Author: Myles Cochrane

A Shark Week scare for Guy Fieri, Arcata posted augments for and against McKinley statue, an NFL player is in the HSU Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 class, a rumored Chipotle location is discussed, and other top stories.

Refresh yourself or catch up on local news with Humboldt Last Week.

Time to do something about time? In November California could vote to keep things the same year round.

The Eureka Police Department is investigating an officer who admitted on camera to telling a Native American man working on his car along the waterfront to “go back to the reservation.” In the footage the man can be heard responding with some insults of his own.

The mom from Ferndale was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the attempted murder and exorcism of her daughter at a local beach. HSU lecturer Kevin Matlock provides stats and rationale on just how rare incidents like these are and the infrequency of people like this offending again.

In this episode North Coast Journal Editor Thadeus Greenson has updates regarding the deaths of HSU student David Josiah Lawson in Arcata and homeless artist Daren Borges at the county jail.

Chief Watson talks about his city’s challenges and upsides, his view of the not-in-my-backyard mentality for intervention services, his ambitions for reducing crime rates, and how he assesses his department as he’s coming up on a year at the helm in July.

Samantha Moore has agreed to paint another utility box for the City of Eureka, perhaps this time adding some glitter. She chats about herself, her art, and the situation.

“…it’s not just about opioids, it’s about behavioral health, it’s about homelessness… we’re just not spending the money where we need to (on things like treatment and relapse prevention)…”