Articles by Isabella Vanderheiden

May 2023

Grace Marton Memorial Park is Getting a Waterfront-Themed Playground in the Coming Months and the City of Eureka Wants to Hear Your Thoughts on Its Design

As Humboldt County’s Roads ‘Rapidly Deteriorate,’ Board of Supervisors Approve $336K to Research Reliable Funding Opportunities — Including a Sales Tax — for Future Repairs

Humboldt Supervisors Stand Up For Communities ‘Living in Fear,’ Adopt Resolution Condemning Hate Speech

April 2023

The Humboldt Navigational Center Will Begin Providing Services to Humboldt’s Homeless in the Next Two Years; County Staff Says, ‘I Wish It Was Tomorrow’

Costs Up, Revenues Down: Measure Z Revenues Are Tanking After a Year of Economic Downturn

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Goes Back in Time to Teach Us About the History of Earth Day

Proponents of the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative Are Calling Out the Board of Supervisors, County Staff for Allegedly Distorting the Intent of the 2024 Ballot Measure

Humboldt Supervisors Hear All About Nordic’s Onshore Fish Farm in Denmark, Approve a Zoning Change to Allow Indoor Cannabis Cultivation in Evergreen Business Park, and More!

Coastal Commission OKs Permit Application for Sorrel Leaf Healing Center, the First Youth-Focused Mental Health Crisis Facility on the North Coast

Family Members ‘Blindsided’ Following the Early Release of Local Man Charged with Fatal Humboldt Hill Collision

Eureka City Council Approves Surplus Designation for Vacant Lots by the Boardwalk Despite Lawsuit Threats, Paving the Way for Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Development Along the Waterfront

‘It Can’t Come Fast Enough’: Humboldt Supervisors Voice Support for New ‘One-Stop Shop’ Center for Homeless Residents

March 2023

Bay to Zoo Trail Project to Include Eureka’s Very First Roundabout; Construction Slated for Spring 2026

Eureka Names Fresh Freeze Drive-In as Business of the Year, Local Drag Queen Ultra Payne as Artist of the Year for 2022

California’s Aging Electrical Infrastructure Presents Hurdle for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast

Eureka Planning Commission Declares ‘Surplus’ Designation for Big Gravel Lots by the Boardwalk to Further Mixed-Use Development Efforts

Humboldt Supervisors Consider $500 Cap on Campaign Finance Contributions for Local Candidates

Humboldt County Cannabis Farmers Blast ‘Misleading’ Ballot Initiative That Would Impose New Restrictions on Cultivators; Supervisors Form an Ad Hoc Committee to Work on Alternatives

Meet Sarah West, the Newest Member of the Humboldt County Planning Commission

City of Eureka to Host ‘Mental Health 101’ Town Hall Discussion at City Hall on Saturday

‘People Are Dying’: Eureka Residents Urge City Officials to Act Quickly to Address Ongoing Shelter Crisis

February 2023

In the Wake of Jestine Green’s Tragic Death, Eureka Grapples With Mental Health and Housing Challenges Among the Homeless Community

Eureka City Council Seeks Affordable Housing Funds, Ends Local COVID Emergency Declaration, Reinstating Water Shutoffs for Delinquent Utility Bills, and More!

Mad River Community Hospital to Suspend Home Health Services Program, Which Serves Nearly 100 Patients; 27 Employees to be Laid Off

Humboldt County Cannabis Farmers Look to Co-ops As a Means to Compete Against Corporate Consolidation

Wow! Eureka Pride Is Up By 200 Percent, According to Marketing Firm Tasked With Improving the City’s Image

Search and Rescue Operation Underway for 74-Year-Old Washington Woman Who Went Missing While Picking Mushrooms Near Gasquet

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Considers Alternatives to Statewide Gas Tax, Signs Letter of Support for Senior Living Community in McKinleyville and More!

January 2023

‘A Classic Expression of Hostile Sexism’: Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn Called Out for ‘Nasty Little Joke’

Facing a Collapsed Economy and a Wave of Nonpayment, Redway Community Services District Starts Shutting Off Water to Customers

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Approves Letter of Support for Behavioral Health Triage Center Grant Application, Condemns Recent ‘Hate Events’ in Humboldt, and So Much More!

Eureka City Council Signs Letter of Support for Decriminalization of ‘Natural’ Psychedelics; Approves Complete Streets Policy to Make Eureka More Bike-Friendly

(UPDATE) Highway 36 Open to One-Way Traffic Closed East of Swimmer’s Delight Due to Slide Removal

Pedestrian and Dog Struck and Killed in Arcata Traffic Collision

Highway 36 Remains Closed West of Grizzly Creek Due to Active Slide

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Approves $1 Million in Emergency Funding for Humboldt County Residents Impacted by Recent Earthquakes, Clashes Over a Myrtletown Zoning Change, and More

Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands of Humboldt County Residents Won’t Have Their Power Restored for Another Two Weeks, According to an Estimate From PG&E

Arcata City Council OKs Big Apartment Expansion in Westwood Neighborhood, Appoints Two New Planning Commissioners

Eureka City Council Reviews Big Project to Restore Fish Passage Through Cooper Gulch, Approves $75K in Participatory Budgeting Funds, Talks Decriminalization of ‘Natural’ Psychedelics, and More!

‘We’re in Crisis Mode’: Collapsing Cannabis Industry Guts Garberville Businesses; Local Leaders Look to Tourism as a Saving Grace

December 2022

Eureka Welcomes New Mayor and Council Members, Declares a Local Emergency in Response to 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake, and Approves Water and Sewer Rate Increase

Traffic Safety, Alternative Housing? Eureka Residents Will Consider Several Community-Improving Project Proposals for Each of the City’s Wards During Upcoming Participatory Budget Meeting

THIS WEEK in COUNCIL: Eureka Signs Off on $515k Funding Request for New Police Vehicles, Rebrands 20/30 Park, Approves New Rules for Sewer Laterals and More!

(UPDATE) ‘It’s Beyond Frustrating’: Yurok Vice-Chair Calls Out Provisional Winners of Offshore Wind Bid for Failing to Engage With the Tribe Ahead of This Week’s Auction

SOLD! BOEM Names California North Floating and RWE Offshore Wind Holdings as Provisional Winners of Two Offshore Wind Leases Off the Humboldt Coast

North Coast Tribes Advocate for ‘Meaningful, Impactful Partnership’ with Potential Developers Ahead of Tomorrow’s Highly Anticipated Offshore Wind Lease Auction

Dick Taylor Craft Chocolatiers Will Unveil Their New Waterfront Chocolate Factory During Arts Alive!

North Coast Fisherman Fear for the Future of Commercial Fisheries as Offshore Wind Efforts Advance

November 2022

AHHA Discontinues Shower Care-A-Van Program to Focus on Affordable Housing Opportunities

Eureka City Council Reviews Water and Sewer Rate Increase Ahead of Upcoming Public Hearing, Approves New Rules to Replace Old Sewer Pipes