The City Council on Thursday will be swearing in its newly re-elected members, as well as reviewing and considering two new ordinances. The city clerk will swear in Mayor Jeff Farley, Councilman Stuart Titus and Councilman Ken Mierzwa.

TRINIDAD — The city’s onsite wastewater treatment ordinance will likely become law Wednesday, as the result of a long-time-coming effort to insure the residents’ septic systems are operating properly.

The Youth Protection Act, an ordinance prohibiting military recruiters from initiating contact with minors, was officially enacted today after being approved by voters in both Eureka and Arcata.

A short Eureka City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to amend its Secondary Dwelling Unit ordinance, which it hopes will open the door for the creation of more affordable housing within city limits.

The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday whether to amend a city ordinance to make it easier for home-owners to build mother-in-law units on their properties, which could provide more affordable housing within town.

The Rio Dell City Council will hold a regular meeting tomorrow to discuss the repeal of some city ordinances. The approval of the final payment to Granite Construction Co.

Tonight, the Rio Dell City Council will discuss the repeal of certain city ordinances and the approval of the final payment to Granite Construction Co.

Sylvia Jutila, Fortuna resident and former executive director of the Humboldt-Del Norte unit of the American Cancer Society, has been working on no-smoking ordinances for 20 years now.

The City Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday night to adopt the city’s medical marijuana guidelines. The ordinance will be formally adopted at the council’s Nov.

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Every ordinance on the ballot affecting Eureka easily passed Tuesday.

The Arcata City Council will revisit discussion of medical marijuana regulations when it meets Wednesday.

The council is set to introduce an ordinance and hold a public hearing on Arcata Land Use Code amendments related to the marijuana land-use.

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Topics: McKinleyville

The McKinleyville Community Services District will soon seek a new general manager.

TRINIDAD — The City Council has a relatively full agenda for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, including the first reading of an ordinance to establish the city’s on-site wastewater treatment system, a program designed to monitor septic

The Fortuna City Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance tonight to update the language used in the Fortuna Municipal Code regarding building codes.

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The city of Eureka announced that it has adopted an erosion control ordinance.

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A federal court judge placed an injunction Monday on Measure T, making the ordinance unenforceable until a final ruling on it is made.

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Topics: Politics

Estelle Fennell, candidate for the 2nd District Humboldt County Board of Supervisors seat, responded to a request to support Measure T, as proponents of the Ordinance to Protect Our Right to Fair Elections and Local Democracy face challenges in federal court.

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Topics: Community

A federal court denied a request Monday by two companies suing Humboldt County over Measure T to have a temporary restraining order placed on the ordinance, except in one specific instance.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday to introduce an ordinance that would increase board members’ salaries to nearly $90,000 by 2010.

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Friday, in the final two weeks before its mandate runs out, members of the Code Enforcement Task Force shared their findings and recommendations for the county’s Code Enforcement Unit, while member Dan Taranto shared some history.

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Two companies challenging the constitutionality of a voter-approved county ordinance are asking the U.S. District Court for Northern California to issue a temporary restraining order that would allow them to contribute to supervisorial candidates’ campaigns in the upcoming election.

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Two school bond measures passed by voters in Fortuna and McKinleyville received campaign contributions that violated a county ordinance that restricts contributions.