We monitor public finances, track government contracts, attend committee meetings, and publish raw data so every resident can hold power accountable.
Systematic, nonpartisan monitoring of Humboldt County government. We follow the data wherever it leads.
Tracking county budgets, expenditures, and contract awards. Every dollar accounted for, every transaction visible.
Filing FOIA requests and publishing results. Government records belong to the public — we make sure they stay there.
Attending and documenting Board of Supervisors meetings, planning commissions, and committee hearings.
Building open tools that make raw government data searchable, downloadable, and understandable.
News, investigations, and data releases from the coalition.
The Transparent Humboldt Coalition launches its new platform to bring unprecedented visibility into county governance, spending, and decision-making. Here's why we built this and what comes next.
We publish source documents alongside every analysis. Download county budgets, contract records, meeting minutes, and FOIA responses. Verify our work. Draw your own conclusions.
Browse Public Data$ ls data/humboldt-county/
budgets/
contracts/
foia-responses/
meeting-minutes/
salary-data/
vendor-payments/
$ wc -l contracts/fy2024/*.csv
3,847 total records
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Whether you can volunteer time, share expertise, or simply spread the word, there's a role for you in building a more transparent Humboldt County.