Articles by Ryan Burns

April 2017

County Public Health Department Shuts Down Eureka’s Gonsea Restaurant Due to ‘Imminent Health Hazards’

Neighbors Unload on ‘Evil Slumlords’ Floyd and Betty Squires in Closing Arguments of Small Claims Case

Real Estate Listings for Humboldt’s Weed-Growing Properties Now Feature Transparent Advertising, Sky-High Prices

Humboldt County Has California’s Highest Rates of Gun Deaths, Suicides and Fatal Car Crashes

Booya! Part Five of Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Just Dropped

March 2017

As State and Federal Funding Dwindles, Local Governments Struggle to Provide Affordable Housing

Fire Equipment, Roadwork and a SnowCat Vehicle Top the List of Measure Z Spending Suggestions

Supervisors Approve Southern Humboldt Community Park Project

Major Development Project for Southern Humboldt Community Park Comes Before Supervisors Tuesday

Eureka Collision Leaves Chevy Tahoe Overturned on Sidewalk

Firearm Safety: The Eureka Police Department Wants to Trade Gift Cards for Your Guns Today and Tomorrow

(UPDATED) Lead Poisoning Rate in Eureka Children is Higher Than Among Kids in Flint, Michigan

(UPDATED) County Supervisors to Consider Resolution Supporting Diversity and Civil Rights for All Residents, Immigrants Included

Eat Sport-Harvested Shellfish (Except Razor Clams)! State Public Health Department Lifts Warning of Deadly Toxins in Mussels, Clams, Crab Guts

Humboldt County Couple Arrested in Oakland After Allegedly Using Stolen Pickup to Ram Police Car

(UPDATED with Sundberg Reaction) Sundberg Appointed to California Coastal Commission

County Receives $11M in Measure Z Funding Requests as Pool of Available Money Shrinks

Miranda Man Ejected From Vehicle in Crash Near Miranda, Airlifted to Redding

East-West Rail Efforts Dealt a Blow as Trinity County Declines $276K Caltrans Grant for Feasibility Study

Uber Comes to Humboldt, Bringing Modern Convenience and Corporate Baggage

(UPDATED) Check Out This 14-Year-Old’s Perfect Response to School Questionnaire Asking Where She’s ‘Over Fat’

Republican Health Care Bill Could Cost Thousands of Humboldt County Residents Their Insurance Coverage

County Ends Employment of Cannabis Division Planner Following Conflict-of-Interest Inquiry

Eureka Officials Are Spending Today and Tomorrow ‘Visioning,’ Strategically, For the Future

Jill Stein is Coming to HSU to Talk For an Hour and Tickets Are Free

‘Community Choice Energy’ is Just Two Months Away, Humboldt

Hooray! We’ve Got the Fourth Entry in Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’

February 2017

Weed Permit Applications Reveal Breadth and Location of Demand in Humboldt

Here Comes the Huff! Congressman to Visit Arcata for Town Hall Meeting

Public Schools’ Open-Enrollment Agreement Extended One Year, Though Cutten Elementary May Be Excluded for Eureka Kids

School Superintendents to Recommend Extending Open-Enrollment Policy Through Next School Year

County Fines PG&E and Three Local Businesses for Hazardous Waste Violations

Jury Finds McKinleyville Woman Guilty of Transporting Heroin

Parents Concerned as Eureka City Schools Looks to Restrict Inter-District Transfers

Supervisors Appoint New Public Defender After Questionable Hiring Process

Chris Hartley Appointed as New County Superintendent of Schools

Check Out St. Joseph Hospital’s Fancy New Laser

HSU and CR Looking to Collaborate on Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

(UPDATES) Early Morning Fire at El Pueblo Market Closes Broadway in Eureka; Firefighters Still Battling Stubborn Blaze

McGuire to Grill Lawmakers on ‘Unanswered Questions’ in State’s Efforts to Set Up Marijuana Regulations

Latino Group to Hold Press Conference Demanding Local Law Enforcement Not Cooperate With ICE

Drug Task Force Arrests Trigger Fears of Deportation

As Courts Desperately Seek More Space, Proposal to Move Law Library Sparks Concern About Access to Equal Justice

(UPDATE) Domestic Dispute: Eureka Man Climbs on Woman’s Car, Strips Naked in the Rain, Gets Cuffed

Moving to Fortuna: Arcata Councilmember Mark Wheetley Accepts Job as ‘Friendly City’ Manager

Huzzah! Here’s the Third Installment in Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’

Eureka Police Find Man Asleep in Stolen Vehicle and, Predictably, Arrest Him

January 2017

Yes, PenAir Flight Delays Have Been Horrible, But Things Are About to Improve, Company Says

Wells Fargo Issues Statement in Response to Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

Two Finalists Face Public Interviews in Effort to Become County’s Next Superintendent of Schools