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 story about the life of the first Humboldt County resident to die of COVID-19, a look inside Alder Bay Assisted Living amid an outbreak, how the pandemic is impacting food distribution chains, whether restaurants can get by after being allowed to re-open and a look at Oyster Fest's plans to go virtual. Plus we've got a column about how parents are coping with distance learning (spoiler: it's hard) and an editorial looking at the white privilege that underlies protests against shelter-in-place orders. And that's just the COVID-19 stuff. We were also on the scene when hundreds hit the streets of Eureka to protest the death of George Floyd, to detail the terms of former Eureka City Manager's six-figure severance agreement with the city and more. 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:

Emily Dalton
Bruce Fleck
Mikkel Martinez Foisy
MaryClaire Kier
Steven Kossow
Robert Oswell
Frederick Pierce
Diane Williams

You can pitch in to keep the mission going and the newsroom humming. Become a member today.