This week’s cover story is about how childhood stress and trauma connect to serious health issues in adulthood, like addiction and even cancer. But it’s not hopeless, as a program addressing adverse childhood experiences here in Humboldt shows — even amid the added stresses of a pandemic. Speaking of which, we’re also talking about the […]
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UPDATE: Blocksburg, Fort Seward, Alderpoint Residents Urged to Prepare Now to Move Livestock, Other Animals
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services is urging residents in the areas of Blocksburg, Fort Seward and Alderpoint to make plans now to move livestock and domestic animals in preparation for a possible Evacuation Order. For questions related to Humboldt County Evacuation Warnings call 707-268-2500. PREVIOUS: Fire officials are warning that conditions are […]
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Protestor Hit at Breonna Taylor Demonstration in Eureka
About 200 demonstrators gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Thursday, calling for justice for Breonna Taylor as part of a nationwide protest one day after a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, brought no charges against police officers involved in her March 13 fatal shooting while serving a no-knock warrant at emergency medical technician’s home. […]
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HSU’s Humboldt Bay Seaweed Farm (VIDEO)
Humboldt State University is overseeing California’s first commercial open-water seaweed farm in Humboldt Bay. “Seaweed farming is an industry that is about 500 years old,” said farm co-designer, HSU Fisheries Biology Associate Professor Rafael Cuevas Uribe. “But this is going to be the first time here in California that somebody’s doing red seaweed at commercial […]
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NCJ Preview: What’s Next for Public Health and the Fragile Economics of Dine-in
Why is Humboldt’s Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich resigning and what does it mean for the future of the county’s COVID-19 response? We’ll get into that and whether dine-in service is enough to save local restaurants. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on local stories and catch us on Access Humboldt and KZZH.
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Frankovich: Resignation About Family, Not Bullies
At a media availability today following the announcement of her intent to resign as Humboldt County’s health officer, Teresa Frankovich said she intends to stay in the role until the Board of Supervisors finds a full-time replacement. “My intent is to be part of this response ongoing,” she said, adding that she plans to stay […]
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NCJ Preview: Dam Update, Street Art and Students Returning to HSU
This week we’ve got an update on Klamath dam removal, as well as a breakdown of why HSU’s president and Humboldt’s Public Health officer are in conflict over the return of students to campus. And don’t forget to look up in Henderson Center — the 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival has transformed it into an […]
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Frankovich Addresses ‘Disheartening’ Email Rift with HSU President
County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said yesterday that she was simply “trying to make safe choices for the entire community” when, citing an increased prevalence of COVID-19 in the local community, she urged Humboldt State University to postpone plans to bring students into on-campus housing and resume limited in-person instruction in an Aug. 11 email […]
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California Geological Survey Issues New Tsunami Maps for Humboldt County
The California Geological Survey has issued new tsunami hazard and evacuation zone maps for Humboldt County. “We have new scientific information and better computer modeling which has resulted in better forecasts about whether or not an earthquake will create a tsunami, and the path one would take. This new information can help local governments and […]
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How COVID is Deepening California’s Income Inequality in 5 Charts
The decade dawned on a California that was both “the richest and poorest” state in the nation, in the words of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Wages for the top 10% of California’s earners had grown three times as fast as those of the bottom 10% of earners since 1980 — all as the cost of buying or […]
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Public Health Confirms Three New COVID-19 Cases, Making 45 This Month
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the countywide total to 178 and making 45 cases confirmed since July 1. Today’s results came after 116 tests were processed and on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom re-tightening restrictions in the state’s shelter-in-place order Monday, including the shuttering of all bars and […]
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Newsom Orders Bars to Close, Restaurants, Movie Theaters, More to Cease Indoor Operations
At a press conference this afternoon, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will require all restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums and card rooms to close indoor operations throughout the state in the face of rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections. Bars, Newsom said, must cease all operations. Newsom cited a seven-day average of 8,211 new confirmed cases […]