
Eureka council hears public push to fund regional climate staffing
At the June 2 meeting, multiple speakers urged the city to help fund a Regional Climate Action Plan coordinator or program manager position tied to implementation work.
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At the June 2 meeting, multiple speakers urged the city to help fund a Regional Climate Action Plan coordinator or program manager position tied to implementation work.

A public commenter told council that an airport manager changed locks, claimed city control of disputed property and allowed equipment use he said was damaging the site; council asked that the issue return in closed session.

The utility-affordability and wildfire-compensation bill drew lengthy public comment from Camp Fire and Tubbs Fire survivors in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, but no recorded vote appeared in the excerpted hearing record.

The March 18 vote came after extensive public comment, with the council elevating the resolution to hear it sooner and then approving it unanimously.

A resident told the council a multi-day wedding at 9611 Cannon Street brought noise and traffic disruptions; staff said the event was not approved by city hall and was handled as a noise-code enforcement matter.

Assembly subcommittee members held open a proposal to move staff and General Fund resources from HCD to HDFC, while housing groups pressed for changes to the transfer date, tax-credit oversight and bond-cap allocation.