With Measure A defeated, what's next for local cannabis
(March 14, 2024)
After spending some 18 months on edge, the local cannabis cultivation industry exhaled on Election Night, as Humboldt County voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure A, a ballot initiative that sought...
DA issues 'blanket disqualification' of local judge in long controversial practice
(March 14, 2024)
In November, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office began employing what's known as a "blanket disqualification" in all felony cases slated to be heard by Judge Kelly Neel, meaning...
CPRA request reveals virtually no emails, texts preceding Eureka City Schools' mysterious property exchange agreement
(March 7, 2024)
Days before retiring from his post at the helm of Eureka City Schools in December, Superintendent Fred Van Vleck secured what could objectively be seen as a legacy-defining transaction —...
Commission staff recommends finding of 'substantial issues,' revisiting of developer's deal with county
(March 7, 2024)
California Coastal Commission staff is recommending the commission take over jurisdiction of the permitting fiasco that enveloped local developer Travis Schneider's family dream mansion overlooking the Fay Slough Wildlife Area....
California's rural schools are desperate for state help, from special education to construction
(March 7, 2024)
When Denise Massey's daughter was 6 years old, she put the girl, who has Down Syndrome, on a van every morning for speech therapy in El Centro: 100 miles round...
The 'activist attorney' who changed state law to free Steven Dinsmore
(February 29, 2024)
When appellate attorney Richard Braucher agreed to take on Steven Dinsmore's case, he says two things were immediately clear to him: It was the right thing to do and...
McKinleyville Community Services District makes history with community forest purchase. Now the hard work begins.
(February 29, 2024)
When McKinleyville Community Services District Board President Scott Binder was a kid and he had some free time, he'd take his BMX bicycle to the timberland east of town, where...
(February 22, 2024)
We may or may not be scrolling past your pictures from Maui because it feels like everyone but us is on vacation all the time. We might toss a...
The Klamath River finds its channel as dam removal proceeds on schedule
(February 22, 2024)
The largest dam removal project in United States history has hit another milestone, completing the initial drawdown of three reservoirs and allowing the Klamath River to find its historic path...
Are California Senate candidates really swearing off corporate dollars?
(February 15, 2024)
From fundraising emails to debate speeches, it's everywhere: The "No Corporate PAC money" pledge is front and center in the campaign for California's next U.S. Senator. It is a...
State commission staff allege Kreis engaged in 'willful misconduct,' brought 'disrepute' to office
(February 15, 2024)
Less than a month before Election Day, the Commission on Judicial Performance has dropped a proverbial bombshell into the race for a Humboldt County Superior Court judgeship. On Feb....
McKinleyville pilot program aims to change lives with dignity
(February 8, 2024)
On Jan. 25, a group of Humboldt County residents participating in a guaranteed income pilot program received their first installment of $920. Known as the Humboldt Income Program and...
(February 8, 2024)
The social media response to Sushi Spot posting its new policy regarding gratuities was swift and nuclear, with Facebook posters and commenters largely deriding the announcement, some even swearing off...
Mazzotti's closure leaves employees unpaid and adrift
(February 1, 2024)
As word spread of the abrupt closure of the Arcata Mazzotti's, there were the usual responses: laments and nostalgia, criticism and speculation. Longtime patrons shared memories of dinners and...
(February 1, 2024)
More than six weeks after a newly formed LLC emerged seemingly out of nowhere to enter into a $6 million deal to acquire an 8.3-acre property from Eureka City Schools,...
Sequoia Park Zoo helps an endangered butterfly species spread its wings
(January 25, 2024)
Inside a nondescript concrete building at the Sequoia Park Zoo, hundreds of rare caterpillars are settled down for a long winter's nap. So small their black, spikey forms only come...