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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





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 …









… 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 To bring more attention and resources to missing Black youth, a new law that establishes “Ebony Alerts” takes effect Jan. 1



… 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



… 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 …





… 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 …



… 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 …



… 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 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 …



… 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



… #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 …



… . 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 …





… 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



… (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 …







… 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 …