Stickers Threatening Violence Against Queer People Found in Arcata Marsh

By Ollie Hancock on June 22, 2023 at 3:56PM

While out on a walk at the Arcata Marsh, a concerned Journal reader found several stickers displaying homophobic slurs, threats of violence and anti-Semitic sentiment. The stickers were placed on at least five traffic signs in the area near the Arcata Marsh parking lot.

Arkley Hosted Justice Samuel Alito on His Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski/ProPublica on June 22, 2023 at 2:18PM

Arkley, who does not appear to have been involved in anycases before the court, did not respond to detailed questions for this story. Alito did not disclose the flight or the stay at the fishing lodge in his annual financial disclosures.

Drug Task Force: 12 Pounds of Meth Seized in Fortuna

By Kimberly Wear on June 22, 2023 at 11:59AM

Four Things California Can Do as Home Insurers Retreat

By Grace Gedye/CalMatters on June 20, 2023 at 12:01PM

Require State Farm to keep issuing new policies There’s disagreement whether this idea, backed by the group Consumer Watchdog, is legal.

After Nearly a Year Of Vandalism, Centro Del Pueblo Calls for City Council to Protect Arcata Sanctuary Garden

By Ollie Hancock on June 13, 2023 at 2:45PM

UPDATE: After publication of this article, APD released a statement responding to the attacks on El Jardin Santuario, which it has classified as hate crimes. APD requests anyone with information about the theft and series of hate crimes contact its Investigations Unit at (707) 822-2428 or its anonymous tip line at (707) 825-2588.

Sheriff's Office Investigating Fatal Shooting Near Swain's Flat

By Kimberly Wear on June 12, 2023 at 11:56AM

California Ranchers Intentionally Violated an Emergency Water Order. Now Lawmakers Want to Triple the Fines

By Rachel Becker/CalMatters on June 9, 2023 at 10:11AM

“The board doesn’t have the tools to act quickly,” said Michael Kiparsky, water program director at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley School of Law. “The fish don’t care if the lawyers are trying to figure out who’s right or wrong if they’re dead.”

UPDATE: CHP IDs Pedestrian Killed in Arcata Hit and Run, Releases More Information on Vehicle

By Thadeus Greenson on June 8, 2023 at 10:58AM

The California Highway Patrol is investigating an apparent hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Arcata that left a 45-year-old pedestrian dead. Someone reported a male lying in the median of U.S. Highway 101 south of the Seventh Street overdressing in Arcata at 7:05 a.m. and officers responded to find a man dead of blunt force injuries.

Sheriff's Office Identifies Wayne Adam Ford Victim After 25 Years

By Thadeus Greenson on June 7, 2023 at 6:40PM

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Civil Liberties Groups Accuse Sheriff's Office of Violating State Law by Sharing License Plate Data

By Thadeus Greenson on June 6, 2023 at 11:43AM

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are demanding that the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and 70 other California law enforcement agencies immediately stop sharing license plate data with their out-of-state counterparts, particularly those in states that have criminalized abortion. At issue is agencies’ use of automated license plate readers — digital cameras that record and log the license plates of passing vehicles, documenting when and where they were seen, and sometimes uploading that information to a massive database accessible by other departments.