Articles by Ryan Burns
November 2022
Supervisors Suspend Measure S Cannabis Cultivation Taxes for Two Years
PG&E Execs Gets an Earful, Offer Update on SoHum Capacity Problems
Supervisors Opt Not to Censure Bushnell, Though There Was Some Confusion About What ‘Censure’ Means
October 2022
Human Skeletal Remains Found Near Fortuna’s Rohner Park Saturday
Investigation Sustains Allegation That Supervisor Bushnell Mistreated County Staff Member
Protesters Disrupt Redwood Pride Halloween Event, Threaten and Harass Ink People Staff
Supervisors Opt to Leave the Planning Commission at Seven Members
Supes Agree to Put Controversial Weed Initiative on 2024 Ballot, Though They Hope to Work With Organizers on Alternatives
Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Arrested for Violating His Restraining Order
In the Wake of Bongio Controversy, Supes to Consider Changes to the Planning Commission
An Initiative to Reshape Humboldt’s Cannabis Industry Qualified for the Ballot, and It Has Growers Worried
TODAY in SUPES: Public Rallies for Alternative Owner Builder Program; Board Opts to Leave It Alone for Now
Hunt Nielsen and Cervantes Square Off in Candidate Forum, Hoping to Become Next County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters
Bongio Steps Down From Chair Position; Planning Commission Approves Apology Letter for Racist Comments
A New Short Film Called ‘Eureka’ Follows an Indentured Prostitute on the Eve of the 1885 Chinese Expulsion
‘It’s Gonna Look Like a Ghost Town’: Garberville Business Owners Sound the Alarm as Weed Industry Tanks
A Tour Through the Half-Built Dream Mansion of Travis Schneider, Who Remains Hopeful Amid Mounting Permit Problems
Bongio to Step Down as Chair; Planning Commission Set to Consider Apology for His ‘Insensitive, Racist’ Comments
September 2022
Supervisors Deny Appeal of Nordic Aquafarms Project
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves a Budget and Takes Action on Homelessness, the Food Bank and Trails in the McKay Community Forest
Supes Scheduled to Hear Appeal of Nordic Aquafarms Project at a Special Meeting on Wednesday
Bohn Makes the Motion, Supes Unanimously Censure Bongio for Racist Remarks, Move to Remove Him as Chair of Planning Commission
PG&E Releases Statement Addressing Electricity Transmission Limits, Says Short-Term Improvements Will Allow Garberville Hospital Project to Proceed
County Supes to Consider Censure of Planning Commission Chair Alan Bongio for Inappropriate Conduct
PG&E’s Electricity Transmission Limits Threaten to Throttle Development Throughout Southern Humboldt, Blindsiding Local Officials
After Rebukes and Apologies for Bongio’s ‘Disrespectful’ Comments, Planning Commission Defers Decision on Mega-Home Permits
Despite Silence From Tribes, Mega-Home Builder Optimistic Ahead of Tonight’s Continued Planning Commission Hearing to Address Permit Violation Fallout
August 2022
Supervisors Agree to Settle State Lawsuit Against Former Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez and Humboldt County
Responding to Drought Concerns, Supes Tell Staff to Develop a Cannabis Policy on Water Storage and Forbearance
Judge Settles Dispute Over Tiffany Hunt Nielsen’s Candidate Statement in Race for County Clerk, Recorder and Registrar of Voters
‘Absolute Game Changer’: Yurok and Hoopa Valley Tribes Awarded $127M in Grant Funding for Broadband Access
Heated Meeting Sparks Accusations of Dishonesty and Discrimination, Opening Rift Between Tribes and Humboldt County Planning Commission
Supervisors Narrowly Approve Letter Opposing a Bill That Would Make Coroner Independent From Sheriff’s Office
Fishermen and Conservation Groups Appeal Nordic Aquafarms’ Environmental Report Certification to Humboldt County Supervisors
Centerville Beach Has a Higher Rate of Cliff Collapse Than Anywhere Else on the California Coast, Study Finds
Supes Agree to Pursue a Welcome Center, Though Madrone Says He Thought of It First
Sheriff’s Office Needs a New Training Facility in Part Because Deputies Refuse to Get COVID Vaccinations
Supes to Consider Pursuing a Welcome Center at the Humboldt-Mendocino County Border
State Releases Cash Hold on County’s Workforce Development Funds Thanks to Progress on Fiscal Reporting Backlog, Economic Development Director Says
Local Environmental Groups Issue Joint Statement on Nordic Aquafarms Project Following Planning Commission Approval
‘I’m 100% Running Again’: Embattled Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson Announces Re-election Bid
Humboldt County Looking to Purchase Two Eureka Properties With a Collective Asking Price of Almost $4M
(VIDEO) Closure Averted: Frankie’s NY Bagels Announces New Owner, Who Promises to Keep Beloved Recipes, Including Those Vegan Donuts
Harper Motors Purchases Eureka’s Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Dealership From Lithia
What’s Going On With the Streets by the Zoo? Eureka Experimenting With One-Way Operations on W and Dolbeer.
July 2022
After Two Hours of Public Comments, Planning Commission Continues Its Hearing on Nordic Aquafarms to Aug. 4
Planning Commission Set to Consider Permits for Nordic Aquafarms Project Tonight
COVID Outbreak Hits Humboldt County Planning and Building Department
[UPDATED] Near Catastrophe: Fuel Barge Carrying 1.7 Million Gallons of Diesel Collided With the South Jetty Last Month, Damaging Its Hull; Coast Guard Investigating
The County Wanted to Buy This Whole Eureka Block. Now It’s Making a ‘Hail Mary’ Offer for One Small House On It.
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