Editing Eureka, California (section)

==Government==
[[File:Eureka Old Town and Clock.jpg|thumb|250px|Eureka's Historic Old Town. View is to the east on 2nd Street, which was the equivalent of Main St. in the Victorian era.]]

===Local government===
The City of Eureka has a [[Mayor–council government|mayor-council]] system of governance. Primary power lies with the five council members, divided into five wards. The mayor has the power to appoint, as well as ceremonial duties, though the job includes presiding over council meetings and meeting visiting dignitaries.<ref name="NCJ06">{{cite news  | last =Sims  | first =Hank|title =City Asunder  | work = North Coast Journal  | date =October 26, 2006 | url =http://www.northcoastjournal.com/102606/cover1026.html  | access-date =December 9, 2012 }}</ref> Official city business is administered by the Office of the City Manager. The Eureka City Council regularly meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 5:30&nbsp;pm for closed session, and 6:30&nbsp;pm for open session. Open sessions are open to the public.<ref name="EkaCity">{{cite web  | title =Mayor and City Council  | publisher =City of Eureka  | url =http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/council/default.asp  | access-date =December 9, 2012 | archive-date =November 16, 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111116022337/http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/council/default.asp  | url-status =dead  }}</ref>

===State and federal government===
Eureka is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref name=SS/> and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref name=SA/>
Federally, Eureka is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref name=GovTrack/>