Local Government

October 2017

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

Eureka Looks to Move Corporation Yard Over by the Zoo to Make Way for Costco Expansion, But Neighbors Aren’t Happy

Eureka City Council Signs Resolution in Support of Paris Climate Accord

SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: Humboldt Crabs, City of Arcata Pitch a Big Ballpark Revamp — More Seats, New Facade and Real Dugouts

Eureka Mayor Frank Jager Was Employed by Coroner’s Office and Acting as Executor of Estates During Period Under Investigation for Corruption

Fortuna City Manager Mark Wheetley Arrested for DUI, a Year and a Half After His Last DUI Arrest

Eureka Wins Competitive Bid to Have Downtown Area Certified as One of the State’s First Official Cultural Districts

THE SPIT GROWS UP: Peninsula Community Services District Takes Another Step Toward the Ballot

DA Maggie Fleming Calls In FBI, State Attorney General for Sheriff’s Office Corruption Investigation

At Least Four Sheriff’s Office Employees Bought Dead People’s Belongings Through Public Administrator; They’ve Now Been Asked to Return Them

‘Get to Know a District’ Part Eight Explores the ‘Nonsensical Distinctions’ along Eureka’s Waterfront

June 2017

Defending the Defender: Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of County’s Controversial Public Defender Hire, but Victory Could Be Short-Lived

Eureka Police Award $25,000 in Money Seized From Drug Dealers to Two Local Organizations Who Want to Keep Kids Off Drugs

(UPDATE) Woman in Jail Custody Dies Early This Morning; Critical Incident Response Team Investigating

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