Daniel Mintz

Deputy County Administrative Officer Jessica Maciel Humboldt County's discretionary budget fund is doing better than forecasted but a deficit remains and the county's economy is struggling.

ARCATA/ORICK – Taking steps to prevent illegal dumping and other nuisances, Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors is banning overnight parking on streets in the Arcata area and Orick. At their Dec. 10 meeting, supervisors approved bans on overnight parking on sections of Jackson Ranch Road in the Arcata Bottom and Dryden Road in Orick. “Both of these locations are becoming a […]

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s discretionary budget fund is doing better than forecasted but a deficit remains and the county’s economy is struggling. A mix of outcomes was presented to the Board of Supervisors during a Dec. 17 budget update. Taking effect last July, the year’s budget was approved with a $15 million deficit. But due to various onetime revenue boosts […]

Sunset on Humboldt Bay. [Photo by Kym Kemp] Humboldt County agendas for 2024 included economic improvement efforts and expanding housing

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County agendas for 2024 included economic improvement efforts and expanding housing opportunity, with mixed results sometimes due to forces beyond its control. The year also saw the county joining the state and the nation in kicking off a historic transition to new energy sources. Power planning Energy production and its impacts have long been high profile issues […]

[Image from CAL FIRE ] A state grant program supports “wildfire resilience” on tribal lands but waivers of tribal sovereignty and data confidentiality are at issue.

[Images are screenshots from a Board of Supervisors meeting last year ]

Fear's at a high pitch with Donald Trump's return to presidency, prompting the county's top law enforcers to promise adherence to state and local sanctuary ordinances.

Stock photo of Supervisor Rex Bohn speaking at the Board of Supervisors meeting.

[Background image by Frank Schulenburg, sourced from Wikimedia Commons ]