March 2016

City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp Moves Forward; Eureka Puts Out Request For Proposals From Potential Operators

County Names New Phillip Smith-Hanes; Deputy to Take Reins of Humboldt’s Biggest Bureaucracy

Grand Jury Blames County’s Low Vaccination Rates on Poor Transportation and the Fact That Parents Don’t Know About This One Cool Website

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

EXCLUSIVE: LoCO Columnist Matthew Owen Confirms That He Has Not Yet Announced His Upcoming Run for Eureka City Council

City, Nonprofit Proponents Miles Apart on Plans for Sanctioned Homeless Camp Away From the Marsh

City-Approved Eureka Homeless Camp Plan Gains New Steam With Mayoral Speech Last Week, Meeting This Afternoon

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

Coastal-Dependent No More? County Looks to Ease Restrictions on Industrial Development Around the Bay

Citing Danger to Civilians and First Responders, Humboldt Bay Fire Institutes New Policy for Battling Hash Lab Fires

January 2016

Humboldt County Fair Board Pays Former Manager $150,000, Settles Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

December 2015

County Health Department Says: We Can Help You Get Home For the Holidays, But You Have to Stay There Forever

Board of Supervisors Appoints Two Longtime Staffers as Interim Heads of County Government, Health and Human Services

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

Fortuna Fire Assessment Passes; New Revenue Will Fund Prevention Efforts, Volunteer Retention, District Says

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

COOL NEW TOOLS: The Fortuna PD Now Has the Best Transparency/Public Crime Reporting Website in the County

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’

Eureka’s Final Draft Budget Returns Some Money to Police, Cuts Public Contributions to Booster Organizations

Who Do You Want to Be the Next County Health Department Head? Tell Rex Bohn Later This Month

McK School District Again Refinances Bond Debt as New Gym Nears Completion

Eureka City Manager on Budget Cut Debate: Don’t Say We Aren’t Spending Measure Q Money on Police, Fire

‘Parklets,’ Food Carts, Waterfront Planning on Tuesday’s Eureka City Council Agenda

May 2015

Let it Grow! Arcata City Council Moves Forward With ‘Marijuana Innovation’ Project

Hey, Arcata – Are You Ready for a Giant ‘Marijuana Innovation Area’ Out on West End Road?

Measure Q Backers Urge Eurekans to Protest Planned Cuts to Police, Fire Services

In Shelter Cove, Cultures Collide on Either End of a Disputed Coastal Trail

Eureka’s Police Services Officers Look to the Public and City Council to Save Their Jobs

Measure Z Committee Recommends Nearly $9M in Funding, Almost Entirely for Public Safety

Eureka Police Seek Six to Serve on New Citizen Advisory Panel

Eureka City Council Votes to Allow Two Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Sheriff’s Office Moves to Dissolve Key Relationship With Hoopa Valley Tribal Police