Articles by Ryan Burns
November 2023
Skilled Trades Workers Protest Outside Cal Poly Humboldt as Part of CSU-Wide One-Day Strike
County Supes Vote to Put Measure on March Ballots That, If Passed, Would Create a Department of Finance, Combining Two Elected Offices Into One Appointed Position
(VIDEO) Protesters Gather Outside Huffman’s Office, Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza and Free Palestine
Pressured by Upcoming Ballot Measure, County Supervisors Look to Improve Existing Cannabis Regs
October 2023
Humboldt County’s Economy is Struggling as Home and Retail Sales Decline, Interest Rates Climb
A Cal Poly Humboldt Student Broke the ‘No Candles in the Dorms’ Rule and Started a Fire That Displaced a Dozen Residents
Eureka Council Sends Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative to November 2024 Election Ballots
Eureka City Council Unanimously Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants
(VIDEO) Violent Arrest by Sheriff’s Deputies in Hoopa Prompts Allegations of Excessive Force
(UPDATE) Arkley-Affiliated ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Files Two More Lawsuits Against the City, Aiming to Block Linc Housing Developments
Capital Public Radio, Which Manages KHSU, Is in Chaos Following ‘Disastrous’ Audit, Mass Board Resignations
Rob Arkley is Refusing to Comply With the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court Ethics Inquiry
Four of Eureka’s Busiest Streets Are Being Rebuilt, With H and I Losing a Car Lane Apiece to Allow for Bike Lanes
Local Tribe Backs Out of Hosting ‘Freedom Conference’ Led by Inflammatory Ferndale Pastor Tyrel Bramwell
September 2023
Enviro Groups Accuse County of Undermining Climate Action Plan With an ‘Accounting Trick’; Planners Say That’s False
INTERVIEW: Gordon Clatworthy, First District Supervisor Candidate, Can’t Discuss His Rex Bohn Investigation While It Is Still Ongoing
IHOP is Still Coming to the Former Eureka Denny’s Location, But It’s Gonna Be a Minute (Or a Few Months)
With $2M in State Grant Money, Humboldt County DA’s Office Will Create a Retail Theft Prosecution Team
McGuire and Wood Announce $28M State Investment Toward New Student Housing at CR’s Main Campus
Local Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection
State Dismisses Lawsuit Against the County and Paz Dominguez; Auditor-Controller Cheryl Dillingham Says Her Office is Catching Up on Fiscal Reporting
Pale Moon Brewing Company, a Nanobrewery and Pub Focused on Freshness, is Set to Open in Arcata’s Uniontown Shopping Center Later This Month
JACKPOT! The $15M Winning Ticket From Last Night’s SuperLotto Plus Drawing Was Sold at Fortuna’s Riverwalk Shell Station
BOLLYWOOD in HUMBOLDT: Local Man Convinces Theater Chain to Bring Hindi Cinema Premiere to Eureka
Northbound Traffic Was Unexpectedly Blocked From the Samoa Bridges Today, and Caltrans Says to Expect More Closures in Coming Weeks
August 2023
Amtrak Now Allows Bus-Only Travel to All Stops Between Arcata and Martinez, No Train Ticket Required
A Rex Challenger Emerges: Gordon Clatworthy Announces Candidacy for Humboldt County Board of Supervisors’ First District Seat
Supervisor Rex Bohn is Soliciting Donations for Re-election Campaign Without the Required Paperwork
Following Owner’s DUI Arrest, Former Singing Trees Employees Report Unethical Behavior to the State
Cannabis Mega-Firm StateHouse to Take Over and Expand Willow Creek Cultivation Facility
Car Smashes Into Power Box in Arcata, Knocking Out Electricity to Mad River Hospital
Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Say Local Business Owner Lobbed Anti-Gay Slurs at Their Employees, Destroyed Property During Chili Cook-Off at Humboldt County Fair
(PHOTOS) ‘1 More Time!’ Rex Bohn Launches Campaign for Fourth Term on Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors
(UPDATED) Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Madrone Cut Off a Public Commenter for Using ‘Hate Speech.’ Is That Legal?
SEC Accuses Timothy Overturf, Owner and CEO of Local Investment Firm Sisu Capital, of Defrauding Clients With Help From His Dad
Offshore Wind Development Will ‘Redefine Life on the North Coast,’ Politico Story Posits
Two Dead, Including a 16-Year-Old, After Vehicle With 15-Year-Old Driver Hits Embankment Near Willow Creek
19-Year-Old Dies After Vehicle Collides With a Tree Near College of the Redwoods Campus South of Eureka
(UPDATED) Sudden Closure of Redwood Harley-Davidson in Eureka Leaves Customers Surprised and Frustrated
(VIDEO) CITIZENS’ ARREST: Wabash Avenue Closed in Eureka After Reports of Gunfire; Motorist Flees and Crashes Into Parked Car
U.S. News & World Report Names St. Joseph a ‘Best Regional Hospital,’ Though the Full Report Card is Mixed
July 2023
A Bear Got Out to Tuluwat Island, Messed Up a Plum Tree and Dumped Over a Trash Can Full of Chicken Feed
Labor Board Orders Arcata Theatre Lounge to Offer Bartender’s Job Back After Owner Fired Her for Complaining About Company Tipping Policy
Betty Chinn Says the Vibrant New Mural Being Painted on Her Homeless Day Center Coincidentally Depicts Her Own Life Story in a Symbolic Way
Wiyot Tribe Makes Its Case, Convinces Eureka Council to Reject Staff Pick and Award Affordable Housing Development Projects to Tribal Land Trust Agency
Southern Oregon Wildfire Brings Smoky Skies to Coastal Humboldt, Del Norte Counties
Recently Closed Dispensary Humboldt Patient Resource Center Owes Nearly $1M in State Taxes
U.S. Senators Ask Rob Arkley and Other Donors for Itemized Lists of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
Harbor District to Host Public Meeting Kicking Off Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project
OOPS! The County Misspelled ‘Samoa’ on a Pair of Road Signs
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