The Ferndale Enterprise is reporting that the Humboldt County Fair Association will be required to follow the state’s opening meeting law and the California Public Records Act under a new lease with the county approved by the board of supervisors on Tuesday. Read the full story here. Related Stories
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UPDATE: World’s Longest Fiber-Optic Cable May be Looking to Land in Humboldt
UPDATE: The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board announced there were no reportable actions from its Thursday night closed session, including the possible lease of a property to two companies related to a cable landing. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board is scheduled to meet in closed session Thursday […]
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State, Fair Association, County in Standoff Over Sunshine Laws
Some nine months after the Humboldt County Fair Association and the county of Humboldt entered into an eight-year lease agreement for the association to operate the county-owned Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, the lease still hasn’t been ratified by the state, the last step toward making it official. The county, HCFA and California Department of […]
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County of Humboldt, Please End the Madness in Ferndale
In a few weeks, the fairgrounds in Ferndale will be awash with the smell of fry oil and children’s gleeful screams as the 122nd annual Humboldt County Fair gets underway. Meanwhile, the Humboldt County Fair Association — the nonprofit that runs the fair — and the county of Humboldt have been meeting behind closed doors […]
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Rat Infestation Leads to Finger Pointing as Ray’s Leaves Hoopa
A rodent infestation and a nasty public spat over who’s at fault have combined to close the Hoopa Valley’s only grocery store. The problem first crept into public view last week, after numerous complaints to Humboldt County Environmental Health Services regarding a large rat infestation at Ray’s Food Place that left rat droppings, gnawed products […]