June 2026

The Harbor District is Working On Plans for a Heavy-Duty Marine Terminal to Serve the Offshore Wind Industry. If You Have Thoughts, You Might Want to Attend a Meeting Next Week

Eureka Planning Commission OKs Land Acquisition for Emergency Homeless Shelter in Old Town; Plus: J Street Airbnb Receives Partial Approval

Humboldt Supervisors OK $5.75 Million to Buy the Old Kmart on Broadway for a New ‘One-Stop Permitting Center’

THE HUNT FOR EL CHAPO: How a Fugitive Peacock United Fortuna

Humboldt Supervisors Hash Out Privacy Concerns Over Flock’s Automated License Plate-Reading Cameras, Direct Sheriff’s Office to Improve Transparency

May 2026

‘A Climate of Fear and Mistrust’: Petition Urges Humboldt Sheriff, Board of Supervisors to Cancel Flock Safety Contract Amid Privacy Concerns

Eureka City Council Advances Proposed Pay Hike for Elected Officials, Takes First Look at Next Year’s Budget During Special Study Session

(PHOTOS) Check Out the New Mural at St. Vincent de Paul’s Dining Hall in Eureka

Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation Secures $130K in Community Donations to Expand Blue Angel Container Village

LAST NIGHT in EUREKA COUNCIL: Fewer Homeless People are Sleeping in Shelters, According to the Most Recent Eureka Police Department Survey, and It’s Not Exactly Clear Why

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: One Team’s Grueling (Yet Glorious) Quest for the Kinetic Grand Championship

(PHOTOS) Eureka’s Pink Lady Mansion Just Got Pinker

Off-Leash and Out of Control: Can Humboldt County Do Anything to Stop Dog Encounters From Turning Violent?

Eureka City Council Moves Forward with Anti-Drilling Resolution After Learning an Outright Ban is Much More Complicated

Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Cannot Be Removed Until the Property Owner Secures a Special Permit, County Says

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Rallies for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Day

The City of Eureka Will Soon Erect a Gate at Marina Way to Prevent Overnight Vehicle Access (But Don’t Worry, You Can Still Park There for Lunch)

Removal of Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Temporarily Halted Amid Safety Concerns

April 2026

SoHum Residents Protest the Removal of a 252-Foot Old-Growth Redwood From a Lower Redway Property

Humboldt Supervisors Advance Proposal to Increase Civilian Oversight Over HCSO, Despite Pushback From Sheriff Honsal

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Appoints Two Residents – Mike Wilson and Carol Vander Meer – to Represent Humboldt on the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s Board

‘Save Our Store’! Petrolia Neighbors are Banding Together to Save Their Community Market (UPDATE: Which Maybe Doesn’t Need Saving?)

LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL: Eureka Adopts New Rules for AI Use Among Staff; Proposed Pay Hike for Elected Officials Headed to November Ballot

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves $1.85 Million for Measure Z Projects and Services; Old-Growth Protections for Lower Redway Punted to a Future Agenda

SURVEY: Eureka Wants to Hear Your Infrastructure Priorities as the City Gears Up for Next Phase of Sunset Heights Development

Sen. Mike McGuire, CalFire Officials Warn ‘Super’ El Niño Could Fuel Unpredictable Fire Season

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Hears About Declining Enrollment at Local Schools, Postpones Decision on Setting Up Legal Fund for Immigrants

MORE RAIN EN ROUTE! Wet, Windy Weather is Headed for Humboldt This Weekend

Should Eureka City Council Members Get Their First Pay Raise in 40 Years? Voters Will be Asked to Decide in November

Eureka City Council Revisits the Idea of a City-Sanctioned Homeless Encampment

(VIDEO) Sequoia Park Zoo Bear Nabu Emerges From Hibernation Ready to Play

Eureka’s City Council May Get Its First Pay Bump in Decades (But Don’t Worry, We THE PEOPLE, Will Have the Ultimate Say)

The Final Master Plan for the Great Redwood Trail is Out. What Does it Mean for Humboldt?

(UPDATE: REOPENED!) Rodent Droppings Temporarily Shutter Chin’s Café in Eureka

‘We Gave it Everything We Had’: New Harris General Store to Close After Nearly 30 Years of Serving SoHum

March 2026

(PHOTOS) Thousands Protest Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rally in Eureka

(VIDEO) Ferndale Teen Luke Powell Performs for Country Star Shaboozey at Legendary Tennessee Music Venue

Missed Your Chance to Weigh In on Cal Poly Humboldt’s Foster Campus Connectivity Project? You Now Have Until April 2 to Make Your Thoughts Known!

‘A Lifetime of Memories’: Ferndale Pizza Co. is Going Up For Sale

Heads Up, Ferndale! Caltrans is Planning a Community Meeting to Discuss Next Steps for Repairing (or Possibly Replacing) Fernbridge

(UPDATE) One Person Hospitalized With ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries Following Yesterday’s Shooting in Hoopa; Suspect Remains At-Large, Says HCSO

‘I Love These Old Victorians!’ Meet the 85-Year-Old Folk Artist Recreating Eureka’s Signature Architecture … in Miniature

PG&E’s Electricity Rates Are Dropping This Month. What Does That Mean for Your Monthly Bill?

Eureka Police Department Launches New Initiative to Improve Safety, Reduce Blight Along Hwy. 101

Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn Shuttered Indefinitely After Two Mysterious Deaths

The City of Fortuna Will Return 236 Acres of Land to the Wiyot Tribe

Humboldt Named a ‘CARE Court Champion’ by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Awarded $3.1 Million in State Funds to Expand Housing for the Homeless

February 2026

Future ‘Bright’ For Klamath Salmon: California’s Runs Show Signs of Recovery After Three-Year Commercial Fishery Shutdown, Raising Hopes for Upcoming Fishing Season

A Roundabout in Samoa? Caltrans Will Host an Open-House to Discuss Its Plans for a New Roundabout at the End of the Bridge

What’s Up With That Big-Ass Pond on E Street in Old Town Eureka?