Huffman Supports Legislation Blocking Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Portland and Other Cities

by Iridian Casarez on July 23, 2020 at 2:29PM

The new bill would require individual and agency identification on uniforms of officers and prevent unmarked vehicles from being used in arrests, limit federal agents’ crowd control activities to federal property and its immediate vicinity, unless their presence is specifically requested by both the local mayor and governor, require disclosure on an agency website within 24 hours of deployments, specifying the number of personnel and purposes of deployment and make arrests in violation of these rules unlawful. Read the full release below.

How COVID is Deepening California’s Income Inequality in 5 Charts

by Jackie Botts/CalMatters on July 20, 2020 at 11:29AM

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.

NCJ Preview with Access Humboldt

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 9, 2020 at 9:00PM

This week: We're talking about the Elk River Watershed, Humboldt County elections and how we camp out in the NCJ office to cover them, as well as how a pair of local campers became outdoor cooking YouTubers. Hit subscribe for weekly updates via YouTube.

Photos from the Thanksgiving Vigil

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 28, 2019 at 7:18PM

This morning, while many were preparing for holiday feasts with friends and family, some 50 people gathered on the steps of the Humboldt County Courthouse to hold a vigil for those immigrant families and individuals who are spending Thanksgiving in detention centers. As attendees held protest signs, speakers from Centro del Pueblo the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous People and other organizations addressed the crowd, and a symbolic Thanksgiving table stood empty of guests. 

Why California’s top court just struck down the state’s Trump tax return law

by Ben Christopher, CALmatters on November 21, 2019 at 11:26AM

At that hearing, Justice Ming Chin, one of four Brown appointees, wondered whether California’s tax return ballot rule might encourage state legislators to saddle would-be candidates with “a laundry list of potential requirements.” The law was likely on pace to meet a similar end in federal court as well.

Huffman: Dems 'Snowball of Unity' on Impeachment Led to Historic Announcement

by Thadeus Greenson on September 24, 2019 at 4:33PM

As one of the first and most vociferous members of Congress to beat the impeachment drum, his frustrations having steadily built in recent weeks, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic announcement this afternoon that the U.S. House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry. “It’s been a remarkable snowball of unity in our caucus around the Ukraine scandal,” Huffman told the Journal by phone this afternoon.

McGuire: Judge's Tax Return Law Ruling 'Perplexing, Premature and Unneccesary'

by Kimberly Wear on September 19, 2019 at 4:12PM

A federal judge today granted a temporary injunction to block California’s recently signed legislation that requires presidential and gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. said a final ruling in the case would be coming in the next few days but there would be “irreparable harm without temporary relief.”

Huffman Calls Congressional Oath to God "Unconstitutional," "Preposterous"

by Thadeus Greenson on September 4, 2019 at 2:08PM

North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman is again making waves as Congress’ only proclaimed “humanist.” During an interview on the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s Freethought Matters program, Huffman, a lawyer by trade, said he believes requiring Congressional witnesses to pledge an oath to God is unconstitutional.