Politics

NCJ Preview: Post-Chinese Expulsion History, Student Housing and Pizza

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 19, 2023 at 5:05PM

This week, we're looking back on how anti-Chinese racism kept a cannery from making money for the Eel River Valley in the 1880s. And as the housing drama at Cal Poly Humboldt grows, we've got an update on how the university plans to house incoming and continuing students.

NCJ Preview: Burgers, Bareilles, Building Barriers and Bongio

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 24, 2022 at 4:36PM

NCJ Burger Week is upon us and we're scanning the menu to see what's flipping around the county. We'll get into the free concert Humboldt native Sara Bareilles is playing in Eureka and how her roots have influenced her life and career.

NCJ Preview: Nuclear Safety, Zoellner's Civil Case and Painted Wild Times

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 17, 2022 at 1:34PM

Is 44 feet far enough away from Humboldt Bay for spent nuclear fuel rods? We'll talk about the long-term plans and risks, as well as the 44 Feet group working toward a longer-term solution.

NCJ Preview: Fire and Real Estate, and a Chili Contender

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 3, 2022 at 8:00AM

How will the already stretched Arcata Fire District manage with proposed expansion of Arcata's population and housing in light of the university's shift to a Cal Poly? We'll talk about what the costs and obstacles for keeping people safe.

NCJ Preview: Firefighter PTSD, Auditor-Controller Deal, Boozy Summer Pie

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 9, 2022 at 8:30AM

The wildfires aren't just devastating our landscapes, they're taking a massive toll on the people who fight them. This week we're talking about the rising PTSD crisis among Cal Fire firefighters and what's being done to combat it.

NCJ Preview: Post-Roe, Pride and Oyster Fest Fallout

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 2, 2022 at 8:30AM

After last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, we're talking about what it means for California and how we can fight for reproductive rights for everyone. Linda Stansberry joins us to talk about Ferndale Pride and the folks who are making the Victorian Village more welcoming to all.

NCJ Preview: Election Recap and Happy Lao New Year

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 11, 2022 at 11:25AM

The June 7 election is wrapped up — almost. We've got a rundown of who won what and how close the races are that still haven't been called.

NCJ Preview: All in the Game - Elections and Arcades

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 29, 2022 at 2:21PM

With Election Day drawing near, we're looking at the surprisingly contentious auditor-controller race between Cheryl Dillingham and Karen Paz Dominguez — a race in which the candidates are cordial and supporters are the main source of vitriol. We'll get into some background and why accounting is such a hot topic these days.

NCJ Preview: Summer Camps, Brett Watson and Genius Rice

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 14, 2022 at 7:00AM

The Journal's annual Summer of Fun issue is here with a rundown of classes, camps and workshops to entertain the kids when school is out. Everything from surfing to stage fighting to science camps are in there and we're going over the highlights.

NCJ Preview: Vaccines and County Staff, Police Shooting Footage and Restoring the Eureka Theater

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 16, 2021 at 2:08PM

This week we're looking at why the board of supervisors declined to require vaccines for county employees, going for weekly testing for the unvaccinated instead. We're also going into what's on newly released footage from last month's police shooting of a suspect on Mad River Road, as well as how law affects what's made public and how.

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