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Humboldt supervisors set up $4.9 million health fund transfer, child-care loans and road spending

Humboldt supervisors set up $4.9 million health fund transfer, child-care loans and road spending

The Aug. 18 Board of Supervisors agenda bundles a $4.9 million health-care transfer, at least $850,000 in ARPA child-care loans, a $2.254 million behavioral-health contract and new roads spending.

The Sidekickabout 9 hours ago
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Rio Dell agenda puts Opportunity Zone 2.0 support letter on Aug. 18 council calendar

Rio Dell agenda puts Opportunity Zone 2.0 support letter on Aug. 18 council calendar

The city council is set to consider a joint letter backing Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation for census tracts in Arcata, Fortuna and Rio Dell.

The Sidekickabout 9 hours ago
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Humboldt supervisors order countywide old-growth ordinance draft, moratorium proposal

Humboldt supervisors order countywide old-growth ordinance draft, moratorium proposal

The board split the Lower Redway tree-protection issue from a broader countywide policy push and voted 4-1 to have staff return with both an ordinance draft and a temporary moratorium proposal.

The Sidekick4 days ago
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Ferndale sets deadlines in response to Grand Jury emergency-preparedness report

Ferndale sets deadlines in response to Grand Jury emergency-preparedness report

The city’s written response says police participation in county emergency-services meetings and disaster-response document updates will be completed by 2027.

The Sidekick4 days ago
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Ferndale council packet weighs tighter vacation-rental rules and sidewalk policy changes

Ferndale council packet weighs tighter vacation-rental rules and sidewalk policy changes

The Aug. 19 packet asks council to consider permit rules for vacation rentals and a narrower approach to sidewalk requirements.

The Sidekick4 days ago
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Humboldt supervisors tee up coastal density-bonus rewrite and Redway tree-protection update

Humboldt supervisors tee up coastal density-bonus rewrite and Redway tree-protection update

The Aug. 11 agenda includes a public hearing to rewrite coastal density-bonus rules and a separate directive to tighten lower Redway tree-protection language while studying a broader old-growth tree ordinance.

The Sidekick8 days ago
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Humboldt planners move to broaden heavy-lift terminal language beyond offshore wind

Humboldt planners move to broaden heavy-lift terminal language beyond offshore wind

Planning commissioners settled on a drafting direction that keeps offshore wind in the Humboldt Bay Area Plan’s background sections but removes wind-specific wording from the operative policy text for a future heavy-lift terminal.

The Sidekick8 days ago
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Arcata council weighs $1.7 million more for wastewater upgrade work

Arcata council weighs $1.7 million more for wastewater upgrade work

The Aug. 5 agenda includes a $1.5 million construction amendment and a separate $240,135 Carollo Engineers amendment tied to the city’s wastewater treatment facilities upgrade project.

The Sidekick12 days ago
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Fortuna Elementary board agenda loads August meeting with labor, pay and curriculum items

Fortuna Elementary board agenda loads August meeting with labor, pay and curriculum items

The Aug. 6 agenda stacks tentative labor agreements, a pay package for unrepresented staff, a handbook revision and an Amplify curriculum pilot on the same night as a superintendent evaluation.

The Sidekick12 days ago
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Northern Humboldt board agenda puts countywide attendance pact on Aug. 11 action list

Northern Humboldt board agenda puts countywide attendance pact on Aug. 11 action list

The district’s Aug. 11 agenda includes a proposed county-wide interdistrict attendance agreement for 2026-27, running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

The Sidekick12 days ago
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Arcata council brings revised AI policy back after July tabling

Arcata council brings revised AI policy back after July tabling

The Aug. 5 agenda includes a new version of the city’s artificial intelligence policy after council tabled an earlier draft in July.

The Sidekick12 days ago
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Fortuna Elementary agenda packs labor deals, pay package, policy overhaul and curriculum pilot into Aug. 6 meeting

Fortuna Elementary agenda packs labor deals, pay package, policy overhaul and curriculum pilot into Aug. 6 meeting

The school board’s Aug. 6 agenda includes tentative agreements with CSEA and FETA, a compensation package for unrepresented employees, a revised handbook, a new text-messaging privacy policy and a CKLA/ELA pilot.

The Sidekick13 days ago
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Humboldt planners deny Redway redwood removal permit after heated hearing

Humboldt planners deny Redway redwood removal permit after heated hearing

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to reject a special permit to remove an old-growth redwood in Lower Redway, leaving the tree standing for now.

The Sidekick15 days ago
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Rio Dell agenda sets up $602,396 sewer study contract increase

Rio Dell agenda sets up $602,396 sewer study contract increase

The Aug. 4 council agenda asks members to authorize a GHD Inc. amendment that would raise the sewer evaluation study contract to $1.09 million and extend it to Dec. 1, 2027.

The Sidekick15 days ago
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Rio Dell council sends delinquent sewer charges to tax roll, defers one parcel

Rio Dell council sends delinquent sewer charges to tax roll, defers one parcel

Council approved the sewer delinquency resolution 4-1, but agreed to revisit Al Petrovich’s parcel on July 21 after he asked for more time.

The Sidekick15 days ago
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Fortuna council schedules closed-session River Lodge talks with three public counterparties

Fortuna council schedules closed-session River Lodge talks with three public counterparties

The Aug. 3 special-meeting agenda names the school district, chamber of commerce and state/CAL FIRE representatives in property negotiations over the River Lodge Conference Center.

The Sidekick15 days ago
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Rio Dell approves $54,035 wastewater budget amendment for AeroMod cake pump system

Rio Dell approves $54,035 wastewater budget amendment for AeroMod cake pump system

Council backed a wastewater equipment replacement after staff said the current setup was causing recurring liner damage.

The Sidekick15 days ago
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Harbor district agenda puts $15.2 million terminal-planning contract before board

Harbor district agenda puts $15.2 million terminal-planning contract before board

The Humboldt Bay Harbor District’s Aug. 13 agenda asks commissioners to authorize expanded planning, permitting and design work for the Humboldt Heavy Lift Marine Terminal.

The Sidekick17 days ago
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Humboldt planners tee up future port overlay fight after Samoa residents press for stronger protections

Humboldt planners tee up future port overlay fight after Samoa residents press for stronger protections

At a July 16 workshop, commissioners moved the Humboldt Bay Area Plan update forward while signaling that any future port overlay for Samoa will face separate review and later hearings.

The Sidekick21 days ago
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Harbor District offshore wind review draws noise, aquaculture scrutiny

Harbor District offshore wind review draws noise, aquaculture scrutiny

At the June 11 meeting, commissioners heard a technical update on the heavy lift marine terminal and public concerns about noise, vibration and shellfish impacts, while staff outlined a revised three-phase buildout plan.

The Sidekick21 days ago
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Rio Dell directs RCEA representative to back 6% electric generation rate increase

Rio Dell directs RCEA representative to back 6% electric generation rate increase

Council backed Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s fiscal 2026-27 budget and rate recommendation after staff said PCIA-related costs and a projected deficit require the increase.

The Sidekick21 days ago
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Big Lagoon board approves 2026-27 budget, LCAP, EPA plan and local indicators

Big Lagoon board approves 2026-27 budget, LCAP, EPA plan and local indicators

Trustees unanimously signed off on the district’s annual planning and spending items at the June 12 meeting.

The Sidekick21 days ago
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Eureka council punts Recology rate hike after 2-2 split, leaving 8.52% increase unresolved

Eureka council punts Recology rate hike after 2-2 split, leaving 8.52% increase unresolved

A July 21 public hearing on Recology Humboldt County’s proposed solid-waste rate hike ended in a tie, and the council continued the matter to its next meeting.

The Sidekick25 days ago
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RCEA agenda puts 6% rate reset and $26 million reserve floor before board

RCEA agenda puts 6% rate reset and $26 million reserve floor before board

The July 23 packet asks Redwood Coast Energy Authority directors to consider a rate strategy that would keep generation prices 6% above PG&E’s and preserve at least $26 million in reserves.

The Sidekick26 days ago
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