Articles by Ryan Burns

February 2021

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

January 2021

KIEM and KVIQ are Back in the Local Cable Lineup after Suddenlink Settles Contract Dispute with Cox Media Group

Myers Flat Woman Has Foot Amputated After Surviving a Vicious Dog Attack

TODAY in SUPES: COVID Vaccine Rollout Woes, Suddenlink’s Local TV Blackout and More Fiscal Headaches

Trinidad to Consider Joining Feasibility Study for a Pipeline Extension from Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District

County Abandons Investigation Into Fiscal Management Delays, Having Never Interviewed the Auditor-Controller

Lanphere and Ma-le’l Dunes Designated National Natural Landmarks by U.S. Department of the Interior

California Gives the Go-Ahead on Moderna Vaccine Batch After Possible Allergic Reactions Triggered Review

State Suspends County’s Purchasing Account for Overdue Payment; Auditor-Controller Takes Responsibility

A Causeway Over the Bay Between Arcata and Eureka? Caltrans Exploring Adaptations For Sea Level Rise

County Planning Commission Forwards Permanent Industrial Hemp Ban to Board of Supervisors for Approval

Bohn Asks Fellow Supes to Consider Joining Call for Fewer State COVID Restrictions, Ability to Open Schools ASAP

What’s the Plan to Get Humboldt County’s General Public Vaccinated? It’s Fluid, Dependent on Supply, Officials Say.

December 2020

Eureka Just Settled Its Decade-Old Court Case Against Floyd and Betty Squires, But Its Battle With the Notorious Slumlords Continues

Humboldt Restaurants Are Suddenly Allowed Indoor Dining Again, But for Many Owners the Decision is Tough

(VIDEO/PHOTOS) Eureka Police Serve Search Warrant, Detain 14 People at Squires-Owned Nuisance Property

Citing Threat from ‘Unhinged’ Colleagues, Huffman Introduces Bill to Prevent Congress Members from Carrying Guns on Capitol Grounds

County Warns of Ice and Snow Atop Horse Mountain; More Expected Along 299 Friday: ‘Everyone Carry Chains’

(VIDEO) Short Documentary Explores How Klamath Dams Have Damaged the Health of Local Tribes and the River That Feeds Them

HACHR Offering Home Delivery for Syringe Exchange Outside Eureka, Backs Away from Plan to Set Up Near City Limits

With No Recycling Redemption Centers Left in the County, Stores Face Fees of $100 per Day Unless They Offer Buy-Back

Eureka Police Investigating Hate Crime After Gay Couple’s Christmas Decorations Were Vandalized

TODAY in SUPES: In Fennell’s Final Meeting, Board Narrowly Agrees to Support Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project

(VIDEO) A Member of the County’s COVID Vaccine Team Explains Who Will Receive the First Doses

Trinidad May Reinstate a Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals at a Special Meeting Thursday Evening

TODAY in SUPES: COVID Spreading ‘Rapidly,’ Health Officer Warns; Accounting Firm Hired to Help ‘Press the Reset Button’ on Recent Upheaval

HSU Faculty Union Says Budget-Driven Class Cuts are ‘Irresponsible’ and Lecturers Are Being Treated as ‘Disposable’

In Ongoing Conflict With Its Own Auditor-Controller, County Opens Investigation, Looks to Outsource Some of Her Key Fiscal Oversight Duties; A-C Asks to Retain Outside Counsel

Sheriff Honsal Requests Copy of DOJ Investigation, Vows ‘I Will Hold Those Employees Accountable for Their Actions’

Cargo Vessel Loses Six Shipping Containers Overboard; Coast Guard Warns They May Still Be Floating Off the Humboldt County Coast

Eureka Council Set to Give Interim City Manager Miles Slattery the Full-Fledged Gig

November 2020

BREAKING: State Won’t Pursue Charges in Corruption Investigation Into Humboldt County Coroner-Public Administrator Bureau

Video Captures Unidentified Bozos Illegally Dumping a Truckload of Garbage Near Manila

Former Mendo County Sheriff Tom Allman: ‘Shelter Cove is My New Assignment’

Humboldt County is Now in the Purple, Most-Restrictive COVID Tier. Here’s What That Means.

County Department Heads and Local Agency Leaders Voice Frustration, Concern With Auditor-Controller

Supes Call Special Meeting, Say County at ‘Serious Risk of Losing Millions’; Auditor-Controller Says She’s Being Asked to Cut Corners

BREAKING: Michelle Bushnell Takes Commanding 356-Vote Lead Over Incumbent County Supervisor Estelle Fennell

Students and Staff at Ridgewood Elementary Under Quarantine After Positive COVID-19 Case

Humboldt County’s Unemployment Rate Drops for the Sixth Straight Month

Despite Early Setbacks, Cannabis is Becoming Big Business in Rio Dell, and the City is Reaping the Rewards

TODAY in SUPES: Board Discusses How to Confront Anti-Mask Patrons and How to Market Humboldt County Cannabis

County Health Officer on Humboldt Going Red: New Cases Being Driven by Travel, Gatherings

BREAKING: Michelle Bushnell Leads Incumbent Supervisor Estelle Fennell in Latest Vote Tally

(UPDATED) Two Fortuna High School Students Test Positive for COVID-19; Staff, Students Quarantined; Some Classes Switch to Distance Learning

HSU Foundation Purchases Craftsman’s Mall Property, Site of Stymied Housing Project ‘The Village’

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Live Concerts, Motorcycle Races at County Fairgrounds Despite Neighbors’ Objections

(PHOTOS) Behold, the Winners of Humboldt’s Students-Only Pandemic Photojournalism Contest