Government

NCJ Preview: Eureka's Needle Exchange Battle and Supporting BIPOC Youth

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 6, 2021 at 12:02PM

This week we're looking into how and why the city of Eureka continues to butt heads with Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction over needle exchange. Also, we're talking about a new local nonprofit nurturing and supporting BIPOC youth, HC Black Music and Arts Association.

NCJ Preview: A Broken Recycling System and a Crab Cioppino for the Ages

By Thadeus Greenson on January 30, 2021 at 11:22AM

This week we're looking at California's recycling deposit system and how it became broken to the point local residents have to drive to Crescent City to redeem their deposits or just accept the deposits as a kind of tax, while local grocers face new fees. It's a mess.

NCJ Preview: Vaccination, Losing a Local Icon and Small Restaurant Survival

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 23, 2021 at 10:00AM

This week we're looking into the plan to vaccinate Humboldt residents — how it's going and what's in the way. We'll look back at the life of local restaurant owner Esteban Gonzales, who died last week, and the lives he impacted.

NCJ Preview: Teetering Between Risk Tiers and Larrupin Sauce Lost and Found

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 10, 2021 at 10:18AM

This week we're talking about COVID numbers that will likely push Humboldt back into the puple "widespread risk" tier. And if you were wondering why Larrupin sauce was hard to find for a while there, we've got the lowdown on the supply cutoff, shortage, hoarding and scams that kept it off local shelves until recently.

NCJ Preview: Rules of the Purple Tier and Camping in Eureka, and Yurok Food Sovereignty

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 27, 2020 at 1:45PM

Linda Stansberry breaks down the Eureka City Council's vote on camping and its impact on Eureka's homeless population. We'll also review what is and isn't allowed in the state's purple "widespread" risk tier for COVID-19, where Humboldt County now finds itself.

NCJ Preview: Election Night, a Run on Guns and to Bar or Not to Bar

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 5, 2020 at 5:25PM

Tuesday's election is a waiting game for Humboldt, too. We'll talk about why and how the national election, as well as COVID and recent protests have fueled a boom in local gun sales.

NCJ Preview: What's Next for Public Health and the Fragile Economics of Dine-in

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 11, 2020 at 11:29AM

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.

NCJ Preview: Talking with Cutcha Risling Baldy about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 14, 2020 at 10:58AM

This week we're talking about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people with guest Cutcha Risling Baldy of Humboldt State University's Native American Studies department. A recent report sheds light on the unsolved cases in Humboldt — Risling Baldy shares the history and laws contributing to the violence.

NCJ Preview: Grand Jury Reports, Powers Creek Produce and Flocking Up

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 30, 2020 at 12:33PM

The Grand Jury reports are in — what does that mean? We're talking with Access Humboldt about how this team of volunteers acts as a kind of watchdog over everything in our county from criminal investigations to mental health care.

NCJ Preview: How COVID-19 Hits Latinx Humboldt Hardest and Closing Bars and Dining Rooms

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 16, 2020 at 1:12PM

This week we're talking with Access Humboldt about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Latinx and Hispanic communities in Humboldt. And as confirmed cases spike in California, spurring the closure of bars and ending indoor dining service, we'll share what restaurant and bar owners and workers are going through and how they're coping.

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