Articles by Ryan Burns
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
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
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