A massive fire at the foot of Hilfiker Lane in Eureka just before 12:30 a.m. today destroyed six modular trailers donated to local philanthropist Betty Kwan Chinn by PG&E for a housing project and damaged another five at the site, all of which will need to be demolished. According to Humboldt Bay Fire, initial units […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Honors Betty Kwan Chinn During Commencement
Betty Kwan Chinn became the first person in Cal Poly Humboldt’s fresh history — and just the 13th in the campus’ 109-year history — to receive an honorary doctorate degree Saturday. During the ceremony, Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson Jr. and Provost Jenn Capps spoke of Chinn’s decades of services in Humboldt County working to […]
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HumCPR and Betty Chinn Pitch Shipping Container Village for Palco Marshers
A solution for where to send those soon to be displaced from the Palco Marsh may be on the horizon. The press release (included below) is mysterious, merely inviting the public to attend a press conference to “announce the beginning of a partnership aimed at mitigating the effects of homelessness in the community and providing […]
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City’s Shelter Crisis Declaration Up for Amendment
With the May 2 deadline for the estimated 180 people currently camping in the Palco Marsh to leave fast approaching, the Eureka City Council may use the much-debated Shelter Crisis Declaration, which passed in January after heated discussion and passionate public comment, to create some extra space for those in need. The original resolution, which […]