The LoCO Timeline

Today

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Chew On This
9 a.m.

BOOKED: March 6, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Colleges Spend Millions on Faulty AI Systems: ‘The Chatbot Is Outdated’
7:37 a.m.

A Podcaster Gave Newsom a Gun. Are California Laws Keeping Him From Taking It Home?
7:32 a.m.

OBITUARY: Heather G. Becksted, 1973-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jasmin (Jace) Angelica Gutierrez, 2002-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jamey Estelle Hughes, 1975-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Michele McCall-Wallace, 1961-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Elwood Franklin Bartlett, 1933-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Pleurobrachia bachei, the Pacific Sea Gooseberry!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

POLL! Are You Sure Your Carbon Monoxide Detectors Work?
4:21 p.m.

Another Dark Sky Ordinance? New Arcata Local Coastal Program Includes Light Pollution Regulations
12:31 p.m.

Police Say Excess Carbon Monoxide Levels Were Noted in Lamplighter Motel Deaths; Causes of Deaths Still ‘Pending Investigation’
10:38 a.m.

Rio Dell To Cut Down Potentially Hazardous Trees in Park
10:05 a.m.

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

Trump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Could Kick Thousands of Homeless Californians Off Coverage
7:32 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Heather Mae in Arcata
7:30 a.m.

How 9 California Democrats Could Sabotage Their Party’s Race for Governor
7:29 a.m.

OBITUARY: John Richard Grimm, 1964-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gloria Ann Allen (Benson), 1937-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gail Fleming Turner, 1947-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Rhizomnium punctatum, the Dotted Thyme-moss!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, March 4

Eureka Police Make Meth Sales Arrest Pursuant to OPERATION GATEWAY 101
5 p.m.

CAKEWALK? Two County Supervisor Candidates (One Incumbent and One Newcomer) Are Running Unopposed as the Filing Deadline Fast Approaches
4:45 p.m.

Eureka Police Department Launches New Initiative to Improve Safety, Reduce Blight Along Hwy. 101
4:24 p.m.

Arcata City Council Will Debate Local Coastal Element Tonight
2:39 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt Cut Ties With Racial Equity Program Amid Federal Investigation
2:39 p.m.

All the Fun is in Arcata Again
9:53 a.m.

‘Shocking’: What Supreme Court Ruling on Transgender Policy Means for California Students
7:53 a.m.

For California Democrats, Single-Payer Health Care Is Back. Voters Have Heard It Before
7:49 a.m.

BOOKED: March 4, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Roxanne Burgess, 1953-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Matthew Robert Painter, 1948-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Janis Sue Anderson, 1938-2026​
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Tresus capax, the Fat Gaper!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, March 3

Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn Shuttered Indefinitely After Two Mysterious Deaths
5:14 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Gets an Earful on Felled Old Growth, Tinkers Again With Tobacco Retail Ordinance and Revisits Code of Conduct Complaint Procedures
4:31 p.m.

POLL! Do You Agree With LoCO That ‘Arcatians’ is Way More Fun and Therefore More Correct Than ‘Arcatans’?
4:20 p.m.

Coastal Commission to Officially Deny Eureka’s Marina Center Application
3:06 p.m.

DESPERATE SCAMMERS: New Online Scam Hypertargets People Who Have Applied to Serve on the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee
2:49 p.m.

Arcata Residents Sure Do Like Their Roads
2:33 p.m.

Are YOU Going to Run for Elected Office in Eureka, or Serve on One of The City’s Committees or Commissions? Well, Then, You’re Going to Want to Be At This Meeting, Won’t You?
2:24 p.m.

The City of Fortuna Will Return 236 Acres of Land to the Wiyot Tribe
11:31 a.m.

Co-Founder of Shuttered Arcata Tea Business Faces Abuse Allegations
8:08 a.m.

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

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Modern Protest Songs in Arcata
7:30 a.m.

California’s Fire Safety Regulators Are Finally Out With a ‘Single Stair’ Report. They Don’t Love the Idea
7:13 a.m.

These Public Documents Are Hidden From View. Two California Lawmakers Want to Change That
7:04 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ward Michael Falor, 1951-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Harlan Raymond Lawler, 1948-2026
6:56 a.m.