Local Government

July 2023

Wiyot Tribe Makes Its Case, Convinces Eureka Council to Reject Staff Pick and Award Affordable Housing Development Projects to Tribal Land Trust Agency

Blue Lake Rancheria Welcomes New Police Chief

Humboldt Supervisors Deny Extension to Temporary Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals

Roundabouts Likely Coming to Fortuna at Kenmar and 12th Street Interchanges, But Not Anytime Soon

Six Years After Closing the Garberville Veterans Hall, Humboldt Supervisors Approve Contract to Design New Facility

Humboldt Harbor District Officials Talk Port Development As Offshore Wind Efforts Ramp Up

Humboldt Supervisors Approve Construction Agreement for Earthquake-Related Repairs to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds, Consider Expansion of Teleworking Policy, and More

Harbor District to Host Public Meeting Kicking Off Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project

Grand Jury Dings County Supervisors, Top Administration for Chaotic Information Management

OOPS! The County Misspelled ‘Samoa’ on a Pair of Road Signs

Schneider Offers Emotional Apology as Planning Commission Approves Tear-Down of His Permit-Violating, Half-Built Family Dream Home

June 2023

Registration for Arcata’s Residential Rental Inspection Program Opens July 3; Eligible Properties Must Be Registered Within Six Months

THE FAIR MUST GO ON! Humboldt Supervisors Pony Up $1 Million to Fund Emergency Improvements to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds

Another Day of Cannabis Reform Initiative Panic at the Board of Supes; It’s Now All But Certain That Voters Will Decide on the Controversial Measure on the March 2024 Ballot

County Holding Virtual Public Meeting on Short-Term Rental Ordinance That Would Allow Vacation Rentals in Unincorporated Humboldt

GATEWAY AGAIN! Arcata Planning Commission to Discuss Gateway Area Plan on Tuesday; Commission Should Make its Recommendations in Early July

Planning Commission Set to Rescind Permit for Controversial Schneider Home as Developer Prepares to Tear it Down, Remediate Damage to Property

Eureka City Council Replaces Old Code of Conduct Handbook With New, ‘Less Problematic’ Version Amid Accusations of Ethics Violations From Some Members of the Public

‘Not Adequately Prepared’: Civil Grand Jury Says Humboldt County Must Improve Its Disaster Planning

Facing a $17.7M Deficit, County Supervisors Make Recommendations for Next Year’s Budget and Disperse Dwindling Unclaimed Measure Z Revenues

Humboldt County Supervisors Honor Juneteenth and LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Emotional Meeting

NEXT UP in the GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata Planning Commission to Review Draft of the City’s New Form-Based Code that Will Guide New Development in the Gateway

CONVERSATIONS: How Humboldt County Battles Elder Abuse

The Grand Jury Needs YOU! If You’re Interested in Local Government and Have Some Spare Time, You Belong on the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury, Which is in Desperate Need of People Like You

Humboldt Supervisors Shoot Down Billboard Ban (For Now), Approve Temporary Short-Term Rental Moratorium and Proposed Budget for Next Year

Eureka Can Look Forward to a $1.4 Million Budget Surplus Balanced Budget in the Upcoming Fiscal Year, Staff Says

May 2023

Eureka’s Draft Waterfront Plan is Now Online, and the City Wants Your Input

Humboldt Supervisors Choose Not to Censure Steve Madrone Over ‘Discriminatory’ Comments Made About the Trinidad Rancheria

CITY of MCKINLEYVILLE? It’s Time for Real Talk About Incorporation, Grand Jury Sez

MORE on the COMPOST MANDATE: Arcata City Council Moves Forward With Recology Franchise Agreement; Curbside Pickup of Organic Waste Expected to Roll Out in 2025

Anticipating Big Economic Growth, Board of Supervisors Explores the Idea of Impact Fees for New Development. Plus: Preserving Public Access, and More

Former Deputy County Counsel Calls Out ‘Hazing’ Culture, ‘Boyz Club’ in Humboldt Department of Public Works, Seeks $1.4 Million in Damages

CONVERSATIONS: Civil Grand Jury Foreman John Heckel on the County’s Sorry State of Child Protective Services, Election Integrity, Becoming a Grand Juror and More

What’s YOUR Vision for Eureka? Community Members Are Invited to Attend an Upcoming Strategic Visioning Workshop

As Humboldt County’s Roads ‘Rapidly Deteriorate,’ Board of Supervisors Approve $336K to Research Reliable Funding Opportunities — Including a Sales Tax — for Future Repairs

Humboldt Supervisors Stand Up For Communities ‘Living in Fear,’ Adopt Resolution Condemning Hate Speech

In its Second Report of the Year, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Tackles the ‘Dysfunctional’ State of Child Welfare Services in the County and the ‘Toxic’ Work Atmosphere Within the Department

April 2023

Costs Up, Revenues Down: Measure Z Revenues Are Tanking After a Year of Economic Downturn

‘IT’S OK TO VOTE’: Grand Jury Issues Its First Report of This Cycle, Focused on Humboldt County Election Integrity

Arcata City Council Approves $50K Bonus for Police Officers Transferring to APD

Arcata City Council to Consider $50K Bonus for Police Department Transfers to Address APD Staffing Shortage

Humboldt Supervisors Hear All About Nordic’s Onshore Fish Farm in Denmark, Approve a Zoning Change to Allow Indoor Cannabis Cultivation in Evergreen Business Park, and More!

CONVERSATIONS: Airport Director Cody Roggatz Talks About What the County is Trying to Do to Make ACV Less Painful

Arcata Planning Commission Keeps Proposal to Make K and L Into One-Way Streets on the Table, Looks at Other Short-Term Options to Improve K Street

CONVERSATIONS: Let’s Check in With Cheryl Dillingham, Humboldt County’s Auditor-Controller

Eureka City Council Approves Surplus Designation for Vacant Lots by the Boardwalk Despite Lawsuit Threats, Paving the Way for Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Development Along the Waterfront

CONVERSATIONS: Commander Leonard La France on Working to Reduce the Eureka Police Department’s Role in Dealing With People in Mental Health Crises

Attention, Arcata: There Will Not Be a Gateway Area Plan Discussion During Tonight’s Council Meeting

New Group — ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ — Says It Will Sue Eureka Over Downtown Housing Development

CONVERSATIONS: City of Eureka Mental Health Clinician Jacob Rosen Talks About Providing His Services on the Streets

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