Articles by Isabella Vanderheiden

August 2022

How Can We Develop Local Economic Growth? Tell Humboldt County Staff During Tonight’s Community Meeting in Fortuna

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us on a Camping Trip to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

‘We Can See the Light at the End of the Dam Removal Tunnel’: FERC Staff Recommend Removal of Lower Klamath Dams in Final Environmental Document

Eureka’s Visitor Center is Moving to the Heart of Old Town

Guy Fieri is Coming to Town to Host the Big Homestyle Chili Cook-Off at the Humboldt County Fair

‘Unprecedented’ Staffing Shortage Forces Temporary Rotating Closures at Humboldt Bay Fire Stations

EUREKA MAYOR’S RACE SET! Kim Bergel to Run Unopposed for Eureka Mayor

North Coast Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Against Federal Energy Regulators to Protect Threatened Eel River Fish Species

TONIGHT in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Staff Present Changes to Digital Billboard Rules in the Coastal Zone, Eddy Alexander Outlines Marketing Efforts for the Upcoming Year, and More!

ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: Planning Commissioners Consider Citizen Group’s Request to Enhance Public Outreach, Mull Questions Ahead of Big Joint Study Session

Providence Employees Blast Administrators for Failing to Adequately Respond to Month-Long Payroll Snafu

ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: Big Meetings Coming! Planning Commission to Consider New Public Engagement Approach Ahead of Big Study Session Later this Month

EUREKA ELECTIONS: Meet Some Candidates for the November General Election! Bergel Announces Bid for Mayor, Castellano Launches Reelection Campaign, Three Additional Candidates Vie for Council Seats

(PHOTOS) ELK RIVER ESTUARY ENHANCEMENT: Huffman Tours Project Site to Learn More About Restoration Strategies and Local Efforts to Curb Sea Level Rise

Huffman Tours the Future Hydrogen Fueling Station, Credits Humboldt Transit Authority for Taking the Lead in Zero-Emission Public Transportation on the North Coast

Food Hub Pilot Program to Enhance Access to Local Produce, Build Better Connections Between Farmers and Buyers

MCKINNEY FIRE: Two People Found Dead as the Siskiyou County Blaze Surpasses 55,000 Acres; Highway 96 Remains Closed

July 2022

Community Members Rally to Save Broadway Dolos That’s Currently Slated for Demolition

Eureka’s Revamped Police Oversight Board Reviews Bylaws, Staffing Levels at EPD, Newly Approved City-Owned Security Camera Policy

Eureka’s 20/30 Park is Slated for Major Improvements and the City Needs Your Help Finding a New Name

Eureka City Council Approves Demolition of Broadway Dolos After Emotional Debate, and Also Discusses Waterfront Development Strategies

THIS WEEK in COUNCIL: Eureka’s Waterfront Development Plan, Civil Grand Jury Weighs in on Sea Level Rise Around Humboldt Bay, Dolos on Broadway and More!

Coastal Commission Reviews Sea Level Mitigation Measures for Arcata-Eureka Highway 101 Corridor

Humboldt Transit Authority Awarded $38.7 Million Grant to Buy Fleet of Hydrogen-Powered Buses, Enhance Connectivity Across Northern California

TODAY in SUPES: Nordic Aquafarms’ New Interim CEO Underscores Commitment to Local Land-Based Fish Farm, Despite Abrupt Shift in Leadership

Hoopa Valley Tribal Youth Featured in Vogue Magazine for Outstanding Local Climate Activism and Leadership

WEED REGS LAXED: Newly Approved Update to Eureka’s Cannabis Ordinance Simplifies License Structures for Business Owners, Allows Event Onsite Consumption

(UPDATES) Trailers Donated to Betty Chinn to House Eureka’s Homeless Burn in Early Morning Fire on Hilfiker Lane

Eureka City Council Approves Contentious City-Owned Security Camera Policy

TONIGHT in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: City Revisits Security Camera Policy Proposal, Considers New Land Designation for Pierson Properties and More!

Governor Newsom Signs Cannabis Tax Reform Initiative Killing Statewide Cultivation Tax

June 2022

A Member of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Police Department is Under Investigation by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office

Englund Marine & Industrial Supply Breaks Ground on New Location Near Eureka’s Wharfinger Building

NEXT WEEK in SUPES: Board to Take First Look at 2022-23 Budget Proposal, Receive Update on Local Drought Conditions, Discuss Litigation Against Auditor-Controller

Should the Blue Lake Rancheria Build a Waterpark in Blue Lake? Take the Survey!

Eureka City Council Tables Vote on City-Owned Security Camera Policy

Sempervirens Opens Its Doors to New Patients as COVID-19 Outbreak Passes

The Public Will Have a Chance to Weigh in on the City of Eureka’s Proposed Security Camera Policy During Next Week’s Council Meeting

Dell’Arte International’s Prison Arts Program Seeks ‘Redemption Through Creativity’ for Pelican Bay Prisoners

(PHOTOS) Abortion Rights Supporters Rally at Old Town Gazebo to Defend Roe v. Wade

The City of Eureka Wants to Hear Your Thoughts on Developing the City’s Waterfront During Tonight’s Virtual Workshop

YESTERDAY in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: City Sues Auditor-Controller and County Over Owed Property Tax Funds, Approves Annual Budget Proposal

The Public Can Comment on Nordic Aquafarms’ Proposed Land-Based Fish Farm During Tonight’s Humboldt County Planning Commission Meeting

‘They’re at a Breaking Point’: McGuire Calls for Immediate Action to Address the Statewide Firefighter Shortage

May 2022

Eureka City Council Aims to Boost the City’s Reserves With Its First Budget Surplus in Years

The Eureka Police Department Will Soon Have Mental Health Professionals to Send to Incidents Involving People in Crisis

(PHOTOS) ‘We’re Flying Kites, Lifting Spirits and Having Fun!’: Redwood Coast Kite Festival Takes to the Sky This Weekend

Humboldt Patient Resource Center, Which Tried to be More Than a Dispensary, to Shutter Its Eureka Location

THIS WEEK in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: ‘Big, Huge Studio Movie’ Productions, Arts Alive Street Closures, Annual Budgets and More!

‘We Need Actual, Meaningful Tax Reform’: State Budget Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Cannabis Cultivation Tax This Summer