The LoCO Timeline, p. 191

Monday, Aug. 28, 2023

Mike McGuire Will be the Next Leader of the California Senate, Under New Deal Announced Today
7:36 p.m.

Backers of Eureka’s Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative Say They’ve Gathered and Submitted Enough Signatures to Get It On the Ballot
4:42 p.m.

POLL! Should Humboldt Reinstate Prohibition Until People Stop Drunk-Driving?
4:20 p.m.

Car Smashes Into Power Box in Arcata, Knocking Out Electricity to Mad River Hospital
11:55 a.m.

Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Say Local Business Owner Lobbed Anti-Gay Slurs at Their Employees, Destroyed Property During Chili Cook-Off at Humboldt County Fair
11:09 a.m.

The Fortuna Teenager Who Accidentally Shot Himself Last Night is Doing OK, Police Say
10:01 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 28, 2023
7:50 a.m.

Families Have High Hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers Want to Lower Expectations
7:25 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023

BOOKED: Aug. 27, 2023
7:50 a.m.

GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Jesus’ Second Coming and DJT
7 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023

BOOKED: Aug. 26, 2023
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remembering the Wonderful Arcata Elementary Teachers of the 1880s, and the Horrible Ones, Along With My Schoolchums and the Scrapes We Got Into
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Reid Marshall Aiton Sr., 1941-2023
6:56 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 25, 2023

(UPDATE — DELAYED!) Caltrans Says: Highway 199 Will be Opened Twice a Day For Controlled, One-Way Traffic, Starting Monday Wednesday
4:49 p.m.

Fortuna Woman Who Threatened to Kill Numerous Elected Officials Appears in Court for Restraining Order Proceeding
4:20 p.m.

POLL! What is the Best Restaurant in Fortuna?
4:20 p.m.

As Fernbridge Repairs Continue, Caltrans to Host Another Workshop to Discuss the Future of Access to Ferndale
3:19 p.m.

Thunderstorm Brings Lightning, Winds to the Oregon Side of the Smith River Complex; Del Norte Dodges Bullet, Fire Spokesman Says
2:29 p.m.

(PHOTOS) RECOGNIZE THEM? Local Hopes to Return Photo Album Found on the Road in Eureka to Its Owner
11 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 25, 2023
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Dixie Garrett, 1936-2023
6:56 a.m.

Power Outage in Orleans; 1889 Customers Affected
6:02 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

Power Outage in Somes Bar; 2096 Customers Affected
6:32 p.m.

POLL! Have You Ventured Outside Humboldt County This Summer?
4:20 p.m.

Eureka Police Follow Trail of Blood to Site of Downtown Stabbing; Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder
2:20 p.m.

FREE RED PANDAS FOR HEROES: Sequoia Park Zoo Offering Complimentary Admission to Firefighters
2:08 p.m.

Bye-Bye, ‘K-L Couplet’: Arcata City Council Removes Controversial Proposal to Make K and L Street One-Way During First Joint Study Session on Tuesday
1 p.m.

RED FLAG WARNING: Dangerous Fire Conditions Inland Today, Tomorrow
8:41 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 24, 2023
7:50 a.m.

Why a Colorado Ambulance Company Wants to Limit California Taxes
7:40 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023

WHAT WENT DOWN: Aug. 23, 2023
7 p.m.

Alderpoint Man Convicted of Murder in 2022 Shooting Prompted by Dog Dispute
5:11 p.m.

(PHOTOS) ‘1 More Time!’ Rex Bohn Launches Campaign for Fourth Term on Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors
4:35 p.m.

POLL! What are Your Thoughts on the State of ‘Public Comment’ at Local Government Meetings
4:20 p.m.

73-Year-Old Punched by Panhandler Outside Willow Creek Gas Station, Says HCSO
2:47 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Says it Would Like to Meet the People Who Shot Up the Fort Seward PG&E Substation Near Alderpoint, Causing $200,000 Worth of Damage
2:20 p.m.

CHP Expected to Discuss Status of 199 At Tonight’s Smith River Complex Meeting; Evacuation Orders Updated For Residents On Both Sides of State Line
12:43 p.m.

County of Humboldt, Developers Sign Memorandum of Agreement in a ‘Momentous Step Forward’ for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast
11:29 a.m.

Fortuna Resident Arrested For Possession, Transportation of Fentanyl and Meth After Trip to Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says
10:10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 23, 2023
7:50 a.m.

California Boards Want to Keep Pandemic Rules for Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad for Democracy
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Kimberly Kramer, 1962-2023
6:57 a.m.

OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Brenard, 1956-2023
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Albert R. Giddis, 1931-2023
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gary Duane Nelson, 1937-2023
6:56 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023

(UPDATED) Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Madrone Cut Off a Public Commenter for Using ‘Hate Speech.’ Is That Legal?
5:45 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Modifications to ‘Project Trellis’ to Address Issues Over Cannabis Equity Eligibility Criteria, Directs Staff to Work with State on Exceptions for Rural Communities
5:18 p.m.

POLL! Which of the Republicans Who are Bothering to Show Up For Wednesday’s Debate Stands the Best Chance of Actually Becoming President?
4:20 p.m.

TONIGHT in the GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata City Council Will Review and Make Recommendations on the Plan for the First Time, During Joint Study Session With Planning Commission
12:53 p.m.

SMITH RIVER COMPLEX: Most of Del Norte Still Without Power, Board of Supervisors Hears; Highway 199 Likely to Stay Closed Until Next Week at the Earliest
12:16 p.m.