Congratulations, Eureka, you have your first poet laureate. David Holper, a 61-year-old professor of English at College of the Redwoods and brave judge of the NCJ annual Flash Fiction Contest, got word of his selection this week and a press release from the city is expected soon. Holper is a graduate of the University of […]
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Indian Island Likely to Return to Wiyot Tribe Next Month
After an unexpected delay, the unprecedented repatriation of Indian Island to the Wiyot Tribe is poised to come before the Eureka City Council for final approval next month. City Manager Greg Sparks said the return of the tribe’s sacred ancestral land — approved in principal by the council in principle Dec. 4 — was delayed […]
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UPDATE: GoFundMe Effort for Local Coasties Surpasses $10K Goal
UPDATE: Humboldt County made clear how the local community feels about its Coasties with a GoFundMe account surpassing the $10,000 fundraising goal to reach more than $12,000. Over the course of the last five days, 130 people pitched in on the effort, with many leaving message about what the U.S. Coast Guard means to them […]
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Thieves Swipe Decades-Old Dahlias From Sequoia Park Garden
The city of Eureka is asking for the public’s help after dahlias and a few other plants were dug up and stolen from the Sequoia Park Flower Garden located next to the zoo. According to a Sequoia Park Facebook post, some of the stolen dahlias were 50 to 80 years old. “This garden is maintained […]
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Judge Allows Squireses’ Building to Be Condemned, Sets Hearing On Process
Judge Dale Reinholtsen today declined to block the city of Eureka’s order to vacate a dilapidated apartment building owned by Floyd and Betty Squires, meaning the 15 tenants of 833 H St. will need to be out by Monday. The Squireses had requested a temporary restraining order to restrict city officials from entering any of […]
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Eureka to Shutter H Street Squires Property
If you perused this week’s map and slideshow of properties owned by Floyd and Betty Squires, you swiped or paged by 833 H St. Yesterday, according to a press release from the Eureka city manager’s office, that property got a notice to be vacated by Jan. 22, at which time it will be boarded up. […]
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Stop Passing Notes!
Dean Glaser hit the nail on the head. It was back in April and the Fortuna city councilman was responding to a Journal California Public Records Act request seeking all emails and text messages sent and received by him and his cohorts during a pair of council meetings. “I never had my phone used at […]
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Eureka Welcomes Recreational Pot, Embraces Ward Recommendations
After a lengthy presentation by Eureka Development Services Director Rob Holmlund, a series of clarifying questions by the councilmembers and a largely positive round of public comment, the Eureka City Council approved a broad set of staff recommendations that essentially welcome recreational marijuana businesses within city limits. The decision came in advance of the implementation […]
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Eureka City Council Set to Expand Boundaries, Redraw Wards, Fight Mold
On Tuesday, the Eureka City Council will tackle several topics that could have long-lasting impacts on the city. First, the ward redistricting ad hoc committee, which has been meeting for two months to discuss where the lines for the city’s five wards should fall, will present its findings. With two current city councilmembers (Natalie Arroyo […]
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Eureka Council Code Outlines How to do Unto Others, Each Other
Eureka councilmembers would be expected to use their words wisely — but not in support of a candidate running for council or in off-the-record conversations with journalists — under an ethics and conduct code under consideration at Tuesday’s meeting. Adopted from the city of Sunnyvale, the 20-page document outlines how Eureka’s elected and appointed officials […]
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From the Camps to the Courthouse
On Nov. 3, the city of Eureka’s temporary sleeping area program abruptly ended. Around 30 people were given 16 hours notice that they would have to leave in the morning and that a low-enforcement/sanctuary area for overnight camping would no longer be offered. These are some of the people impacted by the change as they […]
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UPDATE: Eureka Approves Containerville Move, $75k in Funding
UPDATE: The Eureka City Council voted unanimously yesterday to approve a new location and provide $75,000 in funding for the shipping container shelter project for the homeless. After hours of discussion and public comment, the council voted to relocate the project that currently shelters about 40 people in a vacant lot on the corner of […]