Local Government

May 2024

The County’s General Fund is On Track to Run Out of Money in Less Than Two Years

Are You a Public Policy Wonk Into Jurisdiction and Land Use Issues? Humboldt LAFCo Seeks a Public Member

April 2024

Meet the City of Eureka’s New Giant Metal Crab Sculpture, Which You Should Help Name

In First Report of the Year, Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight Board for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office

Supervisors Receive Report on the Declining Cannabis Industry and its Watershed Impacts, Then Vote to Shut Down a Nuisance Farm

Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Long-Planned Jail Expansion, Rehabilitation Center Project Due to Funding Constraints

GET DOWN, EARTH FLAG: City of Arcata Issues Extensive Press Release Explaining Why it Will Comply With a Judge’s Ruling to Fly the Earth Flag Lower Down the Flag Pole, Rather Than At the Top

UPLIFT Eureka Staff Say ‘Progress is Being Made Every Day’ to House the City’s Homeless; Old Town Bike Lanes Approved

Because People Get Their News in Facebook Comment Sections, City of Eureka Issues Press Release Stating Sequoia Park Zoo Is Not Closing and Never Was

The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Announces That it is Dissolving; City of Eureka to Take Over Fundraising Duties, Press Release Says

(PHOTOS) The Harbor District’s Big Ocean Outfall Pipe Got Exposed by Major Beach Erosion From Winter Storms

YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Ordinance Imposing New Rules for Illuminated Signs, Billboards

Judge Rules Arcata Can’t Let Its Freak Earth Flag Fly Above Old Glory on City Pole

Eureka Rank-and-File Police Officers Issue Statement Praising ‘Positive Working Relationship’ With City Government Following Successful Contract Negotiations

Despite Some Uncertainty and Pushback, Eureka City Council OKs Funding for Overlay Zone at Jacobs Campus

Everyone Hates Eureka’s Potholes and the City is Preparing to Fill ‘Em

March 2024

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves ‘Vital’ Staffing Request for Sheriff’s Office Amid Countywide Budget Concerns

Eureka City Council Mulls Options for Jacobs Campus

Judge Grants Wiyot Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Over the City’s Housing Development Plans

Fortuna’s Police Chief Has Been Leadership-Trained by the FBI!

TODAY in SUPES: As Weed Farms Fail, They’re Leaving Debt and Degradation in Their Wake

Activists to Turn Up Heat on Scotia Biomass Power Plant at Energy Authority’s Community Advisory Committee Meeting Tonight

Wiyot Tribe Urges Judge to Toss ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit Over Removal of Parking Spaces

Local Doctor Seeks to Convert Former Eureka Church Property Into Multi-Family Housing, Urgent Care Facility and Medical Spa

Crowley Wind Services’s Partner Agreement With the Harbor District Will Expire Without a Lease, Leaving Future Relationship Unclear

YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Long-Awaited Short-Term Rental Ordinance

February 2024

TODAY in SUPES: Board Hints at a Roads Tax Ballot Measure, Talks Tobacco Retailer Rules and More

ROUNDABOUT PARTY! Arcata City Council Unanimously Approves Project That Will Add Two New Roundabouts On Sunset Avenue

Eureka Planning Commission OKs Four-Story Development Slated for Old Town

Developer of McKay Ranch Subdivision, a Proposed 320-Unit Housing Development in Cutten, Seeks Annexation from Humboldt Community Services District

January 2024

Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March

County Supervisors Deny Appeal of McKinleyville Subdivision, Approve 56-Unit Development Project

At Town Hall Meeting, Frustrated Residents Discuss Future Development of Eureka’s Jacobs Campus; Mystery Developer Still Mysterious

TODAY in SUPES: County Eyes Major Changes to Mental Health Programs, Awards $1M in Measure Z Revenues to Road Repairs

Karen Diemer, Arcata’s City Manager for Nearly the Last 10 Years, Announces Her Impending Retirement

Eureka City Council Approves Letter of Opposition to Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative

Local Environmental Groups Celebrate Harbor District Resolution Commiting to ‘Green Terminal’ for Offshore Wind

Harbor District Board to Consider Adopting ‘Green Terminal Strategy’ for Offshore Wind Infrastructure Development

Earthquake Brace + Bolt Grant Funding Available for Humboldt County Homeowners

TODAY in SUPES: Who Wants to Operate a Safe Parking Program for the Homeless? Also, What To Do About Whippit Abuse?

Brian Stephens, Eureka’s New Police Chief, Comes From the Department’s Bad Boy Days But Says He’s Committed to Continuing Progressive Reforms

December 2023

All County Planning and Building Permit Applications Must Be Submitted Online Starting Jan. 10

Rio Dell to Consider Legislation to Keep Rental Housing Up to Code, Post-Earthquake

The Eureka City Schools Board Voted on a Resolution Last Week That Was Not Published Before the Meeting. Is That Legal?

Eureka City Council Scraps Contentious Bike Lane Proposal for Myrtle Avenue

Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces Largest Land Reacquisition in Tribal History — 10,000 Acres in the Pine Creek Watershed

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Tables Decision on Humboldt County Visitors Bureau Contract, Agrees to Continue Tourism Marketing Services With the Agency Through May 2024

New Four-Story Building Slated for Old Town Would Bring 13 Apartments and New Retail Space to Eureka

Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Unanimously Votes for So-Called ‘Land Exchange’ With Mystery Developer

Harbor District Commissioners to Discuss Extended Partnership Agreement with Crowley Wind Services During Tonight’s Meeting

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