UPDATE: Tickets for Sara Bareilles’ free concert in Eureka were snatched up this morning within three hours of becoming available, but Mayor Susan Seaman urged those who missed out initially to add their names to the waiting list on the ticket site. “We’re releasing some more tickets,” she said, adding that they would go to […]
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Protestors Call for Firing of EPD Officers Involved in Reported Text Message Scandal
About 50 people turned out yesterday to a protest in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse calling on the Eureka Police Department to fire the officers who reportedly sent misogynistic and violent text messages that were leaked to the Sacramento Bee. EPD Chief Steve Watson has placed two of the six officers involved in the […]
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Eureka Mayor ‘Angry’ About Alleged EPD Text Messages
Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman issued a statement this afternoon saying the text messages allegedly sent between Eureka Police Department officers that were released in a bombshell report from the Sacramento Bee earlier this week “are wholly unbecoming of any professional, or any decent human being for that matter.” “Public trust is hard to earn and […]
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‘From Me to You:’ An Expression of Gratitude from Eureka’s Mayor (VIDEO)
Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman issued a public service announcement today offering a “heartfelt thank you” to the essential workers continuing to serve the community in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shelter-in-place order. Find a video f the PSA and a transcript copied below: RECOGNITION Hello, I’m Mayor Susan Seaman. All of us […]
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Eureka Mayor Talks Efforts to Protect Homeless Residents (VIDEO)
Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman has released a public service announcement updating the community on the city’s efforts to care for its homeless residents amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Humboldt County. In it, she announces a number of new services and protocols, and says the Eureka Police Department recently gave 500 N95 masks, which are in […]
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The Island’s Return
There was a time not long ago when this was unthinkable. After all, when Wiyot tribal officials first called Eureka City Hall to request the return of Duluwat Island in the 1970s, they got laughter in response. When tribal elder Cheryl Seidner tried again a couple of decades later, she heard mostly stutters and stammers […]
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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 […]