Monday, July 1, 2024
Eureka Man Killed in SoHum Crash
Posted By Kimberly Wear on Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The CHP release states Raul Villalobos was not wearing a helmet at the time of the 10:35 p.m. crash which a preliminary investigation indicates occurred while the rider was traveling as a high rate of speed before he laid the motorcycle down and went off the roadway and into an embankment.
Villalobos was taken to Jerold Phelps Medical Center in Garberville, where he was pronounced dead.
In the release, CHP reminds motorists of the importance of “wearing appropriate safety equipment while riding motorcycles, including Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmets."
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the CHP Garberville Area Office.
Find the full CHP release below:
Friday, June 28, 2024
Supreme Court Gives Cities in California and Beyond More Power to Crack Down on Homeless Camps
Posted By Marisa Kendall/CalMatters on Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 3:26 PM
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, the court sided with Grants Pass in a 6-3 decision — ruling an ordinance passed by the Oregon city that essentially made it illegal for homeless residents to camp on all public property was not unconstitutional.
The much-anticipated decision overturns a prior influential Ninth Circuit appellate ruling, and means cities no longer are prohibited from punishing unhoused residents for camping if they have nowhere else to go. It will have major ramifications for how California leaders and law enforcement handle homeless encampments.
(Read more about the potential implications for Humboldt's homeless policies here.)
Activists supporting the civil rights of unhoused people decried the ruling, saying it could result in people getting arrested simply for being homeless.
“It will make homelessness worse, in California and Grants pass and across the country,” said Jesse Rabinowitz, spokesperson for the National Homelessness Law Center. “We know that throwing people in jail and giving them thousands of dollars in tickets makes it harder for them to find jobs, harder for them to find housing and harder for them to exit homelessness.”
But groups representing cities, counties, law enforcement organizations and business interests cheered the decision, saying it would finally allow for the removal of unsafe, unsanitary encampments. Even Gov. Gavin Newsom weighed in, filing a “friend of the court” brief in which he wrote: “Hindering cities’ efforts to help their unhoused populations is as inhumane as it is unworkable.”
Court Rejects Zoellner Appeal
Posted By Thadeus Greenson on Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 2:54 PM
The unanimous ruling filed Tuesday rejects all five of Zoellner’s legal arguments, upholding the October 2022 decisions of United States District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who overturned a jury’s verdict finding an Arcata detective violated Zoellner’s civil rights by instigating a malicious prosecution. The ruling also rejected other issues raised in Zoellner’s appeal, including that he was denied proper medical attention and that police defamed his character.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Newsom: Dark Forces Are Threatening California
Posted By Alexei Koseff/CalMatters on Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM
At a few minutes past 10 a.m., Newsom posted a pre-recorded speech to his social media channels. Flanked by American and California flags, the Democratic governor solemnly warned that “the California way of life is under attack” by forces threatened by the state’s diversity, pluralism and innovative spirit.
“Our values and our way of life are the antidote to the poisonous populism of the right, and to the fear and anxiety that so many people are feeling today,” Newsom said. “For conservatives and delusional California bashers, their success depends on our failure.”
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Felix's Hot Start Propels Crabs Sweep
Posted By Brandon Dixon on Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Two wins in a row to end last week added to a clean sweep of five games this week means the Crabs are on a roll. This week saw the good guys make easy work of Berkovich Honor and the Novato Knicks. Sometimes box scores can be deceiving. The offense showed up in a big way, while the starting pitching seemed to struggle a bit. In a strange turn, Friday night’s contest saw the Crabbies scoring 13 runs on just four hits. Nine walks and four errors from the Knicks would fill in those blanks. The whirlwind that can be the first week or so of the summer finds our Crabbies settling in and hitting their stride before their first big road trip of the summer.
The week was paced again by early season MVP candidate Javier Felix. Felix would have two hits and two RBIs on Tuesday, a grand slam on Friday night in prime time, two hits another homerun with three RBIs on Saturday, and another two RBIs on one hit on Sunday. I caught up with him prior to Sunday’s game and had a chance to ask him if the ball looked like a balloon or a watermelon right now. With a chuckle, he said modestly, “I’m seeing it pretty good right now.” For someone who is hitting .385 with four homeruns and 19 RBIs through the first 12 games, I’d agree. The kid is absolutely raking.
Caltrans Selects Tunnel Option for Last Chance Grade
Posted By Kimberly Wear on Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
In a decision years in the making, Caltrans recently announced the agency will pursue what’s been called Alternative F, which entails realigning the highway and constructing a mile-long tunnel to sidestep the problem area.
"After many generations of Del Norte County citizens traversing this fabled, continuously failing section of our state highway system, we have reached the conclusion to construct a tunnel with broad agreement among regional stakeholders,” Del Norte County Supervisor Chris Howard in a news release. “Del Norte County is grateful to our community, tribal, environmental and agency partners that have dedicated many years to finding a path forward."
The other option on the table — narrowed down from an original six, each with their own set of complicating factors — was continuing efforts to stabilize the 3-mile-long section of highway, an endeavor that has cost tens of millions in recent decades to maintain the vital artery that connects California's northernmost reaches to the rest of the state.
The only other option is a 320-mile, seven-hour detour via U.S. Highway 199 to Interstate 5 to State Route 299.
Even with that milestone of selecting an alternative reached after extensive reviews and the collaborative effort of tribes, environmental groups, lawmakers and other stakeholders, the road ahead remains long.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Grand Jury Blasts Eureka Schools' for Lack of Transparency, Due Diligence in Jacobs Deal
Posted By Thadeus Greenson on Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM
“The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury concludes that the Eureka City Schools Trustees acted hastily and without sufficient due diligence,” the report states, adding that while the district appears to have complied with the “technical requirements” of California’s open meeting laws, it violated “the law’s general intent for public participation and transparency in decision-making.”
In investigating the Dec. 14 property exchange agreement between Eureka City Schools and AMG Communities-Jacobs, LLC, in which the district agreed to transfer more than 8 acres of the Jacobs site to the mystery developer in exchange for a residential property on I Street and $5.35 million in cash, the grand jury says it interviewed district officials and advisors, reviewed meeting agendas and minutes, as well as media reports, and consulted with an expert in California open meeting laws.
Monday, June 10, 2024
A New Season and New Conference for the Crabs
Posted By Brandon Dixon on Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Returning for his third year with the team, McKinleyville’s own Cameron Saso started on the mound. Pitching on opening night, in front of family and friends at the ballpark he grew up going to, Saso threw five shutout innings and picked up the first win of the summer. He did it in front of a crowd full of kids like he used to be. How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Journal Named Finalist for State, National Awards
Posted By North Coast Journal Staff on Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 3:46 PM
The California Journalism Awards are bestowed annually by the California Newspaper Association, which was founded in 1888 and has more than 500 member papers throughout the state. The awards contest is judged by volunteers from member newspapers’ newsrooms, with the top five submissions receiving honors and the winner announced at an event next month.
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards, meanwhile, have been held annually since 1996, with judging done by a “a panel of distinguished industry experts and academics” who evaluate each submission’s “journalistic integrity, originality, impact and contribution.”
The Journal’s submissions receiving recognition this year reflect the hard work of not just the editorial and design teams that produced them, but the entire North Coast Journal Inc., which works daily to put out two weekly newspapers and a variety of special publications. The honors also reflect the support of Journal readers and advertisers, who enable all we do.
With all that said, here’s a look at finalist submissions that will be in the running for top honors next month.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Eureka Schools Amends Property Exchange Agreement, Sets Escrow Deadline
Posted By Thadeus Greenson on Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol seems to be back at the negotiating table for the old campus it had hoped to purchase and turn into its Northern Humboldt headquarters until the district, seemingly out of nowhere, entered into an exchange agreement with a newly formed company — AMG Communities-Jacobs, LLC — on Dec. 14.
CHP had not been included as an identified negotiating party in closed session agenda items regarding the Jacobs campus in the months immediately following the district board’s decision to exchange 8.35 acres of the Allard Avenue property for a small, residential property on I Street and a $5.35 million cash payment. But the district then resumed listing CHP as a negotiating party in April.
Superintendent Gary Storts said the district continues to work toward closing the exchange with AMG but the district remains in contact with CHP because it “has continued to express interest in the property.”
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