“The decision was informed by science, it was bold, and it was extremely lonely,” Kell said. “We led when it mattered.”
Emergency renewed in Arcata, Winkler lets misinformation stand
Mayor Michael Winkler, consistent with his tendency to dispense and fail to correct fearful misinformation, made no effort to address his alarming assertion at the April 13 council meeting that groceries pose a coronavirus infection hazard to consumers.
Humboldt State sets roadmap for post-COVID sustainability
Colleagues, These past two months have been difficult and challenging for all of us. We are living in unprecedented times. Like me, I am sure each of you have heard from your colleagues in higher education about the challenges this pandemic has created at institutions across the nation. Below you will find information about how…
After 1,332 tests, Humboldt C-19 cases steady at 53 with just one case now active
Humboldt County COVID April 27, 2020 Total new positive cases confirmed on April 27: 0 Daily COVID-19 case report for April 27 Total number of positive cases: 53 Total number of hospitalizations: 4 Total number of recovered cases: 52 Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,332 Total number of people tested by…
Frankovich: ‘Robust testing’ needed before restrictions eased
Easing shelter in place restrictions hinges on having “robust testing in place,” Frankovich said. “Because surveillance and rapid turnaround testing will be needed in the setting of opening up any interaction at the community level.”
Coronavirus calms Arcata Fire calls
Jack Durham Mad River Union ARCATA/MCKINLEYVILLE – The Arcata Fire District has seen a drop in calls since Humboldt’s shelter-in-place order when into effect March 19. Arcata Fire Chief Justin McDonald told the AFD Board of Directors at a meeting April 14 that the total calls for March were 253 with more than half of…
Generosity and understanding touch Godwit Days birding fest
Anyone can help secure the future of Humboldt’s birding festival by clicking the Donate button on our website (godwitdays.org).
Masking becomes mandatory as first step to reopening businesses
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said requiring facial coverings in public is a necessary first step as shelter-in-place restrictions are eased and movement increases within our community. “Your facial covering protects me and my facial covering protects you,” she said. “Having everyone using facial coverings will help to make us all safer as we move forward.”
Steve Robles, Union writer, taken by COVID-19
Mad River Union ARCATA – Steve Robles, writer and reporter for the Mad River Union and Arcata Union, has passed away after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19 in a Los Angeles-area hospital. Robles wrote for a variety of publications in the San Francisco Bay area including the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, BBH Media…
Arcata council renews emergency, lodges houseless, supports medical workers
“What’s going to happen is, if somebody coughs in one of those situations, the food could be contaminated,” Winkler said, without citing any evidence of groceries being a disease vector in the community. “And that could be a conduit for somebody getting infected.”