Local Government

October 2024

LoCO Interview: Kati Moulton, Eureka’s Second Ward City Council Rep, on Her Reelection Campaign, the False Promises of Measure F, the Importance of Police Transparency, and More!

Looking to Recover From Scandal, Alan Bongio Seeks Re-election to Humboldt Community Services District Board

The City of Eureka’s Street Teams Have a New Home Office on the Waterfront

Eureka City Council Tables Decision on Police Surveillance Cameras, Citing Privacy Concerns

(VIDEO) Humboldt County Officials Serve Inspection Warrant at Yee Haw Communal Living Property Near Trinidad

TODAY in SUPES: Board Passes Two New Ordinances to Increase Flexibility in Housing Development

September 2024

Conflicted Board of Redwood Coast Energy Authority Declines to Accept ‘Free’ Nuclear Power From Diablo Canyon

The Sheriff’s Office is Getting a $30,000 Heat-Vision Camera to Help With Aquatic Rescue Operations

Want to Observe the Election Process? You Are Very Welcome to Do So, Says the County Elections Office, and There are Lots of Opportunities, Starting Tomorrow!

LoCO INTERVIEW: Scott Bauer, Eureka’s Fourth Ward City Council Representative, on His Re-Election Campaign and the Importance of Community Resilience

TODAY in SUPES: County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code Violations

The Billboard That Face-Planted Along the Arcata-Eureka Safety Corridor Last Winter Will Not Be Rebuilt

The Arcata Police Department Would Like to Meet You and Feed You Hot Dogs This Saturday

LoCO INTERVIEW: Eureka City Council Candidate Thavisak ‘Lucky’ Syphanthong Talks About His Journey From Laos to America, Tells Us Why He Decided to Run, and Takes a Stand on Measure F

Eureka City Council Unanimously Adopts 518-Page Bike Plan, a Master Plan for Human-Powered Transportation Improvements Throughout the City

Eureka City Schools Announces Vacancy on Its Board of Trustees

In a Special Session, Board of Supervisors Narrowly Votes to ‘Accept the Resignation’ of Aviation Director Cody Roggatz

At Special Meeting This Morning, Humboldt Supervisors Will Consider Disciplinary Action, Dismissal of a High-Ranking County Employee

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Long-Awaited 2021-22 Audit Report, Reviews Changes to Draft Regional Climate Action Plan

How Are We Feeling About the City of Eureka’s Recreation Programs?

Eureka City Council Narrowly Passes Vacant Building Ordinance that Aims to Reduce Blight Across Town

A New 42-Space Parking Lot is Being Built Along the Eureka Boardwalk

Measure F Could Wreak Legal and Financial Havoc on Eureka, California Housing Defense Fund Warns

August 2024

Cal OES Kicks In $$$ for Last Year’s Emergency Repairs to Ferndale Fairgrounds’ Grandstands

You, Humboldt County Human, Are Invited to a Public Meeting on the Regional Climate Action Plan

Harbor District Board Orders Environmental Study of Billboard Rebuild Project

Harbor District to Consider Issuing Permit to Allow Repair (Rebuild?) of a Fallen Billboard in Humboldt Bay Tidelands

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Grant and Two Full-Time Positions for Sheriff’s Office; State Claws Back Millions in Cannabis Funds

What’s Next for the Jacobs Campus? The Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Will Consider Five Options at Thursday’s Meeting

Is That Building a Blight Risk? Eureka Council Introduces Vacant Building Ordinance Aimed at Addressing Property Disrepair and Alleviating the City’s Housing Shortage

The City of Fortuna is Rarin’ to Go With Plans for the Old PALCO Mill Site, and the Site’s New, Santa Rosa-Based Owner is Game

Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Controversial West Side Five-Plex

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Tiny House Village Ordinance, Sends Concerned Letter to SF Mayor; Latest Homelessness Count Revealed

Is Humboldt County Really a ‘Top Destination’ For San Francisco’s Homeless?

TODAY in SUPES: Sheriff Honsal Chafes Against Call for Civilian Oversight; Board Considers Responses to Civil Grand Jury, Denies Blocksburg Glamping Project

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Grand Jury Recommendations for Aging County Facilities, Leased Properties, Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office

How Will the Collapse of the Jacobs Campus Deal Impact Measure F? It Won’t, Backers Insist.

Anonymous AMG Communities Confirms Death of Jacobs Campus Deal, Vows to Try Again After Election Results

Eureka City Schools’ Deal With a Mystery Developer for the Jacobs Campus is Dead

Eureka City Council Reviews New Rules for Vacant Buildings, Tables Vote

July 2024

Murl Harpham, Grand Old Man of the Eureka Police Department, Has Died at Age 91; City Flags to be Flown at Half Mast This Week

County Supes Have Differing Views on the Merits of Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office But Postpone Decision on Grand Jury Recommendations

Humboldt County Supervisors Vote to Put a One Percent Sales Tax Measure on November Ballots

Humboldt Planning Commission Approves Tiny House and Emergency Housing Village Ordinances

HELLO, GATEWAY: Arcata City Council Passes Gateway Area Plan and Welcomes New City Manager Merritt Perry

The Tribe Formerly Known as the Resighini Rancheria Has a New Name

Rob Arkley Pursued Purchase of Jacobs Middle School Property Before Eureka City Schools Entered Land-Swap Deal With Secretive Corporation

June 2024

Humboldt Bay Fire Says a Sad Koebaai to Outgoing Chief Sean Robertson; Issues a Hearty Howzit? to Incoming Chief Tim Citro

In Its Final Report of the Year, Grand Jury Concludes That the Child Welfare Services Ombudsperson is Falling Short of the Role Defined For it When the County Settled a Big State Lawsuit

Eureka Planning Commission Approves Contentious Five-Plex Development on Buhne Despite Neighbor’s Concerns

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