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Second Lawsuit Against the City of Eureka Filed by Citizens for a Better Eureka Over Loss of Public Parking

EUREKA, Calif., May 4, 2023 – The Citizens for a Better Eureka coalition filed a second lawsuit against the City of Eureka today. Like the initial suit filed April 6, 2023, in California Superior Court, the petitioners are asking the court to stop the city from further actions on the public parking lot located at 5th and D, in Eureka. … read more Second Lawsuit Against the City of Eureka Filed by Citizens for a Better Eureka Over Loss of Public Parking→

The Focus of the Petition is on the General Plan, Not a Particular Parking Lot

Security National Properties’ spokesperson Gail Rymer talks with John Chiv about the petition that was filed on Thursday, April 6 by Citizens for a Better Eureka against the City of Eureka. Ms. Rymer reiterates that the petition focuses on the city’s adoption of its General Plan Housing Element Update, and does not focus on any one particular lot. Read the … read more The Focus of the Petition is on the General Plan, Not a Particular Parking Lot→

Security National Plans to Sue over Old Town Parking Lots

This article from the Eureka Times-Standard outlines many of the objections to turning parking lots into low-income housing made by public commenters at the Eureka City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 4. At the meeting, the city approved two resolutions that move these plans forward on parcels near the waterfront area at the end of D street and a parking … read more Security National Plans to Sue over Old Town Parking Lots→

City of Eureka Facing Potential Lawsuit over Parking Lot Housing Projects

In an interview with Austin Castro of North Coast News, Eureka business owner Ray Conti of Ray’s Old Town auto muffler and Security National Properties’ Kenny Carswell discuss how the City’s plan to use city-owned parking lots for housing will hurt businesses and how the space could be better utilized. UPDATE: The lawsuit was filed on Thursday, April 6th and … read more City of Eureka Facing Potential Lawsuit over Parking Lot Housing Projects→

City of Eureka Being Sued Over Parking Lot Housing Projects

 A large number of downtown Eureka businessowners and residents are filing a lawsuit Thursday, April 6, 2023, against the City of Eureka in California Superior Court, Humboldt County, over the city’s activities related to affordable and low-income housing projects on downtown parking lots. The thirty-two petitioners, known as Citizens for a Better Eureka, claim the city failed to meet the … read more City of Eureka Being Sued Over Parking Lot Housing Projects→