Articles by Ryan Burns

February 2019

Arroyo and Watson Join Officials From Fort Bragg, Crescent City in Pursuit of Coastal Commission Seat

Let’s Take a Closer Look at This Big Fish Farm Proposal for the Samoa Peninsula

Harbor District Agrees to 30-Year Lease for Massive, Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula

County Planning Commission Denies Permit for Cannabis Grow on Private Land Within Yurok Ceremonial District

Surprise Layoffs at Mad River Community Hospital Leave Care Providers Confused, Concerned for Patients

Ed’s Sanctuary: How an Ornate Hidden Garden Grew Into Eureka’s Largest Homeless Camp and Then Got Bulldozed by the City

January 2019

(PHOTOS) The Eureka Parcel That Got Raided This Morning Was a Pretty Remarkable Oasis Hosting Local Homeless Residents

(PHOTOS) Volunteers Were Deployed Across the County Today to Conduct the 2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Count

Another Woman on the Planning Commission: Supervisor Madrone Set to Appoint Peggy O’Neill, Longtime Yurok Tribe Employee

Meet Melanie McCavour, the Woman Just Appointed to the Humboldt County Planning Commission

Original Organizers Announce They Are Boycotting Saturday’s Eureka Women’s March, Which Is Still On Despite New Organizer’s Heart Attack

Award-Winning Eel River Documentary Now Available to Stream on Amazon Prime and Vimeo

Local Employees of the Federal Government are Struggling as the Shutdown Drags On, and the Impacts are Starting to Spread

Supervisors Give Themselves a Raise With Madrone Dissenting and Bass Absent

Arcata Bars Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s Remain Open as Owner Appeals License Revocation Ruling

(VIDEO) Recently Elected County Officials, Including Two New Ones, Take the Oath of Office

‘Rain, Wind and Snow!’ Big Ol’ Storm Headed Our Way This Weekend

County Supervisors Set to Give Themselves a Pay Raise, Bumping Their Salaries to More Than $97,000 per Year

Amid Rampant Opinions About the Phrase ‘Overwhelmingly White,’ Eureka Women’s March Organizers Issue Follow-Up Statement

December 2018

ON THE INSIDE: Two Inmates and Two Officers Describe What It’s Like, Day-in and Day-out, In the County Jail

Environmental Groups Plan to Sue Feds, Saying Their Practice of Killing Beavers Harms Salmon Habitat

Sundberg Given an Emotional Farewell; Board Postpones Planning Commission Appointment

Will the Board of Supervisors Appoint a New Planning Commissioner Tuesday, at Sundberg’s Final Meeting?

(UPDATE) St. Joseph Hospital Accused of Excessive Use of Restraints on Patients, Including One With PTSD

Conflict-of-Interest Questions Arise as Supervisors Set to Consider Rezoning More Than 500,000 Acres Tuesday

On Shaky Financial Ground, the North Coast Co-op is Roiled by Internal Strife and an Uncertain Future

Following Passionate Public Opposition, Mercer-Fraser Abruptly Drops Proposed Willow Creek Hash Lab Facility

Four-Year-Old Boy Suffers Major Injuries from Exploding Firecracker, Airlifted to UC Davis

November 2018

Two Occupants Trapped After Rollover Accident in Eureka

Goodbye, Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s: State Rules to Revoke Plaza Bars’ Liquor Licenses

Stephen Hillenburg, HSU Alumnus and Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Has Died

Crab Fishermen Sue Oil Companies for Screwing Up the Planet and Lying About Climate Change

Nonprofits Warned of Fraud After Email Scammer Gets Nearly $3,300 from Local League of Women Voters

(UPDATED) Judge: Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s Should Have Their Liquor Licenses Revoked

SMOKY: Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’ Along Coast and Down Through SoHum Wednesday Morning

County Assesses $4.5M in Penalties for Illegal Weed Cultivation, But Don’t Expect Anyone to Pay Up

(VIDEO) Shark Mauls Seal on Humboldt Bay; Diver Describes Close Encounter

Supervisors Override Objections from Fortuna, Approve Indoor Cannabis Operation Near Rohnerville Airport

Distressed Hoopa High Student Mentions Guns, Schools on Social Media, Gets Visit from Law Enforcement

Eucalyptus Trees Along 101 Should Come Down Because They’re Decayed and Dying Already, Arborist Tells County

October 2018

A Week Before the Election, Conservative Candidates Maintain Financial Advantage in Eureka Races

O is the New Z: A Look at the Ballot Arguments For and Against County’s ‘Essential Services’ Sales Tax Measure

North Coast Co-op Lays Off Employees, Postpones Eureka Remodel Amid Financial Struggles

Here’s Why Eureka Didn’t (Yet) Ask the Attorney General to Investigate the New East-West Rail Scheme

Large-Scale Wind Farm South of Scotia Should Be Up and Running in Roughly Two Years, Project Director Says

Shady Company Behind East-West Railroad Scheme Updates Website, Still Can’t Spell

Eureka Election Money: Conservative Candidates Out in Front in City Council Races; Mayoral Contest a Dead Heat

Uh Oh! The City of Eureka Might Ask the Attorney General to Investigate That $10B East-West Railroad Scheme

Fullerton Said Storme Winter Doesn’t Work for His Campaign. These FCC Filings Suggest Otherwise.

Eureka Candidates Offer Mix of Lofty Ideals and Dark Innuendo at City Hall Press Conference