June 2018
It’s Raining Grants at the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services; $9M Landed in Recent Weeks
Superintendent of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Investigated for Array of Allegations, Including Misuse of Government Funds, Sexual Harassment
May 2018
TONIGHT: McKinley Statue Removal Process Meeting; Public Comment Sought
April 2018
Local Agencies Form Partnership to Lure Cruise Ships Into Humboldt Bay and Give Passengers Phenomenal Experiences
Happy 4/20! Supervisor Estelle Fennell Elected President of Multi-County California Cannabis Authority
March 2018
Don’t Hold Your Breath, Arcata: Removing the McKinley Statue Is Going to Take a Long, Long Time
All the Fight Has Gone Out of the North Coast Railroad Authority
February 2018
California AG Investigation Concludes With Agreement Requiring Sweeping Changes to Humboldt Child Welfare Services
January 2018
Congressman Huffman Invites Transgender Marine Corps Vet to Trump’s State of the Union Address
At Last, Your Dream of Owning a Post Office in the Middle of Nowhere Can Be Realized
Lawmakers and Activists Blast Trump’s Move to Open Virtually All U.S. Waters to Offshore Drilling
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Rescind Obama-Era Memo Protecting States’ Rights on Marijuana Legalization
December 2017
Arcata Has a New Mayor
Rio Dell Has a New Police Chief
Humboldt County Supervisor Virginia Bass Elected First-Vice President of California State Association of Counties
November 2017
Department of Fish and Wildlife Awards $1.3 Million in Grants to Restore Humboldt County Watersheds Affected by Cannabis Cultivation
Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Bill Gillespie Abruptly Resigns
Were You Affected by Corruption in County Coroner/Public Administrator Office? If So, the State Attorney General’s Office Wants to Hear From You.
District Attorney Maggie Fleming, Local Law Enforcement Seek Public Input to Develop Policy for Releasing Officer-Involved-Shooting Footage
(VIDEO) The Huff Awards Los Bagels for Sustainable Business Practices
October 2017
How Eureka’s Outdated Zoning Code Limits Investment and Housing, and What Can Be Done About It
Oprah Visits Pelican Bay State Prison for ‘60 Minutes,’ Investigating the ‘Failed Experiment’ of Long-Term Solitary Confinement
Challengers Aim to Unseat College of the Redwoods Trustees, Who They Say Have Been Asleep at the Wheel
September 2017
Kennedy Field is Safe! Eureka Will Look Elsewhere for a New Corp Yard Location
A Bill Sitting on Governor Brown’s Desk Could Determine the Future of Broadband in Rural Humboldt and Beyond
Arcata City Council Approves ‘Community Reward Program’ for Lawson Case, Urges Those With Information to Come Forward
(VIDEO) The Squabbling Has Ended and the Dredging Has Begun! After Bureaucratic Scrap, the City of Eureka is Finally Excavating the Gunk From the City’s Public Marina
Coastal Commission Approves Coast Seafood’s Oyster Farming Expansion Project
Mayor of Arcata Speaks on Yesterday’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Wood Bill Protecting Residents of Skilled Nursing Homes
August 2017
These Marijuana Bills From Our State Reps Could Shape California’s Legal Weed Industry
Blue Lake Highlighted in LA Times for Having California’s Only All-Woman City Council
Coastal Commission Reverses Course, Renews Coast Seafoods’ Shellfish Permit
California Department of Justice Agrees to Take Over Investigation of Humboldt County Public Administrator’s Office
Huffman Unveils Bill to Protect and Restore Local Forests and Watersheds, and He Wants Your Feedback
Covered California Premiums in Our Region Will Jump 33 Percent Next Year, Though Subsidies Could Help Offset Increase
July 2017
Huffman Introduces Bill to Protect Local TV From Corporate Consolidation: ‘This is Not the Soviet Union’
June 2017
‘No Reason to Think This Hasn’t Gone On For Years’: Sheriff Honsal Speaks on Corruption Inquiry
Help Eureka Redraw Its Ward Boundaries Now That Wards Actually Matter
Eureka Finally Backs Away From Beach Disposal Approach, Now Plans to Dump Bay’s Dredge Spoils Offshore
Firefighter Cannot Wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ Lapel Pin: Humboldt Bay Fire Board Upholds Chief’s Order
Local Firefighter Files Grievance After Being Told to Remove a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Lapel Pin From His Uniform
May 2017
Amid Funding Troubles, County Library Struggles With Increased Crime, Drug Use and Homelessness
Eureka Councilmember Marian Brady Says ‘Cowardly’ Trinity Supervisors ‘Wimped Out’ and Ruined Humboldt’s Bright Future
In Email to Sundberg, EPA Reaffirms Opposition to Beach Disposal of Dredge Spoils, But Eureka Official Insists It’s the Best Option
Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appeals to National EPA Official on Marina Dredge Disposal
Senator McGuire to Hold Hearing on Collapse of Local Salmon Fishery
Check Out The Arcata High Student’s Digital Art Piece That Won This Year’s Congressional Art Competition
State Kicks Down $1.5M for Cleanup of Illegal Weed Grow Operations in the Emerald Triangle
Supervisors Ponder How Strict to Be With Cannabis Cultivators