Local Government

February 2022

(UPDATED) Attorney General’s Office Threatens Legal Action Against Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez Over Failure to Submit Financial Transactions Report

Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Reveals That He Suffers from a Learning Disability as Mysterious Investigation Continues to Limit His Access to City Staff

Arcata City Council Approves Long-Planned Old Arcata Road Improvement Project, Including Installation of Controversial Roundabout

Eureka Gets a Look at the Road Work Coming Up Over the Next Several Months, Then Approves a Deal With a Police Auditing Firm

TODAY in SUPES: Board Talks Drought, Weed Irrigation Curtailment; Madrone Confronts a Geologist

EaRTH Center a Go: Eureka Council Approves Ambitious Housing/Transit Development Downtown, Despite Parking Concerns

Arcata City Council Votes to Hold Special Election in June to Fill Councilmember Goldstein’s Seat

With the Local Cannabis Industry Reeling, Supervisors Slash 2022 Cultivation Tax by 85 Percent

YESTERDAY in SUPES: After Bushnell Recuses Herself, Board Considers Tax Relief Options for Struggling Cannabis Growers But Postpones Decision

Eureka Council Unanimously OK’s Latest Parking-to-Housing Plan’s First Steps; Special Meeting on Downtown ‘EaRTH Center’ Project Next Week

TONIGHT in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: City Looks to Free Up a Bunch of Properties to Develop More Housing, Including Two Parking Lots Behind Lost Coast Brewery That Will Be Converted Into ‘EaRTH Center’

January 2022

Supervisors to Consider Cannabis Tax Relief Amid Growing Concerns Over Industry’s Long-Term Viability

Turns Out They Need More Money to Convert Those Valley West Hotels into Homeless Housing, So the Arcata City Council Will Meet Tomorrow to Up the Grant Application

TODAY in SUPES: In-Person Meetings to Resume in March; Samoa Wastewater Project Moves Forward, Eel River Groundwater Plan Approved

Arcata House Partnership Approved to Operate Safe Parking Program for Homeless, But Executive Director Says Short Staffing May Delay Program’s Launch

Arcata House Partnership Proposes Plan to Operate Arcata’s ‘Safe Parking Program’ for Homeless; Council Will Review Proposal Tonight

ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: Planners Propose Converting K and L to One-Way Streets; Transportation and Safety Committee Will Review Plan This Evening

Supervisors Split Over Whether Planning Commission Should Tighten Cannabis Rules for Generators, Water Use and Roads

Dr. Ian Hoffman Resigns as Humboldt County Health Officer

Arcata City Council Approves Safe Parking Program to Shelter Homeless, Moves Forward with Valley West Hotel Housing Projects

Eureka City Council Approves Land Swap With Pierson Company, Will Develop Housing Near Winco Instead of on Three Downtown Parking Lots

Safe Parking Program: Arcata City Council Will Consider Leasing Property on Samoa Boulevard to Provide a Legal Place for Homeless People to Sleep in Their Vehicles

TODAY in SUPES: Bass Moves Popular Public Comment Period to the End of Meeting Agendas; Staff Presents Groundwater Plan for Eel River Valley

TONIGHT in CITY COUNCIL: Eureka Land Swap, Meet the New Police Chief, Vacation Rentals and More!

Supes Look to Change Public Comment Process as Antivaxxers Grow Increasingly Menacing and Unhinged

Supes Ratify State of Emergency After Winter Storm Causes More Than $10M in Costs and Damages

December 2021

Eureka Names New Interim Police Chief; Todd Jarvis Previously Served as Second-in-Command at San Diego Police Department

Eureka City Council Postpones Vote on Proposed Parking Lot Land Swap

Eureka City Council: Responding to Community Complaints Over Parking Lot Housing Developments, Staff Proposes Property Exchange With Pierson Company

[UPDATED] New Fortuna Ordinance Would Ban Public Camping, But Does It Violate the Rights of the Unhoused?

County Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms’ Fish Factory Project on Samoa Peninsula

Arcata City Council Approves Plan to Convert Valley West Hotels to Homeless Housing, Reviews ‘Gateway Area Plan’ to Create High-Density Housing in Town

YESTERDAY in SUPES: ‘Your House is on Fire and It’s Threatening My House’: First 5 Director Pleads With County to Fix Its Financial Mess

Arcata City Council to Consider Converting Two Valley West Hotels into Homeless Housing; Planning Commission Hesitant About the Project

Supes to Consider Removing Planning Commissioner Over Conflict of Interest, Plus More Conflict with Paz Dominguez on Deck for Tuesday’s Meeting

State Launches Investigation Into County’s Financial Practices and Reporting

State Approves Nearly $3 Million in Grant Funding for McKinleyville Park, BMX Track and Blue Lake Town Square

Longtime Ag Commissioner Retires; Supervising Inspector Appointed to Serve as Interim Commissioner

TODAY in SUPES: Board Finalizes New District Map (Same as the Old Map), Names Next Year’s Chair (Same as Last Year’s Chair) and Ponders Its Responsibility to Counter COVID Misinformation

Hiring a Waterfront Development Consultant, Cracking Down on Shopping Carts, COVID Bonus Pay for City Workers and More Highlights From Tonight’s Eureka City Council Agenda

City of Arcata Takes a Roundabout of Its Own, Delays Decision on Old Arcata Road Improvement Plans to Address Wetland Impacts

SURVEY: The City of Eureka Wants Your Input on Solving the Mildly Inconvenient Nightmare of Parking Downtown

Residential Rehab Program Completed, Former Mayor Brett Watson Rejoins the Arcata City Council

ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: City Releases Draft Plan For Developing Housing in the 138-Acre ‘Gateway Area’ of Town, and Wants Your Input

November 2021

Environmental Groups Double-Sue Humboldt County Over Controversial SoHum Cannabis Project, Suggest Bohn May Have a Conflict of Interest

Board Narrowly Passes Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in Auditor-Controller as State Prepares to Step in and Complete County’s Delinquent Financial Transactions Report

County Board of Supervisors to Consider Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez

[UPDATE: Paychecks Are Getting Issued, But Many Are Incorrect] County Employees Didn’t Get Paid On Time This Morning and They’re Pissed

Fortuna Union High School District Submits Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in County Auditor-Controller, Files Complaint With Civil Grand Jury

Eureka City Council Approves New Ward Map, Ranked Choice Voting; Bans Coal on City-Owned Property

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