Articles by Ryan Burns
January 2023
‘Hostile Takeover’: Eureka City Schools Looks to Seize Operation of Academy of the Redwoods, Threatens to Sue Fortuna Union High School District Unless it Complies With That Demand
County Supervisors Poised to Put the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project Out for Bids
County Chief Financial Officer Tabatha Miller Leaving for Finance Director Job With the City of Arcata
(VIDEO) Security Footage Shows Physical Encounter Between Wildberries Manager and Teen Shoplifter
(PHOTOS) Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Finally Opens
Ad Company Sues Humboldt Transit Authority for Breach of Contract Following Billing Dispute
Bookkeeper May Have Embezzled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Humboldt County Fair Association, GM Says
Ferndale Drag Show Canceled After ‘Beware’ Sign at Local Church Prompts Concerns About Extremist Response
A Major Sewage Spill is Happening in Rio Dell as Stormwater Flows Into Quake-Damaged Collection Pipes
In Coast Central Credit Union’s First Competitive Board Election in Nine Years, a Slate of New Candidates Aims to Boost Member Involvement
(PHOTOS) Early Morning Fire Erupts in Vacant Eureka House
December 2022
Victims of Tuesday’s Double Homicide Identified
With Double-Murder Suspect Still At Large, St. Joseph Hospital Limits Public Access
Deemed Unsafe After Last Week’s Quake, Eureka’s 107-Year-Old Lloyd Building Will be Demolished
Alan Bongio, Embattled Humboldt County Planning Commissioner, Resigns
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Following the 6.4 Earthquake, Rio Dell Residents Try to Put the Pieces Back Together With Help from Emergency Responders
‘Return of the Jedi’ Festival, Professional Soundstage are Among Film Commissioner’s Movie Magic Plans for the Region
Wiyot Tribe Objects to Planned Cannabis Project on Old SPI Mill Site, Which Sits Atop the Ruins of a Wiyot Village
Millions of State Dollars Headed to Humboldt for New Walking and Biking Projects
TODAY in SUPES: Should Humboldt Become a Charter County? Plus, Fishermen Aim to Navigate Wind Energy Development, SoHum Looks for Financial Help
County Supes to Consider Re-Trying Ballot Measure to Consolidate Two Elected Offices Into Finance Director Position
ACLU Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Loleta Elementary Alleging Discrimination Against Native and Disabled Students
November 2022
YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Takes Action on Wind Energy, Cell Tower Regs, Homelessness, and They Selected Next Year’s Chair
150 Humboldt County Residents Will Get $1,000 a Month Through Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
Fortuna Trucking Company Agrees to Pay $72K Penalty For Three Raw Milk Spills in Lake County
Students, Teachers Confront Eureka School Board, Saying Van Vleck’s Bullying Has Sparked Staff Exodus
Emerson College Professor Examines the Transformative Power of Yurok Language Courses in Local High Schools
The Arcata Ridge Trail is Complete, Creating Redwood-Lined Pathway From Sunny Brae to West End Road
Lawsuit Challenges Humboldt County’s Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms Project; Five Appeals Filed With Coastal Commission
(VIDEO) Rio Dell Co-Stars in the New Hit CBS Action-Drama ‘Fire Country’
Hundreds of Eureka High Students Stage Walkout in Support of Beloved Administrator, and They Say His Departure is Part of a Troubling Trend
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
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