Articles by Ryan Burns

July 2019

Grand Jury Finds County Has ‘High Risk of Fraud,’ Poor Communication and Insufficient Accounting Training

(UPDATED) Humboldt County Supervisor Mike Wilson to be Appointed to the California Coastal Commission

Local Approach of Criminalizing the Homeless is Counterproductive, Grand Jury Report Finds

The Governor’s Deadline to Pick a Local Rep for the Coastal Commission Has Expired With No Selection

The State Corruption Investigation Into Humboldt’s Public Administrator Bureau Seems to Have Fallen Into a Black Hole

Famed Investment Banker Offering $10K Reward for Contents of Briefcase Lost at Eureka’s Carter House Inn

(VIDEO) SHARK SIGHTING! Apparent Great White Spotted Near Trinidad

A New State Law is Changing How Courts Treat the Mentally Ill, But in Humboldt It’s Not That Easy

June 2019

Board of Local Energy Agency Unanimously Directs Staff to Pursue Agreement With Terra-Gen Wind Project

ACLU Sounds Alarm on Religion-Based Health Care Denials Ahead of Public Meeting on St. Joe’s Deal

Brush Fire Breaks Out on Samoa Peninsula

In Passionate Exit Interview, HACHR Founder Brandie Wilson Defends Needle Exchange, Blasts Critics and Explains How She Reached the End of Her Fucking Rope

(UPDATED) Reggae on the River Has Been Canceled

A Fight Between Humboldt Stakeholders Over the Klamath Dams is Impacting Environmental Protections Across the Country

Eureka’s Third Street Closed as Firefighters Respond to Blaze in Hotel Room

(VIDEO) Checking in With Peninsula Superintendent Lark Doolan, the First Openly Transgender Public School Administrator in the Country

(UPDATE: Letter Approved) Supes May Ask State Officials to Close ‘Loophole’ Allowing High-CBD Cannabis to be Grown as Hemp

May 2019

Humboldt Wind Energy Project Proponents Give Presentation to Skeptical Crowd in Ferndale

‘No Room for Hate at Reggae’: Sizzla Performance Canceled

Sigh. We’re Doing This Again? Gay-Bashing Doofus Sizzla Once Again Invited to Headline Reggae on the River

TODAY IN SUPES: Hemp Moratorium Reinstated

County Ag Commissioner Accepting Hemp Registration Forms Ahead of Moratorium Vote

Will a Lapse in the County’s Hemp Moratorium Inadvertently Open the Floodgates for Industrial Cultivation?

County Looks to Extend Moratorium on Industrial Hemp Cultivation While Developing New Rules and Regulations

Photo Collages From HSU Students Blend Historic Images of Humboldt With Contemporary Shots

[UPDATED] Eighteen-Year-Old Elias Garcia-Munguia to Challenge Rex Bohn for Humboldt County Supervisor Seat

Fennell v. Wise? Potential Challenger Files Candidacy for Humboldt County Supervisor

Hoopa Election Board Rejects Controversial Ballot Measure About Cannabis Legalization

County Approves ‘Cannabis Village’ With Onsite Sales and Consumption for Reggae on the River

Stakeholders Voice Concerns and Cautious Optimism About Offshore Wind Energy at McGuire-Hosted Hearing

The Hoopa Valley Tribe Can’t Decide Whether to Allow Weed Cultivation, Nor Whether They Already Answered that Question

April 2019

(VIDEO) Huffman Makes the Rounds on TV News: ‘Many of Us Believe This Is Inevitably Leading to Impeachment’

Chalking Tires for Parking Enforcement Violates the Constitution, Federal Court Rules

North Coast Lawmakers Send Letter to CSU Chancellor Condemning KHSU Actions as ‘A Slap in the Face’

Arcata-Based Cannabis Start-up Offers Steep Discounts Through Costco-Like Membership Model

‘Racism Kills!’ Supervisor Bohn Adjourns Meeting and Leaves Chambers Amid Outcry Over Derogatory Joke

Wind Energy Project Near Scotia Would Impact Birds and the View, Report Finds; Public Scrutiny Invited

David Reed, One of the Two Employees Spared the Ax at KHSU, Resigns in Protest

TODAY in SUPES: Crabbers Congregate; Bass and Wilson Pursue Coastal Commission Seat

Allen McCloskey Announces He’s ‘Walking Away’ From Campaign for County Supervisor

Supervisor Bohn: ‘I Deeply and Profoundly Apologize’ If My Joke Offended Anyone

‘Rex Bohn Must Resign’: Critics Call Out County Supervisor for Racist Joke; Bohn Responds

Allen McCloskey, a Progressive Alternative to Rex Bohn, Has Trouble Explaining Away History of Fraud Allegations

March 2019

In Odd Rebuke, Governor’s Office Rejects All North Coast Nominees for Coastal Commission, Calls for New List of Candidates

Inside the Mind of Dean Glaser: Fortuna Councilmember’s Facebook Posts Are Even Nuttier Than His Call to ‘Put Down’ Drug Addicts

Humboldt County Residents Are Politically Intolerant, According to This (Possibly Dubious) Analysis

Coastal Commission Rules in Favor of Trinidad Rancheria in its Pursuit of Federal Trust Status for Harbor Property

Trinidad Rancheria Wants Harbor Property Placed in Federal Trust, Raising Concerns About Public Access, Environment and Tribal Rights

February 2019

(VIDEO) Locals React to Incident at High School Basketball Tournament That Sent a Tribal Elder to the Hospital

Nearly 1,500 Homeless People Tallied Countywide, More Than Doubling the Previous Count