Local Government

May 2015

New General Manager for Humboldt Bay Water District Announced

April 2015

Facing Yet Another Budget Shortfall, Eureka Looks For Places to Cut

This Video Will Get You Psyched About Jeffrey S. Blanck, Humboldt’s Next County Counsel

In Light of Large Capital Losses, Grand Jury Recommends Major Overhaul of The Headwaters Fund

Will the California Coastal Act Kill Devil’s Playground Cleanup Plans?

Eureka Police Looks to Pump Up West Side Neighborhood Watch With ‘Project NOW’

City of Arcata to Break Ground on New Trail, New Road

Today’s Downtown Treepocalypse Will Lead to a More Eco-Friendly Arcata, City Engineer Says

March 2015

Trinidad Trail Fight Flares Up Again, Gets Physical; Coastal Commission Turns the Screws on Aggrieved Homeowner Fighting Public Access

Sheriff’s Office Responds to Grand Jury; Says it Is and Will Be in Compliance With the Law

Grand Jury Reminds Poor People That They Can Demand a Ride Home After Being Arrested

Downey Bumped Up: Supes Approve Sheriff-Coroner Pay Hike Unanimously

Board Set to Approve 10 Percent Raise for Sheriff-Coroner Mike Downey

County Beats Back FEMA-Mandated Flood Insurance for Residents of Orick and Parts of Blue Lake

November 2014

County Health Department: The Affordable Care Act ‘Open Enrollment Period’ is Nigh; Help Available

Coroner Dave Parris Resigns; Look for Quick Consolidation of Coroner’s and Sheriff’s Office

Does God Bless Counties That ‘Trust’ in Him? A Statistical Analysis

October 2014

Electronic Billboard Backlash Hits Humboldt County’s Facebooks

August 2014

McK Union School District Calls Special Early Morning Meeting to Refinance Huge Bond Debt

Humboldt Grand Jury: Sheriff, End Nighttime Releases Now! Plus Much More

June 2014

Special Eureka City Council Meeting This Evening; 2014-15 Budget Proposes Large Cuts to Police, Fire

Rio Dell Looks to Bill Its Volunteer Fire Department for Water

May 2014

Sheriff’s Office Changes Midnight Release Policies; Mental Health Screenings, Call to Friends and Family Now Standard Procedure.

February 2014

New Visions for Old Pulp Mill

Supervisor Virginia Bass Kicks Off Campaign With Star-Studded Rally

January 2014

WATER DISTRICT: Don’t Panic Yet, But if You’d Like to Conserve, That’d Be Nice

December 2013

PRAY ON, PRAYA! Judge Rules in Favor of Eureka City Council Religious Invocations

Earth First! To Rally For McKay Tract Community Forest at Board of Supes Tomorrow

With a Two-Carpetbagger Council Nigh, Isn’t it Time for Eureka To Scrap Its Ludicrous Electoral System?

November 2013

Alex Stillman and Jessica Hall on Arcata’s New Plastic Bag Ordinance

October 2013

Arcata Faces the Music: Special City Council Meeting Tomorrow on Payback of $4.5 Million in Funds Misappropriated From the State

Read North Coast Railroad Director Bernie Meyers’ Brilliant FAQ on NCRA Matters

September 2013

Environmental Groups Applaud Coastal Commission Decision on Caltrans’ Safety Corridor Project

Eureka City Manager Bill Panos Resigns

August 2013

With an Angry Letter, Michael Johnson Withdraws His Candidacy For Eureka Police Chief

July 2013

North Coast Railroad Authority Committee Floats the Possibility of Impending Bankruptcy

June 2013

Arcata Fire Selects One of its Own as New Chief

Eureka City Council Suddenly Punts on Stillman/NCRA Question

Rail-Heads Seek Stillman Ouster From NCRA Board

Harbor Commissioner Aaron Newman Arrested by Dep’t of Fish and Wildlife on Felony Perjury Charges

Railroadies Defeated at Board of Supervisors Today; Board Opts for Richard Marks Over RR Favorite Dan Hauser

May 2013

This Week in Ocean, Part One: The Future of Humboldt Bay

Supes Likely To Rename Airport Today

Notorious Arcata Liberal Alex Stillman Appointed to North Coast Railroad Authority Board

Sheriff Set to Dig Up Remains of Mendo County Supervisor’s Wife

County-wide Grower Tax?

Airport Showdown Averted: Surprise Hulsey Resignation Saves Layoff of Program Director

Showdown Over Airport Budget at Tomorrow’s Board of Supes

April 2013

North Coast Railroad Authority Tosses EIR

Big Showdown A-Brewin’ for Tomorrow’s North Coast Railroad Authority Meeting in Eureka


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