The Humboldt County Elections Office released its final report this afternoon, and the results have challenger Steve Madrone pulling off an improbable upset over two-term incumbent Ryan Sundberg by 118 votes in the Fifth District supervisorial race. Madrone trailed in all the early election night tallies before pulling ahead by a slim 33 votes in the […]
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How to Get Involved 101
“How do we get rid of the ‘old boys club?” was the first question posed at Sunday’s Run, Serve, Lead! conference hosted by North Coast People’s Alliance to educate residents about becoming involved in the political landscape. The alliance grew out of the local efforts to elect Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sander to office. The […]
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Deputy Sheriff’s PAC Fined $17K for Violations
The Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff’s Organization’s political action committee has reached a proposed settlement with the state Fair Political Practices Commission after pervasive campaign finance disclosure violations dating back to 2012. Under the proposed settlement, which still needs to be approved by the commission, the PAC will admit to seven violations of campaign finance transparency […]
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County Elections Office Seeks Injunction Against Fart Joke
Every year voters receive a small booklet of information that includes a list of candidates, descriptions of upcoming ballot measures and arguments for and against. Most of us give those arguments – 300 words each of pros, cons and one rebuttal apiece – little thought. But most of us aren’t Scotty McClure, a board trustee […]
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3rd UPDATE: Mike Wilson Takes 3rd District Race in Landslide
3rd UPDATE: With 100 percent of Humboldt County precincts reporting, the final election night tally has Harbor Commissioner Mike Wilson finishing with 82 percent of the vote to become the county’s next 3rd District supervisor. While there are still votes to be counted, Wilson finishes the night with 5,076 of the 6,204 ballots cast in […]
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Huffman Thumps Trump
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman blasted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s planned visit with the leaders of the Westlands Water District in an absolutely scathing press release sent out this afternoon. “Donald Trump, who continues to refuse to release his tax returns and show the public his personal accounting, will be sitting down with […]
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Weed Legalization Headed to the California Ballot
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (who visited Humboldt County pot farms last year) is launching the campaign for legal recreational marijuana today with support for an initiative that gathered enough votes to be on the November ballot. The initiative, which will need voter approval of more than 50 percent, has long been considered the most realistic […]
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Humboldt Voters: Elect the Person Who Might Cast Your Vote For You in the Democratic Convention
Humboldt County voters: Here’s your chance to take part in the arcane and confusing tradition of presidential delegate selection. Hold on to your butts. On May 1, the Democratic Party will choose eight delegates each from the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps to potentially represent California’s 2nd Congressional District voters at the Democratic National […]
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UPDATED Big Money in the Harbor Commission Race
UPDATE: The most recent campaign finance information for 5th District incumbent Pat Higgins and details of his late filing have been added to this post. PREVIOUSLY: The final round of campaign finance reports for the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District commission candidates were due yesterday, and they show a fairly spendy push to […]
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Uri Driscoll Announces a bid for the 3rd
A second rider has emerged in the race for Mark Lovelace’s 3rd District supervisor seat, which he will vacate at the end of 2016. Uri Driscoll, a horseman, farrier and longtime Journal letter writer, announced via press release this afternoon that he will challenge Harbor Commissioner Mike Wilson, who announced his candidacy for the seat […]
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UPDATE: No Go For Eureka’s Fair Wage Act
SECOND UPDATE: The third election night report is in, with 67 percent of county precincts reporting, but the numbers on Measure R didn’t change from the second report. It’s likely that most, if not all Eureka precincts, are in. Over at the Siren’s Song Tavern, Fair Wage Folks gathered to listen to Turtle of the […]
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Supes to Take up Campaign Finance Reform Tuesday
The governing board for Montgomery County, Maryland, recently voted unanimously to establish a system of partial public funding for county elections. Why do you care? Well, in case you missed it, campaign finance reform has been on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors’ front burner lately (a draft ordinance is scheduled to come before the […]