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Volunteers Needed for Point-In-Time Count of Humboldt’s Homeless Population
LoCO Staff / Dec. 22, 2023, 1:36 p.m. / Homelessness
Cinni, One of the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Much-Loved Red Pandas, Has Died
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 22, 2023, 12:44 p.m. /
The Eureka City Schools Board Voted on a Resolution Last Week That Was Not Published Before the Meeting. Is That Legal?
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 22, 2023, 10:40 a.m. / Local Government
… the Jacobs Campus, an eight-acre property estimated at a value of $6 million, for 3553 I Street, a tiny home on an 1/8 of an acre lot south of Harris. The party entering into the exchange — “AMG Communities …
State’s End-Of-Year Affordable Housing Bonanza Likely to Leave Dozens of Near-Ready Projects ‘Mothballed’
Ben Christopher / Dec. 22, 2023, 8:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… 1 went to the Multifamily Housing Program. That fund is now running low, which prompted state lawmakers last year to begin mulling a new bond for 2024. That discussion was left on hold when …
OBITUARY: Ernest Michael Cobine, 1947-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 22, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: George Nathaniel Ponnay, 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 22, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Two People Shot Following Youth Altercation at Cooper Gulch Last Night, Eureka Police Say; Suspects Still Unidentified
LoCO Staff / Dec. 21, 2023, 6:33 p.m. / Crime
Hundreds of Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty Set to Strike in January Over Ongoing Salary Dispute with Cal State Administrators
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 21, 2023, 2:48 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
OPINION: It’s Time for the Offshore Wind Industry to Commit to Community Investments
LoCO Staff / Dec. 21, 2023, 1:28 p.m. / Opinion
Cal Poly Researcher Hopes to Find New Home For Endangered Lassics Lupine
LoCO Staff / Dec. 21, 2023, 10:35 a.m. / Nature
Mental Health Programs That Served Hundreds of Kids — Including in Humboldt — to Close After California Payment Changes
Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 21, 2023, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… and currently serve around 650 people, though they reach about 1,500 people during the course of a year. Sherri Terao, director of Santa Clara County’s behavioral health department, said in an email …
California Is Raising the Minimum Wage for 2 Industries. Others Could See Pay Hikes, Too
Levi Sumagaysay and Shreya Agrawal / Dec. 21, 2023, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… that will be effective Jan. 1. In June, health care workers will earn a minimum of $18, $21 or $23 an hour, depending on what type of facility employs them and where they work. The industry-specific wage increases …
Eureka City Council Scraps Contentious Bike Lane Proposal for Myrtle Avenue
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 20, 2023, 3:29 p.m. / Local Government
… of transportation? 329 people responded ‘no’ and 10 people responded ‘yes’. That is 97.1 percent of people in Eureka saying they don't ride bikes as a primary transportation. Next question: Would you consider …
Commercial Dungeness Crab Season to Open Locally on January 5
LoCO Staff / Dec. 20, 2023, 2:20 p.m. / Wildlife
… Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Oregon state line to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line (Fishing Zones 1 and 2) under a Fleet Advisory beginning …
Judge Dismisses Rory Kalin’s Lawsuit Against Humboldt County, Public Defender’s Office Employees
Ryan Burns / Dec. 20, 2023, 1:20 p.m. / Courts
Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces Largest Land Reacquisition in Tribal History — 10,000 Acres in the Pine Creek Watershed
LoCO Staff / Dec. 20, 2023, 12:27 p.m. / Local Government
… . The Tribe’s $14.1 million purchase of the land rightfully returns management, conservation and use of the land to Hupa People. “Today is a day of intense celebration for our Tribe,” said Hoopa Valley Tribal …
(UPDATE: FUTONS OK!) Got a Junky Mattress Lying Around? Caltrans Will Recycle it for You if You Can Get it to McKinleyville in a Couple of Weeks
LoCO Staff / Dec. 20, 2023, 10:38 a.m. / News
Environmental Review Period Begins for California Offshore Wind Lease Areas
LoCO Staff / Dec. 20, 2023, 10:01 a.m. / Energy , Offshore Wind
Domestic Violence Shelters, a Guardrail Against Homelessness, Face Steep Funding Cuts
Jeanne Kuang / Dec. 20, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
… grants to counties and nonprofits beginning in the next state fiscal year, which begins July 1. A spokesperson for the state Department of Finance declined to comment on California’s plan to address …
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Tables Decision on Humboldt County Visitors Bureau Contract, Agrees to Continue Tourism Marketing Services With the Agency Through May 2024
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 19, 2023, 5:02 p.m. / Local Government
Enrollment Open for ‘Humboldt Income Program,’ Which Will Provide 150 Expecting Parents With $920 a Month for 18 Months
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 19, 2023, 3:47 p.m. / Community Services
… about 15 minutes to complete, Baker said. If you read the Outpost’s previous story about the program, then you might have noticed that the amount of the payments has decreased from the monthly $1 …
New Four-Story Building Slated for Old Town Would Bring 13 Apartments and New Retail Space to Eureka
Ryan Burns / Dec. 19, 2023, 2:06 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
Body Found During Search Confirmed to be That of Missing Piercy Man, Mendo Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2023, 1:58 p.m. / News
California Approves Rules That Turn Sewage Into Drinking Water
Rachel Becker / Dec. 19, 2023, 12:12 p.m. / Sacramento
How Big Oil Wins in Green California
Ryan Sabalow and Jeremia Kimelman / Dec. 19, 2023, 8:09 a.m. / Sacramento
… far, the council has donated at least $157,000 to the campaigns of California’s legislators this year and more than $1.9 million to legislative campaigns since 2019. “In California, our best …
OBITUARY: Donald V. Evangelinos, 1933-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Stacy V. Ripple, 1969-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gary Lee Hover, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Carol Ann Haffner, 1952-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Nordic Aquafarms Celebrates Coastal Commission Denial of Five Appeals to Samoa Fish Farm
Ryan Burns / Dec. 18, 2023, 4:58 p.m. / Business , Government