A couple dozen people turned up at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Friday evening, most carrying signs, for a hastily planned protest of the prospect of a U.S. war with Iran. The protest followed the Jan. 2 U.S. drone strike in Iraq that killed Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
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Top 10 Stories of 2019
Does it feel like 2019 was about seven years of news cycles crammed into 365 short days? That can’t be just us. In Humboldt County, it was a year filled with conflict and hope, discord and solidarity, miracle and tragedy. As we collectively turn the page to a new year and a new decade, here’s […]
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Trump Administration Food Stamp Cuts Will Hit 3,600 in Humboldt
The Trump administration has announced that it will be changing food stamp eligibility requirements, which could cut nutrition assistance to 688,000 Americans, including more than 3,500 in Humboldt County. On Dec. 4, the administration announced it would be eliminating waivers that allow counties with high unemployment rates to allow able-bodied adults without dependents who work […]
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California Cannabis Enters the Blast Zone
This Trump-Ukraine scandal has tendrils stretching all over the place. You may have missed it — what, with the president not only openly admitting on television to soliciting foreign help, in his re-election campaign but then doubling down by asking again for said help, and near daily revelations from the House impeachment inquiry that there […]
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31 Points About Mass Shootings
We were at a loss for words. Two shootings — in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio — in less than 24 hours. Thirty-one dead. Fifty-one injured. As information trickled in, the pit in our stomachs grew. A hate-filled manifesto indicating the El Paso killer had targeted Mexicans. Reports that the Dayton killer had been […]
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Science and the Looming Cannapacolypse
Leave it to scientists to rain on your wellness parade. CBD is clearly all the rage right now. Cannabidiol, a naturally occurring compound that’s one of more than 100 phytocannabinoids found in cannabis flowers, has recently been federally legalized, was featured in a Super Bowl promotion and could reach more than $16 billion in annual […]
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Huff to Trump: ‘We’ll See You in Court’
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined 299 of his colleagues Thursday in voting to pass a compromise funding agreement to keep the government opened in advance of today’s deadline. And in a press release this morning, Huffman blasted President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, calling it a “sham” and vowing: “We’ll see you in […]
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Don’t Rain on Their Parade: Women’s March Trudges Forward Despite Weather, Controversy
Under a slew of multi-colored umbrellas and layers of winter clothes, community members hit the streets of Eureka on Saturday to take part in the third annual Eureka Women’s March. At the Madaket Plaza on Saturday, people rallied alongside one another despite the whirlwind of recent controversy surrounding the event, steady rain and the march’s […]
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Eureka Takes up Collection for Coasties Working Without Pay
The city of Eureka announced today that it is stepping up to do what the federal government currently can not: Make sure local Coast Guard service members can feed their families while they are working without pay during the government shutdown. A designated Coast Guard City, the city of Eureka will be accepting donations of […]
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Coast Guard Members to Get Paid Despite Shutdown, for Now
The U.S. Coast Guard has informed its service members — including more than 200 in Humboldt County — that they will receive paychecks as scheduled Dec. 31 after a last-minute deal was reached with the Trump administration and Department of Homeland Security officials to find a way for the Coast Guard to cut paychecks despite […]
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Supes Take Needed Step to Protect Our Coast
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors has joined other California lawmakers, business leaders, environmental groups and government agencies in rejecting the Trump administration’s attempts to open up the California coast to new offshore oil drilling. At its July 25 meeting, the board unanimously passed a resolution in support of the nearby Greater Farallones and Cordell […]
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Cry it Out with Sara Bareilles at the Oscars
Weird instinct of how to get cozy with him, but #Oscar didn't seem to mind. 😛me and my right hand man, @SmithTrey heading to work… pic.twitter.com/QnNz8CNHIT — Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) February 26, 2017 Still hurting from all the stars we lost in 2016? Humboldt County lady Sara Bareilles is here to soothe your pain. Well, […]