Articles by Jacquelyn Opalach
September 2024
Humboldt County and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Fantastic, Very Good Children’s Author Festival, Which is Just About to Get Underway on its Fiftieth Anniversary
Eureka City Council Narrowly Passes Vacant Building Ordinance that Aims to Reduce Blight Across Town
August 2024
Is That Building a Blight Risk? Eureka Council Introduces Vacant Building Ordinance Aimed at Addressing Property Disrepair and Alleviating the City’s Housing Shortage
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Controversial West Side Five-Plex
The North Coast’s California Condor Population Will Soon Spike with the Yurok Tribe’s Release of Seven Young Prey-Go-Neesh in the Coming Days and Weeks
An Environmental Dispute Over Kernen Construction is Tormenting a Glendale Neighborhood and Taking Up a Lot of Government Time
Seven People Have Qualified for Arcata’s City Council Election
‘It’s Awesome’: Checking Out and Checking In on the McKinleyville Community Forest
July 2024
What’s Going on With the Samoa Cookhouse? Danco Owner Dan Johnson Says Reopening is Still a Couple Years Away
HELLO, GATEWAY: Arcata City Council Passes Gateway Area Plan and Welcomes New City Manager Merritt Perry
The Tasty Hub, a New Commissary Kitchen in Eureka, Plans to be a Food Scene for Vendors, Eaters, and Maybe Much More
Eureka Design Review Committee Approves Design Plans for New Affordable Senior Housing
As Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County Spreads, Folks Should Prepare for Potential Smoke Impacts
The Shelly Fire Has Burned 3,380 Acres in Siskiyou County
4th of JULY ROUNDUP: Where to Celebrate Your Patriotism this Year, Plus a Word of Caution From Calfire
The Hiker Who was Found Injured on the Lost Coast Trail Last Week is Recovering and Thankful for His Rescuers
June 2024
Is There a New and Mysterious Contender for Eureka City Council’s Ward Two Seat? In Facebook Post, Local Realtor Calls for Help Finding a House to Buy Specifically in that Area ‘ASAP’
Injured Solo Hiker Airlifted to Safety After Being Discovered by Teen Backpackers and Their Camp Counselors on the Lost Coast Trail
Eureka City Council Approves Ballot Language for ‘Housing for All’ Initiative, After a Couple of More Edits From Ballot Proponents
(PHOTOS) An Arcata Mural of David Josiah Lawson is in Progress, and You Can Help Paint it
Restraining Order Against Former Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson Upheld by Appellate Court
Looking Toward Budget Deficits in Coming Years, Arcata City Council Opts to Place Sales Tax Measure on November’s Ballot
Ditch School: The Unschooling Program Coming to Arcata Known for Early College Admittance and Also Helping Free Innocent People From Prison
Citing Critical Need for Housing in Eureka, City Council Choose Danco to Develop the EaRTH Center, a Long-Awaited Housing and Transit Hub in Downtown Eureka
May 2024
Arcata City Council Discusses Final Updates to the Gateway Area Plan and General Plan
New Ramen Bar to Open Across the Street From Japhy’s, Which is Closed Forever as of Yesterday
A Bear Tried to Rip the Door Off My Boyfriend’s Car Near McKinleyville Last Night: A Poem
Measles Update: The County Has Identified Everyone Who Was Exposed Earlier This Month; No New Cases to Report
Japhy’s to Close its Doors After 25 Years
HIDDEN GEMS: Read Some Poems and a Short Story Written by Local Youth
The Gateway Area Plan is Moving A Little Fast for Arcata Fire’s Comfort
Anticipating an Enrollment Spike From All the New Homes, Arcata Schools Consider Collecting Developer Fees to Accommodate New Students
January 2022
CUDDLE FRENZY! Fourth-Grade Students Donate Hundreds in Change to Humboldt County Animal Shelter and Meet Sapphire, a Kind Pit Bull Rescue
Superintendent of Schools Recommends Denial of ‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Proposal; Points Out Conflict of Interest with Danco
‘Looking for Beauty’: Local Artist Creates Book Honoring Humboldt’s Plein Air Painters
Eureka City Schools Board Overturns Mural Ban, Making Way for BIPOC Student Art
‘All COVID All Day’: Some Schools are Closed, Others Overwhelmed During COVID Surge
With Eureka City Schools Superintendent as Their New Boss, South Bay Union School District Staff Fear a Merger with ECS is on the Horizon
December 2021
‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Appeal Brought to Humboldt County Office of Education; Community Members Voice Support at Board of Education Meeting
Eureka City Schools Board Will Reconsider Recent Ban on Murals; Community Members Urge Board to Examine its Biases
After Eureka City Schools Board Votes to End Murals, Community Rallies for BIPOC Student Clubs That Were Planning Murals of Their Own
Local Parents Look to Open New ‘Learning Center’ for Families Who Oppose Mask and Vaccine Mandates
GRANGE WARS: Transition of Bayside Community Hall Property to State Grange has Been Messy; Fieldbrook Community Club Seeks More Local Attention for its Cause
November 2021
‘A Safety Net Beginning to Fail’: Child Care in Humboldt County Can’t Recover From the Pandemic
October 2021
What’s on the Docket for Humboldt County’s New Superintendent of Schools, Michael Davies-Hughes?
SUB SHORTAGE: Hoping to Keep Programs and Classrooms Alive, School Districts in Humboldt Are Increasing Pay, Offering Full-Time Positions in a Far-And-Wide Search for Substitute Teachers
Klamath Prescribed Fire Training Attracts People From Around the Globe to Learn And Burn From the Epicenter of Cultural Burning
Humboldt State’s Food Sovereignty Lab, ‘Rou Dalagurr,’ Will Uplift Indigenous Food and Culture
Humboldt County Superintendent of Schools Chris Hartley Resigns
New Grant-Funded Program Will Bring Social-Emotional Learning Through the Arts to Classrooms Around Humboldt
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