The Other Trump
Building on the legacy of its founder, a small land trust looks to do big things
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The Other Trump
Maybe you like to picnic at Moonstone Beach or surf Houda Point. Or perhaps a solitary walk along Luffenholtz Beach is more your thing, or tide pooling at nearby Baker Beach. Whatever your preference, if you’re one of the many who consider the rugged coastline from Little River to Big Lagoon to be one of…
Skilled Nursing Defendants File for Change of Venue
Shlomo Rechnitz can’t get a fair trial in Humboldt County. That’s the contention of the law firm representing the skilled nursing magnate, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, which recently filed a motion for a change of venue in one of the three wrongful death and elder abuse suits filed against Rechnitz and his company,…
Dozens Gather for May Day Protest in Fortuna (with Video)
Around 35 demonstrators gathered in front of the Fortuna City Hall on Monday to show support for a proposed sanctuary ordinance being considered by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. Those in attendance also mentioned that May 1 is International Workers Day and made mentions of the demonstrations taking place around the globe today. Renee…
Coming Up Rhodies
The sun was shining and the rhododendrons were blowing in the breeze on Saturday for the annual Rhododendron Parade through Eureka. Pageant queens waved serenely from cars crammed with blossoms, marching bands strutted down the streets and the Shriners zipped around in their tiny cars while judges handed out trophies and crowds lined the sidewalks…
EPD Offering Grant Money for Juvenile Drug Treatment
The Eureka Police Department is offering $20,000 in grant money to a local nonprofit or government entity with a proven track record of successfully combating juvenile drug addiction. The money comes from the $124,000 in asset seizure funds EPD received last year, $25,000 of which can be earmarked for community education. Chief Andrew Mills said…
Eureka Council Code Outlines How to do Unto Others, Each Other
Eureka councilmembers would be expected to use their words wisely — but not in support of a candidate running for council or in off-the-record conversations with journalists — under an ethics and conduct code under consideration at Tuesday’s meeting. Adopted from the city of Sunnyvale, the 20-page document outlines how Eureka’s elected and appointed officials…
Music Tonight – Sunday, April 30
The Absynth Quartet was probably lucky enough to leave all their gear set up on The Jam’s stage last night, as Tofu tells me that they’re back this afternoon for a special all ages show at 1 p.m. Not sure if there’s a cover for this show, but you can finally share with your kids…
Music Tonight – Saturday, April 29
For those who want to keep it old school, today’s your day. The HSU Fort Humboldt Brass Band will be kicking out the 1850-1880s brass music jams at noon at the coincidentally named Fort Humboldt in Eureka. The band will be in period piece outfits and it’s a free show and all ages so bring…
State Lawmakers Look to Protect Coast from Trump Orders
California’s iconic coast and offshore waters came under new threat not once, but twice this week as President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at undoing both land and ocean protections along the state’s coastline. On Wednesday, Trump directed the Secretary of the Interior to review all or part of 24 monuments created by presidential proclamation…
First Contact: Steven Paul Judd’s Moving Pictures
When Kiowa-Choctaw artist Steven Paul Judd was a child, growing up on Indian reservations in Oklahoma and Mississippi, he contracted polio and had to go to the hospital. There, by his own account, he “saw TV for the first time.” It made a big impression. As luck would have it, the TV movie that was…
‘Heart’ of Palco Marsh Case Allowed to Proceed
A federal judge dismissed portions of a lawsuit claiming that Eureka’s ordinances against camping and the storage of personal items in public spaces violate the Constitutional rights of homeless individuals but is allowing an amended complaint to be filed. U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White also found the civil suit filed against the city by…
Music Tonight – Friday, April 28
Local guitar-slingin’ troubadour Chuck Mayville returns to Gallagher’s Irish Pub in Eureka tonight around 6 p.m. He’ll play a variety of rock standards and may even take a few requests if you throw some tips into the mix. Just don’t request any REO Speedwagon or Supertramp. Or do. Just tip big. Orick-based classic-country band the…
April Flowers
It’s springtime in Humboldt and everything’s coming up rhodies. This year, there’s a big hoopla happening in the world of the brightly colored flora as Eureka hosts the International Convention of the American Rhododendron Society, “Rhododendrons in the Redwoods,” April 27-30 with activities centered at The Red Lion Hotel and the Sequoia Conference Center (prices…
Spamley Cup Cook-Off
Get piggy with it Sunday, April 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Redwood Fields at the Spamley Cup Cook-Off, the culinary competition that pits processed pork recipes against each other to raise money for CASA of Humboldt ($10, kids under 12 free). There’s live music, games for the kids, raffles and silent auctions. Nibble…
Eureka Rehabilitation Accused of Dumping Patient
Local law firm Janssen Malloy LLC, which recently filed two complaints alleging patient neglect and abuse against local skilled nursing facilities, has added another case to its slate, accusing Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of discharging a dependent adult into a hotel without proper medical care in October of 2016. The man, who was blind…
Music Tonight – Thursday, April 27
You can start your weekend a little early up at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room around 6 p.m. with some swingin’ jazz courtesy of locals Fred & Jr. (no relation) and all for free. In Arcata you’ll find the Fickle Hill Band at the Redwood Curtain Brewery at 8 p.m. also playing for free.…
Cryptozoological Footprint
There’s something big afoot in Willow Creek. On Saturday, April 29, the Finding Bigfoot Festival at Veteran’s Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (free) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world-famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film (that grainy footage shot in Orleans of a lumbering dark creature looking over its shoulder as it hurries across a…
Humboldt Pie #10
If you’d like to stuff your face with something a little less salty, head over to Eureka First Presbyterian Church from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 for Humboldt Pie #10 (free admission), Tri-County Independent Living’s pie-baking/eating fundraiser. There you can win cash for shoveling it in faster than anyone else or just take…
Running for Cover
Reviews THE PROMISE. And so we revisit the conundrum of the historical drama, tangled with as recently as last week regarding The Zookeeper’s Wife. Again, a movie takes as its setting a horrific 20th century catastrophe — this time the outbreak of World War I and the Armenian genocide — and attempts to capture a…
Viva las Mujeres!
It is September 1987, and the Reagan Administration has recently passed the Simpson-Rodino Amnesty Act, enabling thousands of undocumented immigrants to become legal residents. Such is the case for the five women working at the Latina-owned and operated Garcia Sewing Factory in East Los Angeles, the focus of Josefina Lopez’s Real Women Have Curves, currently…
Bugs on Bugs
Hitching a Ride Hoping to attract one of the huge and impressive Ceanothus or Polyphemus moths that live hereabouts, I’ve been running a light trap when it isn’t raining too hard — so far without luck. You never really know what might show up and last night was no exception. Among the expected looper moths,…
Missing Habitat
Editor: Habitat was notable for both its presence and absence in last week’s NCJ (April 20). The importance of habitat was at the heart of Sam Armanino’s excellent story, “The Butterfly Effect.” I laud Daniel Viellieux and Joseph Ferber for their goal of transforming Arcata into certified wildlife habitat. Encouraging people to provide habitat in…
Natives Going Rogue
Editor: The young men proposing to attain a wildlife sanctuary status for Arcata might want to explain to the rest of us what qualifications a “native” plant or animal would need. Who would decide if a plant is on the right side of the border or not? Would the deciders need to be native themselves?…
Natives Going Rogue
Editor: The young men proposing to attain a wildlife sanctuary status for Arcata might want to explain to the rest of us what qualifications a “native” plant or animal would need. Who would decide if a plant is on the right side of the border or not? Would the deciders need to be native themselves?…
Pot, Kettle?
Editor: A Mr. Jim Hight (Mailbox, April 20) wrote to complain about Supervisor Bohn’s comments he heard on the radio and their unfairness to local weekly newspapers regarding the hiring of David Marcus as public defender. Supposedly, the supervisor stated [the press] just make things up to sell newspapers. The writer went on to say…
Where’s the Beef?
Editor: While I appreciate Rhiannon Ferriday’s dedication in her pursuit to save the environment via veganism (“Hypocrisy Now,” April 20), I would pit a pound of Tule Fog Farm pork against a cup of soygurt in a sustainability contest any day. Like the sustainable livestock raised by numerous local farmers, Tule Fog pigs are born…
Kudos!
Editor: North Coast Journal! Winning a top spot in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Contest (NCJ Daily, April 13)! My week would not be as great without you all in it! Bravo, Thad Greenson and all your wonderful reporters and contributors! Skylar Blue, Hydesville
Two Days That Shook Humboldt
Twenty-five years have passed since that warm spring morning on April 25, 1992, when the Cascadia subduction zone delivered a far-reaching message — a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that shook the ground with a force never before recorded in California. At 11:06 a.m. the streets appeared to pitch and roll as windows shattered, houses were knocked off…
Looking for America
Among the few American songwriters who have profoundly impacted the American Songbook as I hazily define it, most would agree Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan are somewhere toward the top of the list. I wouldn’t be alone in putting Paul Simon way up there, too. With his early songwriting career rooted in folk music and…
Going Kamado
Two years with my kamado grill and I’m still in love. For those not familiar with the kamado style grill, it’s usually ceramic and shaped like a big egg standing on end. In fact, the leading brand is aptly named “The Big Green Egg.” I opted for an oval Primo model, which gives me more…
How to Not Fuck Up Humboldt
Every year, hundreds of people travel to the Emerald Triangle in hopes of making a few grand trimming cannabis during harvest season. Some use that money to finance further world travel. Some stay in the area, hitting the wall of the region’s limited housing market and washing up in homeless camps. These seasonal workers, dubbed…
HumBug: Look What the Sun Brought Out
I for one have had enough rain to last me a while. Many insects don’t have very long to get down to the business of procreation and continually postponing it due to rain can be worse than deadly. In nature, insects only live for one purpose: reproduce, that’s it. So, now the weather has turned,…
Peninsula Drive
Heavy rains — this roadside puddle becomes a small lake, a few days’ wonder that must be driven ’round But look! A trio of ducks, drawn as though to a fixture on the map, paddling happily across it! For them, I’d stock it with minnows — (where do you get minnows?) (And…
Robo-Cat’s Horror Theater Presents: Monster Squad
Anything better than an ’80s horror-comedy film? How about ’80s horror-comedy film hosted by the Great Razooly? Show up early for Robo-Cat’s Horror Theater Presents: Monster Squad Friday, April 28 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Eureka Theater ($5) for a meet and greet and then sit back with your $2 popcorn for one…
