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Eureka’s Homelessness-Related Laws Could Soon be Toughened Up a Bit. Here’s What Critics Say They Fear Will Happen, and What Cops and Other City Employees Say They Want to Do
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 14, 2025, 3:59 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR), have urged the city to adopt a more compassionate approach to the city’s homelessness crisis. Nezzie Wade, co-founder and president of AHHA, told …
The Doctor, the Dealer, the Cop, the Addicts and the Dead: A Tour Through Humboldt’s Fentanyl Epidemic
Deidre Pike / Dec. 10, 2022, 8:33 a.m. / News
… for the HACHR staff, especially Christina Donnell, the case manager who’s helped Bradford connect with health care and other services. “Christina goes above and beyond,” Bradford says. “She calls to check in …
As We Enter a Cold and Wet Winter, Local Nonprofits Are Seeking Warm Items to Donate to the Homeless
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 30, 2022, 1:12 p.m. / Community , Homelessness
… to the Arcata Transit Center – on Saturday, Dec. 3. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) As another nonprofit organization that works closely …
Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction Has Moved to the Valley West Shopping Center in Arcata
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2022, 10:09 a.m. / Community Services
… DirectorEmail: admin@hachr707.org or jasmine@hachr707.org Administrative office: 707-298-9313 Outreach Services: 707-407-6013 Website: hachr707.org Instagram: HumboldtCenter4HarmReduction Facebook: Humboldt …
‘We’re Seeing This Now More Than Ever’: Fentanyl Overdoses Skyrocket in Humboldt
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 22, 2022, 3:30 p.m. / News
… Reduction (HACHR), argued that increased criminalization of opioids and the people who use them “has historically backfired.” “More criminalization means more deaths, more restricted options for people being …
Looking to Grab a Meal or Lend a Hand This Thanksgiving? Here’s a List of Local Nonprofits Serving Free Food This Holiday
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 23, 2021, 4:27 p.m. / Community , Food , Homelessness
… at HACHR's building on Mondays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. or Tuesday and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Betty Kwann Chinn Foundation —133 Seventh Street, EurekaUsually Betty Chinn does her …
Eureka’s Needle Exchange Was One of Several Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New State Law Will Stop That.
Rachel Bluth / Oct. 7, 2021, 11:05 a.m. / Environment , Health Care , Sacramento
… Eureka's Needle Exchange Was One of Several Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New State Law Will Stop That. Employees of the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR …
The HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange is Up and Running, and The Organization’s Director is Hoping to Do More
Stephanie McGeary / May 28, 2021, 4:07 p.m. / News
… The HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange is Up and Running, and The Organization's Director is Hoping to Do More A map of HACHR's mobile syringe exchange location and the area …
HACHR Executive Director Announces They are Leaving
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / News
… HACHR Executive Director Announces They are Leaving On Tuesday afternoon, Lasara Firefox Allen, executive director of the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction since 2019, announced …
Eureka City Council Adopts Camping Ordinance That It’s Been Talking About for Months
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 3, 2021, 4:54 p.m. / Local Government
… eviction | File photo###After another long discussion during Tuesday night's meeting, the Eureka City Council voted — 4-1, with Councilmember Leslie Castellano dissenting — to adopt an ordinance …
Want to Help Beautify Eureka? HACHR Invites You to A Community Cleanup Event
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 23, 2021, 4:49 p.m. / Community
… Want to Help Beautify Eureka? HACHR Invites You to A Community Cleanup Event HACHR Employees picking up syringes at a cleanup in 2017 | Image from HACHRIf you like Eureka …
Eureka City Council Approves HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange, Despite Concerns Over ‘Commentary’ in the Nonprofit’s Proposal
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 21, 2021, 12:15 p.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council Approves HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange, Despite Concerns Over 'Commentary' in the Nonprofit's Proposal Eureka City Councilmembers (clockwise …
Eureka City Council to Consider HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange Proposal, Vote Again on Camping Ordinance
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 14, 2021, 3:39 p.m. / Local Government
… of harm reduction. “HACHR will abide by the parameters of the Emergency Resolution Amendment voted into effect by city council on 1/5/21 under duress, as this amendment is not based in science nor …
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Mobile Syringe Exchanges During the Pandemic
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 6, 2021, 5:05 p.m. / Local Government
… perspective — to our population.”You can read the full press release from HACHR below: On 1/5/21, against the advice and request of many specialists including doctors, representatives from California …
Eureka City Council to Consider Allowing Mobile Syringe Exchange During the Pandemic, Discuss Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project, Vote Again on Anti-Camping Ordinance
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 31, 2020, 11:06 a.m. / Local Government
… for mobile syringe exchange programs while the emergency continues. The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) — which has operated the syringe exchange in Eureka for years — and the city already …
Looking For a Christmas Meal? Here’s a List of Places Providing Free Food For Those in Need This Holiday
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 22, 2020, 6 p.m. / Community , Food , Homelessness
… at the Third Street center on Christmas eve or during any of HACHR’s regular hours: Mondays 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eureka Rescue Mission — 110 2nd Street …
HACHR Offering Home Delivery for Syringe Exchange Outside Eureka, Backs Away from Plan to Set Up Near City Limits
Ryan Burns / Dec. 21, 2020, 12:31 p.m. / News
… HACHR Offering Home Delivery for Syringe Exchange Outside Eureka, Backs Away from Plan to Set Up Near City Limits The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction. | Google Street …
Better Know the New Members of Arcata’s First Female-Majority City Council
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 19, 2020, 4:15 p.m. / Local Government
… for Our Lives and the Humboldt Center Area for Harm Reduction (HACHR). She also was grateful for the online forums and felt they really helped voters get to know the candidates a little bit better …
HACHR Says It Will Offer Syringe Exchange Services Just Outside Eureka City Limits Starting Wednesday
Andrew Goff / Dec. 15, 2020, 10:43 a.m. / News
… HACHR Says It Will Offer Syringe Exchange Services Just Outside Eureka City Limits Starting Wednesday Less than a week after the Eureka City Council voted 3-2 to temporarily ban syringe exchange …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: HACHR Executive Director Discusses Recent Eureka City Council Decision, the Importance of Syringe Exchange Programs and Harm Reduction
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
… (AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: HACHR Executive Director Discusses Recent Eureka City Council Decision, the Importance of Syringe Exchange Programs and Harm Reduction …
HACHR Blasts Eureka Council Majority in Wake of Last Night’s Decision; Vows to Keep Fighting; Says ‘The Time For Compromise is Over’
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 12:49 p.m. / News
… that HACHR has been uncooperative and non-compliant for the last 4 years. But the ordinance has only been in place since 2018, with the absence of quarterly reports only being an issue for 1 year, during …
Eureka City Council Temporarily Bans Syringe Exchange Operated by HACHR
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 11, 2020, 11:33 a.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council Temporarily Bans Syringe Exchange Operated by HACHR Eureka City Councilmembers Leslie Castellano (left) and Austin Allison | Screenshots from Eureka City …
Eureka City Council to Consider Temporary Ban on Syringe Exhange Programs, After Rejecting Proposed HACHR Agreement
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 8, 2020, 1:49 p.m. / Local Government
… to a mobile-only syringe exchange by June 1, build a fence around its Third Street facility and hire a monitor to regulate activity at the facility. In good faith, HACHR agreed to build the fence and hire …
Eureka City Council Votes Down Proposed HACHR Agreement, But Will Reconsider Vote Tonight
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 3, 2020, 4:07 p.m. / Local Government
… that the agreement would require HACHR to transition to a mobile exchange by June 1, 2021, giving the non-profit and the city time to obtain a vehicle for the mobile delivery. HACHR agreed to hire a monitor …
EUREKA’S NEW CITY MANAGER: Miles Slattery Officially Sworn In During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 2, 2020, 3:02 p.m. / Local Government
… EUREKA'S NEW CITY MANAGER: Miles Slattery Officially Sworn In During Tuesday's City Council Meeting Slattery gets sworn in via Zoom | Screenshot fromt the Dec. 1 Eureka …
Eureka City Council Set to Finalize Agreement With Needle-Exchange Program, Clear Remaining Red Tape on Betty Chinn Trailer Village off South Broadway
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 1, 2020, 10:38 a.m. / Local Government
… on the Crowley Site on Hilfiker Lane, across from the Hikshari Trail. File photo.###After years of controversy surrounding the syringe exchange program operated by Humboldt Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR …
State Reauthorizes HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program, But Gives Eureka More Control
Ryan Burns / Oct. 8, 2020, 6:02 p.m. / Health Care , Local Government
… State Reauthorizes HACHR's Syringe Exchange Program, But Gives Eureka More Control ###On Wednesday, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction's controversial syringe …
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Syringe Exchange Program Update, Recycling Buyback, Window Poetry and More!
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 6, 2020, 3:10 p.m. / Local Government
… the council with an update on the Syringe Exchange Program operated by the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR). HACHR’s current authorization from California Department of Public Health (CDPH …
Eureka City Council Approves Letter Opposing the Reauthorization of HACHR’S Syringe Exchange Program
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 16, 2020, 5:41 p.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council Approves Letter Opposing the Reauthorization of HACHR'S Syringe Exchange Program At an almost five-hour-long meeting Tuesday night, the Eureka City Council voted 4-1 …
Eureka City Council to Discuss HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program; Consider Grant Funding to Aid Bars, Restaurants and Retailers Adapting to COVID-19
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 15, 2020, 11:09 a.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council to Discuss HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program; Consider Grant Funding to Aid Bars, Restaurants and Retailers Adapting to COVID-19 During tonight’s meeting …
