North Coast Night Lights: A Milky Way Time-Lapse Medley

by David Wilson on July 23, 2019 at 12:25PM

The video here comprises scenes from seven different nights under the Humboldt skies, but the following story is only an account of the first section of it. It was photographed up the Alderpoint Road, overlooking the South Fork Eel River south of Garberville during the night of September 2-3, 2016.

Huffman Helps Pass Minimum Wage Bill; Legislation DOA in Republican Senate

by Thadeus Greenson on July 19, 2019 at 1:49PM

North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined a majority of his House colleagues this morning in voting to gradually increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an to $15 an hour over the next six years. If approved by the Senate and signed by the president (both of which seem unlikely), the legislation would increase wages for as many as 27 million Americans and potentially lift 1.3 million families out of poverty, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.

Coastal Commission to Re-hear Trinidad Hotel Project in August

by Thadeus Greenson on July 19, 2019 at 9:38AM

The California Coastal Commission will again consider whether the hotel development proposed by the Trinidad Rancheria on the bluffs above Scenic Drive is consistent with state coastal protections when the commission meets in Eureka next month. On June 12, an obviously conflicted commission voted 6-3 to object to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ determination that the project is consistent with the California Coastal Act, largely due to questions surrounding where the hotel will get its water from.

Patchwork Victories for the Crabs

by Thomas Oliver on July 19, 2019 at 9:03AM

Humboldt Eagles - Tuesday Night We’ve got some ball players up here in Humboldt County, I tell you.

Eureka City Manager Greg Sparks to Retire by Year's End

by Iridian Casarez on July 17, 2019 at 3:31PM

Eureka City Manager Greg Sparks has announced his plan to retire at the end of the year in a letter sent to the mayor and city council. “It has been my great personal and professional pleasure to have served as City Manager of Eureka since May 2014,” Sparks wrote in his retirement letter.

Crabs Clip Hawks' (Cardinals'?) Wings

by Thomas Oliver on July 15, 2019 at 7:33PM

Coming in to Sunday’s game against the Ukiah Hawks, the Crabs had scored 47 unanswered runs against their opponents. That is not a typo.

Man Arrested in 2018 Homicide Investigation

by Iridian Casarez on July 15, 2019 at 12:44PM

On December 27th 2018, the Eureka Police Department was contacted by the Napa County Coroner’s Office regarding the death investigation of Bernhard Craig Bertain, known to his family and friends as Ben. Ben’s family had notified the coroner that Ben had been in a fight in the Burre Center area of Eureka.

More Than 200 Protest Immigrant Detention Centers

by Mark Larson on July 14, 2019 at 9:57AM

Huffman to Immigrants in Advance of ICE Raids: 'Know Your Rights' (VIDEO)

by Thadeus Greenson on July 12, 2019 at 4:34PM

Ahead of Trump’s Announced Raids on Undocumented Families, Rep. Huffman Urges Immigrants to Know & Protect Their Legal Rights Washington, D.C.- In light of President Trump’s announcement that his administration will conduct nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families, Rep. Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following video urging immigrants in California to know and protect their legal rights.

Late HSU Professor Honored for LGBTQ Work

by Iridian Casarez on July 12, 2019 at 12:28PM

While teaching education courses at HSU, Rofes was also an activist and influenced the development of the multicultural queer studies minor, which then became a part of the Department of Critical Race and Gender Studies (CRGS). The school’s Multicultural Queer Resource Center was also named after Rofes and works to “shift public opinion of the queer community on campus and in the local area from tolerance to acceptance.”