UPDATE: Both of Eureka’s contested city council races remain far too close to call as the dust settles from Election Night. In Ward 3, repeat candidate and local accountant John Fullerton and local union representative and Humboldt County Central Democratic Committee Chair Mario Fernandez are vying to fill the seat soon to be vacated by […]
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Arroyo Headed to Fourth District Seat; Runoff in the Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters Race
The Humboldt County Elections Office released its third post-election update today, with Natalie Arroyo continuing to strengthen her lead in the Fourth District race to succeed Supervisor Virginia Bass. In the latest tally, Arroyo nudged up to 53.9 percent of the vote, followed by Mike Newman at 32.39 percent and Kim Bergel at 13.65 percent, […]
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Latest Election Results: Arroyo’s Lead Grows in the Fourth District Race
The Humboldt County Elections Office released another update on the June election vote tally today. In the Fourth District contest, Natalie Arroyo upped her lead to 52.88 percent of the vote, followed by Mike Newman at 33.30 percent and Kim Bergel at 13.83 percent. If Arroyo can stay above 50 percent mark, she’ll avoid a […]
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Latest Election Results: Arroyo Gains Ground, Nielsen and Cervantes Poised for a Runoff
The numbers changed but not the overall status of local races in the latest round of election results released today. In the Fourth District contest, Natalie Arroyo buoyed her lead to 50.85 percent of the vote, followed by Mike Newman at 34.51 percent and Kim Bergel at 14.66 percent. If Arroyo can stay above 50 […]
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Arroyo Leads Big in Fourth District But Runoff Possible
FINAL ELECTION NIGHT REPORT: The final election night report leaves Eureka City Councilmember Natalie Arroyo holding a commanding lead in the race for Humboldt County Fourth District supervisor but clinging delicately to the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a November runoff. The last Election Night tally has Arroyo having taken 50.21 percent of the 2,354 […]
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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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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 […]
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Eureka City Manager Contract, Emergency Declaration Approved
With little fanfare, the Eureka City Council this week approved a $170,000 contract for incoming City Manager Dean Lotter, who is scheduled to take over the job from a retiring Greg Sparks by Dec. 20. Other than a question about the extent of his background check from Councilmember Kim Bergel, who commented that she was […]
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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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3rd UPDATE: Bergel, Arroyo, Castellano Take Council Seats; Seaman in as Mayor
3rd UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office just released its final election night report and the Eureka City Council races seem settled. Here’s the quick rundown of the latest results: Ward 1 Leslie Castellano built her early lead and never looked back. With the final election night report, Castellano finished with 47.78 percent of the […]
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Eureka Weighs the Future of its Nonprofit Needle Exchange Program
It was the most pointed question in a meeting full of them. Eureka City Councilmember Kim Bergel looked at Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction Programs Coordinator Jessica Smith and board treasurer Rachel Waldman, leaned into the microphone and gave voice to a rumor — an allegation hurled on a social media platform without a […]
