April 2022

MEASURE K: Humboldt County Wants Voters to Re-renew the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program

DON’T CALL IT A DEBATE! Here is a List of Upcoming ‘Candidate Forums’ With Candidates for Local Office

Measure J: Humboldt County Lodging Alliance Express Outrage Over ‘Misleading’ Transient Occupancy Tax Hike

LoCO ELECTIONS: Candidates for DA, Supervisor, Judge and Arcata City Council Answer Numerous Questions on Their Platforms and Experience

ELECTION LIMERICK ROUNDUP! This Feature Seems to be Running Out of Steam, and Maybe That’s For the Best

YET MORE ELECTION LIMERICKS! Readers’ Verses in Honor of Their Favored Candidates Continue to Pour Into Our Inbox Like the ‘64 Flood

First Election Limerick Roundup! Wowza, You People are Really Terrible at Writing Limericks

Cheryl Dillingham Officially Announces Bid For Auditor-Controller in Front of Romano Gabriel Sculpture Garden

(UPDATE) Arcata’s Mayor Can’t Participate in the City-Defining Gateway Area Plan; These Two Current Candidates for City Council Probably Can’t Either, for the Same Reason

March 2022

LoCO Elections is Back! Get Your Questions Ready, Because Your Chance to Grill the Candidates on the June 2022 Ballot Has Arrived

Here’s Your Final List of County Candidates for June’s Primary Election, Including Four Running Unopposed

Here’s the List of Arcata City Council Candidates! Six People Running for the Vacant Seat

February 2022

Three Candidates Now Vying to Become Humboldt County’s Next Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters

January 2022

NEWMAN! Former Eureka City Councilmember Files Papers Indicating He Will Run For Fourth District Supervisor

Two Candidates for District Attorney: Deputy DA Stacey Eads and Public Defender Adrian Kamada File Paperwork

District Attorney Maggie Fleming Will Not Run for Re-election

(UPDATE: HE HAS DROPPED OUT) Thomas Koors Launches County Supervisor Campaign Opposing COVID Vaccine and Mask Mandates

Humboldt County Supervisor Virginia Bass Announces She Will Not Seek Re-election

December 2021

Meet Juan Pablo Cervantes, Candidate for Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters

November 2021

A Race for Auditor-Controller: Public Health Administrative Analyst Mychal Evenson Announces He Will Challenge Karen Paz-Dominguez for the Office Next Year

September 2021

Larry Doss, Eureka Realtor and Harbor Commissioner, Planning Move to Orick to Run for Fifth District County Supervisor Seat

December 2020

FINAL ELECTION RESULTS: Michelle Bushnell Seals Win Over Two-Term Incumbent Supervisor Estelle Fennell

November 2020

BREAKING: Michelle Bushnell Takes Commanding 356-Vote Lead Over Incumbent County Supervisor Estelle Fennell

With Measure F Passing, Arcata Fire District Says Reopening Third Station Will Take a While

BREAKING: Michelle Bushnell Leads Incumbent Supervisor Estelle Fennell in Latest Vote Tally

DEMOCRACY STREAMS! Please Feel Free to Tune Into Access Humboldt’s Thrilling Live Stream of Votes Being Counted

First Post-Election Report Issued; 4,673 More Votes Counted, About 17,500 to Go; Bushnell Theoretically Within Striking Distance of Incumbent Estelle Fennell

County Election Official Says Just Over 22,000 Humboldt Votes Remain to Be Counted

Leading Eureka City Council Candidates Express Optimism This Morning, With Various Levels of Caution

ELECTION NIGHT FINAL REPORT: With Tens of Thousands of Votes Likely Left to Count, We Know Some Things — But Not Much

THE BIG ELECTION DAY LIVEBLOG! LoCO Will Be at Our Stations and Out on the Streets Right Here in This Thread All Day and Night

EVERYONE: If You’re Voting In Person Today, Bring Your Mail-In Ballot!

More Than Half of Humboldt’s Registered Voters Have Already Voted

October 2020

The Eureka Police Department Would Like You to Keep Cool While We Vote

VOTE! Humboldt County In-Person Voter Assistance Centers to Open Saturday

Eureka Council Candidates Haul in More Money, But Will it Translate to Votes?

(VIDEO) Second District Supervisor Candidates Answer Questions on Homelessness, Climate Change, Mental Healthcare and More

MEASURES B and I: Because of an Antiquated Clause in the State Constitution, Arcata and the County Have to Ask for Permission to Build More Affordable Housing

Dot Jager-Wentworth and Scott Bauer Have Raised the Most Money in the Eureka City Council Races Thus Far

Arcata School District Candidates Bring Different Backgrounds, Perspectives to Race for Area 4 Seat

Here is a List of All Humboldt’s Ballot Drop Off Boxes for Your Voting Convenience

For Northern Humboldt High School District Candidates, Equity and COVID are the Topics of the Day

MEASURE H: Eureka Doubles Down on Local Sales Tax, Hoping to Boost Revenue for Roads, Homelessness and More

MEASURE C: Ranked-Choice Voting Would Bring More Democracy and Better Democracy to Eureka, Backers Say, but Citizens Will Have to Get Used to a New Way to Cast and Count Votes

MEASURE A: These Arcata High Seniors — and Their Supporters — Hope Arcata Property Owners Will Pay a Little Bit More to Keep the City’s Parks in the Green

Among Three Candidates for Fortuna High School District, Differing Opinions on Reopening, Equity and Union Relations

September 2020

How do You Vote This Time? What’s a Good Way to Research Your Vote? If You Have Questions, Your Humboldt County Library Can Help

MEASURE F: Arcata Fire District Again Proposes a Special Tax Increase to Help Fund Operations, But Some Say It’s Asking Too Much

MEASURE D: South Bay Union School District Wants to Modernize its Campuses and Build a New Preschool

(VIDEO) Arcata City Council Candidates Weigh in on Budget Cuts, Welcoming HSU Students, Improving Valley West and More