Lost Coast Outpost

Eureka City Councilmember Kim Bergel chat's about her legal dispute with a constituent, the importance of Measure H for the City of Eureka, the recent one year anniversary of the return of Tuluwat to the Wiyot Tribe, and more.

We heard a rumor that you might be spending a lot more time cooped up in your home recently, you good li'l shelterer. Are you running out of things to occupy your attention? A suggestion: Perhaps this is a great opportunity to stage your own at-home film festival consisting solely of screenings of movies that have been shot up here in our neck of the woods?! Hey hey! We've had worse ideas. 

We submit this fabulous movie marathon plan in conjunction with the release of the latest edition of Humboldt Holding Up, the Lost Coast Outpost's perfectly adequate pandemic-era podcast attempt. For this week's episode, we gave the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission's Cassandra Hesseltine and Nate Adams a little homework: Come up with a list of the Top Ten Movies Made in Humboldt of All-Time. And, what do you know, they did it! (They snuck some Del Norte County movies in there, sure, but they serve many masters and are thus forgiven.)Click the audio player above to hear Cassandra and Nate gab it up with LoCO's Stephanie McGeary and Andrew Goff about their questionable list of great Humboldt films, bonus lists of not-so-great local films, stories from some of the larger locally produced projects they've worked on and plenty else. Names shamelessly dropped include: Kirsten Dunst! Will Smith! Daniel Radcliffe! Brad Pitt! And more! It's a very long podcast!

Topher Reynolds in the "Glass Garage"“Everyday I try to make something, I try to sell something, and I try to take a nice walk,” says Humboldt glass artist Topher Reynolds about his personal hustle approach. “That’s my goal everyday: to live a good life.”The good life certainly seems within Topher's daily grasp. As a leading force of a growing local glass blowing community and the founder of the Humboldt Marble Weekend -- "one of the largest marble events on the planet," according to him -- Topher's Humboldt artist dream would appear to be mostly realized, a global pandemic notwithstanding.On this week's edition of Humboldt Holding Up, LoCO's good-enough podcast, hear Topher share about how he gravitated toward making marbles, the world of marble hunting, his mission to recruit glass artists to move to Humboldt, which U.S. city has the largest glass sex toy appetite and more.

Arcata Playhouse Director Jacqueline Dandeneau discusses current and upcoming projects, adapting performance art during the pandemic, why the arts should be considered an essential service and how the organization helped transform Arcata's Creamery District.

Wait, what? Can it really be just over a month until the November 2020 elections? You expect us to process this too? Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the California wildfires and protests in the streets, Humboldt is set to head to the polls, ready or not. And while you've likely had your fill of the Presidential horse race, have you given any thought to how any of this local stuff is going to go? We know. It's a lot.

Eric Kirk, in his bunker of political analysisThis is when having someone like Eric Kirk, Humboldt politics enthusiast, comes in handy. On this week's Humboldt Holding Up, LoCO's good-enough podcast, Eric scoops up the biggest local ballot items, feeds them through his noggin computer and pops out some steaming hot analysis for all to enjoy! Races discussed include: Humboldt County Supervisor, District Two!Eureka City Council, Wards Two and Four!Arcata City Council!Measures! Props! and (fine) the American Presidency!It's a Humboldt political gabfest!

Rio Dell Mayor Debra Garnes chats with the Outpost about shifting perceptions of her town's reputation, how the city is faring during COVID-19, why she opposed the Terra-Gen wind project, embracing the cannabis industry and more!

(AUDIO) Estelle Fennell is Holding UpIn a year full of them, this week would have to rank near the top of Humboldt's weirdest-ever weeks. We made it through the orange crush, but fire to the east still sits right at the county's doorstep and some residents remain under mandatory evacuation orders. 

Supervisor Fennell is no stranger to the ZoomAt this point, the portion of the Humboldt most-affected by the blazes is overseen by Second District Supervisor Estelle Fennell, who was kind enough to catch us up on the local fire response in the latest episode of Humboldt Holding Up -- LoCO's good-enough podcast. Click the audio player above to hear Estelle chat with Stephanie McGeary and Andrew Goff about current fire operations, how COVID-19 is impacting her district, the blessings/curses bestowed upon us by social media during disastrous times, and her reelection campaign.

(AUDIO) Jada Calypso Brotman is Holding UpWith a lot of our usual Humboldt fun canceled this year, summer hasn’t looked the way we planned. But it hasn’t been all bad, right? For local writer Jada Calypso Brotman -- best known for her food columns in various publications, including LoCO -- not having Crabs baseball or Oyster Festival has been a big bummer. But going to the river and eating kick-ass local produce has helped make the summer a little less crappy.

The masked mouth of BrotmanBrotman was kind enough to share her (only sometimes cynical ) take on life amid the pandemic on this week’s episode of Humboldt Holding Up, the Lost Coast Outpost’s weekly Zoom audio chat with local folks in the COVID era. Warning: it might get spicy! Topics discussed with Brotman include:The struggles of mothering a toddler during the pandemic Her favorite take-out spots in ArcataThe importance of Northtown BooksWhy salads are good (sort of)More! Click the audio player above to hear Brotman get chatty with the Outpost’s Andrew Goff and Stephanie McGeary and/ or scroll through past episodes below. 

(AUDIO) Adam Dick is Holding UpHow's this heatwave been treating you? Rough stuff, right? But have you had to worry about thousands of pounds of your precious chocolate melting down? No! That's likely because you are not Adam Dick, one of the founders of Humboldt-based Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate. Lucky you! 

Adam Dick, chocolatier and mando manAdam was kind enough to step away from potential "chocolate catastrophe" to Zoom with us from his Eureka factory as part of this week's edition of Humboldt Holding Up, LoCO's ramshackle podcast-ish series featuring local people sharing their pandemic-era experiences. We're talkin' fudge pops, people! Get pumped. But classy chocolate isn't the only goodness Adam is putting out into the world. He and his bandmates in Huckleberry Flint -- one of Humboldt's most enduring and revered musical institutions -- just this weekend released a virtual concert to celebrate the efforts of the Northcoast Regional Land Trust. Shelter-in-place restrictions prevented the group from staging this year's benefit show for NCRLT, so the group has taken the toe-tappin' online. Tune in for the music below and/or hear Adam's chat with LoCO's Stephanie McGeary and Andrew Goff by clicking the audio player above. Also scroll farther down for a list of previous Humboldt Holding Up guests. 

OTHER HUMBOLDT HUMANS TALKING:FUHS Teachers Mark Thom and Inma ThompsonEureka City Manager Miles Slattery Savage Henry Co-Founder Chris DurantEureka Street Art Festival Organizer Jenna CatsosSCRAP Humboldt Founder Tibora BeaGym Owner Tyler ParrSix Rivers Brewery Co-Owner Meredith MaierMulticutural Skincare Therapist Levia LoveAnnie’s Cambodian Server and Social Worker Joshua CoppockEureka City Councilmember Austin AllisonHSU Professor Deidre Pike Pastor Bethany CsehSinger/Songwriter Chris ParreiraEureka City Councilmember Leslie CastellanoArcata City Councilmember Paul Pitino

Humboldt Holding Up with Imna Thompson and Mark ThomLike many things in COVID-19 times, how to resume school this fall has been a highly debated topic. While many schools in Humboldt County have opted for distance learning, Fortuna High School resumed in-person classes last week.

Thom and Thompson in the ZoomOn this week's episode of Humboldt Holding Up the Outpost's Andrew Goff and Stephanie McGeary are joined by

Fortuna High School teacher Mark Thom and President of the Fortuna Union High School Teacher's Association (FUHSTA) Imna Thompson, who discuss what the first week of school has looked like.Topics include how they are adapting to teaching kids both in-person and over Zoom, ongoing negotiations between FUHSTA and the administration and how the students are responding to the new health protocols.  Click on the audio player above to hear how Thompson and Thom are holding up. You can review previous coverage of the school board's decision to hold in-person classes below.

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NoHum High School District Plans for Distance Learning, While Fortuna Votes for In-Person ClassesWith Fortuna Schools Planning to Resume In-Person Classes Next Week, Teacher’s Union Demands Distance Learning

Fortuna School District To Reconsider its Decision to Open For In-Person Classes at Special Meeting Tonight

At Emergency Meeting, Fortuna School Board Stands Firm on Decision to Open School MondayOTHER HUMBOLDT HUMANS TALKING:Eureka City Manager Miles SlatterySavage Henry Co-Founder Chris DurantEureka Street Art Festival Organizer Jenna CatsosSCRAP Humboldt Founder Tibora BeaGym Owner Tyler ParrSix Rivers Brewery Co-Owner Meredith MaierMulticutural Skincare Therapist Levia LoveAnnie’s Cambodian Server and Social Worker Joshua CoppockEureka City Councilmember Austin AllisonHSU Professor Deidre Pike Pastor Bethany CsehSinger/Songwriter Chris ParreiraEureka City Councilmember Leslie CastellanoArcata City Councilmember Paul Pitino