Articles by Ryan Burns
August 2022
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.
Coastal Commission Restricts the Number and Brightness of Digital Signs Allowed in Eureka
YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Talks Diversity and Inclusion, Approves Motorcycle Event, Responds to the Grand Jury and Seeks New Ways to Fix Our Godawful Roads
LoCO Interview: The Outpost Talks to Nordic Aquafarms’ New Interim CEO Brenda Chandler as Hearing Nears for Massive Land-Based Fish Farm
Conservation Groups Blast PG&E For ‘Slow-Walking’ Dam Removal, Refusing Fish Protection Measures in Eel River
Antisemitic Flyers Distributed in Arcata; APD Investigating
Nordic Aquafarms Announces New Interim President Following Sudden Departure of Top Execs
(VIDEO) Humboldt County Celebrates Nation’s Birthday at Fourth of July Festival in Old Town Eureka
Top Executives at Nordic Aquafarms’ U.S. Operations Mysteriously Part Ways With the Company
Final Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms Project Released; Planning Commission Hearing Planned for Later This Month
June 2022
[UPDATED] Karen Paz Dominguez’s Resignation is Official; Dillingham Ready to Step In as Auditor-Controller, County Administrative Officer Says
Former Sizzler Building in Eureka, Now Showing ‘Obvious Signs of Transient Activity,’ Catches Fire
‘Scary Situation’: Lack of Fiscal Clarity Prompts Board to Adopt Hiring Freeze, Approve ‘Placeholder’ Budget
BREAKING: Karen Paz Dominguez to Leave Office Early, Possibly Within a Week; Board to Appoint Dillingham as Interim Auditor-Controller
County Planning Director John Ford Set to Get a 15 Percent Raise After He Almost Left for Fort Bragg Job
Eel River Organic Beef Nearly Doubles Its Business With Recent Expansion of Whole Foods Contract
BREAKING: Roberta Luskin-Hawk Stepping Down as Chief Executive of St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
NPR’s ‘Planet Money’ Comes to the Redwoods, Asks, ‘What the Heck Happened to Orick?’
Here’s the Moment the Planning Commission Learned That John Ford is Not, in Fact, Leaving for Fort Bragg
State Controller’s Office Releases Draft Report From Inquiry Into County Financial Practices, But Not Publicly
Humboldt Parents Surrender Their AR-15 in Response to the Uvalde Tragedy and Hope Others Will Do the Same
Arcata High School Briefly Goes Into Lockdown as a Prankster Rides a Motorcycle Through Campus
YESTERDAY in SUPES: Influx of Funds for Homeless, Plus Grants for Weed-Impacted Watershed Restoration
Parent May Be Charged With Child Endangerment for Recent Weed Gummy Incident Among Third Graders
Surface Transportation Board Rejects Shady Company’s Bid to Take Over NCRA Rail Line for Coal Exports
Supes Advance Climate Action Plan Despite Bushnell’s Skepticism About Its Compatibility With ‘Rural Living’
With More Than 20,000 Ballots Yet Uncounted, Final Election Results May Not Be Known for a Month
Great Redwood Trail Agency Uncovers Poorly Redacted Financial Data, Calls Bullshit on Coal Train Interests
Paz Dominguez Disputes Findings of Civil Grand Jury Report, Gets Served With Lawsuit Accusing Her of Misappropriating Public Funds
[2ND UPDATE] Civil Grand Jury Report Lays Blame for County’s ‘Financial Chaos’ Mostly at the Feet of Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez, Noting $2.3M in Losses, $9.7M at Risk
[UPDATED] Some Folks Missed the Reporting Deadline, But Here are the Local Campaign Fundraising Totals With Less Than a Week Before Election Day
May 2022
When Exactly Did Larry Doss Move to Orick? He Has Several Different Answers.
[UPDATED] Jacoby Creek Students Taken for Medical Attention After Third-Grader Inadvertently Shares Weed Gummies
YESTERDAY in SUPES: Mental Health Crisis Brings Local Resources to a ‘Breaking Point’; County Seeks Housing Trust Fund Money; Fiscal Management Woes Continue
[UPDATED] Humboldt County Planning and Building Director John Ford Resigns
As School Districts Pursue Developer Impact Fees, Local Builders Say Added Cost Will Stifle Development
Why Was Adrian Kamada Fired From the DA’s Office? The Candidate and the Current District Attorney Disagree.
County Supervisors Approve Deal to Bring in $4.8M Federal Recovery Funds for Local Childcare Industry
Not Only Did County Supervisors Vote Not to Defend Paz Dominguez Against State Lawsuit, But They’re Adding a Cross-Complaint Against Her on Behalf of the County
Civil Grand Jury Calls for Improvements, Modernizations in County’s Weed Grow Permitting Process
Local Class Action Lawsuit Targets Partnership HealthPlan Over ‘Massive Data Breach’ of Personal Info
ARCATA VOTERS BEWARE: The Instructions On Your Sample Ballot Are Wrongy-Wrong-Wrong
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