Arcata City Councilmembers this week denounced recent “acts of hate and violence” after someone cut down a tree adorned with rainbow flag ornaments and a “Love Joy Peace” banner, which had been placed in support and solidarity after the destruction of a LGBTQ+ flag displayed at the same community garden site. Both acts took place […]
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Eureka City Council Votes 3-2 to Suspend Syringe Exchange Services
A marathon special meeting of the Eureka City Council, stretching from 7 until 11:30 p.m., resulted in the council voting 3 to 2 in favor of a resolution temporarily prohibiting all syringe exchange services within city limits, with councilmembers Natalie Arroyo and Leslie Castellano dissenting. The wording of the resolution is tangled, stating that the […]
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City of Arcata, APD Facing Budget Cuts, LoCO Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost reports that the Arcata City Council voted Wednesday to move ahead with its 2020-2021 budget, which will see about $1.3 million in reductions amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including nearly $750,000 to the police department. Read the full story here.
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Eureka City Council to Consider City Manager’s Resignation
The Eureka City Council will meet in special session Tuesday to consider accepting the resignation of recently hired City Manager Dean Lotter, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this month. At 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the council will meet to discuss a single agenda item: considering whether to accept Lotter’s resignation and direct the mayor […]
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Eureka’s ‘Moonshot’ Program Aims High
In an effort to draw new businesses and industries into Eureka, the city is taking a giant leap with the so-called “Moonshot” program, the basic premise of which is thinking big — really big — when it comes to drumming up interest. The idea is to set aside possible limitations and start “shooting for the […]
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New City Manager, Emergency Declaration on Eureka Agenda
The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday formally appointing Dean Lotter as city manager, with a $170,000 annual salary and other benefits. Currently the city manager of New Brighton, Minnesota, the council selected Lotter to replace Greg Sparks, who is set to retire next month, from a pool 40 and five finalists who came to Eureka […]
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‘A Comedy of Errors’
When the city of Eureka took the bold step in February of putting out a request for proposals for a lucrative marketing contract — one that for decades had been given to a single organization — the request itself outlined a bold vision. Referencing the council’s 2018 strategic visioning session, the request noted that the […]
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Making Rooms: Eureka Approves Hotel Project
The former Eureka Chamber of Commerce building and its surrounding property are slated to become the site of a new “upscale” 83-room hotel after the city council voted unanimously last week to accept a $435,000 bid for the parcel. The project by SJN Hospitality — which built the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Eureka […]
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Eureka Moves Forward with New Marketing Approach
The Eureka City Council voted unanimously last night to take a markedly different approach to attracting tourists by putting its $370,000 in annual marketing funding out to bid, potentially ending its decades-long funding relationship with the Eureka-Humboldt Visitors Bureau. For decades, the city has contracted with the bureau — formerly the Humboldt County Convention and […]
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Residents Only: Eureka’s First True Ward Election
When Eureka voters were preparing two years ago to vote on whether to change course on how they selected council members, they were meet with divergent views on what such a shift would mean to the city. Those opposed to the ultimately successful Measure P predicted that a “true ward” system would severely curtail who […]
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Election Update: Trinidad Council Race Remains Tight
The Humboldt County Elections Office released updated results this afternoon that leave things pretty much where we left off on election night. The new tallies add about 9,000 votes but the percentages remain roughly the same in most races. Of note is the nail biter up in tiny Trinidad, where six candidates are vying for […]
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Want to Run for Office? The Deadline is Looming
Time is running out for candidates to file their nomination papers to run for council and mayor in cities across Humboldt County — the exception being Ferndale, which closed its nomination period today. All others have deadlines tomorrow. That is unless an incumbent does not seek a return to office, in which case the filing […]