The North Coast Journal Inc. — a media company that includes the 15,000-circulation weekly newspaper and website, plus nearly a dozen publications serving Humboldt County, California — has been sold. The buyer, Melissa Sanderson, 37, took over as president and publisher March 31. She has worked for the company since 2014, first as sales manager […]
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Photo Contest!
I don’t think we’re alone in saying 2017 has been a slog so far. We were all so happy to put 2016 behind us but every day it seems like some new craziness — both from within our county and beyond — has descended to test us. But all that has spurred us to spend […]
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Appellate Court Hears Police Video Arguments
Can police videos recorded on body-worn and patrol car dash cameras by considered confidential police officer personnel records and hidden from public view? That’s the question three justices with the California First Appellate District spent about a half an hour wrestling with in a San Francisco courtroom Thursday. It was clear from their questions that […]
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Huffman Urges DOJ to Clarify Stance on Pot Advertising
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman is urging the Department of Justice to rebuff the U.S. Postal Service’s requests and publicly state that it won’t prosecute businesses who are mailing advertisements for marijuana but are acting in line with state law. Huffman joined seven of his colleagues in penning a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta […]
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Name the Faces on the Journal, Win Big
Got a good handle on the faces of Humboldt? Did you have a good pore over the 25th anniversary issue of the Journal that hit stands on Wednesday? Journalistas had a good time putting that Sgt. Peppery cover together, and we hope you got in on the fun. And to test just how in-the-Humboldt-know you are, […]
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Update: Journal Snags TEN Awards
Second Update, final results: Make that FIVE FIRSTS, one second (in the photo essay contest), plus the four blue ribbon honorable mentions. Update: The CNPA folks just shipped along four more awards announcements for the Journal. These ones are our Blue Ribbon Finalists, which means they were among the top four finalists in their categories. […]