For nearly 30 years, the North Coast Journal has been covering the stories and people you care about in Humboldt County. We’re proud to share our coverage in print and online for free so everyone — with or without internet access or the means to subscribe to a paper — can stay informed, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis.

This week, our ongoing COVID-19 reporting included daily case updates, a look at Janessa Johnsrude's beautiful Sheltering in Places series of portraits peering into people's homes as they hunker down, a story about how a musical collaboration featuring more than a dozen local musicians came together from afar, the latest on Humboldt County's unemployment numbers, Humboldt State University's plans for a virtual commencement, an explanation of the new facial covering order and what it means, a discussion of local COVID-19 models and their dire projections and a column about how translation services are a key piece of maintaining equity in the face of a pandemic. It’s been a lot to keep up with.

For the first time in our history, the Journal has created a way for readers to pitch in to help keep our mission going and the newsroom humming through these unprecedented times. (Click here for more information.)

We’d like to take this opportunity to publicly thank our newest supporters:

Janice Andersen
Melinda Bailey
Pat Bitton
Edward Christians
Luther Cobb
Audrey Drynan
Sheila Evans
Corinne Frugoni
Mary Gearheart
Judy Goucher
Sarah Hames-Anderson
E. Bruce Hitchko
Jeff Jacobsen
Cheryl Karnes
Lester Krause
Noah Levy
Johanna Mauro
Melanie Michalak
Julie Slater North
Robert Olofson
Jeanne Pendergast
Conor Shea
Beth Shipley
Linda Stansberry
Victor Starr
Elizabeth Titus
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Judy Webb
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You can pitch in to keep the mission going and the newsroom humming. Become a member today.