Local Government

March 2024

Eureka City Council Mulls Options for Jacobs Campus

Judge Grants Wiyot Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Over the City’s Housing Development Plans

Fortuna’s Police Chief Has Been Leadership-Trained by the FBI!

TODAY in SUPES: As Weed Farms Fail, They’re Leaving Debt and Degradation in Their Wake

Activists to Turn Up Heat on Scotia Biomass Power Plant at Energy Authority’s Community Advisory Committee Meeting Tonight

Wiyot Tribe Urges Judge to Toss ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit Over Removal of Parking Spaces

Local Doctor Seeks to Convert Former Eureka Church Property Into Multi-Family Housing, Urgent Care Facility and Medical Spa

Crowley Wind Services’s Partner Agreement With the Harbor District Will Expire Without a Lease, Leaving Future Relationship Unclear

YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Long-Awaited Short-Term Rental Ordinance

February 2024

TODAY in SUPES: Board Hints at a Roads Tax Ballot Measure, Talks Tobacco Retailer Rules and More

ROUNDABOUT PARTY! Arcata City Council Unanimously Approves Project That Will Add Two New Roundabouts On Sunset Avenue

Eureka Planning Commission OKs Four-Story Development Slated for Old Town

Developer of McKay Ranch Subdivision, a Proposed 320-Unit Housing Development in Cutten, Seeks Annexation from Humboldt Community Services District

January 2024

Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March

County Supervisors Deny Appeal of McKinleyville Subdivision, Approve 56-Unit Development Project

At Town Hall Meeting, Frustrated Residents Discuss Future Development of Eureka’s Jacobs Campus; Mystery Developer Still Mysterious

TODAY in SUPES: County Eyes Major Changes to Mental Health Programs, Awards $1M in Measure Z Revenues to Road Repairs

Karen Diemer, Arcata’s City Manager for Nearly the Last 10 Years, Announces Her Impending Retirement

Eureka City Council Approves Letter of Opposition to Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative

Local Environmental Groups Celebrate Harbor District Resolution Commiting to ‘Green Terminal’ for Offshore Wind

Harbor District Board to Consider Adopting ‘Green Terminal Strategy’ for Offshore Wind Infrastructure Development

Earthquake Brace + Bolt Grant Funding Available for Humboldt County Homeowners

TODAY in SUPES: Who Wants to Operate a Safe Parking Program for the Homeless? Also, What To Do About Whippit Abuse?

Brian Stephens, Eureka’s New Police Chief, Comes From the Department’s Bad Boy Days But Says He’s Committed to Continuing Progressive Reforms

December 2023

All County Planning and Building Permit Applications Must Be Submitted Online Starting Jan. 10

Rio Dell to Consider Legislation to Keep Rental Housing Up to Code, Post-Earthquake

The Eureka City Schools Board Voted on a Resolution Last Week That Was Not Published Before the Meeting. Is That Legal?

Eureka City Council Scraps Contentious Bike Lane Proposal for Myrtle Avenue

Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces Largest Land Reacquisition in Tribal History — 10,000 Acres in the Pine Creek Watershed

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Tables Decision on Humboldt County Visitors Bureau Contract, Agrees to Continue Tourism Marketing Services With the Agency Through May 2024

New Four-Story Building Slated for Old Town Would Bring 13 Apartments and New Retail Space to Eureka

Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Unanimously Votes for So-Called ‘Land Exchange’ With Mystery Developer

Harbor District Commissioners to Discuss Extended Partnership Agreement with Crowley Wind Services During Tonight’s Meeting

Humboldt Supervisors OK Controversial Cannabis Farm in Ettersburg, Overturning Previous Planning Commission Decision

BREAKING: Supervisor Mike Wilson Has Vowed to Curb His Usage of the Phrase ‘With Relationship To’

In Open Letter to the City, Eureka Police Department Rank-and-File Ask For Public’s Understanding and Help in Face of Severe Understaffing

YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Cuts Measure Z Funding for MIST Team Amid Ongoing Budgetary Constraints, Appoints Rex Bohn to Board Chair for 2024, and More!

Brian Stephens Will Be Eureka’s Next Police Chief; Todd Jarvis to Retire Early Next Month

‘His Life Saved Three Others’: Organs Successfully Transplanted From Man In Police Custody; Parents Remain Angry About Delayed Approval From Sheriff Honsal

Eureka City Council Pulls Discussion on Israel-Palestine Cease-Fire Off Tomorrow Night’s Council Agenda

‘There is Always Hope’: Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Discuss Substance Use Disorders During Eureka’s Community Health Town Hall

Humboldt Planning Commission OKs Draft Short-Term Rental Ordinance After Months of Deliberation

November 2023

Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Proposed Cannabis Initiative Following ‘Rushed’ Process

Humboldt Supervisors Quash Proposal to Consolidate County Finance Departments

Eureka City Council Approves $1.4 Million Property Buy for New Corp Yard, Operations Complex

Planning Commission Approves Contentious McKinleyville Housing Development Despite Neighborhood Concerns

Coastal Commission OKs Wastewater Discharge Permit for Nordic Aquafarms’ Onshore Fish Farm

County Supes Vote to Put Measure on March Ballots That, If Passed, Would Create a Department of Finance, Combining Two Elected Offices Into One Appointed Position

Pressured by Upcoming Ballot Measure, County Supervisors Look to Improve Existing Cannabis Regs

October 2023

Planning Commission Punts Short-Term Rental Discussion to Next Week; New Rules Slated for Approval in Mid-November

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