Ryan Burns

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

Blue Lake’s ongoing political drama just experienced another plot twist as City Councilmember Christopher G. Firor has resigned from office, effective immediately. Firor, who was appointed by the council last October to fill the seat that had been vacated by Elizabeth McKay, did not cite a reason for his abrupt departure in the emailed notice he submitted at 6:28 on Tuesday evening, roughly two minutes before a council meeting was set to begin.

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###PREVIOUSLYFlouting State Guidance, Blue Lake City Council Votes Not to Adopt Its Own Updated Housing ElementSERVED: Three Blue Lake Council Members Were Handed Recall Notices at Tonight’s Meeting###The Blue Lake City Council last night approved a plan to bring the city back into compliance with state housing law by the end of February 2026, and now they’re hoping state authorities will be okay with that timeline.

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###During the public comment period of tonight’s Blue Lake City Council meeting, three council members, including the mayor and mayor pro-tem, were served with legal notices of voter-initiated efforts to recall them from office. Blue Lake resident Elissa Rosado, who recently described herself as the best friend of recently ousted City Manager Mandy Mager, stood at the lectern and delivered the news to Mayor John Sawatzky, Mayor Pro-Tem Elise Scafani and Council Member Kat Napier.

1 week ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

In mid-December of last year, local cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Joseph Arcidi was in London, England, with his family, getting ready to deliver a talk at the 10th Annual International Coronary Congress, when his cell phone started going crazy with incoming texts. He decided to ignore them until after his address, at which point he picked up his phone and started scrolling through the messages.

2 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###An local osprey — or perhaps a pair of them — picked a real bird-brained spot to build a nest: way up on top of some high-voltage electricity equipment at PG&E’s Humboldt Bay Substation in King Salmon. Ospreys, which were historically called sea hawks, love nesting near bodies of water that have adequate food supply, and of course the PG&E substation sits right on the banks of Humboldt Bay, from which they can nab tasty surfperch, silversides, herring and the like.