#125. Planning, Housing, and the Push and Pull of Humboldt Growth | John Ford

#125. Planning, Housing, and the Push and Pull of Humboldt Growth | John Ford

July 20, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 125

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John Ford discusses planning and housing challenges in Humboldt County with Scott Hammond.

Send us Fan Mail John Ford, Director of Planning and Building for the County of Humboldt, talks with Scott Hammond about how planning, permitting, and code enforcement work in a county shaped by cannabis, housing pressure, and community debate. They get into ADUs, complaint-driven code enforcement, the We Are Up project in McKinleyville, and the tension between growth and the desire to keep Humboldt small. Ford also shares the winding path that brought him from Fresno to Humboldt by way of pl...

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