The LoCO Timeline

Today

ANIMAL of the DAY: Argyrotaenia franciscana, the Orange Tortrix Moth!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Eureka City Council Revisits the Idea of a City-Sanctioned Homeless Encampment
4:49 p.m.

POLL! With Spring in Full Effect, Which Regression to Ancient Gardening Technology Would Most Benefit Its Users and Also Society at Large?
4:20 p.m.

Judge Dismisses Humboldt Bay Social Club Owner’s Bankruptcy Case, Citing a ‘Complete Failure to Comply With Court Orders’
2:14 p.m.

SACRÉ BLEU! Humboldt/Del Norte Film Commission Shortlisted For ‘Film Commission of the Year’ and Will Find Out if it Beats Places Like Toronto, Edinburgh and Dallas on the Fabled Cannes Croisette!
1:44 p.m.

Eureka Ward One Resident Victor Garcia Announces Campaign to Succeed the Termed-Out Leslie Castellano on the City Council This Fall
11:25 a.m.

Serial Vandal and Thrower of Rocks Arrested Outside a Bank, Eureka Police Department Says
9:51 a.m.

BOOKED: April 8, 2026
7:35 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Evan Schwartz, Candidate for Fifth District Supervisor, on Growing the County’s Tourism Sector
7:31 a.m.

California Wants to Fund Green Jet Fuel — by Raiding Your Road Repair Budget
7:25 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Neottia cordata, the Heartleaf Twayblade!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, April 7

POLL! How Far Away From Your Nearest Neighbor Should You Be Before You Are Legally Allowed to Own a Rooster?
4:21 p.m.

More Sales Taxes on the Way? Fortuna City Council Adds Measure to November Ballot
4:12 p.m.

Yurok Tribe, Blue Lake Rancheria Agree to Consolidate Fire Department Operations
3:53 p.m.

After Many Revisions, Fortuna City Council Passes Rent Guidelines for Mobile Homes
1:40 p.m.

St. Joseph Health is Attempting to Negotiate a Settlement in State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit
12:32 p.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Famous-ish Technology Ethicist Will Talk About AI in Arcata Tonight
11:30 a.m.

Fire That Took Out H Street Apartments Human-Caused, Forwarded to EPD as Possible Arson
11:12 a.m.

Humboldt-Del Norte Central Labor Council Issues Statement of Support of Immigrant Rights, Plans May 1 Solidarity Rally
10:09 a.m.

(VIDEO) A New Angle on the Magnificent Eureka Theater, Humboldt’s Art Deco Entertainment Palace
8:10 a.m.

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

LoCO ELECTIONS: Juan Pablo Cervantes on the Possibility of ICE Intimidation at the Polls
7:27 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gabriela ‘Gabby’ Murphy, 1927–2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Tachycineta thalassina, the Violet-green Swallow!
5 a.m.

Monday, April 6

THIS WEEK IN EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Bay to Zoo Property Acquisition and Affordable Housing Funds
3:45 p.m.

Arcata City Council Looks Inward this Week
2:56 p.m.

Fortuna City Council Could Adopt Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance Tonight, Will Consider Placing Sales Tax Increase on Ballot
1:48 p.m.

‘Ganjasaurus Rex’ to Invade Hulu: 4/20 Documentary Anthology Includes a Short About the Humboldt-Filmed Cult Classic
11:53 a.m.

(VIDEO) Sequoia Park Zoo Bear Nabu Emerges From Hibernation Ready to Play
10:30 a.m.

Texting and Driving This Month? EPD’s Gonna Get You
9:18 a.m.

OBITUARY: Anna Mae Logan (Lamebear), 1948-2026
8:21 a.m.

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

Immigrant Truck Drivers Were Supposed to Get Their Licenses Back. Why California’s DMV Is Stalling
7:30 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Ottleya strigosa, the Strigose Bird’s-foot Trefoil!
5 a.m.

Sunday, April 5

BOOKED: April 5, 2026
7:50 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Asarum caudatum, the Western Wild Ginger!
5 a.m.

Saturday, April 4

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Get Outside Gear Sale! Bat Boy: The Musical! Threshold! More!
10:49 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The ‘God Squad’ Returns!
10 a.m.

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

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: ‘That Canal is a Nuisance!’ The Water-Borne Dreamers of Yesteryear Did Manage to Cut a Passage From Mad River to the Bay, But Everyone Else Hated It and Were So Happy When It Died
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Diana Marie Dal Porto Ellis Bridges, 1943-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gary Gene Klinetobe, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Aythya collaris, the Ring-necked Duck!
5 a.m.

Friday, April 3

Woman Held To Answer on Murder Charges for Two-Year-Old Foster Kid’s Death
5:05 p.m.

POLL! Which Humboldt County Section of the Great Redwood Trail Should be Built First?
4:28 p.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Fifth District Candidate Evan Schwartz on Tribal Relations and McKinleyville Incorporation
3:39 p.m.

Eureka’s City Council May Get Its First Pay Bump in Decades (But Don’t Worry, We THE PEOPLE, Will Have the Ultimate Say)
2:40 p.m.

Mystery Smells Attack Sunny Brae; Wastewater Treatment Plant Only Partially to Blame
1:47 p.m.

Do You Like to LAF? (… Meaning ‘Local Agency-Form’? Get It???) If So, Then Please Join LAFCo as an Alternate Public Member
11:04 a.m.

Adult and Child Arrested Following Report of Gunfire in McK Neighborhood Yesterday Morning
10:39 a.m.