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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: All the Good Things Were Offered by Nature. Humboldt Was Once a Horn of Plenty
Evelyn Mansfield / Dec. 30, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Jerry Nusbaum, 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . The Farallons are a special place, sitting as they do on the Continental shelf, and Jerry quickly picked up the way of the work there and gradually took on more responsibility. At one point he’d spent nearly 1 …
OBITUARY: Kathryn Renee Conlee (Syvertson), 1953-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
POLL! It’s Time to Reveal Your Ardent Desires and Deep Fears in Our Year-End Humboldt ‘Would You Rather’ Extravaganza!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 4:20 p.m. / POLLZ
PG&E Rates Will Rise by Nearly 13 Percent on Jan. 1
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 29, 2023, 12:32 p.m. / Energy
… PG&E Rates Will Rise by Nearly 13 Percent on Jan. 1 Humboldt Bay Generating Station at King Salmon. File photo: Andrew Goff###Get ready to pay more on your electric bill. PG …
All County Planning and Building Permit Applications Must Be Submitted Online Starting Jan. 10
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 12:03 p.m. / Local Government
FYI, the California Highway Patrol is Going to Conduct a DUI Checkpoint Somewhere in the County Tomorrow
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 10:26 a.m. / Crime
ARMORED DOG! Eureka Police K-9 Unit ‘Bolo’ Will Soon be Decked Out in Bullet- and Stab-Proof Armor Thanks to Charitable Giving
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 10:03 a.m. / Crime
California New Laws for 2024: Tougher Penalties for Child Trafficking
Nigel Duara / Dec. 29, 2023, 8:18 a.m. / Sacramento
… effect Jan. 1, less than six months after debate around the bill roiled the Capitol. Under current law, human trafficking of a minor for purposes of commercial sex incurs a sentence of up to 12 years …
California New Laws for 2024: Alerts for Missing Black Children
Lynn La / Dec. 29, 2023, 8:14 a.m. / Sacramento
… California New Laws for 2024: Alerts for Missing Black Children To bring more attention and resources to missing Black youth, a new law that establishes “Ebony Alerts” takes effect Jan. 1 …
Will Tougher Fentanyl Penalties Ease Overdoses Crisis? New California Law Targets Dealers
Nigel Duara / Dec. 29, 2023, 8 a.m. / Sacramento
… on Jan. 1.###CalMatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics. …
OBITUARY: John ‘Jack’ Lee Yarnall III, 1932-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Herman ‘Shack’ Duane Sherman Jr., 1935-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Fred MattinglyTim Bussell Sr.Gordon BussellDavid MastenJim MesunasVIEWING: December 28, 2023 at 4 p.m.Paul’s Chapel1070 H StreetArcata, CaliforniaSERVICES:December 29, 2023 at 1 p.m.Hoopa Neighborhood Facilities …
Hoopa Author Judith Surber, Who Wrote a New York Times Story on Opioid Addiction in the Valley This Year, Was ‘Ecstatic’ to Discover That She Has Been Honored by the Pulitzer Center
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 28, 2023, 3:36 p.m. /
(VIDEO) Local Naturalist Griff Just Can’t Stop Going Viral, This Time With a TikTok About What Happens When a Redwood Tree Falls
Hank Sims / Dec. 28, 2023, 1:43 p.m. / Nature
… project of the Save the Redwoods League, Redwood State and National Parks and the Yurok Tribe.In the video below — 9.7 million plays, 1.8 million likes and more than 11,000 comments to date — Griff makes …
New Road Rules! The California Highway Patrol Would Like You to be Aware of These New Laws Taking Effect on Streets and Highways in 2024, So That We All Might Drive Better in the New Year
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2023, 12:22 p.m. / Sacramento
… session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The laws referenced below take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted.Vehicles: Registration - AB 256 (Dixon) Existing law requires current month …
California New Laws for 2024: Speed Cameras and Cruising Allowed
Lynn La / Dec. 28, 2023, 8:15 a.m. / Sacramento
… th, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Gutierrez Jr.Two new laws taking effect Jan. 1 could affect safety on California’s roads. Cameras at intersections across California already flag drivers who run …
California New Laws for 2024: Consumer Protection Beefed Up
Levi Sumagaysay / Dec. 28, 2023, 8:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… California law. Or they’ll be ordered to pay millions of dollars, but close down or declare bankruptcy, leaving their victims without compensation. A new law effective Jan. 1 will help change that …
OBITUARY: Todd Anderson, 1973-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… .”However, Scottish Power was in dire financial straits, and shortly after this 2004 shareholder meeting it sold PacifiCorp to Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. for $5.1 billion plus …
Rio Dell to Consider Legislation to Keep Rental Housing Up to Code, Post-Earthquake
LoCO Staff / Dec. 27, 2023, 3:24 p.m. / Local Government
… is scheduled to consider a Rental Housing Inspection ordinance at their meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The proposed ordinance is motivated by the December 20, 2022, Ferndale Earthquake and the January 1 …
The Top 25 Stories of 2023! It Was the Best of Years and it Was the Worst of Years, but Overall It Was a Pretty Normal Year
Hank Sims / Dec. 27, 2023, 1:50 p.m. / Housekeeping
… #2, is gone — wiped off the face of the Earth. Copco #1, Iron Gate and J.C. Boyle are soon to follow.6. Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Say Local Business Owner Lobbed Anti-Gay Slurs at Their Employees …
California New Laws for 2024: Workers Get More Paid Sick Days
Sameea Kamal / Dec. 27, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616. The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections …
California New Laws for 2024: Employees Get Protection for Using Cannabis
Levi Sumagaysay / Dec. 27, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Surprise Ambulance Bills Put These Families in Debt. A New California Law Bans the Practice
Kristen Hwang / Dec. 27, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Jan. 1 targets the kind of “surprise” ambulance bills that put Miele’s family in debt even though they had medical insurance. These bills take the form of out-of-network charges for commercially insured …
OBITUARY: Paul R. Gierek, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 27, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(UPDATE) Christmas is OVER! It’s Time to Have the Scouts Come By and Haul Away Your Tree
LoCO Staff / Dec. 26, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Infrastructure
… (12/30 or 1/6). This is a community service project for the Scouts and there is no fixed cost to pick up a tree - donations are accepted and appreciated but not required. All donations will help fund …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Don Quixote’s Impossible Dream
Barry Evans / Dec. 24, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
PASTOR BETHANY: What if Christmas Were a Little Less Hectic and a Little More Holy?
Bethany Cseh / Dec. 24, 2023, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: How Did Humboldt Celebrate Christmas in the 19th Century?
Catherine Mace / Dec. 23, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… the next best quarters on the fort — a story-and-a-half house, two rooms below and two above, with a kitchen at the side. Harriett found prices high in Humboldt County. Eggs were $1.25 a dozen, butter 75 …