Jury’s In
By their very nature, Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury reports generally make for pretty dry reading. Not only are they products of deep-dive investigations into the inner workings of the bureaucracies of government, but they are also the work product of 19 citizens who must be in agreement not just about what an investigation found…
No Country for Old Young Men
I’ll admit I am a bit of a jerk. I try not to be but my heart is heavy. The first election I was old enough to vote in was Bush vs. Gore and since then it’s basically been a backslide through unending war, recessions, bailouts for the financial industry and lately a gross turn…
Spawning a Solution for McKinleyville’s Wastewater
Finding a way to deal with the wastewater produced by a town full of people is a challenge, one that’s forced the McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) to find some creative solutions. Officials are touting the emerging solution as a win-win, a cutting-edge project that will serve the district’s needs at minimal cost to ratepayers…
What’s Good: County Fair Edition
First, a shoutout to the folks who amble to the fairgrounds toting bottles of water, sandwiches and baggies of carrot sticks. Bless your forethought and discipline. Say kind things about the rest of us, whom you’ll surely outlive, when we’re gone. Along with your excellent cholesterol counts, by forgoing the indulgences of the fair you…
Searching for Town Charming
One afternoon while visiting Ashland, Oregon, my husband, Barry, and I strolled through Lithia Park, admiring its dappled trees and winding paths. As we stood on a fairy-tale bridge arching over the creek, I turned to him and said, “Let’s move to Ashland.” I imagined jogging on the gentle trails and bicycling the leafy streets, turned…
See Good Boys with Your Mom/Grown Kid
Review GOOD BOYS. Because I spend time surfing and know a thing or two about the ocean, NCJ arts and features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill figured I should be the one to review 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. You could provide a fact check, she said. Set everyone straight on sharks, she said. I had no…
The 2024 Tipping Point
It’s no secret that California’s recreational cannabis market has limped out of the gates. Eighteen months into this grand legalization experiment in the world’s fifth largest economy, sales and tax revenue have lagged behind projections and much of the state has prohibited retail sales. Meanwhile, consumers complain of high prices and those within the industry…
The Commission Comes to Town
Editor: Having attended the Coastal Commissions meetings, written a letter and watched with shock the way the commissioners deliberated on their decisions, it was necessary to look further into who is a commissioner and who funds the commission (“‘Ground Zero'” and “Trinidad Rancheria Gets ‘Conditional’ OK for Hotel Project,” Aug. 15). The commission is funded…
‘Voter Suppression’
Editor: I have no problem with presidential candidates sharing their tax returns but if the IRS hasn’t flagged the return, I won’t pretend to know more about complex tax law than the IRS. Since Trump’s returns haven’t been flagged, can we assume the IRS knows its business? Legally, he’s within his right to provide nothing.…
‘The Big Show’
Editor: Wow, the Big Show is coming to town! What am I talking about? We’re all going to find out how non-elected DOJ bureaucrats with their more-than-willing media accomplices attempted the largest political corruption coup in the history of our country. A coup to at first destroy Trump the candidate in order for Hillary (talk…
‘Crippling’
Editor: Wildfires, earthquakes, floods, shootings — all happen here. When a crisis hits, we need community radio to be able to protect ourselves, our neighbors, our children. The community donated funds for KHSU and within a week the university threw volunteers out, keeping the money. Our community raised funds to hire a nationally respected lawyer…
Corrections
The Best Of listings in the Aug. 8, 2019, edition of the North Coast Journal incorrectly listed two restaurants affiliated with Andy Abbot, who was voted Best Local Chef. Abbot is the owner and chef at Citrine Catering and not currently working anywhere else. Additionally, a story headlined “‘Ground Zero'” in the Aug. 15, 2019,…
Octopus Moms
“Mommy, Mommy! Look what I found!” “STFU! I’m watching my GDMF shows!” “But Mommy, I found a giant octopus …” “BFD!” “But Mommy, this is a giant Pacific octopus! She died a natural death after giving everything she had to hatch her little babies!” “GTFO, you little POS!” I would go away but I can’t…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s not cost-efficient to recycle plastic. Sorting and processing the used materials to make them available for fresh stuff is at least as expensive as creating new plastic items from scratch. On the other hand, sending used plastic to a recycling center makes it far less likely that it will end…
