Newsom Signs New Gun Control Laws, Including One Requiring Owners to Take a 4-Hour Class
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Have a gun? You’re going to need to take another safety class after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Saturday that are a boon to gun control advocates and anathema to Second Amendment groups. The law, Senate Bill 948, would apply to current residents with newly…
Burger Week Champions
Friends, NCJ Burger Week, our annual 10-day, countywide frenzy with a side of fries, has ended. As W.B. Yeats wrote more than a century ago, “Everything that’s lovely is/ But a brief, dreamy kind of delight.” Granted, he was offering argument for his admonishing poem “Never Give All the Heart,” but it’s just as solid…
Xine:wh-ding
Hoopa Valley Tribe elder Verdena Leona Chase Parker was raised speaking Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’ (Na-teh-nah-hwah Meh-hah-neh-hweh), the language of the Hupa people since time immemorial. Her fluency was a tribute to brave women in her family, including a grandmother who threw an Indian boarding school agent over a gate when they tried to forcibly take Parker’s…
‘Ski Mask Rapist’ Richard Stobaugh Dies
Editor’s note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to readers. A sexually violent predator in the process of appealing a Humboldt County Superior Court judge’s decision last year to reverse course on his previously granted conditional release has died. Dubbed the “Ski Mask Rapist,” Richard Stobaugh was convicted of a…
The Modern Prometheus
And just like that, we are back in the beginning of spooky season, the 10th month of the year — ridiculously and archaically named October — the month that not only ends with Halloween, but begins with what is now the ninth anniversary of my time writing about music, politics, people and art for this…
Life Goes On …
Life goes on.We move slower nowBut we are moving.Things are hardWe try to help.Our nation beckonsWe work the polls.The garden growsWe prepare for winter.We have familyAnd friendsWe support each other.We move slower nowBut we keep movingAnd life goes on. — Dottie Simons
Aminah Herrman’s Cold Wax Paintings Shimmer and Shine
“When I’m painting, I’m in a state of discovery, and it’s always an adventure,” says Eureka abstract artist Aminah Herrman, who creates her artwork using cold wax and oil. “I’m constantly experimenting.” Cold wax is an oil painting medium made of beeswax mixed with a small amount of solvent and resin, forming a buttery soft…
Arts Alive
Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown & Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late. Explore art, catch live performances, and soak in the vibrant energy of our creative community. SPECIAL EVENT: REDWOOD COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL: OLD TOWN RHYTHM AND ROOTS (5-9 p.m.) Old Town will come alive with the…
Thank You
Editor: What a treat to see the stack of “Local Lit” books (Sept. 24, 2026) featured on the NCJ cover last week. Books always make great cover models! But, beyond looks, the photo represents an untapped source of extra reading pleasure for those of us lucky enough to live here. It’s fun to be…
Predators and Survival
PRIMETIME.In the early 21st century, there was a weird man who created a weird show. He was/is Chris Hansen, and the show was To Catch a Predator, an ethically dubious hidden-camera entrapment program ostensibly designed to apprehend pedophiles but also, as we learn from this fictionalized account, to beat Lost in the Nielsens. The prickly…
Mussel Super Glue
Howdy. I’m that naked guy you’ve probably seen beachcombing. You can be sure it’s me by my potbelly, which makes it look like I’ve swallowed a basketball. Because I carry my keys and phone in my hands, I need a place to carry any washed-up objects I wish to take home. I was inspired by…
Fortuna Voters Measure D Wake-up Call
Editor: Fortuna has a critical road choice to make. It can go forward, or it can look backward and end up at a dead end. Fortuna’s Measure D, Fortuna Essential Services Funding, is a long overdue sales tax adjustment asking voter approval for a ¾ of a cent increase. This would bring the city in…
Correction
An error in “A Renaissance Baker” (Sept. 24, 2026), should have indicated Tony Cogliati’s cookies are available for purchase at Tey-Wo-Lew in the Trinidad Harbor Interpretive Center. The Journal regrets the error. Write an Election Letter! The Journal will accept letters endorsing specific candidates or measures in the Nov. 3 election until 10 a.m. Oct.…
