Avelo Airlines is preparing to take off from Humboldt County, permanently. According to announcements from the company and the county of Humboldt, the low-cost carrier is ending all flights between the Arcata-Eureka airport and Burbank after Dec. 2 as the airline pulls out of servicing the West Coast altogether. The move comes amid local and […]
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Eureka to Consider Hiring Police Auditor
The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday a staff recommendation to hire a Los Angeles firm serve as the city’s independent police auditor as a part of the council’s plan to implement the most robust police oversight policy in Humboldt County. The agenda item that, if passed, will authorize the city manager to enter into […]
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Eureka Council Moves Forward Ranked Choice Voting, New Ward Maps
The Eureka City Council cast unanimous votes on two election-related items this week, including a major change to the way residents in Humboldt County’s largest city select their representatives. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council moved forward what’s known as ranked choice voting by introducing an ordinance to implement the method supported by Eureka voters […]
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Eureka Council to Consider Ward Maps, Implementing Ranked Choice Voting
The Eureka City Council is slated today to introduce an ordinance that will set the ball rolling on bringing a new system for electing representatives to serve behind the dais by next year’s general election. And, on another election front, the council will also have a public hearing on redrawing ward boundaries, which happens every […]
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Council to Discuss Police Chief Post in Closed Session as Text Investigation Comes to a Head
The Eureka City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss how to proceed in the wake of Police Chief Steve Watson’s announced retirement and a case of anticipated litigation. Watson announced Wednesday he would be stepping down from the position he’s held for four years at the end of November. With the department […]
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Eureka Council to Consider Vaccine Mandate, Police Oversight
The Eureka City Council will consider tomorrow whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all city employees and mull increasing oversight of its police department. In a staff report, Human Resources Director Will Folger writes that “clinical trials, scientific research and safety monitoring” have shown COVID-19 vaccines to be safe and the most effective method of […]
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Eureka City Council to Talk Animals, Premium Pay for Grocery Workers
Tonight, the Eureka City Council is set to discuss an update to the city’s animal ordinance which includes some major changes to the number and type of animals — big and small — people can keep in city limits. The council will also consider requiring certain grocery stores to pay workers a premium wage, something […]
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Eureka Council to Consider HACHR Needle Exchange Plan
The Eureka City Council on Tuesday will consider an operations plan submitted by the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction to run mobile syringe exchange programs at multiple locations, two of which city staff has determined to be unsuitable. The proposed locations, which the plan states are based on the county’s exchange sites, include a […]
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City of Eureka Halts Enforcement on New Camping Ordinance
The city of Eureka has halted enforcement on a camping ordinance that was set to take effect tonight at midnight according to a release by the Legal Services of Northern California and Disability Rights California. The Eureka City Council passed the ordinance on Nov. 17 prohibiting involuntary camping in most parts of Eureka including business districts and […]
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NCJ Preview: Rules of the Purple Tier and Camping in Eureka, and Yurok Food Sovereignty
Linda Stansberry breaks down the Eureka City Council’s vote on camping and its impact on Eureka’s homeless population. We’ll also review what is and isn’t allowed in the state’s purple “widespread” risk tier for COVID-19, where Humboldt County now finds itself. And we’ll look at how the Yurok Agricultural Corp. is trying to help those […]
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Eureka Council Passes New Camping Ordinance
After nearly two hours of discussion, the Eureka City Council voted Tuesday to pass an ordinance repealing and replacing the city’s camping ordinance, with Councilmember Leslie Castellano dissenting. The ordinance was altered to reflect public concern over perceived criminalization of homelessness, changing the recommended criminal charges for involuntary camping from a misdemeanor to an infraction. […]
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Eureka Moves Forward with Land Acknowledgement, Police Advisory Board and Affordable Housing Development
The Eureka City Council moved forward this week with including a land acknowledgement at the the beginning of its meetings, unanimously approved the creation of citizens advisory board for the police department and chose Linc Housing, a company out of Long Beach, as the developer for 107 affordable housing units across three city-owned properties. At […]