The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

What is Measure G, Arcata’s Only Measure on the Ballot This Election, And Why Does the City Want You to Vote ‘Yes’ On It?
5:02 p.m.

Eureka Planning Commission to Consider New County Psychiatric Facility Downtown; Plus, a New Gathering Venue?
4:04 p.m.

The Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Eureka Police Say They Have Been Teaming Up to Run Meth-Related Hand-to-Hand Busts in Old Town
3:35 p.m.

Drug Task Force Arrests Man Alleged to Have Dealt Cocaine in Local Bars; Agents Find Drugs, Money, Guns and a Large Number of Burner Phones
2:57 p.m.

‘Pretty Standard’ Vegetation Fire Rips Up Hillside of Broadway Sunday Night
12:57 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Hoopa Man on Suspicion of Starting at Least One of Yesterday’s Fires in the East County, and is Looking for Eyewitnesses Who Might Have Recognized His Van Near the Other Ones
10:16 a.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: Yeehaw
9:32 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 12, 2026
7:50 a.m.

ICE Arrests Alarm California’s Community Colleges. How Much Can Campus Officials Do?
7:48 a.m.

Smoke in SoHum? That’s Probably CalFire’s Prescribed Burn in Ettersburg
7 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Suillus fuscotomentosus, the Poor Man’s Slippery Jack!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11

SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Evacuations Being Prepared in Response to String of Fires in the Hoopa Area
5:07 p.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 11, 2026
7:50 a.m.

GOOD FIRE: CalFire is Gonna Torch 40 Acres of Invasive European Beachgrass Near Loleta Today to Improve Habitat for Dune Dwellers
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Mephitis mephitis, the Striped Skunk!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10

THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will Climate Change Affect the North Coast?
10 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Durand Jones! OktoBEARfest! Redwood Jazz Alliance! More!
9:17 a.m.

REMINDER! Southbound Eureka Slough Bridge Will Be Closed All Day Sunday for Major Roadwork (Overnight Closures Planned for Monday and Tuesday)
9 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 10, 2026
7:36 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Uncle Art Renfroe Made a Good Living Inviting City Slickers Up to His Mad River Ranch to Hunt Deer and Eat Aunt Lou’s Cooking
7:30 a.m.

Deadly E-Bike Crashes Shaped 3 New California Safety Laws. Here’s What They Do
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Neale B. Penfold, 1932-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ruth Darlene Connolly, 1937-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Bernadine Giannini Resso, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Paul Steven Costa, 1971-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Cameraria nemoris, a Member of the Leaf Blotch Miner Moths!
5 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 9

(UPDATE, APPROVED) Anil Dwivedi Would Pay $100,000 and Be Barred From Illegally Jacking Up Rents in a Proposed Settlement Agreement That Awaits Approval by Judge
4:33 p.m.

In Southern Humboldt, Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Messed Up Plans for a New Hospital. Measure K Will Test Whether Residents are Willing to Pay Higher Property Taxes to Make the Finances Work
3:13 p.m.

INSANELY DANK NEWS: Pacific Paradise’s Weed-Smoking Lounge Approval in the Hands of the Planning Commission Next Week
1:57 p.m.

Eureka’s Stuff N’ Things is Adding a Deli and Market to Its Ever-Growing List of Stuff N’ Things
1:05 p.m.

66-Year-Old Hiker Found Safe After Hours-Long Search in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Sheriff’s Office Says
12:32 p.m.

Eureka’s New Chinatown Monument is Officially Launching With a Big Party This Weekend
11 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Ward One Candidate Audra Sisson Answers Your Questions
9:13 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Savage Henry Comedy Festival! Thelonius Monk Tribute! Metal Bands! More!
8:54 a.m.

Prop. 45 Explained: CEQA Overhaul Could Shift Who Holds Power Over Building
8:01 a.m.

Prop. 43 Would Make Special Taxes Harder to Pass. That’s the Point, Say Anti-Tax Advocates
7:57 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 9, 2026
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: William F. Cody (Bill), 1946-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Elsie Marie Berti, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Collybiopsis quercophila, the Oak-leaf Pinwheel!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8

Judge Agrees to Dismiss Criminal Charges Against Cal Poly Humboldt Activist in Six Months; Toledo Seeks Legal Vengeance
4:58 p.m.

POLL! Are You ‘THE ENEMY’?
4:20 p.m.

OOPS! Errors Result in the Omission of Two Candidate Statements From Humboldt County Voter Guides
3:57 p.m.

‘Make Your Voices Heard’: Humboldt Harbor District Relaunches Environmental Review Process for Offshore Wind Marine Terminal Project
2:54 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office Destroyed Over 3,000 Cannabis Plants and 36 Pounds of Weed From Two Illegal Grows Earlier This Week
10:29 a.m.

Arcata Will Attempt to Join Ranks of Cities Such as Knoxville, Breckenridge, and Klamath Falls by Becoming a Trail Town
10:21 a.m.

SoHum Firefighters Save Shelter Cove Home After Small Wildfire Destroys Nearby Outbuilding
9:50 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Fine Folk in Arcata
9:48 a.m.

Newsom Apologized to Tribes for Historic Harms, but Vetoed Two Bills That Would Have Empowered Them
7:48 a.m.

How Election Deniers Are Using Public Records to Sow Doubt in California
7:44 a.m.