The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL: Eureka Adopts New Rules for AI Use Among Staff; Proposed Pay Hike for Elected Officials Headed to November Ballot
4:31 p.m.

RANKED CHOICE POLL! On This Earth Day, Please Rank the Greatest Threats to Life on the Planet From Scariest to Least Scariest
4:21 p.m.

Don’t Miss Your Mammogram Because You Can’t Afford It! There’s a Local Program That Might be Able to Help
3:41 p.m.

That SoCal Water Agency Says It’s Just in the Very Initial, Exploratory Phase of its Potential Bid to Take Over the Eel River Dams
12:27 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Wiyot Tribe Breaks Ground on Downtown Eureka Affordable Housing Project
12:24 p.m.

Next Hoopa Shooting Hearing Pushed Forward After Motion From Defense
12:18 p.m.

Arcata Hoteliers Approve Plan to Lure Tourists With Thousands of $100 Gift Cards, Sparking Both Enthusiasm and Accountability Concerns
11:30 a.m.

Is Your Tap Water a Little, uh, OFF-COLOR This Morning? No Need to Panic, But You Might Want to Take These Simple Steps, Says the Water District
9:47 a.m.

BOOKED: April 22, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Greg Graham, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Emmet Boyd, 1943-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Carex buxbaumii, the Buxbaum’s Sedge!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, April 21

A Kneeland School Bus Driver Who Has Been Driving the Route Since Age 19 Has Been Named California’s Classified School Employee of the Year
4:24 p.m.

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves $1.85 Million for Measure Z Projects and Services; Old-Growth Protections for Lower Redway Punted to a Future Agenda
4:06 p.m.

Headwaters Forest Poised To Get 73 Acres Bigger This Summer
1:54 p.m.

There’ll Be a Public Meeting About Amazon’s Proposed Distribution Center Next Wednesday
1:04 p.m.

Fortuna Awards $846,000 Contract to Consulting Firm for General Plan Update
12:55 p.m.

Statements From PG&E and Friends of the Eel on SoCal Agency’s Potter Valley Dam Bid
11:48 a.m.

POTTER VALLEY DAM UPDATE: The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Says That a Municipal Water District in Riverside County is Interested in Taking Over the Project
11:13 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Burke Campaign Touts Endorsements From Huffman, Rogers, Wilson
8:10 a.m.

California Blocks Trump Administration From Withholding Homelessness Funds
8:03 a.m.

Why Getting More California Students Into Top UCs Carries a Big Cost to Taxpayers
7:35 a.m.

BOOKED: April 21, 2026
7:35 a.m.

Internal Emails Show How Fringe Groups Fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Ballot Seizure
7:30 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Branta bernicla nigricans, the Black Brant!
5 a.m.

Monday, April 20

POLL! Did Legalization Kill the 4/20 Holiday?
4:20 p.m.

Gov. Newsom Declares Arcata Fire State of Emergency, Potentially Allowing Flow of State Funds
3:22 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Board to Consider Stronger Protections for Old-Growth Redwoods in Lower Redway
1:43 p.m.

New Abuse Charge Added in Foster Toddler Death Case, Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
1:32 p.m.

Big Fentanyl Bust in Blue Lake Follows Investigation by Sheriff’s Office’s Problem-Oriented Policing Squad, Deputies Say
1:27 p.m.

(UPDATE: FOUND) At-Risk 80-Year-Old Man Missing From the Hoopa Area; Police Ask for Public’s Help Locating Him
12:42 p.m.

Arcata Man Arrested on Suspicion of Kidnapping a Cal Poly Humboldt Student, Police Say
12:16 p.m.

Third Candidate Enters Race for Eureka City Council’s First Ward Seat, Which is Up for Election in the Fall
10:59 a.m.

Got a High School Senior Interested in the Trades? The Builders Exchange is Handing Out Scholarship Money!
9:42 a.m.

4/20 LOWDOWN: Remember the Good Ol’ Days While Vibing Out to ‘Ganja Farmer’ in Arcata Tonight
9:35 a.m.

BOOKED: April 20, 2026
7:35 a.m.

REPORT FROM ORICK: One School, Nine Students. California Pays Over $100,000 Per Kid to Keep Small Schools Open
7 a.m.

Democrats’ Plan to Raise Pay for Security Guards Would Pressure Employers Into Labor Deals
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Thomas Marshall Circe, 1939-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gregory Alan Downing, 1961-2026
6:46 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Limnodromus griseus, the Short-billed Dowitcher!
5 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.7M Earthquake 57 Kilometers West of Petrolia
3:46 a.m.

Sunday, April 19

BOOKED: April 19, 2026
7:35 a.m.

MUSICAL MEMOIR: When Sunnyland Slim Tells You to Take Route 66, You Should Take Route 66
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Nothochrysa californica, the San Francisco Lacewing!
5 a.m.

Saturday, April 18

THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New Mandate for State-Owned Forests?
10 a.m.

BOOKED: April 18, 2026
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Telegrapher’s Life
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Carol Ruth Ann Hillman, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Sorex vagrans, the Vagrant Shrew!
5 a.m.