California built up over decades some of the strongest legal protections for law enforcement officers in the country. It’s why a Danville police officer accused of wrongfully shooting a man in 2018 was able to stay on the streets, only to kill again earlier this year. And it’s why officers who are fired for wrongdoing […]
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DA Charges Driver Who Hit George Floyd Protester with Reckless Driving
Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming has charged the driver of a red Jeep that drove through a crowd of protestors May 30 with reckless driving. In its investigation, the DA’s Office found that as the driver of the red Jeep was driving through a group of protestors who were walking in the road outside of a […]
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Comfort Food When There is No Comfort
I made too much Japanese curry last weekend. I chopped the onions, carrots, mushrooms and potatoes while talking on the phone with a friend who is struggling with whether to fly across the country to visit her ailing father. She was calculating the risk of traveling, how she’d manage quarantining before going near her parents, […]
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Protestor Hit at Breonna Taylor Demonstration in Eureka
About 200 demonstrators gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Thursday, calling for justice for Breonna Taylor as part of a nationwide protest one day after a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, brought no charges against police officers involved in her March 13 fatal shooting while serving a no-knock warrant at emergency medical technician’s home. […]
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KSLG’s Black Voices Humboldt PSAs Spotlight Racist Experiences
Radio airwaves can provide a refuge where people feel at ease listening to their favorite music, but they can also carry messages that challenge the way an audience thinks. KSLG program and music director and DJ Sabina Gallier aims to do just that. During commercial breaks at the local radio station, her Black Voices Humboldt […]
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Missing Harold
“Are you prepared to kill a man tonight?” “No.” “Are you prepared to die tonight?” “No.” “Then put the gun away and we will decide whether we call the police or go outside and try to help out.” I was age 15. The questions to me were from my father. I knew shotguns. I’d been […]
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Driver in Near Miss Incident with Demonstrators to Face Charges, LoCO reports
A driver who was videotaped coming close to hitting pedestrians and people on horseback on Central Avenue in McKinleyville during a June 11 Black Lives Matter march will face charges, Lost Coast Outpost reports. The incident was investigated by the California Highway Patrol. Find the story here.
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McGuire Introduces Bill to Protect Press Covering Demonstrations
North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire has introduced legislation to protect members of the media covering protests and marches, citing instances of journalists being injured or detained during recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations. SB 629 would make it a misdemeanor for law enforcement to intentionally obstruct, detain, assault or otherwise prevent the press from covering […]
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Current, Former Staffers Call Out Dell’Arte on Equity
In an open letter to Dell’Arte International shared on social media titled “Collective Response to Dell’Arte International,” nine current and former staff members of the theater school call out what they say is a leadership that “cannot competently lead the organization in matters related to Equity.” The post says this has created “an unsafe environment […]
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APD Chief Releases Statement on Budget Cuts, Calls for Reform and Policing
Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn released an extensive statement today addressing a number of issues, including budget cuts to his department and what it will mean, as well as calls for reforms and the spotlight shone on law enforcement following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last month as Black […]
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Hundreds Gathered for Black Lives Matter Protest in McKinleyville
Several hundred protesters marched from an empty lot at the corner of Central Avenue and Pickett Road in McKinleyville to Pierson Park Thursday afternoon. The protest came as a wave of Black Lives Matter protests that emerged throughout the U.S. after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25. Check […]
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NCJ Preview: Casinos, COVID-19 and Carotid Holds
Casinos on sovereign Native land in Humboldt County are reopening ahead of state and county shelter in place regulations. This week, we’re talking about why some employees aren’t convinced it’s safe yet for them or patrons to return to the slots and tables. Also, civilian oversight and banning carotid “chokeholds” are recurring topics around police […]