Local Government
May 2016
(UPDATE) Former Supervisor Jimmy Smith, A Great Man, Has Died
(PHOTOS) Everyone’s Dancing it Up For Mental Health Month!
Seventy-Five Locals, Mostly Government Workers, Headed to Maryland For FEMA Training All Next Week
CITY OF EUREKA: ‘Extensive, Thoughtful Planning Efforts’ Made for Successful Marsh Eviction
MARSH EVICTIONS: 44 Tons of Trash Collected, One Arrest Made, Some Campers Remain (for Tonight)
April 2016
Human Rights Commission Calls on County Government to Somehow Stop Palco Marsh Evictions
Citing Chronic Need for Foster Homes, County Government Launches ‘Be a Hero’ Campaign
March 2016
Sheriff’s Office Swears in Nine New Jail Guards, One New Deputy, Two New Tribal Officers and More
County Names New Phillip Smith-Hanes; Deputy to Take Reins of Humboldt’s Biggest Bureaucracy
Eureka City Council Unanimously Passes Anti-Panhandling Amendments
Attorney Threatens Lawsuit Over Eureka’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinance Amendment
Sheriff Downey Promises Orleans a New Resident Deputy by Summer
LATT-eral Move? Attorney, Former Farmer Neal Latt Appointed to Vacant Water Board Seat
City, Nonprofit Proponents Miles Apart on Plans for Sanctioned Homeless Camp Away From the Marsh
Geek Out With County Supervisors Over Their Upcoming Budget Tonight
Hey, Fortuna, Do You Want a Dairy Queen?
February 2016
Eureka City Council to Consider Supporting Needle-Exchange Program
Eurekans Gather to Envision a Future Version of Their City
Eureka Says Goodbye to its Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Military Vehicle
January 2016
Humboldt County Fair Board Pays Former Manager $150,000, Settles Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
December 2015
Yurok Police, Del Norte Sheriff to Cross-Deputize Tribal Police Officers
Measure Z at One: On the Anniversary of Tax Measure’s Passage, County Recaps Work Done to Date
November 2015
Arcata Fire Acknowledges Measure A Defeat; Vows to Keep Fighting for Additional Staffing
Szechuan Sewage Spill Update: Oh, Actually That Shut Down All Oyster Harvesting on the Bay
October 2015
PULL UP YOUR PANTS, EUREKA! City Council to Consider Illegalizing Public Nudity
Los Angeles Times Reports on Fraught Relations Between Hoopa Valley Tribe, Sheriff’s Office
Devil’s Playground/Palco Marsh Maintenance Plan on Tomorrow’s Eureka City Council Agenda
Last Chance for Fortuna-Area Property Owners to Vote on Fire Assessment Fees Tonight
September 2015
SoHUM: County Commission Wants to Hear About How Your Human Rights Are Being Violated
Arcata Begs Residents to Get Just a Teeny Tiny Bit More Serious About Water Conservation
August 2015
Sheriff Deputies’ Union Blasts Supes: Board Risks ‘Breaking Promises’ on Measure Z Funds
June 2015
Eureka City Council Approves Draft Budget, While Citizens Bemoan Cuts to Public Safety
Grand Jury: Humboldt County’s Firefighting Infrastructure is Way Broken
EUREKA DROUGHT RULES: No Watering on Weekdays That Don’t Start With ‘T’