Author: Daniel Mintz

“I’ll try not to scare you…, ”Dr. Wendy Bohon said during her presentation but she gave Rio Dell a blunt reality check. The state geologist says this stretch of the North Coast is the place in California that’s had the most magnitude 7 quakes.

“And given the nature of the economy and the inflation that has been a rather steady element over the last 38 years, the current city council monthly salary of $500 is truly out of date,” City Attorney Robert Black continued. “The same thing can be said about the mayor’s monthly salary of $625.”

“[I]t’s high time we finally get the data so the community can actually have an informed discussion about revenues, expenses, and pros and cons,” said Supervisor Madrone.

Should Humboldt County voters decide on police oversight? A group of residents is urging supervisors to put a sheriff’s policy and practice board on the ballot—citing transparency, accountability, and a 2024 Grand Jury recommendation.

“It’s so frustrating because the simplest and easiest way for us to keep people off the street is to house them in existing housing and to have an administration that makes a conscious choice to defund that is shocking to me.”

The North Coast is short more than 1,000 nurses—and the gap is expected to grow. At the same time, healthcare costs are climbing faster than incomes, leaving many residents skipping care altogether. Here’s what new data reveals about access, affordability, and what’s being done locally.

A proposed 109-unit affordable senior housing project in McKinleyville hit a hurdle this week after county planners denied a request to waive costly road widening requirements.

Humboldt County supervisors voted 4 to 1 to approve an increase to their travel reimbursements, citing rising costs and the demands of covering large rural districts.

The Eureka City Council recently discussed artificial intelligence in local government. Included are two versions of that meeting—one reported by Daniel Mintz and one generated from the transcript using AI.

“Starting three new services in the space of a month is “unheard of for an airport of our size.”