Arcata adopts budget, places Measure G renewal on November ballot
Council also approved a placeholder for a future climate manager line item as it weighed reserves, staffing and election policy.
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Harbor District advances offshore wind terminal review, flags outreach spending and marina dredging gap
The July 9 meeting moved the offshore wind terminal review ahead while detailing community-outreach funding and the lack of a near-term Woodley Island Marina dredging plan.
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Big Lagoon board delays transportation agreement as it weighs selling electric bus
Trustees said they would not sign a proposed 2026-27 transportation agreement with Northern Humboldt Unified School District yet, as the district considers whether to sell its electric bus.
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Humboldt County
Humboldt supervisors add deficit workshops, animal-control funding task to budget motion
At the June 15 budget hearing, supervisors directed staff to plan workshops on the county’s structural deficit and to look for spay-and-neuter funding through the Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division.
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Rio Dell council advances $690,335 earthquake repair contract and $229,951 sewer amendment
The June 16 meeting also cleared a substantial increase to the Painter Street sewer consulting agreement, both as consent items.
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Shasta County moves charter amendment to November ballot on filling elected department head vacancies
Supervisors advanced a charter amendment that would require an election or, in some cases, a supermajority appointment to fill vacancies in elected department head offices.
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Shasta County
Shasta County eyes retroactive $292,400 Paradigm contract for injured worker’s care
Supervisors are being asked to approve a six-month medical-management agreement for a severely injured county employee, with costs capped and no added General Fund impact expected.
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Shasta County
ACID board approves election order, finance manager hire and $1.8 million offseason work list
The June 11 meeting set up the district’s 2026 election cycle, confirmed a finance manager transition and advanced a large offseason capital plan for further refinement.
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Shasta County
Big Lagoon board adopts 2026-27 budget, LCAP and EPA plan while discussing campus safety upgrades
Trustees also approved closed-session stipends and heard that a full-time teaching position for 2026-27 has been accepted.
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Humboldt County
Shasta County seeks to extend ACC hazardous-materials consulting contract to 2027
Public Works is asking supervisors to add $100,000 to the ACC Environmental Consultants agreement and push its term to Dec. 31, 2027.
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Shasta County
Fortuna council agenda includes Opportunity Zone push, building code rewrite and water plan funding
The July 20 agenda puts three notable policy items before the council: Opportunity Zone nominations, a building code overhaul and an $83,690 water master plan budget request.
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Ferndale packet sets out proposed Recology rate hike for 2026-27
The July 15 council packet says weekly residential curbside service would rise to $47.44 a month and a 1-yard commercial bin to $261.30, pending council action.
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Humboldt County
Sutter County supervisors approve Willow Glen expansion funding, Yuba County match
The board signed off on a $300,000 Yuba County match and an MOU worth up to $850,000 tied to the Willow Glen Care Center expansion, along with a $550,000 behavioral health budget increase backed by restricted fund balance.
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Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County agenda tees up $300,000 local match and up to $850,000 more for Willow Glen behavioral health expansion
Supervisors are set to consider two Willow Glen Care Center funding items tied to the same 16-bed social rehabilitation facility project, including a local match agreement and a budget increase backed by restricted fund balances.
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Yuba-Sutter
Humboldt supervisors to weigh three airport capital packages totaling more than $17 million
The July 14 agenda bundles grant acceptances, contract awards and Nuclear-Free Ordinance waivers for ACV, Murray Field and Rohnerville Airport.
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Live Oak council to weigh Sutter County election-services pact for November 2026 vote
The July 15 agenda includes an agreement that would let Sutter County run Live Oak’s municipal election alongside the statewide general election, with staff estimating a $27,000 cost.
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Yuba-Sutter
Eureka council sends 2% hotel-tax increase to voters after 4-2 vote
The measure heads to the Nov. 3 ballot after hotel operators and lodging representatives argued it could hurt tourism and business competitiveness.
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Humboldt County
CEC approves $1.5 million Guidehouse contract for energy modeling work
The multiyear agreement will support forecasting, electrification analysis, demand-flexibility tools and the commission’s Common Platform.
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Shasta County
Eureka agenda tees up fall TOT vote, $2.9 million donation and 16 2nd Street housing purchase
The July 7 council agenda includes a proposed transient occupancy tax ballot measure, a $2,875,355 Balay Ko Foundation donation and a $370,000 downtown property acquisition tied to affordable or interim housing.
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Humboldt County
ACID board to review $3.46 million offseason canal work package
The July 9 agenda puts a large offseason construction package before Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District directors, with work planned across multiple canal and lateral segments.
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Shasta County
Yuba Water board weighs waiving member-unit rate hike amid penstock repair fallout
Staff is recommending that directors waive an automatic 2.5% increase for eight member units, saying reduced deliveries from the Colgate Penstock incident could make groundwater pumping more expensive than the hike.
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Yuba-Sutter
Shasta County board weighs $10.6 million contingency reserve boost in year-end budget cleanup
County staff are asking supervisors to approve 36 year-end FY 2025-26 budget amendments, including major shifts in roads, public defender and general revenue accounts.
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Shasta County
Assembly narrowly backs AB 126 education finance trailer bill amid charter-school dispute
The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 126 on a 56-1 vote after debate over charter-school language in the education finance package.
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Shasta County
Assembly passes SB 762 to let some local governments seek higher sales tax rates
The urgency measure cleared the Assembly 54-13 and heads to the Senate, where it would give eligible local governments a path to ask voters for tax rates above the statutory cap.
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Shasta County