The LoCO Timeline, p. 296

Friday, Jan. 7, 2022

COVID REPORT: Two New Hospitalizations, 72 New Confirmed Cases; Omicron on the Rise
3:30 p.m.

With Eureka City Schools Superintendent as Their New Boss, South Bay Union School District Staff Fear a Merger with ECS is on the Horizon
1:19 p.m.

HSU Police Chief Resigns Less Than a Year After Taking the Job
12:37 p.m.

Humboldt County Supervisor Virginia Bass Announces She Will Not Seek Re-election
11:07 a.m.

Homicide Suspect Wanted Out of Washington Apprehended After Fleeing From Law Enforcement Near Loleta This Morning
10:12 a.m.

BOOKED: Jan. 7, 2022
7:35 a.m.

Unboosted: California COVID-19 Booster Rate Falls Below 40% in Most Counties
7:13 a.m.

OBITUARY: Thomas Robert Coriell, 1947-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Jan. 7, 2022
6 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022

29-Year-Old Arrested in Connection With Alderpoint Homicide This Morning
5:12 p.m.

Arcata City Council Approves Safe Parking Program to Shelter Homeless, Moves Forward with Valley West Hotel Housing Projects
5:05 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Two Hospitalizations, 107 New Cases Recorded; Indoor Mask Mandate Extended Through At Least Mid-February
3:45 p.m.

Humboldt Bay Fire Rescues Boater Stuck in the Mud in Eureka Slough During Low Tide
3:25 p.m.

PG&E Begs for Forgiveness By Giving Away Firewood to Local Customers Affected By Outages; Some Have Been Without Power for More Than A Week
2:50 p.m.

Office of Education Issues Statement on COVID Outbreaks Among Local Students, Staff
2:13 p.m.

Potential COVID Exposure Sidelines Legislators
11:39 a.m.

SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Suspicious Death Investigation in Alderpoint
11:07 a.m.

Humboldt Bay Fire Dive Teams Assist Sheriff’s Office as Search for Missing Canoer Continues
10:20 a.m.

‘One of the Darkest Days in Our Nation’s History,’ Huffman Says on One-Year Anniversary of Insurrection
9:50 a.m.

BOOKED: Jan. 6, 2022
7:35 a.m.

COVID Surge Upends Some California Courts – Again
7 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Jan. 6, 2022
6 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022

EARTHQUAKE! 4.6 magnitude, 49km W of Petrolia, CA
6:47 p.m.

Eureka City Council Approves Land Swap With Pierson Company, Will Develop Housing Near Winco Instead of on Three Downtown Parking Lots
4:33 p.m.

Humboldt-Del Norte League Bans Spectators at School Basketball, Wrestling Events Over the Next Couple of Weeks
4:17 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Person in Their 60s Dies; 86 New Cases Confirmed; Quarantine Times Reduced
3:24 p.m.

Safe Parking Program: Arcata City Council Will Consider Leasing Property on Samoa Boulevard to Provide a Legal Place for Homeless People to Sleep in Their Vehicles
noon

BOOKED: Jan. 5, 2022
7:50 a.m.

School Districts Seek Help From State to Avoid Sudden Loss of Funding
7:23 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Jan. 5, 2022
6 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022

Afternoon Blaze in Boarded-Up Home Causes $75k in Damage, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
7:19 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Bass Moves Popular Public Comment Period to the End of Meeting Agendas; Staff Presents Groundwater Plan for Eel River Valley
5:04 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Surge Appears Underway as 188 New Cases Confirmed Yesterday; Elderly Person Hospitalized
3:53 p.m.

McGuire’s Bill to Help Stop Coal Train Project Passes Senate Transportation Committee
1:49 p.m.

No, California’s Drought Isn’t Over. Here’s Why.
12:16 p.m.

TONIGHT in CITY COUNCIL: Eureka Land Swap, Meet the New Police Chief, Vacation Rentals and More!
11:36 a.m.

BOOKED: Jan. 4, 2022
7:50 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Jan. 4, 2022
6 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 3, 2022

Power Outage in Arlynda Corners; 1618 Customers Affected
8:22 p.m.

Power Outage in Orleans; 1563 Customers Affected
6:42 p.m.

Supes Look to Change Public Comment Process as Antivaxxers Grow Increasingly Menacing and Unhinged
5:45 p.m.

Suspect Who Was Injured by Officer Gunfire to be Booked for Attempted Murder for Allegedly Ramming Police Vehicles With His Own, Says EPD
5:16 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Omicron Confirmed in the County; One Death, One Hospitalization, 400 New Cases Recorded
4:05 p.m.

Deputies Arrest One in Early Morning Loleta Smash and Grab; Two Other Suspects, Who Grabbed But Did Not Smash, Still Outstanding, Sheriff’s Office Says
2:50 p.m.

Power Outage in Orleans; 1923 Customers Affected
12:52 p.m.

Power Outage in Garberville; 1265 Customers Affected
12:12 p.m.

Supes Ratify State of Emergency After Winter Storm Causes More Than $10M in Costs and Damages
10:28 a.m.

Avoid Broadway at the Turn! Flipped Big Rig Forces Southbound Traffic Onto Waterfront at the Fourth Street/Broadway Intersection
8:56 a.m.

BOOKED: Jan. 3, 2022
7:50 a.m.

The California Legislature Is Back: What to Expect in 2022
7:14 a.m.