Voter Guide Contains Error on Arcata City Council Race

By Kimberly Wear on May 6, 2022 at 2:27PM

Heads up, Arcata voters. There is an error in the Voter Information Guide instructions for the single Arcata City Council seat up for grabs on the June ballot.

Local Candidate Forums Set

By Thadeus Greenson on May 3, 2022 at 8:48AM

Election Day is just five weeks away, with much at stake on the local ballot, with countywide races for district attorney, superior court judge, auditor-controller and clerk/recorder, as well as two supervisorial seats to be decided. It’s a lot.

Can a Conservative Break Through for California Attorney General?

By Ben Christopher, CALmatters on April 22, 2022 at 10:36AM

The last time California voters elected a Republican to statewide office, Gavin Newsom was the youthful mayor of San Francisco, Mark Zuckerberg had just opened up Facebook to non-college students and Donald Trump was a Democratic celebrity tycoon wrapping up the sixth season of “The Apprentice.” That was 16 years ago.

What Would Brian Dahle do as California Governor?

By Alexei Koseff/CalMatters on April 18, 2022 at 10:49AM

They may not agree on much, but Republican gubernatorial hopeful Brian Dahle pledges that Democratic lawmakers would find a more receptive partner at the Capitol if he unseats Gov. Gavin Newsom this year. After a decade in the GOP’s (super)minority in Sacramento, Dahle said he knows how to build relationships across the aisle and pass bipartisan legislation — inviting colleagues to his seed farm in Lassen County, bringing them fresh peaches from a neighbor and annually gifting them See’s candies, purchased through a fundraiser to help a local eighth grade class visit the state Capitol.

One Seat, Six Candidates: Arcata City Council Race Makes a Special June Ballot Appearance

By Kimberly Wear on March 22, 2022 at 12:28PM

can to stop the globalist agenda referred to as The Great Reset,” a plan she says includes “eliminating currencies, digitalizing all money, implementing dangerous 5G technology, forcing everyone to use a smart phone and taking away body sovereignty from humans in order to force mass vaccination at any time, without liability.” The election takes place June 7.

Arcata Council Calls June Election for Council Vacancy

By Kimberly Wear on February 10, 2022 at 3:24PM

Why is California’s Redistricting Commission Under Increasing Scrutiny?

By Sameea Kamal/CalMatters on December 8, 2021 at 9:05AM

Eureka Council Moves Forward Ranked Choice Voting, New Ward Maps

By Kimberly Wear on November 19, 2021 at 12:25PM

The Eureka City Council cast unanimous votes on two election-related items this week, including a major change to the way residents in Humboldt County’s largest city select their representatives. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council moved forward what’s known as ranked choice voting by introducing an ordinance to implement the method supported by Eureka voters in November of 2020 when they passed Measure C with 61 percent of the vote.

Eureka Council to Consider Ward Maps, Implementing Ranked Choice Voting

By Kimberly Wear on November 16, 2021 at 5:49AM

The Eureka City Council is slated today to introduce an ordinance that will set the ball rolling on bringing a new system for electing representatives to serve behind the dais by next year’s general election. And, on another election front, the council will also have a public hearing on redrawing ward boundaries, which happens every 10 years after the federal government publishes census data to ensure the populations of the wards are evenly distributed, a process also happening on the county and state level.

Full Speed Ahead on Overhauling California Recalls

By Ben Christopher, CALmatters on September 16, 2021 at 9:33AM