“The Mayor receives a monthly salary of $625 and must be at least 26 years of age and a registered voter of the City of Eureka.”
31-Year-Old Woman Found Fatally Shot Inside Truck at Illegal Marijuana Grow Near Covelo
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Crime
Humboldt County Jail Reports: Daily Booking Sheet – July 12, 2026
Daily booking sheet from the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.
A SENSE OF PLACE: Nature, Culture, and Community
Handfuls of Home
Fall in Love with Our Redwoods With ABC and Disney’s 7 Wonders of America’
From towering ancient trees to the Redwood Sky Walk, this beautifully filmed feature explores the history, science, and resilience of one of America’s most extraordinary landscapes–our redwoods.
Good News
Volunteers Haul 2,140 Pounds of Trash From Del Norte Beaches After July 4th
More than 100 people pitched in the morning after Independence Day, and organizers are also asking the community to help a volunteer who was seriously injured nearby while cleaning up fireworks debris.
Need to Know
Check This Out
Free Workshop Teaches Eureka Youth How to Research Issues That Affect Them
The Ink People Center’s Youth Inquiry in Action program is bringing young people together at Two Street Art Lab to learn research skills and turn their findings into reports and art.
Can You Help?
Public Input Sought for Draft Low-Impact Camping Area Ordinance on Wednesday, July 15
“Since the bill was passed, the Planning & Building Department has been working to develop a Low-Impact Camping Area Ordinance that follows state law and local standards for fire safety, solid and human waste, and other zoning and permitting requirements that protect public health, safety and welfare.”
Other Voices: Columns, Letters, and Announcements
Letters to the Editor/ Columns
OPINION: Lowering California’s high utility costs takes more than flashy slogans. It needs these reforms
“In a new policy report, the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at UC Berkeley dug into the drivers of California’s soaring electricity rates — which are nearly double the national average — and laid out what it would take to bring them down.”
Announcements
Paul Eugene Wheeler: Navy veteran, arborist and devoted “Papa” remembered for his steady presence
The Fortuna native and 51-year husband to Donna spent three decades caring for trees before capping his career at Bear River Casino, always showing up first for his kids and grandkids from the sidelines.
Cannabis Cache
31-Year-Old Woman Found Fatally Shot Inside Truck at Illegal Marijuana Grow Near Covelo
“[T]he victim appeared to have suffered numerous gunshot wounds.”
HAPPYDAY: Breaking the Habit of Manufactured Urgency
Farming demands adaptability, but not every crisis is a real one. Casey O’Neill considers how stepping back from self-created urgency has changed the way he works, plans, and finds joy in daily life.