FINAL UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its final election night report, adding about 1,019 votes to the tally, with 31,417 votes counted thus far, representing about 37.07 percent of registered voters. The big news here on the ballot measure front remains to be that Eureka’s controversial Measure F is getting divisively voted […]
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Judge Rules Arcata Can’t Put Earth Flag on Top
The Earth flag’s future at the top of three municipal flagpoles in Arcata is in question after a judge found this week that voters there “do not have the power to exempt” the city from following state laws mandating the U.S. flag fly above all others. Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Timothy Canning’s ruling on […]
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Judge Takes Earth Flag Case Under Submission
The future of the Earth flag’s spot on city-owned flagpoles in Arcata is now in the hands of a Humboldt County Superior Court judge. After hearing brief final arguments today, Judge Timothy Canning said he would take the matter under submission before rendering a ruling based on those comments and a series of briefs submitted […]
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Election Night Final Report: Arcata Incumbents Ahead, McKinley Statue Measure Continues Downward Slide
ELECTION NIGHT FINAL UPDATE: Incumbents Sofia Pereira and Brett Watson maintain their leads to continue serving on the Arcata City Council over challenger Valerie Rose-Campbell, taking 43.58 percent and 36.14 percent of the vote, respectively, in the three-person race. Meanwhile, the ballot bid to keep the statue of President William McKinley on the plaza continues its […]
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Measure Madness
While it’s always the candidates that generate the most buzz, there’s a lot at stake in Humboldt County on Nov. 6 beyond who ultimately ends up taking seats on city councils and the harbor district. A total of eight local ballot measures will decide tens of millions of dollars of local funding decades into the […]