With heavy rain in the forecast for Thursday, Nov. 2, most participants in the fifth annual Day of the Dead Festival of Altars/Día de los Muertos Festival de Altares came to Old Town prepared. Some brought pop-up tents to shelter their ofrendas, the offering placed in an altar commemorating their ancestors. A few others created their altars under the […]
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NCJ Preview: Vax Efforts as COVID-19 Spreads and Restaurant Transformations
Humboldt’s COVID-19 numbers are climbing. We’re talking about how vaccination, the Delta variant are impacting people in our county. On a hopeful note, we’ve got a cover story on vaccination fairs and True North’s efforts to reach out to the local Latinx community, sometimes one person at a time. And we’ve got the story of […]
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NCJ Preview: Bull Kelp, Hog Heaven, CRV Fixes and Latinx COVID Impacts
Our Green Issue hits stands this week so we’re looking a some eco-centric stories in the paper, including the hope for reviving the bull kelp population in our waters. We’ve got a story about how local distiller Alchemy is turning local grain into liquor and pig feed for the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program farm. Wondering […]
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Hoffman to Meet with LatinoNet Friday
As part of Humboldt County Public Health’s ongoing effort to work with the local Latinx community, Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman will be meeting this Friday with LatinoNet, a nonprofit organization formed by a network of service providers for the Latinx community, to discuss county COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the county’s efforts with community partners […]
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Bridging the Gap: A Nonprofit’s Efforts to Get HumCo’s Latinx Residents Health Insurance, Services
You might see a group of Visión y Compromiso “promotores” tabling at local mercados throughout Humboldt County — they’re on a mission to help as many Latinx residents as possible obtain health insurance and access healthcare services. Visión y Compromiso Humboldt is a new chapter of the nonprofit Southern California based organizational coalition of “promotores,” […]
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Public Health Pledges Support for Latinx Community, Assures it Won’t Ask About Documentation Status
Humboldt County Public Health issued a statement of support for the local Latinx community — whic h has experienced a disproportionate impact form COVID-19 — and pledging that its contact investigators will not ask people about their “documentation status.” According to the statement, the Latinx community makes up about 12 percent of Humboldt County’s population […]
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NCJ Preview: How COVID-19 Hits Latinx Humboldt Hardest and Closing Bars and Dining Rooms
This week we’re talking with Access Humboldt about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Latinx and Hispanic communities in Humboldt. And as confirmed cases spike in California, spurring the closure of bars and ending indoor dining service, we’ll share what restaurant and bar owners and workers are going through and how they’re coping. Hit subscribe […]
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Barriers to Care: Why Humboldt’s Latinx Population is Being Hit Disproportionately Hard by COVID-19
Standing in Eureka’s La Pasadita Market on a recent afternoon, Isabel Ortiz says she’s had a hard time getting information on COVID-19, how to prevent its spread and what to do if she or someone she knows starts experiencing symptoms. Ortiz, who works at the market, only speaks Spanish and most of the COVID-19 information […]
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HSU’s El Leñador Wins Multiple Awards
Humboldt State University’s El Leñador newspaper won six first place awards in the 2019 California College Media Association statewide awards competition this year. “I can’t be more proud of our El Leñador staff,” Jose Herrera, current editor-in-chief said in the press release. “The awards are a sign that we are doing incredible work covering the community.” […]
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El Leñador Turns 5
Humboldt State University’s bilingual student paper El Leñador started out as an insert in The Lumberjack. Some 40 issues later, it’s a full-fledged, award-winning paper with rotating editors and a dedicated staff focusing on Latinx culture and issues. Students, staff, faculty and community members gathered to celebrate the paper’s fifth year in the Kate Buchanan […]