Articles by Ryan Burns
January 2024
Eureka Among Seven California Communities to Earn Coveted ‘Pro-Housing’ Designation
Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March
(PHOTOS) Hollywood Magic Transforms Cutten Plaza Into a Mexican Mini-Mall for DiCaprio Movie Production
County Supervisors Deny Appeal of McKinleyville Subdivision, Approve 56-Unit Development Project
Security National Has Spent at Least $236,000 on the Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative So Far
(VIDEO) BOOM! Copco 1 Dam Blast Sends Middle Klamath River Flowing Freely For the First Time in a Century
TODAY in SUPES: County Eyes Major Changes to Mental Health Programs, Awards $1M in Measure Z Revenues to Road Repairs
Chief Exec of Mad River Hospital Unexpectedly Ousted; Talks Continue for Potential Sale to Arizona Company
[UPDATE: Still Open!] Blondies Food and Drink in Arcata Has Alcohol License Suspended for Serving to a Minor During Decoy Operation
Cal Poly Humboldt Campus to Remain Open During Next Week’s Planned Faculty and Teamsters Strikes
Providence’s Local Outpatient Labs Will Be Sold to Labcorp, the ‘Walmart’ of Testing Labs, According to Humboldt County Health Care Workers
[UPDATE: Re-Opened] Hwy. 101 Closed in Both Directions in Both Orick and Fortuna Due to Flooding
Providence is Closing All of Its Outpatient Labs, Including Those at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Harbor District Board to Consider Adopting ‘Green Terminal Strategy’ for Offshore Wind Infrastructure Development
Film Set to Shoot in Eureka is From Renowned Director Paul Thomas Anderson, With Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Regina Hall, According to Industry Reports
TODAY in SUPES: Who Wants to Operate a Safe Parking Program for the Homeless? Also, What To Do About Whippit Abuse?
Brian Stephens, Eureka’s New Police Chief, Comes From the Department’s Bad Boy Days But Says He’s Committed to Continuing Progressive Reforms
Thai Fusion Korean Barbecue is Coming Soon to the Former Golden Harvest Cafe Spot in Arcata
Theo Lengyel, Founding Member of Eureka’s Mr. Bungle, Arrested in Connection With Girlfriend’s Murder
St. Joseph Hospital Welcomes Its First Newborn of 2024
December 2023
Yurok Vice Chair Frankie Myers Discusses His Assembly Campaign, the Power of Representation and the Unique Voice He’d Bring to Sacramento
Judge Dismisses Rory Kalin’s Lawsuit Against Humboldt County, Public Defender’s Office Employees
New Four-Story Building Slated for Old Town Would Bring 13 Apartments and New Retail Space to Eureka
Nordic Aquafarms Celebrates Coastal Commission Denial of Five Appeals to Samoa Fish Farm
Judge Denies Effort to Keep Measure A, the ‘Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative,’ Off the March Ballot
Assemblymember Jim Wood Endorses Rusty Hicks in Crowded Race to Be His Successor
BREAKING: At Re-election Campaign Launch, Judge Kreis Says Lawsuit Against Him Has Been Settled
New Bill Would Rename the Main Trail in Headwaters Forest Reserve After Late Senator Diane Feinstein
Stage Set for County’s March Primary Election: Five Challengers Face Three Incumbent Supervisors
Real-Life Grinch Breaks Into Toys for Tots Warehouse, Drives Off With Truck-Load Full of Christmas Gifts
Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson Announces Re-election Campaign; Roy Gomez Running Against Him
‘His Life Saved Three Others’: Organs Successfully Transplanted From Man In Police Custody; Parents Remain Angry About Delayed Approval From Sheriff Honsal
BREAKING: Honsal Makes About-Face, Will Allow Donation of Organs From Man On Life Support
November 2023
Sheriff Honsal is Refusing to Allow a Dying Man’s Organs to Be Donated. Parents and a Donor Organization Say He Won’t Explain Why.
McKinleyville High School Briefly Placed on Lockdown Again Following Report of Armed Person on Campus
Humboldt County’s Real Estate Market in ‘Total Gridlock’ Due to Cyberattack on Fidelity National Financial
(VIDEO) HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Adults With Developmental Disabilities Joyfully Parade Through Old Town Eureka
INTERVIEW: Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party Chair, on How He ‘Fell in Love’ With the North Coast and Decided to Run for State Assembly
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks, Now an Arcata Resident, Launches Run for State Assembly Seat Being Vacated by Jim Wood
Open Door’s New Arcata Clinic is Expected to Start Welcoming Patients the First Week of 2024
Oregon Deputies Arrest Fugitive Who’s Wanted in Connection to Missing Humboldt County Woman
Proponents and Opponents of Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, Square Off at a Public Forum in Arcata
Skilled Trades Workers Protest Outside Cal Poly Humboldt as Part of CSU-Wide One-Day Strike
County Supes Vote to Put Measure on March Ballots That, If Passed, Would Create a Department of Finance, Combining Two Elected Offices Into One Appointed Position
(VIDEO) Protesters Gather Outside Huffman’s Office, Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza and Free Palestine
Pressured by Upcoming Ballot Measure, County Supervisors Look to Improve Existing Cannabis Regs
October 2023
Humboldt County’s Economy is Struggling as Home and Retail Sales Decline, Interest Rates Climb
A Cal Poly Humboldt Student Broke the ‘No Candles in the Dorms’ Rule and Started a Fire That Displaced a Dozen Residents
Eureka Council Sends Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative to November 2024 Election Ballots
Eureka City Council Unanimously Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants
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