It has been nearly a year since Humboldt County Public Health issued a shelter-in-place order that required local residents to stay in their homes except for essential outings to slow the spread of COVID-19. Few could have predicted what the next year would bring, the myriad ways it would change our lives (and us) or […]
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COVID and Churches: U.S. Supreme Court Lifts State Ban on Indoor Services, Other Lawsuits Continue
Among the beach-goers denied, the indignant gun shop owners and frustrated parents who want schools reopened, one set of plaintiffs against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic shutdown restrictions have scored a big win: churches. A 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued late Friday sided with house-bound pastors and their congregants in their claim Newsom’s bans on […]
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Small and Scrappy
On Thursday afternoon, after a morning spent prepping and cooking, Patricia Cambianica is writing the week’s menu out on the chalkboard. In the past, diners at Arcata’s La Trattoria would crane their necks from their tables to choose but these days a snapshot of the offerings — shitake risotto, chicken and polenta, chocolate cake with […]
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2020: A Photographer’s Look Back
As I reflect back on the year 2020 from before — and after — the coronavirus pandemic, I have to agree with the CNN editor who said, “It may not be a year you want to remember, but 2020 is one you’ll never forget.” In the “before” era, my life in January and February included photographing […]
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The Accidental Birder
I have yet to purchase my first pair of bird-watching binoculars. My Canon point and shoot camera is not fancy. The feature that sold me on it was its telescopic zoom lens. It’s the perfect tool for a budding bird-watcher, which is what I seem to be. Fortunately, my favorite bird, the red-tail hawk, thrives […]
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Governor: Stay-at-home Order Likely to Hit Humboldt in Coming Days
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today a new stay-at-home order that will go into effect based on regional intensive care unit hospital capacity, saying he expects it to go into effect throughout Northern California — including Humboldt County — in the coming days. Describing the order as an “emergency brake” designed to flatten the curve […]
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WATCH: Newsom Likely to Announce Further COVID-19 Restrictions at Press Conference
With COVID-19 cases spiking throughout the state and country, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a press conference for 12:30 p.m. today at which he may announce a new stay-at-home order in the state. Newsom said during a press conference Monday that if rising infection rates continued, the state would have to take “much more […]
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NCJ Preview: Rules of the Purple Tier and Camping in Eureka, and Yurok Food Sovereignty
Linda Stansberry breaks down the Eureka City Council’s vote on camping and its impact on Eureka’s homeless population. We’ll also review what is and isn’t allowed in the state’s purple “widespread” risk tier for COVID-19, where Humboldt County now finds itself. And we’ll look at how the Yurok Agricultural Corp. is trying to help those […]
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NCJ Preview: Into the Red Tier, a Dam Update and a Pass for Thanksgiving
How did Humboldt County end up in the red substantial risk tier for COVID? We’ll explain how our numbers have been climbing and what’s been contributing to the rise in COVID-19 cases. And the bad news is you need to skip your usual Thanksgiving travel and gathering. The good news is you get to skip […]
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NCJ Preview: Post-election Perspectives and Pandemic Wine Tasting
This week we’re looking at how many ballots are left to count in our county and where local elections stand. We’ll also talk about the local community leaders who contributed letters to this week’s paper about the presidential election results and what President-elect Biden’s win means and doesn’t mean to them and us. And how does […]
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NCJ Preview: Humboldt in the Yellow Zone and Hoarding Frankie’s Bagels
What does Humboldt County’s move into the “yellow” minimal tier of the state’s COVID-19 categories mean and how does the “equity metric” impact us? Learn why the reopening options the new level offers may be precarious. And is a strongly worded letter enough to fix COVID safety violations? Cal Osha is hoping so. Finally, we’ll […]
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Yellow with a Chance of Orange
When the state announced Oct. 6 that Humboldt County was going to be upgraded in California’s tiered COVID-19 risk assessment, it was cause for celebration in many circles. After all, the news means shopping centers can re-open common areas and restaurants can increase dine-in capacity to 50 percent, while movie theaters and gyms could similarly […]