Former Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Greg Kreis has resolved the ethics complaint lodged against him by the Commission on Judicial Performance, admitting to 17 charges that he violated the code of judicial ethics and agreeing to be publicly censured, resign his position and never seek judicial office again. Kreis, whose campaign to retain the […]
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On Murder Mountain
Repeatedly over the last few weeks, I’ve been asked for my impressions of Murder Mountain, the six-part docuseries looking at Humboldt County’s cannabis industry released on Netflix last month. The short answer? It isn’t worth your time. At this point, you’ve probably seen that the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has blasted the series as a […]
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Lawsuit Challenges Conditions at Pelican Bay
Today, a group of California legal and advocacy groups including the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison. The suit alleges that prolonged confinement in so-called secure housing units (known as “the SHU,” pictured above) amounts to torture, and that, in denying SHU inmates […]
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Chickenpox, anyone?
For the folks who think that natural immunity beats a vaccination,Trinidad Elementary School has turned into a textbook lesson on how to grow your own outbreak. Chickenpox has spread swiftly through the 180-student school, apparently contracted so far by at least 16 children and adults. The numbers aren’t surprising given that roughly 20 percent of […]
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Depends on How You Define ‘Scam’
The Journal was recently alerted to a website with the domain name “betterbusiness.net,” which claims to offer a “215 Friendly Rentals List” for $20. Touting itself as “Humboldt’s #1 rental source,” the site says, “We are Local Advocates who know how hard it is to find a home in Humboldt, especially if you are a Medical […]
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Spendy Votes
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has enforced a $4,000 conflict-of-interest fine against Dendra Dengler for her failure to disclose that she had a financial interest in some projects she voted on as president of the Manila Community Services District. Travis Sanford acerbically critiques the situation for the Courthouse News Service: “In exchange for a […]