Local Government

November 2025

Bushnell Was Urged to Step Down as Board Chair Months Before Being Forced to Do So

CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances Nitrous Oxide Ban, EPD Staffing is Up, Marina Center Project is Dead, and More!

Supervisor Bushnell Posts Public Statement Following Yesterday’s Censure of Her Behavior

TODAY in SUPES: Board Censures Bushnell, Removes Her From Chair Role and Asks Grand Jury to Review the Board’s Own Code of Conduct

October 2025

[UPDATED] Sheriff’s Office Says It’s Prepared for Theft and Looting If Community Members Lose Benefits in Government Shutdown

PARTY ON: Fickle Hill Wedding Venue Can Allow More Guests and Overnight Stays After Supes Reject Appeal From Disgruntled Neighbors

WEED TAX NIXED: Humboldt County Supervisors Zero Out Measure S, Citing Industry Woes

Following Misconduct Complaint, Supervisor Bushnell Hires Private Attorney to Challenge the County’s Investigation Process

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Outpost Investigation Into Its Automated License Plate Reader Program

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers

Eureka City Council Bans Nitrous Oxide Sales, Approves New Rules for Tobacco Retailers

Humboldt Supervisors at Odds Over Rules for Tobacco Retailers

Eureka City Council Pulls Police Drone Program From Tonight’s Agenda

DONE DEAL: Humboldt County Supervisors Approve McKinleyville Town Center Ordinance Despite Concerns About Lane Reductions on Central Avenue

READY YOUR EYEBALLS: Eureka to Revive its Utility Box Art Program

Harbor District Nabs $18.25M State Grant for Planned Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal

Humboldt Emergency Services Manager Ryan Derby Takes His Talents to Sacramento

TODAY in SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Resolution Against Offshore Drilling and Mining

Planning Commission Approves Some New Signs at the McKinleyville U-Haul, But Rejects Others

September 2025

Humboldt’s Offshore Wind Terminal Project ‘Full Speed Ahead’ Despite Federal Funding Cuts, Says Harbor District Executive Director

Humboldt County’s Drug Overdose Deaths Dropped by Nearly 40 Percent in 2024

‘We Need to Cut the Cord’: Humboldt Supervisors Move Forward With Yee Haw Abatement After 25 Years of Stalled Enforcement Actions

Humboldt Planning Commission OKs ‘Heroic’ McKinleyville Town Center Ordinance, Forwards to Board of Supervisors for Review

Eureka Welcomes You to Da’ Yas Park, the New Crown Jewel of its Neighborhood Playgrounds

Owner of Eureka’s Vista del Mar Angered By City’s Plans to Put Fuel Storage Tank Next to His Restaurant and Bar

Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder Offering ‘Elegant, Gothic-Inspired’ Halloween Wedding Ceremonies at Two Festive Locations

‘Holy Cow!’: Eureka Council Intimidated By State Housing Mandate; Plus: Blue Lake Rancheria Looks to Revamp Dock B

August 2025

Eureka City Council Approves Letter Urging CalPERS to Divest From Companies Invested in the ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’

Board of Supervisors Loosens the Purse Strings on ‘Project Trellis’ — a Cannabis Industry Support Program — Just a Little Bit

The Fortuna Wastewater Treatment Plan is Going to Be a Bit Stinky for Most of the Rest of the Year, and You Can Blame That on Earthquakes

Eureka City Council Narrowly Approves New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, Despite Concerns for Businesses Impacted by Theft

TODAY IN SUPES: Board OKs ‘Dark Sky’ Rules to Limit Light Pollution in Unincorporated Humboldt

Cooley Out: Humboldt County’s Latest Director of Aviation Lasted Barely Two Months

LISTEN UP, MCKINLEYVILLAN: If You are Interested in the McK ‘Town Center’ Plan, Then You Will Want to Put This Date Into Your Calendar App and Set a Notification, Because it Will Be Important

Blue Lake Recall Effort Falls Short for Two Council Members, But Election Will Proceed for Scafani

CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, OKs Rate Increase for Trash Pick-Up, and More!

Lawsuit Could Force Humboldt County to Regulate Groundwater Pumping in the Eel River Valley

July 2025

The Public Defender’s Office is Overworked, Underfunded and Housed in a Truly Shitty Old Building, Civil Grand Jury Report Finds

Duffy Aims to Calm Turmoil in Blue Lake; City May Have Violated Open Meeting Law Again, Expert Says

Blue Lake City Council Set to Hire Former County Supervisor Jill Duffy as New Interim City Manager

Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Issues Reports on the County’s Unfunded Pension Liabilities, Animal Rescue Network, Inmate Voting Rights and More

Under Pressure From the State, Blue Lake City Council Adopts an Updated Housing Element; PLUS: New Councilmember Appointed

Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal

Blue Lake’s Ex-Mayor Wants Most of the City Council Recalled, But First She Wants Them to Appoint Her to Join Them.

Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply

Arcata City Hall Will Start Closing Early on Fridays to Improve ‘Employee Wellness’

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka OKs $8.2 Million for New Operations Complex; Gulch Greenway Ordinance Clears Final Hurdle

The City of Arcata Will be Taking a Look at Whether to Buy Part of the Disc Golf Course Behind the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus

Humboldt County Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Deny Review of Cannabis Fine Case

Amid Controversy, Trinidad City Council Narrowly Opts to Pursue a Study on an Alternate Water Supply

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