Articles by Ryan Burns
July 2021
Sheriff’s Office ID’s Suspect, Serves Search Warrant in Connection With Peacock Killer Investigation
[UPDATED] Beloved McKinleyville Peacock, a ‘Neighborhood Mascot,’ Found Dead After a Craigslist Ad Ordered the Hit
June 2021
TODAY in SUPES: Farewell to Amy Nilsen, Hello to New Vets Hall Plans in Garberville
Dueling Church Signs in Ferndale Spark Controversy Over LGBTQ Inclusion
The Fate of Sun Valley’s Weed Farm Appears to Hinge on Size and Smell
Divided Board of Supervisors Punts Decision on Sun Valley Cannabis Farm to a Future Date
County Supervisors Set to Consider Appeal of Sun Valley’s 8-Acre Weed Farm in Arcata Bottoms
(VIDEO) Anti-Vax Protesters Disrupt Huffman Town Hall
TODAY in SUPES: With the State About to Reopen, Humboldt Still Has ‘Work to Do’ on COVID Prevention, Hoffman Says; Plus a Half-Billion-Dollar Proposed Budget and a Pilot Program for Laura’s Law
May 2021
In a Surprise Move, Nordic Aquafarms Agrees to Conduct Full Environmental Impact Report for Its Land-Based Fish Farm on the Samoa Peninsula
TODAY in SUPES: An Apology, Some Vaccine Hesitancy, a Climate Action Plan and a Code of Ethics, Oh My!
Entrepreneurs Unveil Plans to Convert Former Sierra Pacific Mill Into a Cannabis Compound With Eight Acres of Cultivation
County Administrative Officer Amy Nilsen Submits Letter of Resignation
TODAY in SUPES: Board Agrees to Spend Another Half-Million Dollars Trying to Fix Its Ongoing Fiscal Shitshow
Court Orders Glendale-Based Kernen Construction Co. to Pay $2M Penalty for Toxic Stormwater Runoff
April 2021
Humboldt County Audit Committee Held Its First Meeting … and the Auditor-Controller was Absent
TODAY in SUPES: A Debate Over Criminal Justice Reform, Another on Housing, Plus Speed Humps Come to Bridgeville
Local COVID ‘Superspreader Event’ Linked to Eureka Pentecostal Church
TODAY in SUPES: Cautious Optimism on Local COVID Conditions, Plus the Latest Measure Z Awards and a Bracing Dose of Pension Funding Policy Talk
Heroin Was the Most-Seized Narcotic by Humboldt County Drug Task Force Last Year, Followed by Prescription Drugs and Meth
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Creation of Chief Financial Officer Position as Staff Emphasizes Distinctions From Auditor-Controller
Huffman Visits Local Businesses to Hear About Impacts of COVID Pandemic and Relief Programs
The Agency Running Humboldt County’s Workforce Services is Ready to Bail Over Chronically Late Payments
Humboldt County Set to Move Into Orange Tier, Further Easing COVID Restrictions on Local Businesses
Arcata Land Company Offers to Dramatically Reduce the Size of Its Proposed 23-Acre Cannabis Project
March 2021
Nordic Aquafarms Plans to Grow Atlantic Salmon in Land-Based Fish Farm on Former Pulp Mill Property
Eureka Hires Bay Area Law Firm to Conduct Independent Investigation Into Offensive Police Officer Texts
As Sort of Expected, Humboldt State Hands KHSU Programming Over to Capital Public Radio
Dr. Hoffman Urges Continued Focus on Orderly Vaccine Rollout But Says, ‘If You Get an Appointment, Take It’
Supervisors Want ‘Neutral,’ ‘Middle-of-the-Road’ Courthouse Mural. LoCO Invites Your Fun Alternatives.
Why Can’t They be Fired Immediately? EPD Chief Watson Speaks to the State Law That Prevents Local Agencies From Simply Terminating Bad Cops
Eureka Pedestrian Injured in Hit-and-Run Captured on Surveillance Video
TODAY in SUPES: Board Crafts Its Audit Committee, Revisits Controversial Weed Project Near Blue Lake
The County Improperly Expanded the Scope of Its Cannabis Cultivation Tax, Appeals Court Rules
In Email, Public Health Director Tells Presiding Judge She’s Disappointed Courts Circumvented the Vaccine Process
Fifty or More Employees of Humboldt County Superior Court Jumped the COVID Vaccine Line
Supervisors Add Conditions But Narrowly Deny Appeal of Rolling Meadow Ranch Cannabis Project in Remote SoHum
Humboldt Will Remain in Red Tier This Week Even if the State Wants to Put Us Back in Purple, Dr. Hoffman Says
New Owners of Scotia Inn Outline Long-Term Plans, Including Heated Pools, Hot Tubs, Food, Drink and More
Appeal of 8.5-Acre Cannabis Project Along the Eel River Triggers Debate About Weed Grows in Remote Humboldt
February 2021
With Flower Business Struggling, Sun Valley Plans 23 Acres of Cannabis Cultivation in Arcata Bottoms
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves ‘Audit Committee’ in Hopes of Solving the Ongoing ‘Dysfunction’ Surrounding Financial Transactions
In Key Step for the Great Redwood Trail, NCRA Board Votes To Railbank the Line from Willits to Samoa
Eureka City Schools Board Votes to Resume Optional In-Person Instruction for All Grade Levels Starting March 1
Cannabis Equity Programs Aim to Repair Damage Done by the War on Drugs, But Who Most Deserves the Help?
A Recent North Coast Journal Story was Bought and Paid For by the County, Though the News Editor Says He Didn’t Know About the Deal
TODAY in SUPES: COVID Hospitalizations at All-Time High, Cannabis Growers Blast County’s Marketing Efforts and a Permanent Hemp Ban is Passed
Harbor District Exploring Major Port Redesign to Support Proposed Offshore Wind Energy Project
County Supes Approve Civil Penalties on ‘Yee Haw’ Communal Living Property Near Trinidad
Supervisor Michelle Bushnell to Appoint SoHum Cannabis Company CEO Thomas Mulder to Planning Commission
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