On Jan. 21 an estimated 5,000 women, men and children (not to mention a few pets) joined the Eureka Women’s March, winding through Old Town in solidarity with the Washington D.C. Women’s March in protest of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. There were plenty of pink “pussy-ear hats” in the crowd, as well as homemade […]
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McGuire Looks to Make ‘Transparency Great Again’
As members of the Electoral College set about casting their votes today, two state senators — including the North Coast’s Mike McGuire — announced they would introduce legislation requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the California ballot. The legislation, slated to be introduced in January, is the second to be […]
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Huffman Introduces ‘One President at a Time Act’
With a little over one month left until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman has introduced the “One President at a Time Act.” The legislation would amend the 1799 Logan Act, a federal statute that prohibits private citizens from engaging in foreign relations, to “ensure that U.S. foreign policy is conducted only […]
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Anger, Song and a Group Hug at Arcata’s Anti-Trump Protest
More than 200 people gathered Friday afternoon to march from the Humboldt State University Campus down to the Arcata Plaza and back, decrying the election of Donald Trump as the nation’s next president. The protest remained peaceful throughout, as emotional participants chanted, yelled and sang. Once the march reached the Arcata Plaza, participants gathered around […]
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Eureka’s Anti-Trump Protest ‘Passionate but Peaceful’
A couple hundred people took to the streets of Eureka on Thursday night to decry the election of Donald J. Trump in a protest Police Capt. Steve Watson called “passionate but peaceful.” Protesters gathered at the Old Town Gazebo, marched up to the Humboldt County Courthouse and back over the course of a couple of […]
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Huffman’s Flag Ban Rises from the Ashes
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs announced yesterday that it will ban the flying of Confederate flags in national cemeteries. The announcement comes exactly two months after House Republicans voted to remove legislation sponsored by Representative Jared Huffman that would accomplish similar a similar end from a VA appropriations bill. The new policy set forth by […]
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2nd UPDATE: Clinton Celebrates, Eureka Style, While Sanders Holds Strong in Humboldt
Whether you’re feeling the Bern, heading for the Hill or dying to see Trump make Humboldt great again, we realize there’s a lot of interest in the outcome of this presidential primary. And, we figure, you want to see how your neighbors feel about the whole thing. With that in mind, we’ll update this post […]
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Huffman Thumps Trump
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman blasted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s planned visit with the leaders of the Westlands Water District in an absolutely scathing press release sent out this afternoon. “Donald Trump, who continues to refuse to release his tax returns and show the public his personal accounting, will be sitting down with […]