COVID Outbreak Hits Fortuna Long-term Care Facility

By Kimberly Wear on May 20, 2022 at 4:39PM

Humboldt County Public Health is working with staff and management at the Fortuna Rehabilitation and Wellness Center to respond to a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. According to a news release, 12 people have tested positive for the virus, which includes both residents and staff, but no one has been hospitalized as of today.

The Great Culling: Which California Bills did Legislators Kill?

By CalMatters on May 20, 2022 at 1:28PM

California lawmakers won’t be creating a state Election Day holiday this year. Nor will they be providing grants to local governments to convert public golf courses into affordable housing, or forcing health insurers to cover fertility treatments.

California Democrats Lean into Abortion Rights as ‘Defining Issue’

By Alexei Koseff/CalMatters on May 6, 2022 at 9:19AM

And it could remain near the top of the news through the rest of the year, with the official opinion expected this summer and then potentially dozens of states passing new abortion restrictions after that. “It’s kind of like a wildfire, and the burning embers and debris will spread over the electorate for months to come,” Pitney said.

HumCo Public Health Reports Another COVID Death

By Kimberly Wear on May 4, 2022 at 6:34PM

Rally for Reproductive Rights in Eureka

By Kimberly Wear on May 4, 2022 at 11:22AM

The draft is not the court's final decision on the 1973 case and the language and votes could still change in the months before the U.S. Supreme Court gives its final word, which, if the opinion stands, could lead to abortion access restrictions in at least a half dozen states, according to media reports. Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft and ordered an investigation into the breach, the first of its kind for the nation's highest court in modern times.

Who’s Missing from California’s Community Colleges?

By Emma Hall, Emily Forschen, Emily Margaretten and Oden Taylor/CalMatters on April 29, 2022 at 3:49PM

California community colleges have seen their enrollment drop by about a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 300,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2021 compared with fall 2019.  “This raises critical concerns about equitable access to higher education as well as the ability to meet workforce needs,” said Paul Feist, vice chancellor of communications for the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.

Huffman Introduces Bill to Return Land to the Yurok Tribe

By Kimberly Wear on April 27, 2022 at 6:23PM

Medical Malpractice Deal Could Replace Ballot Measure, Still Raise Monetary Awards

By Ana B. Ibarra/Calmatters on April 27, 2022 at 2:11PM

Instead, a bill will seek to raise the cap for a patient’s “non-economic damages,” or pain and suffering, although in a more incremental approach than the ballot measure would have. The bill would eliminate the need for a ballot measure.

APD Investigating Rash of Possible Overdose Deaths

By Thadeus Greenson on April 24, 2022 at 12:20PM

The Arcata Police Department is investigating the city's fourth possible overdose death since Wednesday. APD issued a press release at noon today with information about the deaths, saying it was intended "to inform community members of recent deaths in Arcata that could be related to the ingestion of dangerous drugs to include fentanyl."

COVID Outbreak Strands NoHum Students in Rome, Milan

By Thadeus Greenson on April 22, 2022 at 6:43PM

By the time the group was leaving France, Torres said students were asking for COVID-19 tests. “Kids were demanding to get tested because they were hella sick,” she said.