Articles by Ryan Burns
July 2019
OUTPOST INTERVIEW: Jim Wood Talks Universal Health Care, Bipartisanship and the Uphill Battle for Change
The County is Set to Buy Most of This Eureka Block, Including Raliberto’s Taco Shop, and Turn It Into a Parking Lot
County Agrees to Pursue Infrastructure Funds in Hopes of Landing Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
Eureka Police Surrounded a Problem Property and Knocked on the Door. The People Inside Ran. Then They Got Caught.
Tribes Say They’ve Been Left Out of the Process on Potter Valley Project, but Congressman Huffman Begs to Differ
Nordic Aquafarms Set to Ask County for ‘Financial Incentives’ Before Committing to Indoor Fish Farm Project
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
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