This week we’re looking at how the process for censure for Humboldt County Supervisors and what Supervisor Rex Bohn’s non-censure means for the system going forward. We’ve also got advice on working as a community in times of disaster. Finally, a little humor in amid grim revelations about public figures. Hit subscribe for weekly updates […]
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Top 10 Dick Moves of 2025
It’s been a year of yikes, folks. Humboldt had far more bad looks and petty deeds in 2025 than a brief list can contain, but these are the selfish choices and low blows that really sprang out at us. 10. Painting hanging figures in Eureka. The graffiti that showed up on downtown buildings (and over […]
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Klamath Rebound, SNAP Aid and Bushnell Censure
This week we have a story from Native Underscore News about the Klamath River’s comeback post-damming and the challenges ahead. We’re also looking at local efforts to help those missing SNAP benefits and the censure of a Humboldt County supervisor. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Bushnell Censured, Removed as Chair for Conduct
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to censure Supervisor Michelle Bushnell after an outside investigation sustained allegations that she “raised her voice, spoke in a hostile manner and cursed” at two employees in May. The largely symbolic gesture that basically amounts to the board making a public statement of disapproval about the […]
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Final Election Night Report Leaves Races Unchanged: Incumbents Lead Supes Contests, Van Dyke Ahead for Judgeship
THIRD UPDATE: The final Election Night report added more than 2,000 ballots to the ongoing tally, bringing the total counted so far to 20,258, but did not move the needle in any local race. The county’s supervisorial incumbents all continue to hold comfortable leads, with Rex Bohn currently holding 64 percent of the vote in […]
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County Races Set for March Ballot
It’s official: Humboldt County will have a trio of contested supervisorial races on the March primary ballot, as well as a rare contested judgeship seat. The Humboldt County Elections Office has confirmed candidates who qualified for local races, with the exception of those vying for Second District Assemblymember Jim Wood’s seat. Because Wood is declining […]
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Bushnell Quiet on Possible Cannabis Conflict
With Humboldt County’s cannabis cultivation industry on edge after an initiative to overhaul local cannabis regulations qualified for next year’s ballot, an ad hoc committee is attempting to negotiate with the initiative’s proponents to see if they’ll withdraw it. But questions have abounded about whether it’s appropriate for one of the Humboldt County supervisors who […]
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Operation Bales Away
On Saturday, March 4, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal got an atypical call. It was from Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, who’d been fielding frantic calls from cattle ranchers in her district who had been blocked off from tending their herds by roads covered in heavy snow and downed trees, leaving their cows unfed and […]
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Supes Decide Not to Censure Bushnell
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday decided not to censure Supervisor Michelle Bushnell after an outside investigation found she mistreated an employee during a meeting last December, with several of her fellow board members citing the Second District representative’s efforts to address the situation, including attending trainings. In a 4-0 vote, with Bushnell […]
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Supes to Consider Bushnell Censure
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is set Tuesday to consider the public censure of Supervisor Michelle Bushnell after an investigation sustained an allegation that the Second District representative mistreated a Planning Department staff member during a December of 2021 meeting. The staff report states the “board action is limited to public censure,” which would […]
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NCJ Preview: Cannabis Issue Rundown, Redwood Curtain’s Next Act
Our annual Cannabis Issue runs the gamut from local government to CBD mocktails. We’ll break down this week’s stories, including Michelle Bushnell’s recusal from voting on a cannabis tax measure and what makes a conflict of interest. We’ve also got recipes for cannabis-infused drinks, spiked with THC, CBD and terpenes as an alternative or enhancement […]
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Cannabis in Crisis
To hear insiders tell it, Humboldt County’s cannabis industry can be likened to a small ship in rough seas. Battered by an onslaught of waves seemingly coming from all directions — taxes, fees, compliance costs, COVID disruptions and fierce market forces — the boat has capsized, leaving its occupants struggling to keep their chins above […]