Local Government

November 2024

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

October 2024

TODAY in SUPES: Board and Public Voice Concerns About Wood Pellet Biofuel Project; Sheriff Proposes Advisory Council in Lieu of Oversight Committee

Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board Reconsiders, Opts to Take Nuclear Energy From Diablo Canyon For One Year

Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Appoints Cynthia Bones to Vacant Board Seat; Jacobs Campus Negotiations to Continue at Tonight’s Meeting

Are You a Business Whiz? An Planning Wonk, or Energy Wonk? Thoughtful About Police Practices? The City of Eureka Wants YOU

Redwood Coast Energy Authority to Reconsider Its Decision to Decline ‘Free’ Nuclear Power

Eureka City Council Ward 4 Candidate Thavisak ‘Lucky’ Syphathong is Also Vying for a Position on the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees

Redwood Coast Energy Authority Welcomes New Executive Director Beth Burks

Police Oversight Group Says the Eureka Police Department is Doing a Good Job With Its Internal Investigations

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

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