Articles by Stephanie McGeary

April 2020

City of Arcata Distributes Emergency Loans to Local Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

City of Arcata Uses Downtown Parking Lots as Temporary Homeless Shelters Amid COVID-19 Emergency

(PHOTOS) Local History Buff Shares Pictures Comparing Arcata’s Past and Present

Eureka City Council Discusses Efforts to Address Homelessness During COVID-19 Crisis

COVID Q&A: Open Door Doctor Valerie Ebel Talks Labor and Pregnancy Care, Managing Anxiety and the Importance of Wearing Masks

March 2020

Arcata Fire District Will Close Mad River Station Tomorrow and Rotate Station Closures Moving Forward

Eureka City Council Passes Moratorium on Evictions For Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

LoCO Q & A: An Arcata Restaurant Manager Shares Her Experience During the Pandemic

Arcata City Council Passes Evictions Moratorium to Protect Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Emergency

Arcata City Council Special Online Meeting Tonight: Emergency Business Loans, Evictions Moratorium on Agenda

Child Care Centers Struggle to Cope With Changes While Providing Essential Service During COVID-19 Emergency

Local Drag King Tucker Noir Talks Club Triangle’s New ‘Online Festival,’ How COVID-19 Lockdown Affects the Queer Community

City Governments Remind You: Don’t Flush Your Cleaning Wipes Down the Toilet!

Here’s a List of Places in Humboldt Offering Services or Special Shopping Hours to Seniors

Still Recovering From Sewage Spill Disaster, Food For People Struggles to Meet Community’s Increased Need for Services

Governor’s Directive Prompts Some Humboldt Bars to Close; Others Say They’ll Stay Open Until Stronger Orders Come Down

As COVID-19 Fears Prompt Arcata Mayor and Vice-Mayor to Self-Isolate, City Staff Scrambles to Figure Out How to Hold Wednesday’s Council Meeting

(VIDEO) Watch Local Reporting Legend Dave Silverbrand Order an Imaginary Burger From In-N-Out, Still Under Construction

Arcata City Councilmember Susan Ornelas Announces Immediate Resignation, Just Seven Months Before the End of Her Term

(PHOTOS) Get Pumped for the Freshly Named ‘Redwood Sky Walk’

(UPDATE: Meeting Canceled) The City of Arcata is Forming a Strategic Arts Plan and Wants to Hear Your Ideas on How it Should Do That

Food For People Throws Out $38,000 Worth of Food, Searches for New Location Following Last Week’s Devastating Sewage Spill

February 2020

Contruction of Sequoia Park Zoo’s ‘Redwood Canopy Walk’ Will Start Next Month; Project Should be Complete by September

City of Eureka Receives $6.4 Million Grant For Major Improvements to 20/30 Park

MEASURES R and T: With the Election Just Days Away, Here’s a Look at Who’s Asking for Money This March

Ukulele, Badminton and Tai Chi Among Plaza Improvement Task Force’s Recommendations For How to Better Downtown Arcata

It Looks Like the Sequoia Park Zoo Is Gonna Try Again With the Bears

New Arcata Clinic Back on Track: The City Has Reached an Agreement With Tribal Historians, and the Project Will Again Go Before the Planning Commission Tonight

The Arcata City Council Will Not Draft a Ballot Measure to Stop Fluoridating Its Water, Despite Paul Pitino’s Passion on the Topic

The Arcata Police Department May Start Issuing Parking Tickets Near the HSU Campus When School Is Not in Session

Need a Place to Fix That Bike? Arcata City Hall Has Got You!

Fourteen Years After Arcata Voted to Keep Fluoride in the Water, Arcata City Council May Again Put the Issue on the Ballot

January 2020

NEXT UP at EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Marbles, a Ship Sculpture and Capital Improvement. Cool!

Planning Commission Delays New Arcata Health Center Project Recommendation After Wiyot Tribe Requests Additional Archeological Survey

Eureka Main Street Director Says She Will Try to Fix Signage That Has Been Deceiving Tourists For Decades, Which LoCO Just Now Noticed

City of Eureka’s UPLIFT Program Says It’s Found Permanent Housing For 27 People in The Last Three Months

HEADS UP: Caltrans Has Started Removing Eucalyptus Along Highway 101 Safety Corridor

(VIDEO) ‘Justice for Josiah’ Activists Shut Down Arcata City Council Meeting

President Jackson’s Investiture: Humboldt County Honors HSU’s New Prez the Only Way We Know How

Arcata City Council to Consider Banning Sale of Disposable Food Containers

Save Your Quarters! Slice of Humboldt Pie Owners Opening Video Arcade in Arcata

Attention, Humboldt Poetry Fans! Eureka’s Poet Laureate Needs Your Help!

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: The City May Make a Few Zoning Changes, Including to the Site Which Holds Betty’s PG&E Trailers

December 2019

Eureka’s New City Manager is Excited to Tackle Homelessness, Drug Addiction

Eureka Mayor Says Farewell to Retiring City Manager By Referencing Second-Tier Coen Brothers Movie

The City of Eureka Invites You a Birthday Party for Our Breathtakingly Beautiful City Hall

September 2019

Yes, My Belly Is Huge. No, You May Not Touch It.

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Youth Take Up Signs for Today’s Global Climate Strike

The Eureka City Council May Be Trying Some New Methods for Selecting Next City Manager

Eureka and Rio Dell Mayors Team Up For Delightful Informational Video About PG&E Power Shutoffs