June 2016

County Supervisors to Consider Putting Weed Tax on the November Ballot

Grand Jury: Behavioral Health Board Responsible for Identifying Problems in County’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Mental Health Branch

May 2016

Dredge to the Rescue! Humboldt Bay Will Soon Be Less Shallow

County to Hold Series of Events Promoting Mental Health Awareness

Board’s Measure Z Funding Suggestions: Firefighting Equipment, Roads and Sheriff’s Staff

Humboldt: Here’s Your Chance to Find Out What the State’s Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is All About

April 2016

How the Harbor District Found Itself in the Middle of Humboldt’s Most Bitter Political Fight

On Behalf of Homeless, Eureka Attorney Peter Martin Sues City, Police Department Over Palco Marsh Eviction Plan

At Heated Meeting, Former Planning Commissioner Asks Harbor Commissioner to ‘Step Outside’

Wood’s Proposed Weed Tax Clears Committee; Fees Would be Levied on Buds, Leaves and Immature Plants

Tree-Trimming Company Cited for Fatal Accident in Weitchpec

Eureka Business and Property Owners Threaten Lawsuit Over Shipping Container Homeless Camp

Sidestepping a Legal Threat, County Counsel Agrees to Ignore Reproductive FACT Act

Wing Inflatables Lands $25 Million Department of Defense Contract

CSU Strike Avoided; Faculty to Receive 10.5 Percent Raise Over Three Years Under Proposed Deal

HSU Faculty Strike to be Postponed Pending Tentative Agreement

Firefighting Equipment and Road Resurfacing Top List of Measure Z Advisory Committee’s 2016-17 Recommendations

CSU Faculty Set to Strike After Independent Fact-Finder Report Supports Call for Raises

March 2016

Arcata to Require Sewage Pipe Inspections When Selling Older Properties

City of Arcata Announces New Community Development Director

Anti-Abortion Organizations Try to Strong-Arm Local Officials Into Ignoring State Law

California Assembly Approves Bill to Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21

Karuk Tribe and Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Over Logging Plan in Klamath National Forest

Huffman Introduces Bipartisan Bill That Would Keep Eureka Postal Facility Open

February 2016

Three Big Takeaways From This Year’s Measure Z Funding Requests

Let’s Check Out These Architectural Designs for Eureka’s Future Waterfront

Humboldt League of Women Voters to Hold First Ever ‘Community Participation Fair’

Assemblymember Jim Wood Calls for More Oversight in Wake of Politically Charged Firing of Coastal Commission Director

Medical Marijuana Would Be Subject to 15 Percent Sales Tax Under Law Proposed by McGuire in State Senate

Humboldt Environmental Advocates in Morro Bay for Historic Coastal Commission Hearing

County and Eureka Looking to Implement Traffic Impact Fee for Builders and Developers

March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Rules Officially Repealed

New Klamath Dam Removal Plan Announced, Bypassing Congress

Connie Beck Named New Director of County’s Health and Human Services Department

January 2016

Legislature Repeals March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Regs, Two Days After County Passed Local Weed Regs

A Focused Strategy Collides With Diverse Passions at Joint Eureka-County Meeting on Homelessness

Supervisors Pass Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance Unanimously

Supervisors Set to Pass Commercial Marijuana Ordinance Tuesday

Eureka City Council and County Supervisors to Meet Jointly Tuesday to Discuss Homelessness Strategies

Supervisors Opt to Ban New Grows on Timberland in Final Draft of Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance

Supervisors Rush to Craft Marijuana Ordinance That Covers the Basics

Eureka Dives into Major Decisions on Homeless Issues

Supervisors Look to Advance Limited Marijuana Ordinance to Beat Looming (if Questionable) State Deadline

Eureka Looks to Youth for Ideas on City’s Future

December 2015

Eureka Set to Ban Commercial Medical Marijuana Growing Temporarily

Local Anti-Abortion Clinic Must Post Reproductive Health Info Under New State Law

Supervisors Committed to Forging Ahead on Weed Ordinance, Even if Deadline Disappears

County Courts Borrow $110,000 to Handle Surge in Homicide Cases

Feds Approve Truce in War on Medical Marijuana

Ignore That March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Regs, Says Assemblyman; Date Appeared Due to a ‘Drafting Error’