‘Through the Cracks’
California’s landmark rent relief program may leave scores of tenants, landlords behind.
Two New Public Art Projects to be Installed in Creamery District
See what students from Fieldbrook Elementary and Redwood Coast Montessori have been working on this past year at Art and the Environment: Keeping the Giant Jolly, the unveiling of two new public art projects being installed in the Creamery District this Saturday, May 8 at 11:45 a.m. The students, working with Playhouse Arts’ Education team,…
Public Health Officials Talk Vaccinations and Looking Forward
A panel of Humboldt County Public Health officials updated local media on the ongoing COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts in a press conference this morning. Today’s press conference panel moderated by Joint Information Center spokesperson Meriah Miracle consisted of Behavioral Health Director Emi Botzler-Rodgers, Public Health Director Michele Stephens, County Health Officer Ian Hoffman and…
Man Found Guilty in Skateboard Attack Death of Good Samaritan
A Humboldt County jury today found a man guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Bernhard “Ben” Bertain, who died on Christmas in 2018, three days after interceding in an altercation at the Burre Center in Eureka. Bertain, 58, was struck several times with a skateboard by Jason Ryan Barnes, now 48, while coming…
Public Health Confirms 9 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases today, making 53 so far this week, as well as three new hospitalizations. According to a state database, 13 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally — up from 11 yesterday — including four receiving intensive care. Officials have blamed the recent surge in cases, which…
Humboldt Company Fined $2M for Clean Water Act Violations
A U.S. District Court judge this week ordered a Humboldt County company to pay just more than $2 million in civil penalties for discharging pollutants into Hall Creek, a tributary to the Mad River, in violation of the Clean Water Act and for noncompliance with state and federal pollution control measures. According to the May…
County Records 39th COVID-19 Death, Confirms 11 New Cases
Public Health confirmed Humboldt County’s 39th COVID-related death today, along with 11 new cases, making 44 so far this week amid an ongoing surge. Addressing the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors this morning, Hoffman made clear that he believes the surge — which saw the county confirm 137 cases last week and 130 the week…
Rio Dell COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic This Week
A free COVID-19 clinic offering the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine is taking place Thursday from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fire Hall in Rio Dell. Because of the vaccine being offered, only those 18 or older can receive a shot, although a flier lists the clinic as being available to 16 and up.…
HSU Investigating Another Hazing Incident in Men’s and Women’s Rugby Team
Just a week after Humboldt State University reported it is investigating an alleged hazing incident involving the softball team, the university is investigating another alleged hazing incident and possible violations of student and sports club codes of conduct involving the men’s and women’s rugby teams. The teams have both been placed on interim suspensions while all…
David Keith Nicholson: 1954-2021
David Keith Nicholson was born on April 5, 1954, at the old Scotia Hospital. He died on April 24, 2021, at the age of 67 from complications of multiple myeloma in Bakersfield, California, while on vacation with his wife Cheryl. Shortly after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, Dave wrote his own obituary: Dave grew…
Seascape Restaurant to Reopen
The Seascape Restaurant is scheduled to reopen tomorrow after closing down last month month due to a COVID-19 positive individual who was infected as part of an outbreak connected to a Eureka church being at the Trinidad eatery. “All employees who had contact with the one positive case have been tested and received COVID negative…
Public Health: Highly Contagious UK COVID-19 Variant Likely Widespread in Humboldt
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that there’s growing evidence the more infectious B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, or the UK Variant, which was first discovered in Humboldt County last month, is circulating widely and to blame for a surge in local cases and hospitalizations. “Our recent increase in cases shows just how contagious this variant…
Public Health Reports 33 New COVID-19 Cases, Youngest Hospitalization To Date
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 33 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, along with three new hospitalizations. Public Health also reported today that it has confirmed 17 COVID-related hospitalizations since last Monday, including nine patients under the age of 60 and one between the ages of 10 and 19, the youngest…
Ornament Call: Thousands of Handmade Decorations Needed for Local Trees Heading to D.C.
A tree from the Six Rivers National Forest will serve as this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and it’s going to need a lot of ornaments — some 4,000 large ones, in fact. So, the call is on for California residents to help with the effort for the main tree, which will sit on the…
Countdown to the Redwood Sky Walk’s Opening (with Slideshow)
The two-week countdown is on until the much-anticipated opening of the Redwood Sky Walk at the Sequoia Park Zoo. Starting May 14, zoo visitors can access the 100-foot-high suspended pathways through the trees, which is the longest in the western United States, according to the zoo, at just under a fourth of a mile to…
NCJ Preview: Vaccinations and Spicy Noodles
What’s with these empty vaccination appointments? With cases spiking once again, public health officials are trying new strategies to get shots in arms. We’re also sharing a recipe for heating things up with cold sesame-peanut noodles. Hit subscribe to get weekly updates on stories from around the county. Related Stories
Southern Humboldt Farmers Markets Kick off 2021 Season
Southern Humboldt farmers markets kick off the 2021 season this week with two additions to the circuit. Markets in Miranda and Garberville join Shelter Cove (up and running since April 20) in offering farm fresh produce, veggie starts, grass-fed beef, pastured poultry and eggs, herbal products, arts and crafts and more now through October. Find…
Public Health Confirms 19 New COVID-19 Cases, Making 137 This week
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases today — making 137 for the week, the highest tally since the first week in February — while also reporting one new hospitalization. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 313 samples with a test-positivity rate of 6 percent, bringing the county’s cumulative case count to…
Journal to Run Free Online Obituaries
The North Coast Journal is now running free online obituaries, allowing people to share news of a loved one’s passing with the community and celebrate their life. Readers can submit obituaries honoring the life of a North Coast resident — also called death notices — with or without photos — to obituaries@northcoastjournal.com at least three days before…
HSU Department of Music Presents Faculty Artist Series Livestream Concert
Humboldt is blessed to have a multitude of talented musicians in its midst and many of them teach in the Humboldt State University Music Department. A treasure of musical offerings awaits listeners at the first ever HSU Faculty Artist Series Livestream Concert on Saturday, May 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. (free, donations to fund…
Cases Continue to Mount from Church’s COVID-19 Outbreak
New COVID-19 cases connected to an outbreak at a Eureka church earlier this month are continuing to show up and health officials are looking at the possibility that a more contagious variant may be playing a role. The outbreak traced back to the Eureka the Pentecostal Church congregation is driving a surge in local infections and…
Eureka’s Public Art the Topic of Next Humboldt County Historical Society Lecture
Explore local color at the next online Humboldt County Historical Society Program with Journal Art Beat columnist and art history professor Gabrielle Gopinath. Gopinath’s presentation “Public Art for Eureka: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” on Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. examines the history of public art in Eureka from its 1970s beginnings through the 1990s mural…
Public Health Reports 19 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases today — making 118 so far this week, while also reporting a dozen new hospitalizations, six of which occurred since yesterday’s report and six more from over the past week. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 231 samples with a test-positivity rate of 8.2 percent,…
‘Humane Officers’
Editor: Minorities and the homeless have long known what it feels like to be treated unfairly by the police and the public (“Abhorrent,” March 25). The homeless have experienced it first hand in forced moves, unavailable housing, wasted jail time and public indifference. Minorities can’t find adequate housing and can’t find a restaurant that serves…
Justice for Josiah
Editor: Charmaine, I am so so very sorry for what has happened to your beautiful son and your family (“Please, Come Forward,” April 15). I have felt from the start that the authorities have 100 percent failed you. I am wondering if there is anything the general public can do, such as write letters to…
Post-capitalist Snark
Editor: I am jacked that the Post-Capitalism Conference is being offered via Zoom starting Thursday, April 22 (NCJ Daily, April 21). Past attempts at establishing alternative economic systems have been so successful, I am certain that were Karl Marx still with us he would raise his fist in solidarity. Love that word. Speaking of which, I notice…
‘Happy’
Editor: April 20, 2021, is a great day for America. Twelve people had the courage to make real what most Americans knew to be true and judged a thug in uniform to have violated norms of behavior that hold most of us in check: the violation of someone else’s rights. This safeguard of a sanctity we…
‘Through the Cracks’
When Blanca Esthela Trejo, 46, lies down to sleep, it feels like shards of glass stab her back and cut into her lungs — a lingering effect of COVID-19. “I’d like to be crouched down, hunched over all the time, because the pain is too much,” she said. But Trejo is foregoing medical treatment because…
‘This is a Race’
To those following it closely, last week’s COVID-19 news hit like a barrage of punches to the gut. Cases spiked to levels not seen since the post-holiday surge, with 34 reported April 19, followed by 10, 28, 38 and 20 in the ensuing days, making 130 for the week. That was up from 71 the…
Feeding My Nostalgia with a Bowl of Sesame Noodles
Rice is a staple for most Southern Chinese, whereas mian (flour products) is a staple for northerners. Being from the south, I was not accustomed to flour noodles growing up; we only had mung bean noodles and rice noodles occasionally. After I moved to the U.S., I discovered all kinds of noodle dishes from mild…
The Fastest of the Fast
My virtual 100-meter dash is composed of two heats of eight sprinters from the Humboldt-Del Norte League record books (16 fast boys) and then the finals, made of the eight fastest qualifiers from the two heats. I rely on stories, times, records, conditions and personal visuals. These 16 might not include the fastest person ever…
It Was a Good Climb
Camp V was our weekend home Behind the Chevron Station, Beneath the Great Walls, We loved climbing. What did Cal Students know? Our favorite shout out After defying gravity, Dangling perilously, Above it all, was: *It was a good climb, And nobody died!” All our lives are Filled with adventure, Sustained by love, Where we…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Allen Ginsberg despairingly noted that many people want MORE MORE MORE LIFE, but they go awry because they allow their desire for MORE MORE MORE LIFE to fixate on material things—machines, possessions, gizmos, and status symbols. Ginsberg revered different kinds of longings: for good feelings, meaningful experiences, soulful breakthroughs, deep…
Saltwater Season Kicks Off Saturday
CAP: The Pacific halibut season opens Saturday, May 1 on the North Coast. The season will run through Nov. 15 or until the quota is met. Pictured is Cloverdale resident Fred Kramer, right, with one of the 2019 season’s first Pacific halibut. Kramer was fishing out of Eureka with skipper Marc Schmidt (left). Photo courtesy…
Stowaway’s Taut Drama
I didn’t watch the Academy Awards broadcast this year; from what I’ve read, you likely didn’t either. That I say I don’t care about the Oscars, seeing them as increasingly culturally insignificant and out of step, and yet feel compelled to constantly mention them in this context is something I wrestle with. In fact, I…
Ask Your Doctor
It’s rare that our personal health decisions are so public or that we’re so constantly confronted with their communitywide ramifications. It’s also rare that a newspaper reporter’s life is so unavoidably intertwined with the subject they’re covering. But we live in unprecedented times, so on the morning of April 23, I dropped my daughter off…
