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Casey Dresser, Candidate for Eureka Mayor, Wants a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Homeless People and Drug Addicts on City Streets
…And I've seen the evidence of what HACHR [the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction] does. I've seen the videos of them selling drugs out of their office."(In 2020…
‘I Don’t See Anything Changing’: Wary of the Past, Some Northtown Business Owners and Residents Want HACHR’s New Office Far Away from Them
…Undercover officers reported that HACHR employees allowed people to get high in a bathroom on their premises. A long series of back-and-forths between HACHR and the city of Eureka followed…
‘We Will Not Stop Feeding People’: The Cofounder of Humboldt Soup’s On Reflects on Two Years of Serving Hot Meals to Arcata’s Unhoused Residents
…Jamme, who is now the outreach director for the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR), said there are "several different layers" at play in these camps, from addiction disorders and dual…
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
…At subsequent meetings, homeless advocates, including representatives from Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives (AHHA) and the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR), have urged the city to adopt a more compassionate approach…
The Doctor, the Dealer, the Cop, the Addicts and the Dead: A Tour Through Humboldt’s Fentanyl Epidemic
…Deidre Pike.Bradford has high praise 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…
As We Enter a Cold and Wet Winter, Local Nonprofits Are Seeking Warm Items to Donate to the Homeless
…Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) As another nonprofit organization that works closely with Humboldt’s unhoused population, HACHR knows how dire conditions can be for people living outside in the…
‘We’re Seeing This Now More Than Ever’: Fentanyl Overdoses Skyrocket in Humboldt
…If a dealer ends up killing someone then we can charge them with second-degree murder.” Jasmine Guerra, executive director of the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR), argued that increased…
Looking to Grab a Meal or Lend a Hand This Thanksgiving? Here’s a List of Local Nonprofits Serving Free Food This Holiday
…Food will be served on a first come, first served basis and dining will be held outside in the parking lot. (Update) Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) —1522 3rd Street…
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) picking up needles in 2017. | File photo via HACHR.###For more than 30 years, public health officials and nonprofits in California have…
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 it must clean up | Image from the City of EurekaAfter five months without offering syringe exchange services, the Humboldt Area…
HACHR Executive Director Announces They are Leaving
…Jasmine has been involved with HACHR since January 2020, serving first as a volunteer, then as SSP Coordinator, and then as Assistant Director. During her time with us, Jasmine has managed HACHR…
Eureka City Council Adopts Camping Ordinance That It’s Been Talking About for Months
…Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project, Vote Again on Anti-Camping Ordinance Eureka City Council to Consider HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange Proposal, Vote Again on Camping Ordinance THAT CAMPING ORDINANCE, AGAIN: Eureka City Council…
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 and want to help it look a little nicer, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction…
Eureka City Council Approves HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange, Despite Concerns Over ‘Commentary’ in the Nonprofit’s Proposal
…Map showing one of the proposed mobile SEP locations near the Samoa Bridge | From HACHR's proposalUltimately, the council approved three locations for HACHR to operate the mobile SEP: under the Samoa…
Eureka City Council to Consider HACHR Mobile Syringe Exchange Proposal, Vote Again on Camping Ordinance
One of the proposed locations for HACHR's mobile syringe exchange, under the Samoa Bridge | Image from HACHR's proposal submitted to the City of EurekaFollowing a string of meetings surrounding the…
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Mobile Syringe Exchanges During the Pandemic
…Though HACHR is currently the only organization — other than the county DHHS — that operates a syringe exchange locally, Slattery said that there was potential interest from another organization. In a statement sent…
Eureka City Council to Consider Allowing Mobile Syringe Exchange During the Pandemic, Discuss Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project, Vote Again on Anti-Camping Ordinance
…The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) — which has operated the syringe exchange in Eureka for years — and the city already tried to reach an agreement that would have required the…
Looking For a Christmas Meal? Here’s a List of Places Providing Free Food For Those in Need This Holiday
…It is rumored that Santa Claus will be in attendance.Humboldt Center Area For Harm Reduction (HACHR) — 1522 3rd Street, EurekaHACHR will be serving a free meal beginning at 11:00 a…
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 View.###In a press release issued Monday morning, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) announced that it will not set up…
Better Know the New Members of Arcata’s First Female-Majority City Council
…Arcata House Partnership, March 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…
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 programs within city limits, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR) has announced plans…
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: HACHR Executive Director Discusses Recent Eureka City Council Decision, the Importance of Syringe Exchange Programs and Harm Reduction
(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’
PREVIOUSLY:Eureka City Council Temporarily Bans Syringe Exchange Operated by HACHR###Press release from the Humboldt Area Coalition for Harm Reduction: Last night’s special meeting held by the Eureka City Council…
Eureka City Council Temporarily Bans Syringe Exchange Operated by HACHR
…The decision follows two council meetings held last week, during which the council failed to come to an agreement with the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR), which operates the only…
Eureka City Council to Consider Temporary Ban on Syringe Exhange Programs, After Rejecting Proposed HACHR Agreement
Councilmember Kim Bergel (left) and HACHR Excecutive Director Lasara Firefox Allen | Screenshots from Dec. 3 Eureka City Council meeting ###After the Eureka City Council and the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction…
Eureka City Council Votes Down Proposed HACHR Agreement, But Will Reconsider Vote Tonight
HACHR Executive Director Lasara Firefox Allen | Screenshot from the Eureka City Council meeting held via Zoom###During a nearly five-and-a-half-hour meeting on Tuesday night, the Eureka City Council…
EUREKA’S NEW CITY MANAGER: Miles Slattery Officially Sworn In During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
…pertaining to the syringe exchange program operated by the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR). The vote was 2-3, with councilmembers Leslie Castellano and Natalie Arroyo voting in favor of…
Eureka City Council Set to Finalize Agreement With Needle-Exchange Program, Clear Remaining Red Tape on Betty Chinn Trailer Village off South Broadway
…Though HACHR denied the allegations, the Eureka City Council opted to send a letter to the CDPH opposing the reauthorization of HACHR’s syringe exchange. Though HACHR has always held that it…
State Reauthorizes HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program, But Gives Eureka More Control
…The relationship between HACHR and the City of Eureka has long been fraught, with many residents vehemently opposed to syringe exchange programs generally and to HACHR in particular. Tensions escalated in August…
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Syringe Exchange Program Update, Recycling Buyback, Window Poetry and More!
…Syringe Exchange Program Lastly, Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery will provide the council with an update on the Syringe Exchange Program operated by the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR). HACHR…