October 2026

Two of Three People Running for Mayor of Eureka Will Participate in Tonight’s Televised Candidate Forum From the League of Women Voters

OOPS! Errors Result in the Omission of Two Candidate Statements From Humboldt County Voter Guides

Dan Shahin, an Arcata City Council Candidate Who Has Railed Against Data Centers, Has $10,000+ Stakes in Nvidia and Amazon

LoCO INTERVIEWS G. Mario Fernandez and Janelle Jackson: Eureka’s Ward Three Election Pits a Democratic Socialist/Anarchist Against a Veteran Police Officer

September 2026

Meet Kathleen Herrera and Jeff Leonard, Eureka’s Fifth Ward City Council Candidates

The Biggest Donors in the Arcata City Council Race? The Candidates

(UPDATE, APPROVED) Anil Dwivedi Would Pay $100,000 and Be Barred From Illegally Jacking Up Rents in a Proposed Settlement Agreement That Awaits Approval by Judge

Wanna Know How Much Money Each Eureka City Council and Mayoral Candidate Raised and What They’ve Spent It On? We’ve Got You Covered

GUEST OPINION: Measure D is a Wake-Up Call for Fortuna Voters

Who’s Running for Ferndale City Council? Meet Your Candidates

Meet Audra, Jason and Victor, the Candidates Competing for Eureka City Council’s Ward 1 Seat

Mary Gelinas, Humboldt Bay Municipal Water Board Candidate, Dies at 78

[UPDATED AGAIN] [UPDATE: Dresser Denies Authorship of Posts] An Overtly Racist Social Media Account Bearing the Name of Eureka Mayoral Candidate Casey Dresser Has Been Unearthed

Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Urges Residents to Vote Early Amid Federal Court Challenges Over Mail-In Ballots

Rio Dell City Council Candidates Seeking Infrastructure Improvements, Election Uncontested With Two Newcomers to Join

Meet Your Trinidad City Council Candidates in Upcoming, Uncontested Election

August 2026

Meet Fortuna’s 2026 Council Candidates, All Essentially Guaranteed a Spot on the Friendly City’s Governing Body

LoCO Elections is Back! Here’s Your Chance to Grill Candidates for City Office in Eureka and Arcata and Maybe Elsewhere

A Challenger in Eureka’s Fifth Ward: Retiree Kathleen Herrera Qualifies to Run Against Jeff Leonard for City Council Seat

Here Are Your Eureka City Council and Mayor Candidates; Will Another Challenger Emerge to Challenge Jeff Leonard in the Fifth Ward?

Still Thinking About Running for Arcata City Council? The City Just Extended Its Filing Deadline to Aug. 12

Arcata Councilmember Meredith Matthews Abandons Reelection Bid

July 2026

It’s Official! Former Eureka City Councilmember Jeff Leonard Qualifies for November Ballot

Casey Dresser, Candidate for Eureka Mayor, Wants a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Homeless People and Drug Addicts on City Streets

Eureka Landlord Anil Dwivedi, Still Embroiled in Class Action Lawsuit Over Illegal Rent Hikes, Launches Campaign for Mayor

Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel Launches Re-election Campaign

Meredith Matthews Announces Re-election Campaign for Arcata City Council

Anti-Amazon Initiative Falls to Qualify for November Ballot

GUEST OPINION: Why We Need More Candidates to Run for Office

Want to Run for Local Office? Your Chance to Declare Candidacy for Seats Across Humboldt County is Fast Approaching

June 2026

Organizers of Anti-Amazon Ballot Initiative Tout Early Success in Signature-Gathering Efforts

Former Eureka City Councilmember Jeff Leonard Announces Bid for 5th Ward Seat

Is It Already Too Late to Get the Anti-Amazon Ballot Initiative On the November Ballot? Organizers Face a Daunting Timeline

Community Group Pursues Ballot Initiative to Block Amazon Distribution Facility and All Other Large Warehouses in the Coastal Zone

ELECTION UPDATE: More Than 39,000 Ballots Have Now Been Counted, and the Local Races Are Even Bigger Blowouts Than They Were Before

ELECTIONS OFFICE UPDATE: There Are Still More Than 21,000 Ballots Left to be Processed; Updates to be Issued Twice Weekly

ELECTION NIGHT FINAL: Despite a (Probably) Large Number of Votes Left to Count, Mary Burke and Audrey Hanks are Certain Shoo-Ins

ELECTION NIGHT: Mary Burke Out to Early Lead in County Supervisor Race; Audrey Hanks Ahead in Assessor Contest

May 2026

ELECTION LIMERICK ROUNDUP! You Guys Didn’t Send Many Limericks This Year, But Here are the Ones You Did Send

Those Uncounted Ballots From the Last Special Election Will be Counted at Last

SHOWTIME! Candidates for Fifth District Supervisor are Going Live Tonight on the KEET/League of Women Voters Forum

WHOOPS: Humboldt County Elections Office Discovers 596 Ballots From the Last Election That Were Not Counted

April 2026

God Help Us, We Are Actually Opening the Floor For Election Limericks Once Again

March 2026

What Measures Will Humboldt County Residents See on the June 2026 Ballot?

Eureka Ranked-Choice Voting Delayed Yet Again — This Time Until 2028 — Because Apparently the Tech Just Ain’t There Yet

Not Many Running for District 2 California State Legislature Seats

Two Candidates Vie to Become Humboldt County’s Next Assessor

Marin County Resident Running for Jared Huffman’s Seat Wants to be Rural Champion; At Least Six Candidates in Race

We Have a Race: ‘Regular Person’ Evan Schwartz is Running for Humboldt County Supervisor in the Fifth District

CAKEWALK? Two County Supervisor Candidates (One Incumbent and One Newcomer) Are Running Unopposed as the Filing Deadline Fast Approaches