Rep. Huffman to Host Town Hall on Climate Crisis Action Plan

by Kali Cozyris on July 12, 2020 at 12:46PM

Congressman Jared Huffman will host a virtual town hall on the newly released Climate Crisis Action Plan. On Thursday, July 16 at 4 p.m., Rep. Huffman will be joined by former State Senator Fran Pavley and President and CEO of Natural Resources Defense Council Gina McCarthy. Viewers can submit questions in advance to huffmanQandA@mail.house.gov or ask them live via Facebook live.

Should the State Investigate Police Shootings? California Rethinks Its Resistance

by Raheem Hosseini, CalMatters on July 11, 2020 at 11:38AM

But with lingering questions about whether McCarty’s still evolving bill will provide that bold change, Gascon offers a warning for lawmakers who don’t go as far as this moment requires. “If you create a half measure, you lose all your wind and then it’s hard to recover,” he said.

California AG and State Public Education Leaders Sue Trump Administration for Policy that Requires International Students to Take In-Person Classes or Risk Deportation

by Iridian Casarez on July 9, 2020 at 5:42PM

The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, and California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced that the State of California is filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's "unlawful policy that threatens to exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 and exile hundreds of thousands of college students studying in the United States through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)."

Newsom Appoints Yurok Education Department Director Jim McQuillen to State Board of Education

by Iridian Casarez on July 9, 2020 at 4:49PM

Civil Grand Jury Releases Report on David Josiah Lawson Case

by Iridian Casarez on July 9, 2020 at 1:34PM

Tens of Millions in PPP Loans Flow into Humboldt

by Kimberly Wear on July 7, 2020 at 6:49PM

Editor's note: This post was updated to clarify some information.

County Organizations to Invest $120,000 in Child Care Capacity During the Pandemic

by Ashley Harrell on July 6, 2020 at 1:51PM

Humboldt County’s 'Cannabis Planning Program' Lacks Fiscal Transparency, Grand Jury Reports

by Ashley Harrell on July 6, 2020 at 1:23PM

CR Offering Frontline Workers De-escalation, Assertiveness Training

by Kimberly Wear on July 4, 2020 at 2:00PM

Many in the customer service industry and public sector jobs are bearing the brunt of resentment — and too often outright hostility — toward COVID-19 health and safety protocols meant to protect workers and the public as Humboldt County teeters on the precipice of becoming yet another California hotspot. To help employees and business owners navigate these tempestuous waters, College of the Redwoods is offering free online classes in “awareness, de-escalation and assertiveness skills” from mid-July to Aug. 1.

Never Turn Your Back: Sneaker Waves Possible this Weekend

by Kimberly Wear on July 4, 2020 at 12:42PM