Government

August 2019

Arcata City Councilman Wants ‘Archaic’ Pledge of Allegiance Wiped From Council Meetings. Do You Agree?

That Coastal Commission Meeting Was a Confusing Mess. Did They Even Mean to Advance the Hotel Project?

Coastal Commission Gives Green Light to 100-Room Hotel on Trinidad Rancheria … as Long as the Tribe Can Find a Reliable Water Supply

Coastal Commission Approves Eureka-Arcata Highway 101 Corridor Improvement Project

Coastal Commission Preview: Trinidad Hotel, Arcata-Eureka Corridor Project on Agenda for Meeting in Eureka

July 2019

(UPDATE) Marijuana Grow Neighboring Arcata’s Jacoby Creek Community Forest Causes Logistical Nightmare for Government Agencies; City Expresses Concerns About Owner’s Sketchy History

Tribes Say They’ve Been Left Out of the Process on Potter Valley Project, but Congressman Huffman Begs to Differ

Sparks and the City: A Look Into the Retiring City Managers Contributions to Eureka During Some Tough Times

(UPDATED) Humboldt County Supervisor Mike Wilson to be Appointed to the California Coastal Commission

The Governor’s Deadline to Pick a Local Rep for the Coastal Commission Has Expired With No Selection

The State Corruption Investigation Into Humboldt’s Public Administrator Bureau Seems to Have Fallen Into a Black Hole

A New State Law is Changing How Courts Treat the Mentally Ill, But in Humboldt It’s Not That Easy

June 2019

Humboldt County Joins North Coast Coalition Seeking to Take Over the Potter Valley Project, Which Diverts Water from the Eel River

May 2019

Deportation, Forest Fires, Poverty and Patriotism: Winners of Huffman’s Congressional Art Competition Reflect 2019 America

County Approves ‘Cannabis Village’ With Onsite Sales and Consumption for Reggae on the River

Stakeholders Voice Concerns and Cautious Optimism About Offshore Wind Energy at McGuire-Hosted Hearing

McGuire to Host Hearing in Eureka Friday on Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy to Fish and Wildlife

Arcata City Council to Consider Banning Plastic Cups, Water Bottles and Other Disposable Food Packaging Items That Are Bad for Gaia

April 2019

(VIDEO) Rep. Huffman Hypes SF Crowd for His Former Roommate and 2020 Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke

Wind Energy Project Near Scotia Would Impact Birds and the View, Report Finds; Public Scrutiny Invited

Federal Government Partners With Yurok Tribe to Bring California Condor Back to Pacific Northwest

March 2019

In Odd Rebuke, Governor’s Office Rejects All North Coast Nominees for Coastal Commission, Calls for New List of Candidates

These are Humboldt County’s Former Death Row Inmates, Who Will Now Live Out the Rest of Their Lives in Prison

(VIDEO) Bye-Bye, Bill: The William McKinley Statue is Headed to Ohio

Coastal Commission Rules in Favor of Trinidad Rancheria in its Pursuit of Federal Trust Status for Harbor Property

Trinidad Rancheria Wants Harbor Property Placed in Federal Trust, Raising Concerns About Public Access, Environment and Tribal Rights

Eureka Councilmember Natalie Arroyo Honored as ‘Woman of the Year’ by Assemblymember Jim Wood

Rio Dell Mayor Meets with Governor Newsom to Discuss Housing

February 2019

Arroyo and Watson Join Officials From Fort Bragg, Crescent City in Pursuit of Coastal Commission Seat

Let’s Take a Closer Look at This Big Fish Farm Proposal for the Samoa Peninsula

January 2019

Redwood National Park to Resume Regular Operations After Lengthy Government Shutdown

Food For People Offers Services to Furloughed Employees During Government Shutdown

Are You a Frustrated, Furloughed Government Worker? The Sequoia Park Zoo Will Let You Stare Angrily at Its Donald Trump Bird For Free!

Meet Rio Dell’s New Mayor!

Here’s an Update on Local Park Access During the Government Shutdown

Local Employees of the Federal Government are Struggling as the Shutdown Drags On, and the Impacts are Starting to Spread

(VIDEO) Rep. Huffman Personally Delivers ‘Trump Trash’ to the White House; Trump Threatens to Stop Sending Aid for California Wildfires

Huffman Takes Out the ‘Trump Trash’ Amid Government Shutdown

December 2018

(PHOTOS) Faces Both New and Familiar Sworn in at Tuesday’s Eureka City Council Meeting

Humboldt County Offices Closed Wednesday to Mourn President Bush; Most Schools Open

November 2018

Supervisors Override Objections from Fortuna, Approve Indoor Cannabis Operation Near Rohnerville Airport

Eucalyptus Trees Along 101 Should Come Down Because They’re Decayed and Dying Already, Arborist Tells County

September 2018

STATE OF EUREKA: As Candidates Promise Job Creation, Holmlund Says the City is Already in ‘a Renaissance’

Gov. Brown Signs Bills to Block Trump Administration Plan to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling

August 2018

The Humboldt Marten, a Cute Relative of Minks and Otters, Has Been Declared Endangered by California Fish & Game

State Fish & Game Commission Will Consider Listing the Humboldt Marten as Endangered at Thursday Meeting in Fortuna

Mendo County Stakeholders Want to Take Over the Potter Valley Project, Which Diverts Water From the Eel; Local Enviros Say That Spells Trouble

July 2018

Supervisors Approve Eucalyptus Removal for Bay Trail Project, Though the Trees May Yet be Saved

Huffman Introduces ‘Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act’ To Restore and Protect Local Land

The DMV Was Planning to Close Its Eureka Office for Nearly Four Months But Evidently Got Talked Out of It


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