Articles by Stephanie McGeary

August 2020

Former Humboldt Public Health Officer Talks About Her Plans for a Non-Profit Senior Care Community, Volunteering As COVID-19 Contact Tracer and How the County Has Handled the Pandemic

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL RACE: 10 Candidates Qualify to Run for Three Open Seats in November

Meet Another Eureka City Council Candidate: Lucinda Jackson Running for Second Ward Seat

Fortuna School District To Reconsider its Decision to Open For In-Person Classes at Special Meeting Tonight

With Fortuna Schools Planning to Resume In-Person Classes Next Week, Teacher’s Union Demands Distance Learning

July 2020

Arcata City Council Race: Over A Dozen Potential Candidates are Out There, and Two Have Qualified For November Ballot (So Far)

After Securing a Big Grant, The Yurok Indian Housing Authority Will Build a New 36-Unit Low Income Housing Development in Arcata

MURALED! L.A. Doll Maker and Graffiti Artist Shares Her Unique Style With Humboldt

Collin Yeo Announces Candidacy for Arcata City Council

Eureka City Council Approves Sales Tax Measure, Decides Against Sending Letter Opposing Highway 101 Billboard Reconstruction

Eureka City Council to Consider Sales Tax Measure for November Ballot

An Outbreak at Preschool: Four People From Arcata Child Care Facilities Tested Positive for COVID-19 Earlier this Month

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Police Department Policy Reform, COVID-19 Response Grant Application on Tonight’s Agenda

Eureka City Council Approves Massive Budget Cuts, Defers Water and Sewer Rate Increases for Residents

Want to Serve on Eureka or Arcata City Council? Multiple Seats Opening, Nomination Period Starts Next Week

The Eureka City Council Wants Developers to Build Affordable Housing on Three City-Owned Parking Lots

June 2020

City of Eureka Facing Nearly $4.6 Million General Fund Budget Cut Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Local Poets Release Collection of Quarantine Poems from Humboldt County

Public Native Plant Garden Proposed for Ferndale, Plans Go Before Design Review Committee Tomorrow

City of Eureka Offers Rent and Mortgage Assistance for Households and Homeless Shelters Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Arcata City Council Slashes Police Department’s Budget, Discusses Potential Law Enforcement Policy Reform

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19, Special Tax Measure on Tonight’s Agenda

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: City Budget Discussion, Waterfront RV Park on Tonight’s Agenda

Eureka’s Marketing Firm to Reveal City’s New Branding Next Week, Plans for Promoting Tourism Without ‘Opening the Floodgates’

Finger Lickin’ Good News For Eureka Chain Restaurant Fans! KFC Construction Expected to be Complete By October

Eureka City Council to Consider Extending Evictions Moratorium Protecting Tenants Financially Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

Eureka Police Department Community Safety Team Shares Results of This Year’s Homeless Survey

May 2020

Eureka Salvation Army to Hold Drive-Through Food Box Distribution On Sunday

Dean Lotter Receives $129K Severance Package as Part of Resignation Agreement With the City of Eureka

Potential Flash Floods Saturday As Heavy Rains Hit Humboldt, National Weather Service Warns

(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Addresses Jail Bookings, Hotel Enforcement and His Own Haircut in Latest Media Availability

(VIDEO) Local High Schoolers Ask Public Health Officer How Teens Can Cope During the Pandemic and What Their Next Semester May Look Like

Eureka and Garberville DMV Offices Will Reopen to the Public This Thusday

(VIDEO) Ferndale Creates Virtual Memorial Day Service, Will Still Hold Social Distancing Parade

THE VILLAGE IS DEAD: Developers Withdraw Application for Proposed Arcata Housing Project, Which the City Council Has Been Debating for Years

Arcata City Council Extends Evictions Moratorium During COVID-19 Emergency, Approves Ballot Measure to Increase The City’s Affordable Housing Cap

Arcata City Council to Consider Extending Evictions Moratorium, Approving Ballot Measure to Increase Low-Income Housing Cap

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Budget Crisis Prompts Early Retirement Offers for Six City Employees

Four-Month Wonder Dean Lotter to Officially Resign at Special Eureka City Council Meeting Tomorrow

(VIDEO) Humboldt Public Health Officer Responds to Media Questions on Recent Alder Bay COVID-19 Cases, County Treatment and Testing Capabilities

(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Discusses Online Certification Process for Reopening Businesses in Today’s Response to Media Questions

Local Nonprofit Helps Out Struggling Single Moms During the COVID-19 Crisis

COVID Q&A: Eureka City Clerk Pam Powell on Assuming the Role of Acting City Manager Amid a Pandemic

Victory Garden Revival: COVID-19 Pandemic Prompts More People to Grow Their Own Food

April 2020

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: What’s Going On With All These Mid-Pandemic Closed Meetings to Review Top City Staff?

(VIDEO) Eureka City Council Delivers Food to St. Joseph Hospital Workers as Part of ‘Feed the E.R.’ Program

Public Health Officer Approves NOVID-4Me Masks After Confusion About Valves Not Complying With Public Health Orders

Some Arcata Marsh Trails Are Now One-Way to Help You Stay Six Feet Apart From Other Humans

Eureka City Council Poised to Approve Emergency Homeless Shelter to be Run by Betty Chinn Foundation

Revolution Bicycles in Henderson Center Burglarized Early This Morning; $6,000 Electric Bike Stolen