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Los Angeles’ One Weird Trick to Build Affordable Housing at No Public Cost
Ben Christopher / Feb. 7, 2024, 7:34 a.m. / Sacramento
… funded developers hoping to crack Los Angeles’ affordable housing market tend to follow a familiar pattern. First, they evoke Bass’ order — “Executive Directive 1” — to guarantee and speed up …
Why California Legislators of Both Parties Want to Ban Homeless Encampments
Lynn La / Feb. 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: O’Rourk A. Swinney, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , in Arcata on Sunday, March 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All are welcome.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of O'Rourk A. Swinney's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost …
‘Peaceful Resolution’ to Incident That Saw Man Barricade Himself For Hours in Arcata Home
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 4:39 p.m. / Crime
‘Butcher Zionist Pigs’ Poster Found in Mad River Hospital Bathroom; Arcata Police Investigating
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 4:20 p.m. / Crime
Sushi Spot Eliminates Tipping in Favor of a Service Charge and Some People Are Big Mad About It
Ryan Burns / Feb. 6, 2024, 3:37 p.m. / Business
… ;s “equity charge” announcement to an opinionated Facebook forum called Humboldt County on Alert, and the response has been robust.In the first 24 hours the post racked up more than 1 …
Suspected Burglar’s Getaway Rig Gets Stuck in McKinleyville Mud Prior to Arrest, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
… Suspected Burglar's Getaway Rig Gets Stuck in McKinleyville Mud Prior to Arrest, Says HCSO Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 2/6/2024, at about 1:59 am, Humboldt …
The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Wants to Give Water Back to the Mad River to Safeguard Local Control
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 6, 2024, 10:30 a.m. / Infrastructure
… the workshop on Monday, Feb. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building at 1 Marina Way in Eureka. More information can be found in the flyer below. …
Newsom Asked for a Bill to Legalize Psychedelic Therapy. Lawmakers Move to Give Him One
Ana B. Ibarra / Feb. 6, 2024, 8:46 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James Martin ‘Jim’ Meade, 1920-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… enjoyed building model airplanes and engaging in numerous social activities.A Celebration of Life with Military Honors will be held on February 23 at 1 p.m. at Fortuna's Veteran Hall. Goble's …
OBITUARY: Leona Marie Bishop, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ! Grant and Leona were married July 1, 1972. They resided in Scotia for 28 years, where they raised their two daughters. She was a stay-at-home mom and a house cleaner for many years. In 2002 they moved …
OBITUARY: Angela Price, 1981-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… hard at the Recology Humboldt and other local retail service stores. She was a gentle spirit with a soul hard to forget. Celebration of life for Angela will be on February 28, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p …
‘I Will Not Stand For It’: Attorney General Bonta Decries ‘Cynical’ Lawsuits From Citizens for a Better Eureka
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2024, 1:26 p.m. / Courts , Government , Housing
CHP Releases Names, Ages of the Three People Killed in That Head-On Crash on Highway 101 Near Rio Dell Last Month
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2024, 10:56 a.m. / Traffic
PISTOLS for TWO: An Exchange of Letters on the Eureka Housing for All Initiative and the Outpost’s Coverage Thereof
Hank Sims / Feb. 5, 2024, 8:12 a.m. / Housekeeping
Last Chance to Apply for This High-Speed Internet Subsidy
Khari Johnson / Feb. 5, 2024, 8:08 a.m. / Sacramento
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: What You Need in Crypto
Barry Evans / Feb. 4, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… , unsuccessfully to date, to get permission to try to recover it from the local landfill. (I’m not sure how his sense of humor is holding up.) # Reported as good news: “The [crypto] industry lost $1.8 billion …
Body of Missing Redway Woman Found in Eel River Near Dean Creek, Sheriffs Office Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2024, 4:56 p.m. / News
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us to the Ruins of the USS Milwaukee Shipwreck
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 3, 2024, 1:05 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Declining Access to Public Spaces
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 3, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Definitive History of Eureka’s South Park Racetrack, an Early Locus of Community Fun, Has Yet to Be Written
Jerry Rohde / Feb. 3, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… in length. No mention was made of the length of the previous track (Fountain 2001:(67)1). The mill referred to was the Flanigan, Brosnan and Company mill at the foot of Whipple (14th) Street, which …
OBITUARY: Dexter Slade Luther, 1945-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , on February 9, 2024, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Dexter Luther's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County …
OBITUARY: Raymond Harold Chilton, 1945-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Housing for All Backers (Meaning Security National, Really) Have Outspent Opponents by Margin of 163-1
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2024, 4:50 p.m. / Elections
… Housing for All Backers (Meaning Security National, Really) Have Outspent Opponents by Margin of 163-1 Updated financial disclosure forms submitted to the City of Eureka this week reveal …
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking At-Risk Redway Woman
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Missing
Buh-Bye, Leo! Local Production on Paul Thomas Anderson’s New DiCaprio Movie Has Wrapped
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2024, 3:06 p.m. / MOVIED!
Eureka Police Department Releases Names of Two SWAT Deputies Involved in the Shooting Death of a Standoff Suspect Last Week
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 1:59 p.m. / Crime
… shooting are Deputy Johnathan Waxler and Deputy Colton Ross. Deputy Ross has over six years of service and Deputy Waxler has over 5 1⁄2 years of service. Both Deputies remain on paid special leave …
Humboldt County Correctional Facility Releases 2023 Statistics
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
… Medication: 43%Number of Inmate Deaths: 1Number of Suspected Overdose: 13Number of Deaths from Suspected Overdose: 0Number of People Placed in Jail Based Competency Program: 26Number in Jail Based Competency …
The Future McKinleyville Community Forest is Open For Business! CSD Closes Escrow on 599 Acres of Land Above Town
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 10:57 a.m. / Community
Local Felon Arrested With More Than Half a Pound of Fentanyl, Plus Other Drugs and Firearms, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 9:52 a.m. / Crime
… Task Force: TooheyOn February 1st, 2024, Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) with assistance from the Fortuna Police Department and the Rio Dell Police Department, served a search warrant on Thomas …