The LoCO Timeline, p. 2

Monday, April 13

An AI Website That Steals Local News Content is Now Hallucinating Racist Stereotypes
5:26 p.m.

POLL! What Would You Like to See the Old Sears Building in the Bayshore Mall Become?
4:20 p.m.

SCAM ALERT! Once Again, the Humboldt County Planning and Building Department Does Not Want You to Send It Money in Sketchy Ways
4:05 p.m.

Local Fishermen Are Excited For 2026 Salmon Season Return. But With North Coast Commercial Closure, Fuel Costs Are a Concern
3:48 p.m.

Spring Break is SEWER LATERAL REPLACEMENT WEEK in Eureka! Avoid These High-Traffic Streets on These Days if You’d Like to Drive Unimpeded!
3:22 p.m.

Arcata Likely to Pass New, Higher Water Rates this Wednesday
2:16 p.m.

Two Suspects Arrested Following Early Morning Attempted Business Break-In in Downtown Eureka, Police Say
1:20 p.m.

Humboldt County is Interested in Buying the Old Sears Building at the Bayshore Mall. So is Home Depot
12:55 p.m.

United Indian Health Services Can Now Get Medi-Cal Reimbursement for Treating Substance Abuse Disorder With Traditional Cultural Practices
12:55 p.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Fifth District Candidate Mary Burke on McKinleyville Incorporation
9:15 a.m.

BOOKED: April 13, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Salmon Fishing Poised to Finally Reopen. Can the Industry Recover?
7:26 a.m.

Trump Wanted California Republicans to Back Steve Hilton. They Didn’t Listen
7:16 a.m.

Eric Swalwell Suspends Campaign for California Governor After Sex Assault Allegations
7:02 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Cryptantha leiocarpa, the Beach Cryptantha!
5 a.m.

Sunday, April 12

SUNDAY LOWDOWN: So Much Theatre: Quixote! Sherwood! Bat Boy! More!
8:05 a.m.

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

BACTERIUM of the DAY: Nostoc commune, the Star Jelly!
5 a.m.

Saturday, April 11

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.