Humboldt County offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, for staff training on subjects like the Americans with Disabilities Act, ethics, discrimination, sexual harassment and more. According to the release, this will mark the fifth straight year of the mandatory training. County offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Read the full […]
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Gist Hall Re-Opens After Asbestos Shutdown
After a presence of disturbed asbestos found in a “space used to help circulate air” closed down Gist Hall in May, Humboldt State University has announced the building reopened this week. Right before the spring semester ended, HSU closed down the building to test for traces of asbestos. Tests later confirmed no asbestos fibers were […]
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Draft Housing Element Calls for Drastic Solutions to Humboldt’s Housing ‘Crisis’
It is no surprise that Humboldt County has a lack of affordable housing. For years, county government has identified the need for more housing of all types but the private sector hasn’t built enough and many of the new builds are simply too expensive for the majority of Humboldt residents to afford. Consequently, the 2019 […]