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YESTERDAY in SUPES: Flock Surveillance Ad Hoc Group Rejiggered; Lobbyists Respond to Miranda’s Rescue Case; Dolly Parton Day and More
…Together, they highlighted successful opposition to measures like AB 2099, which would have let billboard owners rebuild fallen structures without local permits, and ACA 9, a Public Utilities Commission restructuring plan seen…
Billboard Businessman Sues Humboldt County in Effort to Keep U.S. 101 Advertisement South of Eureka Up
…9, 2026###PREVIOUSLY:Billboard in Elk River Wetlands Must Come Down, Humboldt Supervisors SayPlanning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen Billboard South of EurekaIn a Split Vote, Supervisors Move to Allow…
TODAY IN SUPES: Billboard in Elk River Wetlands Must Come Down, Humboldt Supervisors Say
The billboard, pictured on Feb. 9, 2026, is located just south of the Herrick Ave. exit on Highway 101. | Photo: County of Humboldt###PREVIOUSLY:Planning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: The Elk River Billboard Saga Continues; Plus: A Zero-Interest Loan Program for King Salmon Residents Impacted by New Year's Floods
…However, this option would still result in the eventual demise of the billboard.The board could remove the permit term-limit and allow the billboard to remain indefinitely. The board could choose…
Supervisors Approve Letter of Opposition to Bill That Would Redefine ‘Customary Maintenance’ on Billboards
…have billboards currently in Humboldt County in wetlands and estuaries. So there would be no permit required for all the large equipment to put that in. There would be no permit required…
The Billboard That Face-Planted Along the Arcata-Eureka Safety Corridor Last Winter Will Not Be Rebuilt
Images via Google Street View (left) and Humboldt Waterkeeper.###PREVIOUSLYHarbor District to Consider Issuing Permit to Allow Repair (Rebuild?) of a Fallen Billboard in Humboldt Bay TidelandsHarbor District Board Orders Environmental Study…
Harbor District Board Orders Environmental Study of Billboard Rebuild Project
A billboard damaged in January storms sits face-down in Humboldt Bay across from Indianola Boulevard. | Image courtesy Humboldt Waterkeeper.###PREVIOUSLY: Harbor District to Consider Issuing Permit to Allow Repair (Rebuild?) of…
Harbor District to Consider Issuing Permit to Allow Repair (Rebuild?) of a Fallen Billboard in Humboldt Bay Tidelands
…If approved, the permit would allow the sign's owner, outdoor advertising behemoth OutFront Media, to continue operation of the billboard for another five years, after which it would be removed, according…
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Ordinance Imposing New Rules for Illuminated Signs, Billboards
…The ordinance creates a permitting pathway for damaged billboards to be re-stabilized as long as they're in locations where sensitive environments won't be harmed.During the public comment portion…
County Holding Virtual Public Meeting on Short-Term Rental Ordinance That Would Allow Vacation Rentals in Unincorporated Humboldt
…Humboldt Supervisors Shoot Down Billboard Ban (For Now), Approve Temporary Short-Term Rental Moratorium and Proposed Budget for Next Year###Press release from County of Humboldt's Planning and Building Department:The…
Humboldt Supervisors Shoot Down Billboard Ban (For Now), Approve Temporary Short-Term Rental Moratorium and Proposed Budget for Next Year
…A temporary moratorium could prevent potential developers from rushing to permit new billboards and digital signs while the draft ordinance is under review, he said.“There's a lot of experience in…
TOMORROW in SUPES: The Budget Rubber Meets the Recession Road. Plus: Billboard Moratorium?
…effect.Here's how staff puts it:Placing a moratorium on the establishment and permitting of billboards, off-premise signs and illuminated signs would help prevent applicants from undermining the effectiveness of…
THIS WEEK in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Should the One-Way Traffic Experiment on Dolbeer and W Streets Become Permanent?
…Those survey results can be found at this link.Digital Billboards in the Coastal ZoneThe council will return to the topic of digital billboards on Tuesday night and review a change to…
TONIGHT in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Staff Present Changes to Digital Billboard Rules in the Coastal Zone, Eddy Alexander Outlines Marketing Efforts for the Upcoming Year, and More!
…billboards in the coastal zone, including industrially zoned areas of the coastal zone. Ultimately, staff and commissioners agreed to allow digital signs with additional limitations that would require “a Creative Sign Permit…
Coastal Commission Restricts the Number and Brightness of Digital Signs Allowed in Eureka
…Once the new rules are adopted by the city, which is scheduled to happen this fall, Eureka businesses that still want to erect digital billboards in the coastal zone will have to…
Coastal Commission Says It’s Cool to Move Forward With Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Project Studies, Approves Bay Trail Permit
…As outlined in the 133-page staff report, BOEM plans to issue up to three federal leases that would “allow lessees to perform geophysical, geotechnical, and biological surveys and would permit site…
Gavin Newsom Was the Face of Legal Cannabis in California. Can He Fix Its Problems?
…In a profile in Billboard magazine a few months later, he acknowledged that his legacy and that of Proposition 64, the legalization measure, were now tied together: “Put it this way: Everything…
Supes to Consider Removing Planning Commissioner Over Conflict of Interest, Plus More Conflict with Paz Dominguez on Deck for Tuesday’s Meeting
…She voted to deny a permit to rebuild a fallen billboard south of Eureka last year, and in 2019 she was in the majority that voted to deny the controversial Humboldt Wind…
TODAY in SUPES: Board Opts to Use Existing Map as Basis for Redistricting, Might Make Minor Tweaks to Lines
…permit for a new billboard south of Fortuna. Applicant Stott Outdoor Advertising, a company that has since been purchased by Lamar Advertising, wanted to build 480-square-foot, double-sided billboard near…
Not Enough Subs: California Schools Face Severe Teacher Shortage
…In the 2018-19 school year, the agency issued about 64,000 substitute teaching permits. In 2020-21, it issued close to 47,000. Prospective substitute teachers need to hold a bachelor…
Dueling Church Signs in Ferndale Spark Controversy Over LGBTQ Inclusion
…In 2007 a recently arrived psychotherapist was subjected to homophobic interrogations in municipal meetings, and the Ferndale Planning Commission denied him a home occupation permit — apparently due to his sexual orientation. In…
In a Split Vote, Supervisors Move to Allow Fallen Elk River Billboard to Be Rebuilt, But it Must be Removed in Five Years
…After a Marathon Debate, Board Postpones Permit Decision for Fallen Billboard###The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday spent another two hours debating the fate of a billboard that was felled…
TODAY in SUPES: After a Marathon Debate, Board Postpones Permit Decision for Fallen Billboard
…Planning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen Billboard South of Eureka###Roughly half of Tuesday's virtual Board of Supervisors meeting was occupied by a circuitous and sometimes testy deliberation over…
Eureka City Council Approves Sales Tax Measure, Decides Against Sending Letter Opposing Highway 101 Billboard Reconstruction
…Billboard on Highway 101 The council was poised to approve a letter to the Board of Supervisors supporting the County Planning Commission’s decision to deny a permit that would allow Eureka…
Planning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen Billboard South of Eureka
Planning Commission Denies Permit to Rebuild a Fallen Billboard South of Eureka
Sign Company Owner Threatens Lawsuit as Harbor District Looks to Ban New Billboards, Prohibit Repairs to Old Ones In Its Jurisdiction
…Constitution.But Jennifer Kalt, executive director of Humboldt Baykeeper, said the billboard was constructed without any permits and has no legal protections.“There’s been a lot of talk over the years…
Two Billboards Recently Fell Over, and the County Will Hold a Public Hearing to Decide if They Can Be Rebuilt
…101 were built before the current codes were implemented.)Now that the billboards have toppled to the ground, however, reconstruction is subject to special permit approval. This process allows people to express…
Caltrans Ready to Make Push on the Reconstruction of Highway 101 Between Eureka and Arcata; Public Meeting on the Issue Scheduled for Next Week
…This public meeting comes in advance of a meeting of the California Coastal Commission in June, where Caltrans will apparently ask the commission to officially grant it a permit to begin construction…
State Recommends Giving More Than $13M in Transportation Funds to Finish Humboldt Bay Trail
…Prior to starting construction, Humboldt County will need to complete the engineering plans and specifications, acquire environmental permits, develop a plan for mitigating wetland impacts, and acquire right-of-way.The proposed…
Supervisors Approve Eucalyptus Removal for Bay Trail Project, Though the Trees May Yet be Saved
…way through private property; navigating culverts, driveways and the railroad prism; resolving various permitting entanglements; removing a billboard that's in the way; and, of course, those eucalyptus trees.(There’s also…