Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The City Council has approved a $48 million city budget deeply impacted by the global crisis. Sheltering in place and business closures have drastically reduced sales, use and bed tax revenue, forcing across-the-board cuts in city departments. The council assumed the worst about revenues in the year…
COVID crisis blows huge hole in Arcata’s budget
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Among the range of radical changes the coronavirus pandemic has wrought is a massive plunge in the tax revenue the City of Arcata has to work with. The City Council grappled with the unprecedented financial catastrophe at a May 27 meeting. A staff report by Finance Director…
Arcata House spearheads aid to houseless during crisis
Partners include the City of Arcata, the county Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Arcata Presbyterian Church, the Arcata First Methodist Church, Food Not Bombs and the Days Inn, plus volunteers. AHP’s volunteer coordinator may be reached at (707) 298-7610.
Arcata City Attorney Nancy Diamond recovering from vehicle accident
Mad River Union ARCATA – City Attorney Nancy Diamond was seriously injured in a vehicle accident about two weeks ago, and remains hospitalized at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. Details of the crash weren’t immediately available, though Diamond acknowledged that her injuries were serious. “But the good news is that I will, eventually, fully recover,”…
Arcata could house homeless in parking lots
City-owned locations could include the parking lot near the Intermodal Transit Facility, Vinum Park, and parking lots located at Seventh and G and Eighth and H streets.
Playgrounds, skate park closed – observe distancing in parks and trails
The orders to stay at home allow residents to get outside and go for walks or bike rides for both mental and physical health, and the City encourages residents to plan those activities at home and as close to home as often as possible.
Arcata sets up $250,000 emergency business loan program, and its name is BRELP
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Arcata businesses that are running on fumes during the present Coronavirus lockdown have a new glimmer of hope thanks to the City of Arcata and its City Council. The council Thursday night unanimously approved Resolution No. 190-63, which creates a Business Resiliency Emergency Loan Program (BRELP). The…
Arcata issues comprehensive COVID-19 update – Tuesday, March 24
Three recent flights may represent a possible exposure for COVID-19 infection, either because an individual on board has become a confirmed case or because a close contact whose test is pending was on board.
3/16/20: United Flight #5827 from Los Angeles Airport to Arcata
3/18/20: DeltaFlight #4124 from Seattle to Medford
3/18/20: United Flight #5555 from San Francisco Airport to Arcata
UPDATED: City of Arcata announces new COVID-19 protocols
The City of Arcata is monitoring COVID-19 and is working with, and following all recommended guidelines from, the Centers for Disease Control, the California Department of Public Health and the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services.
City of Arcata corrects date of hearing on Chapman House
City of Arcata ARCATA – On December 25, 2019 the Mad River Union posted a Notice of Public Hearing of the Arcata City Council, notifying the public that the Council would be deliberating a designation of the “Chapman House” at 974 10th Street as a local historic landmark. The given date published was incorrect. The…