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The Brutal Story Behind California’s New Native American Genocide Education Law
Carolyn Jones / Oct. 10, 2024, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… Bernardino County and is the first Native Californian to serve in the state Legislature. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill in September. It goes into effect Jan. 1. Expanding fourth grade history …
OBITUARY: Richard Paul Etcheverry, 1926-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shirley Lorraine Dillon,1950-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… : $363,517.11. With this latest cash infusion, the so-called “Housing for All and Downtown Vitality Initiative” has now raised $1,587,554, with all but $600 of that coming directly from Security …
Jewish Community Members Talk About Getting Paint Flung on Them During Pro-Palestine Demonstration at Cal Poly Humboldt Monday
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 9, 2024, 3:08 p.m. / Crime
… for information. Political graffiti is becoming an expensive problem for Humboldt. In an email obtained by the Outpost, Director of Facilities Maintenance Travis Fleming claimed it costs over $1,000 every …
Eureka High School Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat; Principal Addresses Parent Frustrations
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2024, 12:50 p.m. / Education
Arcata Police Say Man Forcefully Taken Into Custody While Barbecueing on the Plaza Yesterday — As Seen in Widely Circulating Video Footage — Declined to Identify Himself, Violently Resisted Arrest
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m. / Crime
… on the following charges. PC 69 -Obstruct/resist officer (Felony)148(A)1PC- Obstruct/resist officer (Misdemeanor)148.9(A) PC- False Identification to a Police Officer …
How to Stay Calm When Elon Musk Says He’s Leaving California — and Other Lessons From Business Relocations
Levi Sumagaysay / Oct. 9, 2024, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
… production footprint continued to increase.” Then, the next year, Tesla announced it would put its engineering and AI headquarters in Palo Alto, reportedly expecting to locate 1,400 employees in Hewlett …
OBITUARY: Charles (Chuck) Albert DeWitt, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
University Police Seeking Suspect Who Allegedly Threw Paint at People on Campus During the Pro-Palestine Protests Monday
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2024, 6:47 p.m. / Crime
If You Live in a Problematic Mobile Home in One of Arcata’s Mobile Home Parks, the City May Have Some Money to Help You
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m. / Housing
Odd Disturbance in Pine Hill Area Last Night Leads to Police Standoff, Arrest, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2024, 10:27 a.m. / Crime
GUEST OPINION: To Fix Our County Roads or Not, That is the Question
Steve Madrone / Oct. 8, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Guest Opinion
This California Ballot Measure Promises Money for Health Care. Its Critics Warn It Could Backfire
Kristen Hwang / Oct. 8, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Aleta Joyce Hutcheson, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Scary House Fire on McK’s Second Road Stomped Out Quick With Minimal Damage, Arcata Fire District Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / Fire
(UPDATING) Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Return to Cal Poly Humboldt on the Anniversary of Last Year’s Hamas Attack
Hank Sims / Oct. 7, 2024, 12:11 p.m. / Activism
… (UPDATING) Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Return to Cal Poly Humboldt on the Anniversary of Last Year's Hamas Attack UPDATE, 1:35 p.m.: The march has arrived at the Plaza, where more chants …
Do You, a Business Owner, Have a Story About Applying for State Government Contracts? The State Would Like to Hear It
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 7, 2024, 11:24 a.m. / Sacramento
At the End of Another Rip-Roaring Season, Humboldt’s Junior Drag Racers Reflect on Their Need for Speed
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 7, 2024, 10:30 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
… their first dragster.Twelve-year-old Jeremy Johnson’s gateway was through his father Matt, a lifelong auto enthusiast who owns a heavily modified Honda Civic that makes 1,500 horsepower. Jeremy started racing …
‘I Would Have Been a Great Mom’: California Finally Pays Reparations to Woman It Sterilized
Cayla Mihalovich / Oct. 7, 2024, 7:46 a.m. / Sacramento
… . 30 signed a law that gives survivors who were previously denied until Jan. 1 to file an appeal. The compensation board has an additional 15 months to consider those appeals and process applications …
PASTOR BETHANY: Jonah, Part II — Or, Denial is the Reason We Sink to the Bottom
Bethany Cseh / Oct. 6, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
GUEST OPINION: Humboldt Native Describes How Hurricane Helene Has Devastated Her New Hometown of Asheville, North Carolina
Melissa Frei / Oct. 6, 2024, 7 a.m. / Guest Opinion
There’s a Ticking Time Bomb in the Heart of Orick, and It’s Not Clear Whether Anybody Can Do Anything About It
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 5, 2024, 7:31 a.m. / Infrastructure , News
… : Andrew Goff A History of Floods Humboldt County is no stranger to torrential rain and inundated rivers, but after the unprecedented floods of 1955 and 1964 – both declared 1,000-year flood events, meaning …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Salmon Canneries of the Lower Eel River and the Death of a Fishery
Alan Lufkin / Oct. 5, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… that great quantities of Eel River salmon were being exported to Australia, China, the Sandwich Islands and New York, and sold quickly at good prices. Eel River salmon production in 1857 — 1,200 barrels after …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wolves are Returning to California
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 5, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Fernando L. Avelar, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Maria de Lourdes Avelar on January 1,1956 in Sao Mateus, Terceira, Açores Islands. Fred and his family immigrated to the United States in 1960. They originally lived in Fresno and Tulare …
OBITUARY: Constance ‘Connie’ Heberly Higgins, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Looking to Recover From Scandal, Alan Bongio Seeks Re-election to Humboldt Community Services District Board
Ryan Burns / Oct. 4, 2024, 3:46 p.m. / Local Government , News
Eureka and Arcata Tie for No. 1 Spot in L.A. Times Ranking of Best Places to Retire in California
Ryan Burns / Oct. 4, 2024, 10:22 a.m. / News
… Eureka and Arcata Tie for No. 1 Spot in L.A. Times Ranking of Best Places to Retire in California California's crown jewels. | Arcata photo by hakkun CC BY-SA 3.0; Eureka …
GUEST OPINION: Please Think Twice Before Voting For New Sales Tax Hikes That a Lot of People Can’t Afford
Enoch Ibarra / Oct. 4, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… ), and in addition an increase of .075 percent. That increase — along with the county’s current tax proposal, Measure O, of an additional 1 percent tax – would, if both are approved — cost citizens over 10 percent …