The LoCO Timeline, p. 31

Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025

Humboldt Bay Fire Station in Eureka Closed After Fallen Tree Cuts Off Gas and Power, Damages Building and Disrupts Communications
11 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 21, 2025
7:35 a.m.

(LoCO THROWBACK) Donate Blankets, Warm Clothing at Tonight’s Homeless Memorial; Honor Those Lost on Cold Winter Nights (From 2016)
7 a.m.

Power Outage in Worswick; 1484 Customers Affected
5:02 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Caulorhiza umbonata, the Redwood Rooter!
5 a.m.

Power Outage in Arlynda Corners; 1484 Customers Affected
4:52 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America
10 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 20, 2025
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Let Charity Sweeten the Chalice
7:30 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Odonthalia washingtoniensis, the Flat Sea Brush!
5 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 19, 2025

Blue Lake Set to Appoint Civil Engineer, Third-Generation Local Jennie Short as Next City Manager
5:38 p.m.

POLL! How Many Eggs Do You Buy at a Time?
4:20 p.m.

‘I Want Our Officers to Have Skin in That Game’: New APD Chief of Police Chris Ortega on the Importance of Community Engagement and Culture
3:31 p.m.

‘A Critical Investment’: City of Eureka Nabs $3.3 Million State Grant for Everding Community Center
3:20 p.m.

Commercial Crabbing Can’t Start Locally Until at Least Jan. 15, Says California Department of Fish and Wildlife
2:01 p.m.

Trump Administration Intervenes in Potter Valley Dam Removal, as Department of Agriculture Asks FERC to Halt Decommissioning Process
12:47 p.m.

Minor Flooding Reported Around Humboldt Bay; More Rain En Route
12:44 p.m.

The Bear River Family Entertainment Center Will Shut Down for Remodeling at the Beginning of the Year
9:59 a.m.

California’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles Debates $30 an Hour
8:47 a.m.

Redway Couple Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Maintaining a Drug House, Sheriff’s Office Says
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 19, 2025
7:35 a.m.

California Utilities Will Keep Almost All Profits as Regulators Ease Up. They’re Still Upset
7 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Broken Compass Bluegrass! Hudson Glover! Ticket to Ride! More!
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Martha Peabody Traphagen, 1943-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Patricia ‘Pat’ Marion Long, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Phallus hadriani, the Dune Stinkhorn!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

It’s Gonna Rain Like Hell Tonight, and You Should Expect Chaos
4:24 p.m.

POLL! Is It Just LoCO, or Are More People Running Red Lights These Days?
4:20 p.m.

Trump Signs Executive Order Reclassifying Cannabis, Clearing Major Hurdle for Medical Research
12:41 p.m.

A Trail in the Bottoms and Valley West Community Center Update — Last Night’s Arcata City Council Meeting
11:57 a.m.

Human Trafficking Investigation Prompts Raid on Cannabis Operation in Petrolia, Sheriff’s Office Says
11:29 a.m.

2,700 Acres Behind McKinleyville Community Forest Conserved; Green Diamond, Northcoast Regional Land Trust Sign Easement That Will Keep the Land for Sustainable Logging, Wildlife Habitat
11:17 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 18, 2025
7:35 a.m.

How Does Newsom’s New Mental Health Court Work? Here’s What Real People Involved Say
7:25 a.m.

CARE Court Was Created to Help California’s Toughest Homeless Cases. Why That’s Been So Hard
7:17 a.m.

OBITUARY: John DeMatos, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Shirley Elizabeth Sutton-Wight, 1944-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ellen Margarette Crump, 1929-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Tamiasciurus douglasii, the Douglas’ Squirrel!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

POLL! What Do You Guys Think About This Reader-Submitted Plan to Thwart Porch Piracy Once and for All?
4:20 p.m.

Tonight’s Arcata City Council Meeting: More Parking Somewhere, Less Parking Elsewhere
1:50 p.m.

Trump is About to Reclassify Cannabis, Easing Restrictions on Banking, Taxes and Research, According to Multiple News Outlets
1:30 p.m.

No More Gas in Orick! Shoreline Market to Close Jan. 1 as Yurok Tribe Firms Up Design Plans for Brand-New Fuel Mart
1:02 p.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 17, 2025
7:35 a.m.

‘False Hope’: Why Families Who Celebrated California’s New Mental Health Court Feel Let Down by It
7:17 a.m.

OBITUARY: Daniel Patrick Adams, 1991-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Melinda Elaine Petersen, 1958-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Phaeotremella frondosa, One of the Higher Basidiomycetes!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

Humboldt County Supervisors Adopt Long-Awaited Climate Action Plan, Set Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threshold
4:23 p.m.

POLL! In General, Do You Like or Dislike it When Local Governmental Bodies Take Stands on International Affairs?
4:20 p.m.