Citing an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases locally, the Humboldt County Superior Court has reinstated rules requiring face masks be worn in all county courtrooms and the Jury Assembly Room used for jury selection. The new rule went into effect yesterday. The court also reminds anyone due to appear in court who is symptomatic — […]
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‘SMARTER’: Newsom Administration Outlines Future Plans for COVID
Vowing to be smarter after lessons learned over the past two years, the Newsom administration on Thursday gave a glimpse of what the next few months — and potentially years — may look like in California with COVID-19 likely to stick around. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s health secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said the state’s new plan […]
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Mask Protestors on Campus Put South Fork High School on Temporary Lockdown
South Fork High School was placed on a modified lockdown for a time yesterday morning and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the scene after a group of parents and students protesting state-mandated mask requirements for school settings entered the campus. There were reports that some protestors tore down masking signs at the […]
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Humboldt to Lift Mask Mandate, Following State’s Lead
When the state of California rolls back its COVID-19 mask mandate next week, Humboldt County will follow suit, Health Officer Ian Hoffman told the Board of Supervisors this morning. Hoffman said the county plans to rely on testing, ventilation and vaccination efforts moving forward, adding that with the Omicron surge easing, county public health will […]
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California Plans to Update School Mask Rules
California appears to be on the brink of what could be one of its most dramatic shifts in COVID policy since the pandemic began nearly two years ago: changing school masking rules. State health officials announced Monday that they are working with “education, public health and community leaders to update masking requirements at schools to […]
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Six Things to Know About Omicron’s Risks on the Job
With 7 million Californians infected, how risky is it to work? When is it safe for omicron-infected workers to return? Look no further than your favorite restaurant, your kid’s school or your local hospital to see the effect of California’s latest bout of infections. Cases have skyrocketed since the holidays, reaching nearly 7 million people […]
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Here’s What’s Changed as California’s New COVID Workplace Rules Go into Effect
As COVID-19 case rates in California have jumped to their highest levels yet — more than six times the peak of the delta variant wave — updated workplace rules kicked in last week to better help protect workers vaccinated against COVID-19. The revised rules come from the California Division of Safety and Health — also […]
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Omicron Surge: Humboldt Officials Talk Hospital Preparation with Peak Expected in February
Omicron has arrived and is spreading in Humboldt County, with case numbers double and triple in a matter of days, as hospitals brace for potential impacts from the highly contagious virus. During a county COVID press conference today, Roberta Luskin-Hawk, CEO at Providence in Humboldt County — which includes St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals […]
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Students with Disabilities Across California Stuck in Limbo
The school year at Duarte Unified School District, 20 miles east of Los Angeles, started a month ago, but Brady, Ellie and Jack Fitzgibbons have yet to receive any instruction from their teachers. The 13-year-old triplets are on the autism spectrum, and their mother Julie Fitzgibbons didn’t feel safe sending them to school because she […]
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Hops in Humboldt Cancels Amid Rising COVID Cases; Fair Still Moving Forward
Hops in Humboldt is the latest in a long list of local events to postpone or cancel in recent days as local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge due to the Delta variant but the Humboldt County Fair Association’s board has voted to go forward with next week’s opening day. So far this week, Humboldt County […]
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Public Health Confirms Record 69 New COVID-19 Cases, Four New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 69 new COVID-19 cases today — the county’s highest single-day count to date — while also reporting four new hospitalizations amid growing fears of the Delta variant’s spread. Today’s cases — making 217 this week, the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday surge in January — were reported after laboratories […]
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Full Capacity Indoor Dining Returns
Sea Grill owner Holly Blackwood has come to love the wooden structure in the adjacent parking lot — “the pavilion,” as she calls it — that has allowed the Eureka restaurant to operate fully and partially outdoors during the pandemic. She says guests have enjoyed it, too. “It’s a lot to put up and a […]