Local Government

September 2018

The New Eureka General Plan Will Guide the City For a Generation, and It’ll be the Subject of a Special City Meeting Monday Night

Eureka City Council Will Consider Handing Out Tickets To People Who Don’t Move Their Cars on Street Sweeping Days

Eureka Committee Approves Design for New Three-Story, 50,000 Square-Foot Low-Income Housing Complex on Fourth Street

August 2018

(UPDATE) Arcata City Council Fails to Approve ‘The Village’ Student Housing Development, Killing the Project for Now

HUMBOLDT RESPONDS: Gov. Brown Signs Major Criminal Justice Reform Bill Doing Away With Cash Bail

Eureka Code Enforcement and EPD Crack Down on Problem Houses, Evicting Residents and Hauling Out 100 Cubic Yards of Junk

(UPDATED) Bass to Appoint Former Eureka Councilmember Mike Newman to County Planning Commission

After Scoring a Couple of Million in Grant Funds, Eureka is One Step Closer to the Waterfront Drive of its Dreams

[CORRECTION: He’s Not the First!] Meet Cody Roggatz, the Man Moving from South Dakota to Become the County’s Very First Next Director of Aviation

Eureka City Council Votes to Proceed with Plan to Reduce Car Lanes On H and I Streets

Eureka City Council Slated to Discuss ‘Multimodal Corridor Plan,’ Which Could Reduce the Number of Automobile Lanes on H and I Streets

Sofia Pereira Launches Re-election Campaign for Arcata City Council

Eureka Election 2018: Here’s an Update on all the Candidates for Mayor and City Council (So Far)

July 2018

Eureka City Council Members Question Whether HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program is ‘The One’ for the City

Arcata City Council Votes to Put McKinley Statue Removal on November Ballot

The County’s Getting Ready to Ban Target Shooting at Popular Public Spots Because Some People Suck At It

Soon-to-Open Eureka Restaurant Gets Ahead of Itself with Outdoor Patio

County Health Officials Shut Down Chinese Gourmet Express in the Bayshore Mall for Health Code Violations

Supervisors Send Sanctuary Ordinance to November Ballot

Humboldt County Sanctuary Ordinance Set to Qualify for November Ballot

Noah Levy, Humboldt County Planning Commissioner, Arrested for Public Intoxication

June 2018

Grand Jury Wraps Up Year With Reports on Measure Z Oversight, Special Education, Apathy in County Leadership

As State Continues to Investigate Humboldt’s Public Administrator Bureau, Sheriff Honsal Outlines New Anti-Corruption Policies

RABID DOGS AND VACATION RENTALS: No Bombshells in Grand Jury Reports — Yet — But Plenty of Interesting and Useful Work

(VIDEO) Eureka Police Officer Admits Telling Native American Man to ‘Go Back to the Reservation’; Internal Investigation Launched, Chief Says

Eureka City Council Parts Ways With City Attorney Cyndy Day-Wilson; Votes to Sign ‘Resignation Agreement’ With Former Staffer

The City of Eureka May Fire or Discipline a High-Level Employee Tuesday

County Health Department Develops Poop Test to Figure Out Who — or What — is Making Clam Beach So Poopy

Humboldt Deputy DA Named California’s ‘Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year’; Kamada Prosecuted Poachers, Growers, Dudleya Bandits

Arcata City Council Takes a Tour of ‘The Village’ Site, Sets Public Hearing to Further Ponder the Proposed Student Housing Development

People Thrown Into Jail in Eureka Now Have More Opportunity to Get Back Home; Sheriff’s Office Announces New Bus Policy

Proposed Jerold Phelps Hospital Expansion Site Deemed Too Close to Garberville Airport, But Supervisors Could Possibly Approve Plans Anyway

Sequoia Park Zoo Officially Launches ‘Redwood Canopy Walk,’ Which is Expected to Open in 2020; Local Tourism Orgs Kick in $1.7 Million for Construction

Initiative Measure to Keep McKinley Statue Approved for November Ballot

Lack of Experience and Insufficient Training Are What’s Wrong at Auditor-Controller’s Office, Outside Analyst Finds

City Council Set to Discuss New Plans for Eureka Waterfront Property; More Shops, Homes and a Park Possibly in Old Town’s Future

The Nerve! Tulare County Supervisor Plagiarizes Rex Bohn’s Well-Considered Argument in Favor of Taxes on Drinking Water

Supervisors Decide Not to Take a Stand Defending Trophy Hunting of Iconic African Animals

Supervisors to Consider Letter Opposing a State Ban on Possessing African Hunting Trophies Such As Rhino Horns, Elephant Tusks and Lion Pelts

Arcata City Council Listens to Community Members’ Thoughts on ‘The Village’ Development; Sets Public Meeting to Tour the Property

HSU Has Announced a Partnership With AMCAL on ‘The Village’ Student Housing Development

Sheriff’s Office Deputizes Blue Lake Rancheria Police Officers; Arrangement Allows Rancheria Cops to Arrest Ne’er-Do-Wells on State Charges

Arcata Appoints Ehle as Interim Police Chief

‘The Village’ Student Housing Plan Will Go Before Arcata City Council Tonight and Tomorrow

Humboldt Bay Fire Rescue Swimmer Squad Returns! Canceled Program Gets its Fins Back With Three Days of Training, Which Are Coming Soon

City of Arcata Set to Hire Interim Police Chief; Ehle Hopes to Stabilize Department

May 2018

Arcata Residents Share Their Thoughts With Recruiter Brought in to Help Hire a New Chief of Police

City of Arcata Seeks Volunteers for Public Safety Committee

Eureka Commission Approves Next Batch of Utility Box Art; Replacement Mural For Former ‘Cat Food’ Box Still Pending

LoCO Interview: In The Midst of a Testy Re-Election Campaign, Fifth District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Talks About Hash Labs, Racism and His Track Record

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