Seven years ago, Annamarie Whipple moved to Humboldt County but when her partner died unexpectedly a couple of years later, she found herself homeless, living at the Eureka Rescue Mission. Struggling to find a job while living at the mission, Whipple decided to save up some money for a motorhome and, most importantly, to go […]
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Arcata Council Advances Revised Village Housing Project
Arcata’s The Village housing project is not dead, the City Council decided last night with a unanimous vote to reconsider the newly revised development proposal. The project will go through three more review hearings before moving forward: one with the Arcata Planning Commission and two more with the council, including one focused on vacating St. […]
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Arcata City Council to Mull Revamped Village Project
The Arcata City Council will consider a revamped proposal for a large student housing project next week, with Community Development Director David Loya saying he expects the council to make a “go-no-go” decision on the project. Loya and city staff presented a revised plan for The Village at a public meeting Wednesday, about five months […]
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The Housing Games
Janie Hubert and Lynne Demarest are both in their 70s and neighbors in a Section 8 apartment building in Eureka’s Old Town. They rely on the elevator to get to the street from their third-floor apartments. But twice this year, it didn’t work — once for three months and then again for two weeks — […]
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Update: South Bay District Closes Schools as Norovirus Outbreak Hits
Humboldt County health officials are warning parents about an apparent norovirus outbreak that struck more than 130 students in the South Bay Union School District, along with several staff members this week. The district announced today that it is closing its three campuses beginning Monday and running through Winter Break. “This precautionary measure will prevent […]
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Young and Hungry
The students in the first period culinary arts class at Zoe Barnum High School are restless. They check their phones and turn around in their chairs to talk to friends. Karen Brooks — medium height, long dark hair, a patrician nose and upright posture — waits patiently. “High schoolers have great ideas but the worst […]
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Last CAASPP Efforts: How Humboldt Students Scored
[image-1] School just started, but test scores are already out in one area — the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).The test, which measures students’ mathematics and English skills, was only implemented spring of this year. How does Humboldt measure up? Not real well. Over a quarter of students in third through eighth grades […]