Local Government

May 2020

Fennell to Appoint Former Harbor Commissioner Ronnie Pellegrini to the Planning Commission

Four-Month Wonder Dean Lotter to Officially Resign at Special Eureka City Council Meeting Tomorrow

COVID Q&A: Eureka City Clerk Pam Powell on Assuming the Role of Acting City Manager Amid a Pandemic

Planning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen Billboard South of Eureka

Supervisors Quibble Over Details of Eviction Moratorium, Agree to Form Groundwater Agency for Eel River Basin

BREAKING: New Eureka City Manager Dean Lotter Placed on Administrative Leave, Mysteriously and Effective Immediately; City Clerk Pam Powell Will Take Over Manager Duties for the Time Being

April 2020

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: What’s Going On With All These Mid-Pandemic Closed Meetings to Review Top City Staff?

(VIDEO) Eureka City Council Delivers Food to St. Joseph Hospital Workers as Part of ‘Feed the E.R.’ Program

Supervisors Pass Eviction Moratorium, Preventing Landlords from Kicking Out Tenants Who’ve Suffered Economic Losses from COVID-19

County Launches Certification Program for Restaurants Operating According to COVID Safety Standards; Makes ‘Facial Coverings Worn Here’ Sign Available for Essential Businesses

Why Is Humboldt County’s $17M Windfall in CARES Act Funding for COVID Relief Going to the Airport, Of All Places?

Library System Stocking Up on New E-Books, Audiobooks Thanks to a Spate of New Grants

Some Arcata Marsh Trails Are Now One-Way to Help You Stay Six Feet Apart From Other Humans

Eureka City Council Poised to Approve Emergency Homeless Shelter to be Run by Betty Chinn Foundation

City of Arcata Uses Downtown Parking Lots as Temporary Homeless Shelters Amid COVID-19 Emergency

In Their First-Ever ‘Virtual Meeting,’ County Supervisors Address Community Complaints About COVID Response

Eureka City Council Discusses Efforts to Address Homelessness During COVID-19 Crisis

March 2020

Arcata Fire District Will Close Mad River Station Tomorrow and Rotate Station Closures Moving Forward

Eureka City Council Passes Moratorium on Evictions For Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

City of Eureka Explains Eviction Moratorium That the Council Will Consider on Monday

Arcata City Council Passes Evictions Moratorium to Protect Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Emergency

At Special Supervisors Meeting, County Officials Give Update on Local Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Arcata City Council Special Online Meeting Tonight: Emergency Business Loans, Evictions Moratorium on Agenda

(UPDATED) Sheriff’s Office Not Currently Enforcing Evictions Due to Pandemic; Arcata Will Consider Moratorium

To Help Prevent Spread of COVID-19, Arcata City Hall Will Limit Public Access

As COVID-19 Fears Prompt Arcata Mayor and Vice-Mayor to Self-Isolate, City Staff Scrambles to Figure Out How to Hold Wednesday’s Council Meeting

City of Eureka Issues New Guidelines for Routine Police Business, Building Pemits, Council Meetings and Water/Sewer Payments

County Officials Lay Out Plans for Maintaining Essential County Services During COVID-19 Outbreak

Board of Supervisors to Consider New Sick Leave, Temporary Telecommuting Policies for County Employees at Special Meeting This Afternoon

Arcata City Councilmember Susan Ornelas Announces Immediate Resignation, Just Seven Months Before the End of Her Term

(PHOTOS) Get Pumped for the Freshly Named ‘Redwood Sky Walk’

(UPDATE: Meeting Canceled) The City of Arcata is Forming a Strategic Arts Plan and Wants to Hear Your Ideas on How it Should Do That

As the County Looks to Outsource Payroll, Sheriff’s Deputies Say Their Paychecks Are Riddled With Mistakes

February 2020

The County Has Accrued More Than $60,000 in Late Fees From CalPERS, and It’s Looking to Outsource Payroll Duties

Contruction of Sequoia Park Zoo’s ‘Redwood Canopy Walk’ Will Start Next Month; Project Should be Complete by September

Ukulele, Badminton and Tai Chi Among Plaza Improvement Task Force’s Recommendations For How to Better Downtown Arcata

As the Planet Heats Up, The County Plans to Address Rising Sea Levels With an Emissions Reduction Plan and a Slow Retreat Strategy

It Looks Like the Sequoia Park Zoo Is Gonna Try Again With the Bears

New Arcata Clinic Back on Track: The City Has Reached an Agreement With Tribal Historians, and the Project Will Again Go Before the Planning Commission Tonight

The Arcata City Council Will Not Draft a Ballot Measure to Stop Fluoridating Its Water, Despite Paul Pitino’s Passion on the Topic

The Arcata Police Department May Start Issuing Parking Tickets Near the HSU Campus When School Is Not in Session

County Looks to Ban Target Shooting on Samoa Peninsula, Plus Anywhere Within 150 Yards of an Occupied Building

Fourteen Years After Arcata Voted to Keep Fluoride in the Water, Arcata City Council May Again Put the Issue on the Ballot

January 2020

NEXT UP at EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Marbles, a Ship Sculpture and Capital Improvement. Cool!

Planning Commission Delays New Arcata Health Center Project Recommendation After Wiyot Tribe Requests Additional Archeological Survey

Humboldt County Needs Poll Workers! Sign Up Now For a $100 Gig and a Warm Feeling of Contributing to the Democratic Process

The Arcata Fire District Will Be Asking For Some Money on the March Ballot, and They’d Like to Talk to You About It in a Series of Town Hall Meetings

(VIDEO) ‘Justice for Josiah’ Activists Shut Down Arcata City Council Meeting

Sheriff’s Office Warns County of ‘Critical’ Staffing Shortages; They’re 17 Deputies Down and Eager to Recruit

Arcata City Council to Consider Banning Sale of Disposable Food Containers

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