Local Government

March 2025

Eureka City Council Tables Decision on Controversial Ordinance That Would Increase Penalties Against Unhoused Residents

TODAY in SUPES: Cannabis Comes and Cannabis Goes; Plus: First 5 Humboldt is Struggling a Little Bit

Eureka’s Homelessness-Related Laws Could Soon be Toughened Up a Bit. Here’s What Critics Say They Fear Will Happen, and What Cops and Other City Employees Say They Want to Do

TODAY in SUPES: Board Revokes 21 Cannabis Permits for Failure to Pay Taxes, Tweaks Short-Term Rental Ordinance and Allows Honsal to Hire New Employees

BAY to ZOO UPDATE! Eureka Public Works Shares an Update on the City’s Coming North-South, Non-Motorized Transportation System

Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Sanctuary City Declaration

Police Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live’ Has Wrapped Up Filming in Humboldt. What Did Sheriff Honsal Learn From the Experience?

Human Rights Commission Says: It’s Not Our Job to Police Billboards

February 2025

TODAY in SUPES: Weed and Airplanes, the Ways Humboldt Gets High

Blue Lake City Council to Consider Controversial Battery Storage Facility at Tomorrow’s Meeting

What’s Next for Sunset Heights? The City of Eureka Will Discuss Next Steps, Funding Priorities at a Public Meeting Next Week

Eureka City Council Tables Discussion on Increased Fees for Sewer Lateral Repairs Due to Pushback From Local Realtors, Homeowners

Seventeen ‘I Dos’ and a Day to Remember: Humboldt County’s Civil Ceremonies Reach New Heights

‘Our Roads Absolutely Suck’: Supervisors Debate How to Prioritize Spending Revenues From Measure O, the New Countywide Sales Tax

TODAY in SUPES: Board OKs Agreement on Potter Valley Project Decommissioning and New Eel-Russian Diversion Facility

‘Equity for Everyone’: Humboldt Supervisors Issue Statement of Support for All Residents Amid Federal Immigration Crackdown

Eureka City Council Approves $1.4 Million Budget Allocation for New Operations Complex, Corp Yard

Eureka City Council Unanimously Rejects Proposal to Install License Plate-Reading Cameras

TODAY in SUPES: ‘Dismal’ Budget Update, Plus: Messages of Solidarity With Local Immigrant Community Amid ICE Fears

Willow Creek is Getting a Bigfoot-Themed Skate Park This Summer. It Took a Decade, Hundreds of Meetings and a Couple Million Dollars. Here’s How it Happened.

January 2025

Fortuna City Officials Knew About the FBI Investigation Into Former Councilmember Kris Mobley Two Months Before She Vacated the Position

Fortuna City Council Member Kris Mobley Resigns as FBI Investigates Embezzlement and Theft Allegations, According to City Officials

TODAY in SUPES: How Should County Management Be Organized? Also: How Will These Trump Dictates Impact Us? The Board Discussed These and Other Matters.

HAIL to the CHIEF! Rio Dell Has a New Top Cop

Humboldt Bay Fire Sees Uptick in Staffing, Recruits but is ‘Still Recovering’ From Staffing Crisis, Says Chief

Humboldt Sheriff, District Attorney Commit to Uphold Local, State Sanctuary Policies That Protect Undocumented Residents From ICE

Eureka City Council Looks to Increase Enforcement Against Public Camping and Loitering, Streamline Local Ordinances Relating to Homelessness Issues

TODAY in SUPES: Arroyo Delivers Presentation on Local Medical Provider Challenges, Board Approves Letter of Concern Over Proposed Wood Pellet Biofuel Project

Seaside Weddings: County Clerk-Recorder Invites Couples to Tie the Knot on Valentine’s Day at Special Locations

Need a Present for a Hard-to-Please Loved One? Consider the Gift of Carbon Credits From the Arcata Community Forest! Bulk Discounts!

North McKay Ranch Subdivision Stymied by Inaction on Request to be Annexed Into Humboldt Community Services District

Design Review Committee Narrowly Approves New Plans for Eureka’s EaRTH Center

TODAY in SUPES: With Some Apprehension, Board OKs Potential Path to Legitimacy for Yee Haw Communal Living Property

Grief-Stricken County Employees May Get an Extra Day Off to Recover From the Loss of President Jimmy Carter

Ridgewood Heights Residents Up in Arms Over Opening of New Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility

December 2024

Humboldt County Health Dept. and Hoopa Human Services Cut Ribbon on Newly Renovated Shared Building

Eureka City Council Appoints Mayor Pro Tem, Talks Design Standards, and More!

TODAY in SUPES: County Budget Outlook Slightly Less Dismal Than Expected, Though $15M Structural Deficit Persists

Humboldt County Auditor-Controller Cheryl Dillingham to Resign at the End of January

TODAY in SUPES: A New Disaster Response Plan Just Dropped, and So Did Some Overnight Parking Restrictions

Eureka City Council Advances Development Agreement for Affordable Housing Projects on City-Owned Parking Lots, Approves Church Conversion Near Henderson Center

TODAY in SUPES: County Agrees to Pursue Settlement of Kernen Construction’s Permit Issues as Employees Pack the House

November 2024

Humboldt Planning Commission Approves Contentious Weed Farm Near Garberville, Despite Claims That Cannabis is No Longer Legal in California

Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Letter of Support to Relocate, Rebuild Sempervirens Psychiatric Hospital

Human Rights Commission Reaffirms Humboldt County’s ‘Sanctuary County’ Status, Will Discuss What That Means at its Next Meeting

TODAY in SUPES: Board Suspends 2025 Weed Taxation, Directs Staff to Explore ‘Repeal and Replace’ Options for Measure S

Help Investigate Your Government! The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is in Urgent Need of Alternates

Eureka City Council Learns More About Vero’s Plans to Bring Fiber-Optic Infrastructure, High-Speed Internet Access to Local Homes, Schools

TODAY in SUPES: Inspection Reveals ‘Urgent Safety Risks’ From Exposed Sewage at Yee Haw Communal Living Property

Local Fishermen Call for Improvements at Eureka’s Public Marina as Silt Build-Up Renders Boat Ramp Nearly Impassable

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