Local Government

January 2024

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

Humboldt Supervisors OK Controversial Cannabis Farm in Ettersburg, Overturning Previous Planning Commission Decision

BREAKING: Supervisor Mike Wilson Has Vowed to Curb His Usage of the Phrase ‘With Relationship To’

In Open Letter to the City, Eureka Police Department Rank-and-File Ask For Public’s Understanding and Help in Face of Severe Understaffing

YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Cuts Measure Z Funding for MIST Team Amid Ongoing Budgetary Constraints, Appoints Rex Bohn to Board Chair for 2024, and More!

Brian Stephens Will Be Eureka’s Next Police Chief; Todd Jarvis to Retire Early Next Month

‘His Life Saved Three Others’: Organs Successfully Transplanted From Man In Police Custody; Parents Remain Angry About Delayed Approval From Sheriff Honsal

Eureka City Council Pulls Discussion on Israel-Palestine Cease-Fire Off Tomorrow Night’s Council Agenda

‘There is Always Hope’: Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Discuss Substance Use Disorders During Eureka’s Community Health Town Hall

Humboldt Planning Commission OKs Draft Short-Term Rental Ordinance After Months of Deliberation

November 2023

Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Proposed Cannabis Initiative Following ‘Rushed’ Process

Humboldt Supervisors Quash Proposal to Consolidate County Finance Departments

Eureka City Council Approves $1.4 Million Property Buy for New Corp Yard, Operations Complex

Planning Commission Approves Contentious McKinleyville Housing Development Despite Neighborhood Concerns

Coastal Commission OKs Wastewater Discharge Permit for Nordic Aquafarms’ Onshore Fish Farm

County Supes Vote to Put Measure on March Ballots That, If Passed, Would Create a Department of Finance, Combining Two Elected Offices Into One Appointed Position

Pressured by Upcoming Ballot Measure, County Supervisors Look to Improve Existing Cannabis Regs

October 2023

Planning Commission Punts Short-Term Rental Discussion to Next Week; New Rules Slated for Approval in Mid-November

Humboldt Supervisors Approve Payment Plan for Delinquent Measure S Taxes, Discuss New State Regs for Fire Insurance

Rex Bohn’s Fellow Supervisors Question His Judgment for Including a Handgun in Charity Auction Basket

Arcata City Council Unanimously Opposes Measure A, the ‘Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative’

Eureka Council Sends Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative to November 2024 Election Ballots

Eureka City Council Unanimously Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Approves Request to Tweak Climate Action Plan, Hears Update on Earthquake Recovery Efforts in Rio Dell, Talks Gas Prices, and More!

Harbor District Board of Commissioners to Discuss Proposed Offshore Wind Terminal Project, Lease Agreement With Crowley During Tonight’s Meeting

(UPDATE) Arkley-Affiliated ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Files Two More Lawsuits Against the City, Aiming to Block Linc Housing Developments

Humboldt Supervisors Partially Reinstate Measure S Cannabis Cultivation Tax at 10 Percent as Market Shows Signs of Stabilization

September 2023

Enviro Groups Accuse County of Undermining Climate Action Plan With an ‘Accounting Trick’; Planners Say That’s False

The City of Eureka Will Host a Town Hall Discussion on Children’s Mental Health This Saturday

Humboldt Supervisors Revoke Coastal Development Permit for Fields Landing Property Following Nearly 20 Years of Neighborhood Complaints

A New Cap on Airbnbs? County Planning Commission Hears Public Feedback on Proposed Short-Term Rental Ordinance

Harbor District Executive Director Larry Oetker to Retire at the End of This Year; Board of Commissioners to Consider Employment Agreement With a Successor, Chris Mikkelsen, During Tonight’s Meeting

State Dismisses Lawsuit Against the County and Paz Dominguez; Auditor-Controller Cheryl Dillingham Says Her Office is Catching Up on Fiscal Reporting

TODAY in SUPES: Board Chair Steve Madrone Apologizes for Cutting Off Public Commenter for Making Bigoted Statements During Last Month’s Meeting, and More!

Arcata City Council Approves Construction Contract for Old Arcata Road Improvements; Says Goodbye to City Attorney Nancy Diamond

Coastal Commission Approves Permit Request for Major Improvements at the Old Brainard Mill Site, Hears Controversy Over the Closure of Van Wycke Trail During This Week’s Meeting in Eureka

August 2023

Interested in the Arcata Police Department’s Purchase and Use of Military-Grade Gear? There’s a Meeting for That Tonight

Backers of Eureka’s Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative Say They’ve Gathered and Submitted Enough Signatures to Get It On the Ballot

Bye-Bye, ‘K-L Couplet’: Arcata City Council Removes Controversial Proposal to Make K and L Street One-Way During First Joint Study Session on Tuesday

(UPDATED) Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Madrone Cut Off a Public Commenter for Using ‘Hate Speech.’ Is That Legal?

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Modifications to ‘Project Trellis’ to Address Issues Over Cannabis Equity Eligibility Criteria, Directs Staff to Work with State on Exceptions for Rural Communities

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