The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: One Battle After Another! Arcane Artists! Patrick Cleary! More!
9:03 a.m.

BOOKED: April 11, 2026
8:20 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Famous Young Suffragist’s Horseback Journey to Humboldt in 1872, Including an Interlude With the Owner of the Humboldt Times (Who Was Traveling in the Other Direction)
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Sandra ‘Sandy’ Mary Elizabeth Daignault Cofer, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gerard Eugene ‘Jerry’ Sullivan, 1928-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Strix occidentalis caurina, the Northern Spotted Owl!
5 a.m.

Friday, April 10

Judge Dismisses Some Human Trafficking Charges in Bridgeville Cannabis Farm Case
3:52 p.m.

DANK NEWS: Arcata City Council To Consider Legalizing Indoor Weed-Smoking Lounges
3:24 p.m.

Power Outage in Bayview; 2638 Customers Affected
2:02 p.m.

An 8-Story Parking Lot and Conference Center in Downtown Eureka? Humboldt Transit Authority and the City are Exploring a Grant Opportunity to Build It
12:58 p.m.

We Know They’re Cute, But You Must Leave Baby Deer Alone (Even if it Looks Like They’ve Been Abandoned)
12:33 p.m.

MORE RAIN EN ROUTE! Wet, Windy Weather is Headed for Humboldt This Weekend
11:37 a.m.

State Parolee Arrested in McK Yesterday Afternoon After Allegedly Kicking In Girlfriend’s Windshield as She Tried to Escape Him, Sheriff’s Office Says
9:23 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Fuego! Eureka Symphony! Barn Dance! Quixote! More!
8:55 a.m.

Trump’s Divisive Role in California Politics Is on Display as GOP Prepares Election Endorsements
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: April 10, 2026
7:50 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Pseudacris sierra, the Sierran Tree Frog!
5 a.m.

Thursday, April 9

Fortuna’s $1.8 Million Funding Gap is Already Bad for the City, and it May Get Worse. Could a Sales Tax Hike Staunch the Bleeding?
5 p.m.

POLL! As the End of Your Journey Nears, Which ‘Wake-Up’ Song Beamed to the Spacecraft From Mission Control Did You Most Enjoy Waking Up To? (Only Active Artemis II Astronauts May Vote)
4:23 p.m.

Should Eureka City Council Members Get Their First Pay Raise in 40 Years? Voters Will be Asked to Decide in November
3:41 p.m.

‘Glad To Have The Service Back’: Alaska Airlines Returns to ACV With Direct Flight From Seattle
10:15 a.m.

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

California Billionaire Tax Is a No-Brainer for Progressive Democrats, Right? Wrong.
7:37 a.m.

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

Wednesday, April 8

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.