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California Schools Release a Blizzard of Data, and That’s Why Parents Can’t Make Sense of It
Carolyn Jones / Sept. 5, 2024, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
California Lawmakers Want to Ban Anti-Union Meetings at Work, but Will Newsom Go Along?
Jeanne Kuang / Sept. 5, 2024, 7:07 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Eric William Zink, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . There will be a celebration of life on October 6, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Samoa Women’s Club. In lieu of flowers make a small donation to Hospice of Humboldt, the American Cancer Society or any other charity …
OBITUARY: Dana Lewis Whitaker, 1959-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard ‘Rick’ Motherwell, 1949-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
County Reports Outbreak of Shigella Bacterial Infection Traced to Dinner at Eureka Elks Lodge
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 4:44 p.m. / Health
New Indie Movie Featuring Humboldt County and Its Breweries to Screen in Arcata Thursday Followed by Q&A With Director and Writer/Star
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2024, 3:50 p.m. / MOVIED!
MAYORVENGERS ASSEMBLE! Former Eureka Mayors Unite to Light Up Old Town This Holiday Season
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 4, 2024, 3:37 p.m. / :) , Eureka Rising
Future California Senator Adam Schiff is in Town
Hank Sims / Sept. 4, 2024, 1:19 p.m. / D.C.
That Smoke Bubbling Up From Eureka Sewers is Not Foretelling the Imminent Arrival of Beelzebub, Nor is It a Sign of a Major Fire, But Rather It Is a Smoke Test
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 12:59 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
… of a smoke test. UPDATE, 1:26 p.m.: A City of Eureka press release sent just now has a bit more information: The City of Eureka will be performing smoke testing of the sanitary sewer system at the locations …
Eureka City Council Narrowly Passes Vacant Building Ordinance that Aims to Reduce Blight Across Town
Jacquelyn Opalach / Sept. 4, 2024, 12:12 p.m. / Local Government
… also seek an exemption. Otherwise, folks who let properties sit empty for 90 days or more will be subject to a fine of $1,000 per month. After a year, the fine jumps to $5,000 per month. “The …
Some Dude on the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus Tried to Forcibly Take a Backpack From an Employee, University Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 10:26 a.m. / Crime
… suspicious behavior: 9-1-1.Consider sharing your location or social plans with friends or loved ones, either through the Rave Guardian App or other means.If walking feels unsafe, consider calling some friends …
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It
Levi Sumagaysay / Sept. 4, 2024, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… represent just a fraction of the more than 1 million gig workers in California, they give a glimpse into what happens when workers turn to the state for help instead of the companies that backed Prop. 22 …
OBITUARY: Jacqueline Jo Stalcup Ford, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Norma Sue Lewis, 1931-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
A New 42-Space Parking Lot is Being Built Along the Eureka Boardwalk
Ryan Burns / Sept. 3, 2024, 4:01 p.m. / Business , Local Government
DON’T PANIC, REDWAY! That Smoke You’ll Probably See Coming From the Conservation Camp Thursday is Only a Prescribed Burn
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2024, 3:38 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
UNIVERSAL DONOR, DONATE! Blood Bank Issues Call for Donations Due to Dire Shortage of the Most Critical Type
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2024, 10:52 a.m. / Emergencies
Measure F Could Wreak Legal and Financial Havoc on Eureka, California Housing Defense Fund Warns
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2024, 10:37 a.m. / Local Government
… law. (See Gov. Code, § 65589.5, subds. (d)(5), (h)(5), (o)(1).) This statutory provision temporarily suspends the power of non-compliant municipalities to enforce their zoning rules against qualifying …
California Democrats Strike Back Against Local Conservative Rebellions on LGBTQ Rights, Abortion
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 3, 2024, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
What Californians Have at Stake in the Trump-Harris Election When It Comes to Health Care
Ana B. Ibarra / Sept. 3, 2024, 7:03 a.m. / Sacramento
Caltrans Completes Phase 1 of Indianola Undercrossing Project; New Traffic Restrictions to Take Effect Next Week
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 31, 2024, 3:56 p.m. / Safety , Traffic
… Caltrans Completes Phase 1 of Indianola Undercrossing Project; New Traffic Restrictions to Take Effect Next Week Image: Caltrans District 1 Facebook###Caltrans District 1 …
Humboldt Progressive Democrats Endorse Candidates in Arcata, Eureka City Council Races, Urge ‘No’ Vote on Measure F
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 2:58 p.m. / Elections
Boise Fire 65 Percent Contained at 12,911 Acres; Evacuations Remain in Effect
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 9:47 a.m. / Fire
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Holmes-Eureka Massacre, When Eureka Police and Vigilantes Shot Striking Lumber Workers Dead
Paul Ferrell / Aug. 31, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… of a strike on a larger scale than had previously been seen prompted Hammond Lumber Company owner. Jay Hammond, to purchase $1,200 worth of tear gas equipment. Mill workers from Eureka …
OBITUARY: Jacquie Callihan, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to her husband of 65 years, Dale, she was a loving and generous mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, the deeply compassionate family matriarch. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p …
OBITUARY: Roland Eben Scribner, 1935-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard Alan Crowston, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Robert Marvel, 1960-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Margaret Patricia Huffines, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits