Articles by Hank Sims
October 2021
(UPDATED WITH BETTER MAPS) The County’s Draft Redistricting Maps Have Been Released, and a Couple of Them Are Real Doozies
Redistricting Surprise? The County’s Advisory Committee is Looking Seriously at a Plan That Would Move a Distant Quarter of Eureka Into Arcata’s Supervisorial District
September 2021
Vaccine Mandate for City Employees, Beefed-Up Police Oversight on Next Tuesday’s Eureka City Council Agenda
CENSUS RESULTS: Eureka’s Population Shifted Pretty Dramatically in the Past Ten Years, and You Can Help Fix the Problems That Caused!
City of Eureka Deems Downtown Motel Uninhabitable; Boards Up Windows, Evicts Tenants
(UPDATING) Fire at Eureka’s Waste Management Transfer Station
In Open Letter, Humboldt Deputy Sheriff’s Organization Charges That County has ‘Wasted’ Measure Z Funds, Threatens to Take the Question Back to Voters
(UPDATE) Officer-Involved Shooting in the Arcata Bottoms: Sheriff’s Office, Other First Responders Investigating
August 2021
Red Cross Taking in Fire Refugees at Fortuna’s Fireman’s Pavilion
CENSUS RESULTS! The Northern Part of the County Has Boomed, and It’s Going to Make Local Redistricting a Little Tricky
CENSUS RESULTS! Humboldt County Has Grown a Little, and at Least on Paper It’s a Little Less White
Eureka City Councilmember Natalie Arroyo Will Run for Fourth District Supervisor Next Year
Cal Poly Humboldt Prospectus: Doubled Student Body, Huge New Dorm and Facilities Construction Projects and a Wide Palette of New Academic Offerings On Tap in the Coming Years, HSU Projects
New Humboldt Masking Order to Go Into Effect Saturday, Following Strong Case Surge and ‘Unprecedented’ Levels of COVID Hospitalization
Crescent City Company Looks to Solve Humboldt’s Recycling Crisis With New Center in Arcata
Highways 299 and 36 Closed as Trinity County Wildfires Continue to Grow
July 2021
FIRE WATCH: Red Flag Warning in Effect for Northeastern Humboldt, Trinity
Who Will be Arcata’s Next Councilperson? Former Councilmembers, Planning Commissioner, Chamber of Commerce Person in the Hunt for Appointment; Candidates Forum Scheduled for July 28
Health Department Closes Eureka Stalwart Angelo’s Pizza Due to Rat Infestation
‘A Transformational Day’: McGuire Announces That $16.5 Million for the Great Redwood Trail Has Been Added to the State Budget
June 2021
Do You Feel More Like Redding or San Rafael? The California Citizens Redistricting Commission Wants to Know
Last Night’s Fire Along 96 is Contained, Hoopa Fire Chief Reports
(UPDATING) Wildfire in Samoa Sends Smoke Into Eureka; New Navy Base Road Closed at Samoa
Looking for the Safest Local Seafood to Eat, Mercury-Wise? Baykeeper Has an Updated Chart for That
Arkley Threatens Lawsuits, Referendum, Recall Drive Over City of Eureka’s Plans to Convert Parking Lots to Housing
May 2021
YESTERDAY in SUPES: A Bad Drought Year Coming, and What Should We Do About It? Plus: An Embarrassing About-Face on an Expensive Non-Solution to Our Payroll Problems
Newsom Proposes $433 Million to Transform Humboldt State Into California’s Third Polytechnic
There Are Three Overturned Big Rigs Around Humboldt County This Morning
April 2021
Planning Commission Approves Sun Valley’s 8-Acre Weed Farm in the Arcata Bottoms, a Crucial Step Forward for the County’s Largest Cannabis Cultivation Project
(UPDATING) Two Boys, 11 and 7 Years of Age, Injured in King Salmon Knife Attack
(UPDATED) King Salmon Closed to Traffic as SWAT Team Deploys to Take Domestic Violence Suspect Into Custody
March 2021
Humboldt Will Open Vaccine Eligibility to Adults and Kids 16 and Over Along With the State, Says Public Health Officer in Today’s Media Availability
Google Is Putting Money Into That Fast Undersea Internet Cable Between Eureka and Singapore, and They Think It’ll be Done by 2023
KHSU AFTERMATH: Citing Mob Harassment and Religious Persecution, Former Station Manager Peter Fretwell Files Federal Lawsuit Against CSU System
Tsunami Test Today! Get Ready for Sirens and Emergency Alerts (but They’re Not Gonna Buzz Your Cell Phone This Time)
Rally Against Police Brutality and Bigotry at Courthouse This Evening
Officers Named in Sac Bee Article Placed on Administrative Leave; Chief Says Outside, Impartial Investigator Will be Brought In to Examine Hateful Group Texts
Sac Bee Investigation Details Vile Group Chat Among Members of One EPD Squad
February 2021
REDDENED: State Lowers Humboldt County COVID Tier to ‘Substantial’; New Business Activity Will Be Allowed, More Schools Can Reopen
Myers Flat Dogs That Attacked Woman Last Month Declared ‘Vicious,’ Euthanized; Victim Has Required Additional Surgery
FAIR WARNING! Sewers Will Start Smoking Near Target Tomorrow Morning
January 2021
THAT CAMPING ORDINANCE, AGAIN: Eureka City Council to Once Again Tackle its Camping Ban Ordinance, Plus Receive an Update From Its Marketing Firm
ANOTHER HOLD-UP: Coast Central Credit Union at Bayshore Mall Robbed Again Yesterday Afternoon
County Health Officials Announce That They’re Opening Vaccination to Residents Aged 75 and Older; Supply Insufficient for 65-Year-Olds at This Time, They Add
Humboldt County Moves Back Into The State’s Most Restrictive COVID Tier; New Restrictions to Take Effect Thursday
December 2020
Here are the Top 25 LoCO Posts of 2020, the Astonishing Year That Was
Hand Tools Being Used to Build McKay Community Forest Trails Stolen From Storage Shed, Says County Public Works
State Reclassifies Humboldt as a ‘Red Tier’ COVID County, Which Could Loosen Economic Restrictions For the Time Being
City of Eureka Fines Applebee’s $1,500 for Serving Indoors in Violation of COVID Restrictions
Statewide ICU Crunch Affects Humboldt Even Though We Have Capacity at the Moment, Deputy Health Officer Warns
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