Opinion

The Schneider family home sits in a stalled state of construction at the end of Walker Point Road.

The Coastal Commission is Not the Enemy, Developers Flouting the Rules Are the Real Problem

By Jennifer Savage on September 9, 2022 at 1:00AM

Take recent conversations generated by Travis Schneider’s building violations. Instead of asking, “Can Humboldt County Planning Commission staff find a path forward that will be agreeable to the California Coastal Commission?” More accurate questions would be, “Can Travis Schneider bring his currently illegal project into compliance with Humboldt County’s Local Coastal Program?” or, “Can Schneider make up for the damage he’s caused so far and finish building his giant home in a way that’s legal and fair?” The Coastal Commission will only become involved if the Humboldt County Planning Commission fails to do its job of protecting our common interests by enforcing the law.

St. Joseph Hospital hospitalist Paul Shen (right) and registered nurse Casey Schuetzle with a patient in the hospital's medical surgical unit.

A Letter from 111 Local Doctors: Please Get Vaccinated

By Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society on August 19, 2021 at 1:00AM

Dear Community, We are your physicians.

Op-ed: Resolution Recklessly Injects Politics into Local COVID Response

By Thadeus Greenson on January 11, 2021 at 9:10AM

Thursday, just about 24 hours before the county posted Bohn’s agenda item for public review and as the county was setting another single-week record for new COVID-19 cases (270), a reporter asked Hoffman about the prospect of deviating from the state’s tiered approach to local restrictions and his answer was unequivocal. “I don’t believe that we should be doing anything differently than the state’s orders,” Hoffman said.

An event honoring Korean War veterans at the Adorni Center last year.

'Brave and True,' A Veterans Day Poem

by Thadeus Greenson on November 11, 2017 at 9:31AM

Local veteran Bob Hager, who wrote our cover story a few weeks back, penned the above poem and asked that we share it with you this Veterans Day, and he joins us in thanking all veterans for their service. If you’re looking for something to do today to honor the veterans in your midst, check out our calendar listings here, which detail a few Veterans Day events around the county.

TL;DR: How Andrew Mills Barely Escaped Humboldt

by Thadeus Greenson on August 3, 2017 at 10:31AM

In case you missed it, Humboldt County bid former Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills adieu last week. We offered a handful of stories looking at his tenure in town and what’s next for EPD.

Supes Take Needed Step to Protect Our Coast

by Jennifer Savage on July 28, 2017 at 10:01AM

While the most visible offshore drilling takes place off the Southern California coast, Humboldt and Mendocino counties have long been eyed as potential new places to exploit. According to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the area from Point Arena to the Oregon border holds more than 2 billion barrels of undiscovered technically recoverable oil — which is why Mendocino County and the southern third of Humboldt County were not included in a 1982 congressional moratorium due to oil and gas potential, most notably in the Eel River Basin.

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