The LoCO Timeline

Today

All Right, That’s It, No More Data Centers For a While, Says Arcata City Council
9:24 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Serious Bull Shit
8:30 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 17, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Wants to Ban Child Marriage. Why Are These Civil Rights Groups Trying to Stop It?
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Nancy Linthicum, 1942-2026
6:58 a.m.

OBITUARY: Mary Ann (Ann) Hartley Zumbrun, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata, the Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Eureka City Council Advances Plan to Restrict Data Centers, Potentially Allowing Small Facilities in Industrial Areas
4:45 p.m.

Now the Rats Rodents Have Taken Over the Kitchen at Redwood Coast Montessori, Health Inspectors Say
4:28 p.m.

Some of Humboldt Bay’s Navigational Aids Are Getting Replaced
4:08 p.m.

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Flock Surveillance Ad Hoc Group Rejiggered; Lobbyists Respond to Miranda’s Rescue Case; Dolly Parton Day and More
12:34 p.m.

Let’s All Take a Gander at Eureka’s Proposed New Parking Districts in Old Town and Downtown
10:27 a.m.

Bring the Smoke: Prescribed Burns Planned in Prairie Creek Redwoods and Humboldt Redwoods State Parks
10:11 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: More Arcata Candidates Weigh in on Public Comment and Meeting Decorum
8:52 a.m.

Bone Found on Centerville Beach Earlier This Year Traced to 1999 Shipwreck
8:10 a.m.

How the Most Powerful Woman in California Government Is Making Her Mark on the Legislature
8:03 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 16, 2026
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Franklin ‘Lynn’ G. Lourenco, 1943-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: William Robert Nichols, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ronald Greg Lakey, 1952-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Patagioenas fasciata, the Band-tailed Pigeon!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 15

‘Budgetary Nightmare’: The DA’s Office Overspent By $1.3M; Supes Deny Request to Plug the Hole With Contingency Funds
4:57 p.m.

A Data Center Company is Interested in Someday Building a 30,000+ Square Foot Center in Humboldt County
4:25 p.m.

POLL! So Should We Just Stop Busting Illegal Grows, Or What?
4:20 p.m.

Will a Bishop Testify in One of the Emergency Abortion Lawsuits Against St. Joe’s? Judge to Decide
2:30 p.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Blase Bonpane on Building Heights and Meeting Decorum; Jason McCutcheon on Eureka Sales Tax
11:54 a.m.

The Sheriff’s Office’s Illegal Weed Team Raided Four SoHum Towns Last Week; 5,721 Unpermitted Plants Found, Environmental Violations Documented
10:11 a.m.

A Cutten Resident Foiled a Home Invasion by Shooting the Would-Be Invader Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says
9:06 a.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Joseph Decosimo in Arcata
8:30 a.m.

How a Gym, a Farmers Market and MMA Fighters Landed Millions in Newsom’s Last Budget
7:52 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 15, 2026
7:50 a.m.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Mail-In Voting Limits as November Election Nears
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Judith Kjer Walton Scott, 1945-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Neoalcis californiaria, the Brown-lined Looper!
5 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 14

The County of Humboldt is Looking for 17 People to Serve on its Brand-New Tourism Advisory Board
3:10 p.m.

THIS WEEK in SUPES: Madrone Abandons Flock Surveillance Advisory Group; Staff Recommends Starting Over
12:39 p.m.

Law Enforcement and School Officials Address Concerns of Humboldt County Immigrants in Community Meeting
12:13 p.m.

Eureka City Council Kicks Off DATA CENTER WEEK With Discussion About the Possibilities of a Future Ordinance Regulating Them
11:57 a.m.

Developers Can’t Build Data Centers Here (For 45 Days, At Least), Arcata City Council Will Probably Decide
11:22 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 14, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases Are Pricey. This Bill Could Switch Patients to a Cheaper One
7:35 a.m.

With Mail-In Rules Uncertain, Here’s How Californians Can Prepare to Vote in November
7:32 a.m.

OBITUARY: Janice Lynne (Marler) Box 1950-2026
7:14 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Euura californica, the Willow Apple Gall Sawfly!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 13

SUNDAY LOWDOWN: Cannifest, Day 2! Clue! More!
10:09 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 13, 2026
7:35 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Persicaria lapathifolia, the Pale Smartweed!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Cannifest! Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo! Billy Wayne Davis! More!
10:02 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 12, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Jack Shaw Cattle Bridge Was the Preeminent Route Across the Mad River Near Kneeland For Many Almost a Century, but We Tore it Down in 1989
7:30 a.m.