Local Government

May 2025

‘This is a Bad Ordinance. It Needs to Be Rewritten’: Eureka City Council Scraps Controversial Homeless Encampment Ordinance

Introducing Humboldt County’s Next Director of Aviation, Ryan Cooley, Who Is Set to Be Appointed By the Supes on Tuesday

Eureka Police Commander Leonard La France Named ‘Crisis Intervention Team Law Enforcement Executive of the Year’

City of Eureka Sez: Only Three Hours of Public Testimony on the Homeless Ordinance Will Be Allowed at Next Week’s City Council Meeting

Blue Lake City Council Finalizes Separation Agreement With Former City Manager Mandy Mager, Appoints Finance Manager Dani Burkhart as Acting Replacement

County Government Wins $45.3 Million Grant to Build a New Sempervirens in Downtown Eureka

At Its Meeting Tonight, Eureka City Schools Will Look For ‘Maximum Flexibility’ in Jacobs Campus Negotiations if CHP Deal Stalls Out

With the City Manager’s Abrupt Exit, Blue Lake Residents Mount Recall Effort Against Three Council Members

The Blue Lake Community is Under the Impression That Its City Manager Has Been Fired, But City Hall Won’t Say Whether She Has Been Or Not

TODAY IN SUPES: Garberville Vets Hall Finally Moves Ahead, Board Opposes Relocation of Sexually Violent Predator to Manila

TODAY IN SUPES: Humboldt County’s General Fund Balance is Expected to Dry Up in Two Years Due to Ongoing Deficits

April 2025

Voters Approved a New One-Cent Countywide Sales Tax. Here’s How the Supervisors Decided to Allocate It.

TODAY in SUPES: The Visitors Bureau Was Defunded and County Departments Benefited in Various Tax Fund Switcharounds

After Another Tense Meeting, Eureka City Council Decides to Revisit Controversial Homeless Camping Ordinance Next Month

Kernen Construction Mostly Carries Its Case at Today’s Board of Supervisors Meeting; Company May Continue to Operate Without Explicit Hour or Noise Restrictions

Humboldt Community Services District Agrees to Pursue Annexation of North McKay Ranch Subdivision Site

TODAY in SUPES: An Update on Rio Dell Earthquake Recovery; The Ceremonial Recognition of Everything; No Raises For County Workers This Year?

Eureka City Council Greenlights Women’s Residential Rehab Facility Planned for Henderson Center

March 2025

Flouting State Guidance, Blue Lake City Council Votes Not to Adopt Its Own Updated Housing Element

(PHOTOS) Wiyot-Led Affordable Housing Projects Will Bolster Eureka’s Downtown Housing Supply with 93 New Units

Fortuna Names Current Lieutenant its New Chief of Police

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Grants Tax-Delinquent Weed Growers Another Reprieve, Receives a Decent Audit Report and Considers Organizational Shakeup

PRESENTING: The New Executive Director of the Humboldt County Association of Governments

What’s Next for Dishgamu Humboldt? Learn More About Eureka’s Wiyot-Led Affordable Housing Projects at This Week’s Public Meeting

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

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