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Supes pass STR ordinance



ARCATA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors has approved a vacation rental ordinance that expands the area of a total cap to include the entire county but there are exemptions and allowances through permitting. The cap issue triggered a long debate when supervisors took up the vacation rental ordinance at their March 5 meeting. Rural district supervisors – Board […]

Fake PG&E scammers are cashing in on scaring customers


SANTA ROSA — Scammers continue to take advantage of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers. In fact, in 2023, PG&E received nearly 43,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company, and customers lost approximately $875,000 in fraudulent payments, with the average customer losing $785. Scam attempts in the North Coast in 2023 were high: • […]

An important citizen science program needs your help observing the weather


HUMBOLDT – Do you ever wonder how much rainfall you received from a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across northwest California. This grassroots effort is part of a growing national […]

Eureka man arrested again on multiple meth charges


HUMBOLDT – A Eureka man was once again arrested with pounds of methamphetamine last week. On Tuesday, Feb. 27, Humboldt County Drug Task Force agents with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on Maximo Espitia, 63, of Eureka. Drug Task Force agents observed Espitia travel from Humboldt County to Modesto, California. Upon Espitia’s return to […]

Trail work temporarily closes College Cove


TRINIDAD – In the interest of public safety and resource protection, College Cove will be closed to access and use from Thursday, March 7 to Tuesday, March 12; Thursday, March 21 to Tuesday, March 26; Thursday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 9; and Thursday, April 18 to Tuesday, April 23. This closure is necessary for public safety while crews work […]

Trinidad interchange plan to satisfy multiple transit modes

Trinidad project gets EIR scoping

TRINIDAD – Bears, mountain lions, peregrine falcons, a spotted skunk and a spotted owl are just some of critters that people want taken into consideration when the Trinidad Rancheria conducts an environmental study for a proposed highway overpass and improvements to Scenic Drive. They also want the environmental study to look at reducing the amount of trees that will be […]

Council gives Sunset/101 go-ahead


ARCATA – While the Gaza conflict and Arcata’s role in it dominated public participation in last week’s council meeting, the city’s electeds also acted on eliminating a major, daily stress-inducing hazard at home. U.S. 101 and Sunset Avenue Interchange Project That would be the confusing kludge of an intersection at Sunset Avenue, U.S. Highway 101 and L.K. Wood Boulevard. The […]

Donate to Home Away From Home


ARCATA – The Home Away From Home Committee will host a potluck and “free stuff” distribution for local college students at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at the D Street Neighborhood Center in Arcata. The Home Away from Home Committee’s purpose is to build a bridge between local college students and the broader community. Since the committee was formed in […]

Teen Court in session March 14


HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County Teen Court (a program of the Boys & Girls Club) is hosting a training for new teen volunteers in grades 8 to 12 on Thursday, March 14 from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club Teen Court Conference Room, 939 Harris St., Eureka. It is a free event. Email, call or text to […]

Arcata Fire douses burning Brae bedroom


ARCATA – On Thursday, Feb. 22 at 2:45 p.m., the Arcata Fire District was dispatched to a residential structure fire on Charles Avenue in Sunny Brae, Arcata. Mutual reports came in that smoke was seen coming from the eaves of the home. Three engines and a Chief Officer from Arcata Fire District as well as one engine from Humboldt Bay […]


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