Articles by Ryan Burns
April 2019
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
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
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