Articles by Ryan Burns
April 2024
Bro, Harsh! Recent Studies Suggest Weed Strains Are Meaningless, CBD Doesn’t Ease Anxiety and Other Cannabis Wellness Claims are, Like, Totally Bogus
Environmental Groups Say County Has Abandoned Its Duty to Fully Assess the Weed Industry’s Impacts
CONSUMER WARNING: Reps From This Shady Gas Company Are Going Door to Door in Humboldt Again
[UPDATE: Opens Friday] Reviews are In for the Entirely Humboldt-Filmed Bigfoot Family Drama Sasquatch Sunset
[UPDATED] Report From Animal Advocacy Group Finds ‘Deception, Cruelty and Animal Abuse’ at Alexandre Family Farm in Crescent City
(PHOTOS) The Harbor District’s Big Ocean Outfall Pipe Got Exposed by Major Beach Erosion From Winter Storms
Eureka Preschool Director Resigns After Failing to Immediately Report Alleged Child Abuse By Employee
(VIDEO) Watch a Great Blue Heron Snatch a Rodent Meal Out of an Arcata Lawn
What the Hell, With These Gas Prices?
How Will Prop. 1 Impact Humboldt County’s Approach to Mental Health and Homelessness? Narrowly Passed Measure Leaves Big Questions Unanswered.
Judge Rules Arcata Can’t Let Its Freak Earth Flag Fly Above Old Glory on City Pole
Dangerous Cliffs, Collapsed Parking Lots: How a Relentless Winter Changed Our Coastal Landscapes
Stinky, Phallic ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Cal Poly Humboldt Greenhouse For the First Time in Three Years
March 2024
Alas, We Have to Wait Until Summer 2025 to See Leo Dicaprio’s Locally Filmed Paul Thomas Anderson Movie
Attorney Accuses Sheriff’s Office of Excessive Force and Evidence Tampering in Officer-Involved Shooting Case; Honsal Disagrees
Guy Fieri, aka ‘The Mayor of Flavortown,’ to be Recognized as Honorary Mayor of Ferndale
Providence Encourages Patients to Contact Blue Shield as Contract Negotiations Stall
Blue Lake Rancheria Among Five Tribes to Prevail in Landmark Legal Battle With the State; Outcome Called a ‘Game Changer’ for Tribal Casinos Nationwide
[UPDATED] State Accuses Cal Poly Humboldt of Violating Contract By Using Aquatic Center for Admin Offices and Fundraising, Lumberjack Reports
Judge Grants Wiyot Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Over the City’s Housing Development Plans
Coastal Commission Finds ‘Substantial Issues’ With Schneider’s Plans to Demolish Half-Built Dream Mansion, Takes Over Jurisdiction of the Project
Matthew Marshall to Leave Redwood Coast Energy Authority After 13 Years As Executive Director
TODAY in SUPES: As Weed Farms Fail, They’re Leaving Debt and Degradation in Their Wake
Wiyot Tribe Urges Judge to Toss ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit Over Removal of Parking Spaces
Local Doctor Seeks to Convert Former Eureka Church Property Into Multi-Family Housing, Urgent Care Facility and Medical Spa
Crowley Wind Services’s Partner Agreement With the Harbor District Will Expire Without a Lease, Leaving Future Relationship Unclear
YOU VOTE YET? If Not, Here Are Your Options for Doing Your Civic Duty Today and Tomorrow
Humboldt County Animal Shelter Cuts Adoption Fees as Storms Prompt Influx of Dogs, Putting Facility Over Capacity
February 2024
A Black Business Owner’s Work Truck Was Firebombed and Spray-Painted With the N-Word in Eureka, Owner Says
A Cluster of Earthquakes Struck West of Eureka Overnight
Gomez Campaign for County Supervisor Files Overdue Financial Disclosure Forms
TODAY in SUPES: Board Hints at a Roads Tax Ballot Measure, Talks Tobacco Retailer Rules and More
CAMPAIGN $$$ ROUNDUP: Incumbent Supervisors Raise and Spend More Than Challengers; Gomez Campaign Refuses to Answer Finance Questions
April Van Dyke, Candidate for Superior Court Judge, on Her Upbringing, Racial Disparities in the Justice System, Why She Sued Her Former Employer and More
5,500 Locals Have Already Voted in the Primary, a ‘Surprisingly High’ Early Turnout, Says County Registrar of Voters
Initial Drawdown Complete, Klamath Basin Restoration Has Begun Ahead of Historic Dam Removal This Fall
[UPDATED] ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Drops Motions for Preliminary Injunction But Will Continue CEQA Lawsuits Against the City
FORNICATING BIGFOOTS! The Trailer Just Dropped for Locally Filmed ‘Sasquatch Sunset,’ an R-rated Dramedy Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Others in Furry Suits
Developer of McKay Ranch Subdivision, a Proposed 320-Unit Housing Development in Cutten, Seeks Annexation from Humboldt Community Services District
Judge Tosses Suit From ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Backers Accusing the City of Violating Elections Code
Presiding Judge Gregory Kreis Facing Formal Inquiry Into 19 Counts of Alleged Misconduct, Including Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexually Inappropriate Behavior and Antisemitic Remarks
Sushi Spot Eliminates Tipping in Favor of a Service Charge and Some People Are Big Mad About It
Housing for All Backers (Meaning Security National, Really) Have Outspent Opponents by Margin of 163-1
Buh-Bye, Leo! Local Production on Paul Thomas Anderson’s New DiCaprio Movie Has Wrapped
State Attorney General’s Office Joins the Fight Against the Pro-Parking Group ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’
January 2024
Eureka Among Seven California Communities to Earn Coveted ‘Pro-Housing’ Designation
Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March
(PHOTOS) Hollywood Magic Transforms Cutten Plaza Into a Mexican Mini-Mall for DiCaprio Movie Production
County Supervisors Deny Appeal of McKinleyville Subdivision, Approve 56-Unit Development Project
Security National Has Spent at Least $236,000 on the Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative So Far
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