KMUD News

Our pre-election interview with clerk-recorder and registrar of voters for Humboldt County, Juan Pablo Cervantes 

Offshore wind energy opens the need to improve Humboldt County's power delivery infrastructure but federal actions complicate plans. Daniel Mintz reports. 

Trinity and Klamath River Tribal communities are rallying ahead of a State Water Board vote that they say could open the door to more water being diverted from the Trinity River.

This episode includes a story on barriers to wind energy on the Lost Coast, and our pre-election interview with Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes

This episode includes stories on the Eureka Mayoral Debate, and on a state water board vote that could have widespread impacts on the Trinity and Klamath rivers

The entire livestream of the Measure K (SoHum Hospital Bond) Town Hall on Tuesday October 13th, from the Mateel Center in Redway

A Humboldt County native has come home after 15 years in the tech industry to help local businesses make sense of artificial intelligence

This episode includes stories on Humboldt’s construction industry needing workers, and on a local prescribed burn forest health project

This episode includes stories on last night's fire that prompted evacuations in Blocksburg, Humboldt County freezing data center applications, and this week’s Sports Report. 

In this week's sports report, Ray Hamill brings us details of all of this week's big local sports stories, including all the latest high school football news and why it was a big week for the Ferndale Wildcats, some local soccer, volleyball and golf.

Residents in the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District will be voting on Measure K during next month's election. The proposed $25 million bond measure would help fund a new hospital, and would come from increased property taxes over a 30 year term. KMUD News spoke with CEO Matt Rees, a district employee, and a community member involved with the Measure K effort to learn more. 

This episode includes an in depth primer on Measure K and its potential impacts for Southern Humboldt residents, along with local and state updates

The Mendocino Sheriff’s Office asked County Supervisors to approve a grant from the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (NCCSC). But questions remain over the grant's intention and required reporting of publicly redacted information on law enforcement operations to the son of a billionaire. 

After lengthy discussion, Mendocino’s Supervisors extended a 45 day ban on data center development to a full two years

The work that went into Fortuna's mobile home park rent control ordinance has been honored by the tenants who urged its drafting and approval. Daniel Mintz reports. 

This episode includes stories on a data center moratorium and NCCSC grant approval for the Sheriff’s Office in Mendocino County, and on a rent control ordinance in Fortuna

This episode includes stories on the cutting down of the Grandmother Tree, a centuries-old cottonwood on the Arizona border that activists spent weeks trying to save from border wall construction, and Grounded AI, an artificial intelligence business based in Eureka.

This episode includes stories on North Coast KelpFest, Miranda's Rescue, the Children's Author Festival, and Governor Newsom's bill signings.

As Humboldt County addresses Miranda's Rescue's permitting issues, Planning Director John Ford has responded to public concerns. Daniel Mintz reports. 

This episode includes stories on a volunteer AI Lab in Eureka with a surprisingly philanthropic mission, attempts to regulate Flock Safety and ALPR cameras at the state level, and this week’s Sports Report

Separate from Measure K, the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District approved issuance of $10 million in revenue bonds at its most recent Governing Board meeting. The bonds will be used to fund operating expenses and construction on Redwood Drive. 

In this week's sports report Ray Hamill brings us details of all of this week's high school and college football games, as well as taking a look ahead to this weekend's action, as well as some high school and college soccer, some volleyball, some cross country news and some local motor sports.

This episode includes an in depth look at new financing for SoHum Health, separate from the Measure K Bond proposal in Southern Humboldt, along with state stories and local updates

Jaroujiji (a place to stop and rest) Youth Housing opened in Eureka this week. KMUD News spoke with Tribal Administrator Michelle Vassel to learn more about new services for youth and young adults. 

This episode includes a story on an indigenous food festival in Humboldt County along with local alerts and updates