Board of Supervisors Declare Shelter Crisis

by Linda Stansberry on February 27, 2018 at 12:06PM

The Eureka Shelter Crisis – passed in a controversial 3-2 vote by the Eureka City Council in 2016 — did allow the city to relax some housing and building guidelines to create temporary camps and Betty Chinn's Blue Angel Village on city land. The county's resolution appears to include similar language, meaning that county land in unincorporated areas could be exempted from California Environmental Quality Act guidelines and other state statutes regarding housing to create temporary shelters.

Dying and Destitute

by Thadeus Greenson on January 16, 2018 at 6:17PM

Lang rises to leave. She knows the couple well.

Old Town Residents Prepare for Thanksgiving Sock Drive

by Linda Stansberry on November 22, 2017 at 11:23AM

So far, Sweeney and the other volunteers have received 150 pairs of socks, some of which were purchased with donated money. Sweeney says more have been pledged.

No Apparent Link in Cases of Homeless Men Awaking to Flames

by Kimberly Wear on September 30, 2017 at 11:37AM

Noting that the porch of the historic Arcata Presbyterian Church on 11th and G streets is open to the sidewalk and generally well lit, Dokweiler said it’s “unlikely that whoever the person was who threw the liquid did not know the guy was up there.” So far, there has been nothing to suggest that the 1917 building was the intended target, he adds.

Eureka Condemns 'Heroin Hilton,' Displacing 20

by Thadeus Greenson on September 8, 2017 at 1:54PM

Inside the building, a small swarm of flies circled at the entrance before a steep staircase that looked battered and littered. Upstairs, about half the building's rooms were boarded up from past enforcement actions.

EPD Retracts Plans for Homeless Meal Voucher System

by Linda Stansberry on July 18, 2017 at 3:17PM

In an interview with the Journal, St. Vincent de Paul staff expressed doubt about whether their small staff would be able to implement this program. Several advocacy groups, including Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives and Friends of the Humboldt Houseless, also expressed concern with the idea.

Eureka Police Seek New Leverage Against Homeless on Third Street

by Linda Stansberry on July 8, 2017 at 10:00AM

Up and Down Old Town with Officer Crnich

by Linda Stansberry on June 6, 2017 at 1:15PM

EPD recently launched a unique program that may thread the needle between business owners convinced that a saturation of services in their district is responsible for problems and the obvious need to provide said services. Particularly “disruptive” individuals will have services from St. Vincent DePaul withheld until they perform community service, such as pulling weeds or painting over graffiti.

TL;DR: Our Favorite Quotes From This Week's Cover Story

by Linda Stansberry on June 4, 2017 at 12:47PM

Tent Cities: An Expert's Opinion

by Linda Stansberry on June 3, 2017 at 9:00AM

“I would say it’s an example of elected officials looking for solutions but not having experience with the issue,” said De Jong. “They were flying blind and made some poor decisions.”