The LoCO Timeline

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BOOKED: Oct. 7, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Why Are Out-Of-State Billionaires Funding a California Voter ID Measure?
7:10 a.m.

The Same Union Supporting a Billionaire Tax Wants Voters to Limit Clinic Spending. Here’s What to Know About Prop. 44
7:08 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Bombycilla cedrorum, the Cedar Waxwing!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Is Ferndale Too Spooky? Local Launches Business Boycott Over ‘Excessive Skeletons’ and ‘Creepy’ Halloween Decor on Main Street
4:45 p.m.

POLL! After Watching This Bizarre Steve Hilton Ad, Are You Voting Republican?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt Supervisors Approve 45-Day Ban on New Data Centers in Unincorporated Areas of the County, With Some Exceptions for Small, Closed-Loop Facilities
3:42 p.m.

Bill Spenceley, Victim of January Arcata Community Forest Attack, Has Died
2:56 p.m.

Way More People Are Riding the Bus This Year Than They Did Last Year
1:18 p.m.

New Donation-Based Clinic For Trans Care to Open in Eureka as a ‘Community Solution’ to Treatment Cuts
1:17 p.m.

EPD Earns Traffic Safety Grant That’ll Fund More Enforcement Operations Against Distracted and Impaired Drivers
11:38 a.m.

Is This the Coolest Basketball Court on the North Coast? Yurok Artist Uses VR Headset to Map Out New Klamath Glen Mural
10:03 a.m.

Republican Hilton’s ‘Just Try It’ Ad Courts Liberals — and Angers His Own Base
7:52 a.m.

‘Evaluators’ Are Supposed to Keep AI From Killing Us All. No Pressure
7:48 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 6, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Janet Marie Dryden, 1947-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gretchen Haas Gurnee, 1960-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Werner Gerhard Oskar Rentz, 1930-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Frances Joyce Sutton Dollar, 1947-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Agaricus californicus, the California Agaricus!
5 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 5

POLL! There Aren’t Enough Festivals on the Arcata Plaza! Which of the Following New Events Would You Most Like to See Happen There?
4:20 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Another Ban on Data Centers! Prohibition on Cutting Old-Growth Trees! Prop. 45!
2:21 p.m.

ARCATA: TRAIL TOWN USA? City Council Will Ponder Chasing that Dream
11:57 a.m.

‘Such an Incredible Vehicle’: Humboldt County’s Bookmobile Celebrated After Two Decades of Service
10:16 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: G. Mario Fernandez on Eureka’s Sales Tax
8:06 a.m.

California Families Are Running Out of Time to Use $120 Per Kid Benefit on Groceries
7:35 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 5, 2026
7:35 a.m.

Democrats Want to Change the Rules for Recall Elections. Voters Get Their Say With Prop. 5
7:34 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Sarcodon stereosarcinon, the Stereo Tooth!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4

SUNDAY LOWDOWN! Porch Fest! Redwood Coast Music Festival! Festival of Courage! More!
10:28 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 4, 2026
7:50 a.m.

STORY TIME: The Pickle Anarchist v. The Red Skull
7 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Hydnellum suaveolens, the Sweetgrass Tooth!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Apple Harvest Festival! Pastels on the Plaza! Arts Alive! More!
8:39 a.m.

‘Super’ El Niño is Projected to Bring Record-Breaking Rain to California, But Humboldt’s Forecast Is Less Certain. What Are Local Officials Doing to Prepare?
8 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 3, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Yīmantūwiñyai
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Lawrence A. Ford Jr., 1935-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jane Sherman-Fraser, 1936-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Elisha Ann Wilson, 1978-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Leucoagaricus leucothites, the White Dapperling!
5 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 2

Dan Shahin, an Arcata City Council Candidate Who Has Railed Against Data Centers, Has $10,000+ Stakes in Nvidia and Amazon
4:58 p.m.

Old Town Eureka’s Restaurant 511 and Pearl Lounge Have a New Owner
4:25 p.m.

LoCO INTERVIEWS G. Mario Fernandez and Janelle Jackson: Eureka’s Ward Three Election Pits a Democratic Socialist/Anarchist Against a Veteran Police Officer
12:26 p.m.

Eureka Police Chief Responds After Former Officer’s DUI Case Was Dismissed
12:03 p.m.

Two Arrested, Drug Trove Confiscated Following Problem-Oriented Policing Bust at McKinleyville Home, Sheriff’s Office Says
10:19 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Redwood Coast Music Festival! Eureka Symphony! Ghouls, Grrrls Gays & Theys! More!
9:39 a.m.

California Colleges Don’t Have Enough Housing for Students. Will These 4 New Laws Help?
7:42 a.m.

Fact Check: Could California Lawmakers Expand the Billionaire Tax to Everyone?
7:38 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 2, 2026
7:35 a.m.