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Eureka Nabs $630,000 ‘Prohousing’ Grant From the State to Fund Homelessness Services
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 3:01 p.m. / Homelessness
Eureka City Council Reviews New Rules for Vacant Buildings, Tables Vote
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 7, 2024, 2:42 p.m. / Local Government
… is not maintained for 30 days or more, the owner will be fined $1,000 per month.There are a few exceptions to the proposed rules. If there is an active permit and the owner is diligently working to “complete …
Driver in Fatal Rollover Collision in Eureka Likely Suffered Medical Emergency Before Crash, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 11:50 a.m. / Traffic
… Driver in Fatal Rollover Collision in Eureka Likely Suffered Medical Emergency Before Crash, EPD Says Press release from the Eureka Police Department:On August 6, 2024, at approximately 1:54 pm …
Shots Were Fired Into a Home on K Street Last Night, Eureka Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 11:48 a.m. / Crime
Resident Treated for Smoke Inhalation Following Valley West Apartment Fire
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 9:20 a.m. / Fire
California Battles Onslaught of Wildfires With Help From Mutual Aid: ‘More Resources Than Rest of US Combined’
Julie Cart / Aug. 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, 1993-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, 1993-2024 Our beloved Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, born October 23, 1993, began her journey home on August 1, 2024 …
OBITUARY: Frank Shaughnessy, 1960-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… : 1) Students who share Frank’s interests: Please make check out to CEINC (address CEINC, PO Box 806, Bayside, CA 95524) and put Frank Shaughnessy Scholarship fund in the note, and/or 2) Maura’s Pan Ma …
OBITUARY: Nancy Lou Quintrell, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… by many other close family members and friends who were very close to her heart.A celebration of life will be held on August 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the afternoon at Eureka First United Methodist Church …
OBITUARY: Philip Robin Aycock, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Business Owner Thavisak ‘Lucky’ Syphanthong Announces Bid for City Council Ward 4 Seat
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 6, 2024, 2:23 p.m. / Politics
Security National Has Spent $710,645 and Counting on Measure F, the ‘Housing for All’ Initiative
Ryan Burns / Aug. 6, 2024, 1:56 p.m. / Elections
… “ ”No on F” campaign include the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (which chipped in $1,000); the Humboldt Democratic Central Committee ($1,500); and Eureka resident Tyler …
Drug Task Force Arrests Local Man Alleged to be Transporting Fentanyl Into Hoopa
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2024, 8:52 a.m. / Crime
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI Deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes.
Khari Johnson / Aug. 6, 2024, 8:39 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James (Jim) Lowell Lindquist, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
New Eureka Council Candidate Just Bought a House in Ward 2 and Changed His Political Party Last Week
Ryan Burns / Aug. 5, 2024, 3:02 p.m. / Elections
Security National Project Manager Kenny Carswell Announces Bid for City Council Ward 2 Seat
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 11:52 a.m. / Politics
As LGBTQ Library Material Comes Under Fire, California May Ban Book Bans
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 5, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s permission. Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau stands outside his office in the Fresno County Hall of Records on Aug. 1, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local The committee …
OBITUARY: Siddiq Steven Kilkenny, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kenneth ‘Ken’ Starkey, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Number 500
Barry Evans / Aug. 4, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Number 500 LoCO published GOU #1 on January 5, 2015. Titled “New Year's Thoughts about Aging,” I managed to riff on senior discounts, erectile dysfunction, angina …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Northwest Forest Plan at 30
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Humboldt Brewery Was a Beer Behemoth in the Early 1900s, Surviving Both Fire and Prohibition, But it Was Killed by Monopoly Capitalism and the Public’s Poor Taste in Beer
Michael Berry / Aug. 3, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… their partnership ended. The building at right is the Eureka Brewery at 1st and E in 1888. Constructed in 1877, it operated until the mid-1900s. Palmtag and Cressman sold the Humboldt brand …
California Lawmakers Negotiating Sweeping Package to Speed Up Solar, Wind Energy
Alejandro Lazo and Julie Cart / Aug. 3, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Richard Espinoza II, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Marcela Espinoza. The memorial will be at the Wharfinger Building located at 1 Marina Way in Eureka, California on Saturday, August 17th from 2:00pm-5:00pm. You may wear Dodgers gear …
OBITUARY: George ‘Butch’ Buckley, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Butch’s life his celebration of life will be Saturday August 3rd, 2024 from 1pm-3pm at the Table Bluff Tribe Center, 1000 Wiyot Way Loleta, CA. The celebration will be potluck style if you wish to join us …
OBITUARY: Jacob Osier, 1978-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
16-Year-Old Arrested in Hoopa for Attempted Murder; 17-Year-Old Victim in Stable Condition
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2024, 4:38 p.m. / Crime
… )) and felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)) in connection with the attempted homicide. The suspect remains in custody at the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall.The victim and suspect …
At The Summitt: Doing Things a Little Differently in Arcata’s New Sports Lounge/Queer Speakeasy/Art Gallery/Workspace
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 2, 2024, 2:42 p.m. / Business