Local Government

December 2017

County Looking to Purchase Eureka Kmart Property

November 2017

Arcata City Council to Hold Special Meeting on the Future of the McKinley Statue, Jacoby’s Storehouse Plaque

Here’s Former Humboldt County Public Defender David Marcus’s Letter of Resignation

(UPDATED) With Embattled Public Defender David Marcus’s Sudden Resignation, Attorney Drops Lawsuit Against the County

Firebrand Assistant Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez Files Candidate Papers for Head Position

What’s Wrong at the Auditor-Controller’s Office? Understaffing? A Vendetta? Or Is It the Man in Charge?

County Government Wins Awards; Supervisors Dole Out More Measure Z Funds

Is Humboldt’s Public Defender Qualified for the Job? Visiting Judge Says She Will Issue a Ruling One Month From Today

‘Loudest, Stinkiest and Most Impactful’: Get a Look at Eureka’s Heavy Industrial Areas in the 12th Installment of ‘Get to Know a Zone District’

Eureka Has $1 Million to Loan to Low-Income Folks Looking to Buy a House (or Fix One Up)

October 2017

WILLOW CREEK! Come Have a Coppoccino and a Chat With Bona Fide Sheriff’s Office Lawmen From Your Neck of the Woods

Kyle Zoellner, Once Suspected of Homicide in David Josiah Lawson Slaying, Files Claim Against City of Arcata For Defamation, Pain and Suffering, Emotional Distress, More

Cannabis Consultant Dani Burkhart to Challenge Supervisor Virginia Bass in Fourth District

Humboldt County’s Absurdly Long-Delayed General Plan Update is Finally Complete (Sort Of)

Can We Fix Humboldt County’s Airports? New Report From County’s Consultant Recommends Radical Changes

Supervisor Virginia Bass Officially Kicks Off 2018 Re-Election Campaign

With Its Weed Business Booming, City of Rio Dell Makes Pitch for Cannabis Tax on November Ballot

North Coast Railroad Authority, a State Agency, Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Rule That It is Not Bound By State Environmental Law

Eureka Police, County Health Win Major Plaudits for Devil’s Playground Eviction at International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference

All Humboldt County Government Offices Will Be Closed Monday (Columbus Day) for Training

Blue Lake Fire District Puts Special Tax Measure to Voters; Says Rat-Eaten Equipment, Expiring Rancheria Deal Leaves Department With Few Options

Recreational Weed Coming to Eureka After Council Votes to Include Adult Use Canna-Businesses in City Code

Eureka Redistricting Committee Selects Map Drawn by Anonymous LoCO User as Basis for City’s New ‘True Ward’ System

Garberville Sanitary District Sez: Dudes, We Don’t Have Enough Municipal Water to Feed All Your Grow Ops

‘What if Life Really is All About Waterfront Condos and Tasteful Sweaters?’ A Very Special Episode of Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’

Holy Crap, Can It Be True? 18 Years After It Began, The County’s General Plan Update Might Actually Get Completed This Month.

September 2017

City Puts Brakes on Homeless Day Center at Runeberg Hall, Solicits Other Locations for Project

District Attorney Maggie Fleming to Announce Reelection Campaign Next Week; Candidate Touts Record, Endorsements

Supervisors Opt to Prorate Cannabis Excise Tax, Place Moratorium on Weed Grows in Coastal Zone

Eureka Settles Lawsuit Over 2011 Arrest, Agreeing to Give Occupy Protester $50K

A Challenger in the Fifth: Steve Madrone Announces Candidacy for County Supervisor, Taking on Sundberg

County and Betty Chinn Looking to Use PG&E Trailers as Modular Housing Units for Local Homeless

Highly Anticipated 10th Installment of Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Explains the City’s Hospital-Medical Zone

(UPDATE) City of Eureka Says: Blue Heron Burned Because Squires Didn’t Pay Prostitute For Oral Sex Received

(PHOTOS) Playing Hardball, Eureka Demolishes Another Squires-Owned Building

August 2017

Speed Limit in Eureka School Zones May Soon Drop to 15 MPH

(VIDEO) RIP, Blue Heron Motel! Troublesome Squires-Owned Building Demolished by Eureka

Harbor District Executive Director Jack Crider Resigns

SNOWCAT! Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Ops Achieve Fundraising Goal for New Snow-Land Vehicle With $30k Donation From Blue Lake Rancheria

SHERIFF HONSAL: County Law Enforcement Developing New Intelligence Network to Combat Crime, Drugs, ‘Punk Squads’ in an Age of Zero Personal Accountability

Humboldt’s New HR Director Committed to ‘Making County an Employer of Choice’

Outpost Investigation Finds Illegal Sales Through Public Administrator’s Office Date Back to at Least 2013

After Just Nine Turbulent Months on the Job, Humboldt County Library Services Director Resigns

DA Investigation Finds Man Who Died in Eureka Police Custody Last Year Overdosed on Meth; EPD Absolved of Responsibility

(PHOTOS) Armed With Warrants, EPD and City of Eureka Inspect 11 Squires-Owned Shitholes

Local Agencies Collaborating to Launch New Detox and Residential Treatment Facility

Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Introduces You to ‘The Peas and Carrots of Compatible Land Uses’

Arkleys Clarify Indian Island Intentions, Say They Want to Buy It to ‘Preserve It for the Entire Community’

July 2017

Eureka Looks to Develop an RV Park on Waterfront Property Near Samoa Bridge

Eureka Issues Press Release About Proposed Corp Yard Move, Highlighting Tsunami Zone Danger

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