Government
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
Huffman Unveils Bill to Protect and Restore Local Forests and Watersheds, and He Wants Your Feedback
July 2017
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
May 2017
Amid Funding Troubles, County Library Struggles With Increased Crime, Drug Use and Homelessness
Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appeals to National EPA Official on Marina Dredge Disposal
Senator McGuire to Hold Hearing on Collapse of Local Salmon Fishery
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
Rep. Huffman Slams Passage of TrumpCare; Protests Planned at County Courthouse
EPA Rejects Eureka/Harbor District’s Plan to Dump Dredge Spoils on the Beach
Meet Michele Stephens, the County’s New Director of Public Health
Yay! Part Six of Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Has Landed
April 2017
Supervisors Vote to Fine-Tune Civil Rights & Diversity Resolution
Supervisor Rex Bohn Suggests Placing Liens on Properties With Weed-Related Code Violations
Community Votes to Spend Weed Tax Revenue on Children and Family Mental Health Services
RISE OF BRETT: Arcata City Council Unanimously Appoints New Councilmember to Fill Wheetley’s Seat
MORE WEED: County Looks to Accept New Cannabis Permit Applications in Environmental Review Process
Booya! Part Five of Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Just Dropped
March 2017
As State and Federal Funding Dwindles, Local Governments Struggle to Provide Affordable Housing
Fire Equipment, Roadwork and a SnowCat Vehicle Top the List of Measure Z Spending Suggestions
Supervisors Approve Southern Humboldt Community Park Project
Major Development Project for Southern Humboldt Community Park Comes Before Supervisors Tuesday
(UPDATED with Sundberg Reaction) Sundberg Appointed to California Coastal Commission
County Receives $11M in Measure Z Funding Requests as Pool of Available Money Shrinks
County Ends Employment of Cannabis Division Planner Following Conflict-of-Interest Inquiry
Eureka Officials Are Spending Today and Tomorrow ‘Visioning,’ Strategically, For the Future
‘Community Choice Energy’ is Just Two Months Away, Humboldt
Hooray! We’ve Got the Fourth Entry in Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’
February 2017
Weed Permit Applications Reveal Breadth and Location of Demand in Humboldt
Here Comes the Huff! Congressman to Visit Arcata for Town Hall Meeting
County Fines PG&E and Three Local Businesses for Hazardous Waste Violations
Parents Concerned as Eureka City Schools Looks to Restrict Inter-District Transfers
Supervisors Appoint New Public Defender After Questionable Hiring Process