The LoCO Timeline, p. 4

Friday, May 15

California Governor Debate: Rivals Gang Up on Democratic Frontrunner Becerra
7:16 a.m.

California Lawmakers Rush $25 Million to Hospitals Without Knowing Who Qualifies
7:16 a.m.

OBITUARY: Paul M. Wilson, 1948-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Matheteus theveneti, a Member of the False Soldier Beetles And False Fireflies!
5 a.m.

Thursday, May 14

Trump Officials Hit California With ‘Largest Ever’ Freeze on Medicaid Funds
4:31 p.m.

‘Duane Flatmo Alley’ Proposal Moves Forward, This Time With the Alley Next to His Giant Mural
4:25 p.m.

POLL! Are You Going to be a Narc and Snitch on Some Grad Parties This Weekend?
4:24 p.m.

Though Delayed by a Few Months, the U.S. 101-Sunset Avenue Interchange Project’s Construction Will Probably Begin Next Summer
2:28 p.m.

The Hot Topic at Next Week’s Arcata City Council Meeting: Some Guy’s Messed-Up Backflow Prevention Device
1:21 p.m.

FUN! Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Means That We Get to Have Political TV Ads Again
12:52 p.m.

A Sea Lion’s Recent Journey up Trinity River is ‘Unusual’
11:55 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Candidate Ben Larson Makes His Case Against the Current Operations of the Assessor’s Office
10:16 a.m.

Sixteen-Year-Old Arrested With Concealed Handgun After Fleeing Police Down Kenmar Road Just Before Two in the Morning, Fortuna Police Say
9:03 a.m.

Man Found With Meth and Burglary Tools After Short Foot Chase Near Highland Park, Eureka Police Say
8:22 a.m.

Money for Clean Drinking Water Threatened by Newsom Administration’s Climate Overhaul
7:44 a.m.

California’s New Plastic Recycling Rules Spark Fights From All Sides
7:44 a.m.

BOOKED: May 14, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Larry Simpson, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Joseph (Joe) Francis Cramer, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Carol Hutton, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Namamyia plutonis, a Member of the Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, May 13

POLL! What is Your Preferred Shade of Pink House Pink, and What Does Your Choice Say About You?
4:20 p.m.

(WATCH) Huffman Grills Interior Secretary Burgum on ‘Arch de Trump’ and Other Presidential ‘Vanity Projects’
4:05 p.m.

Big Changes for Arcata’s Land Use Code Are Incoming (Albeit from Far Away)
3:52 p.m.

Advocates Say Chris Rogers’ Assembly Bill Could Help People Filing Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
3:01 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Eureka’s Pink Lady Mansion Just Got Pinker
2:24 p.m.

A Police Call for Loose Dogs Running Around an H Street Residence Ends With Children Being Taken Into Protective Custody
11:12 a.m.

Assemble, Ye Vendors, Farmers and Artists! Eureka Friday Night Market Season is Nearly Upon Us
10:06 a.m.

Chinook Fishing to Reopen on Klamath and Trinity Rivers After Three Year Closure
9:48 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Cutten Man on Rape Charges
9:46 a.m.

Leftöver Crack in Arcata
8:30 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Audrey Hanks on the Integrity of the Assessor’s Office
8:24 a.m.

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

California Has 6 Weeks of Gas Supply. After That, It Gets Expensive
7:33 a.m.

California Has a Public Defender Crisis. A New Bill Seeks to Force the State to Confront It
7:33 a.m.

OBITUARY: Teresa Marie Houghton, 1952-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Mary Janet Carroll, 1932-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Myriopteris gracillima, the Lace Lip Fern!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, May 12

Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Double Murder Awaits Sentencing, Faces up to 148 Years to Life
4:42 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Proposal for Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office Advanced Again; Humboldt Commons Appeal Denied; and a Man is Mourned
4:40 p.m.

‘I Don’t See Anything Changing’: Wary of the Past, Some Northtown Business Owners and Residents Want HACHR’s New Office Far Away from Them
3:42 p.m.

(UPDATE: FOUND!) MISSING: Officials Searching for 14-Year-Old Boy Last Seen in McKinleyville
9:30 a.m.

Guy in Hummer Shoots Gun at House in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says
9:26 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Fourth District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo on ICE Response, Encouraging Native Plant Landscapes
9:25 a.m.

BOOKED: May 12, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Panicked California Democrats Are Pushing a Risky Strategy: Wait ’til the Last Minute to Vote
7:16 a.m.

California Colleges Went Big on Online Learning Tools. Then the Worst Happened
7:11 a.m.

OBITUARY: Brooks Otis, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Lithophragma affine, the San Francisco Woodland-star!
5 a.m.

Monday, May 11

POLL! Is This an OK Use of County Government’s Social Media Channels?
4:20 p.m.

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