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TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Tiny House Village Ordinance, Sends Concerned Letter to SF Mayor; Latest Homelessness Count Revealed
Ryan Burns / Aug. 20, 2024, 5:13 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… on the outskirts of Eureka. ”So could they actually build 1,200 tiny homes out there and set up a nonprofit?” he asked. Ford said that since some parcels in that development …
Additional Details Released on This Morning’s Eureka Boat Fire
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2024, 3:15 p.m. / Fire
… Bay Fire press release: At 0859 hrs on August 20, 2024, Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported Boat Fire at 1 Marina Way at the Eureka Public Marina. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with one …
Farewell to The Independent, the Free, Locally Owned Newspaper That Has Served Southern Humboldt for Decades
Hank Sims / Aug. 20, 2024, 11:31 a.m. / Media
(VIDEO) One Taken to Hospital After an Explosion on a Boat in the Eureka Marina
Ryan Burns / Aug. 20, 2024, 9:35 a.m. / Fire
BOISE FIRE UPDATE: Fire Tops 12,000 Acres, Though Growth Has Slowed and Rain is On the Way
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2024, 8:51 a.m. / Fire
… % Cause: Under investigation Crews: 29 Engines: 63 Dozers: 9 Helicopters: 15 + UAS Fixed wing: available as needed Total resources: 1,085 Information: Click here. Headlines TRAFFIC CONTROL started last …
More California Schools Are Banning Smartphones, but Kids Keep Bringing Them
Carolyn Jones and Khari Johnson / Aug. 20, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Calls to limit how students use smartphones are driven in part by concerned educators. A Pew Research Center survey released in June found that 1 in 3 middle school teachers and nearly 3 in 4 high school …
OBITUARY: Warren Tindall, 1926-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Veterans Honor Guard at Ocean View Cemetery on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 1300 hours (1 p.m.). Due to family travel restrictions at this time, a celebration of life will be announced at a future date …
OBITUARY: David Ralston, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The North Coast’s California Condor Population Will Soon Spike with the Yurok Tribe’s Release of Seven Young Prey-Go-Neesh in the Coming Days and Weeks
Jacquelyn Opalach / Aug. 19, 2024, 3:11 p.m. / Wildlife
Once Again, Our Own Sen. Mike McGuire is Serving as the Acting Governor of the State of California
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2024, 2:25 p.m. / Sacramento
We’re Not Doing ‘CenterArts’ Anymore. The Era of ‘Cal Poly Humboldt Presents’ Has Dawned.
Andrew Goff / Aug. 19, 2024, 11:54 a.m. / Community
Is Humboldt County Really a ‘Top Destination’ For San Francisco’s Homeless?
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 19, 2024, 8 a.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
California Hits Milestones Toward 100% Clean Energy — but Has a Long Way to Go
Alejandro Lazo / Aug. 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… resources each year. The state hit a record last year, adding more than 6,000 megawatts, Gunda said. Each megawatt is enough to serve between 750 and 1,000 homes. “The table is set,” Gunda said. “The …
Push to Build More Homes on California Coast Stifled After Lawmakers Derail Housing Bills
Ben Christopher / Aug. 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… construction or demolition within the California coastal zone — a narrow band of land that varies from 1,000 feet to 5-miles inland from high tide. While many recent state housing laws have required …
Travel Trailer Resident Suffers Burns, Smoke Inhalation After Suspected ‘Gas Appliance’ Explosion in McKinleyville, Arcata Fire District Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2024, 11:27 a.m. / Fire
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Clean Water on the Ballot
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 17, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
Boise Fire Grows to 11,426 Acres, Now 7 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2024, 8:41 a.m. / Fire
… investigation- Crews: 28- Engines: 60- Dozers: 10- Helicopters: 15- Total Personnel: 1,078- Fixed wing: Available as needed- Information: https://linktr.ee/2024boisefiresrfHeadlines:Fire information phone: 707 …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Slaughterhouses of Early Humboldt County and the Rise of an Industry Fueled By Beef
R. Chalmers Crichton / Aug. 17, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Mark Stephen Boyd, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Three Arrested After Reported Shooting Incident Near Bear River Casino
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 3:36 p.m. / Crime
… of Visalia, for violating parole (PC 3056) and resisting arrest (PC 148(a)(1))Robert Ellis, age 33 of Loleta, for being a felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)) and having an unregistered firearm …
Attorneys Argue Over Legality of Redwood Meat Co. Stock Sale; Judge Keeps Restraining Order in Place as Civil Case is Continued to Next Month
Ryan Burns / Aug. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m. / Courts
PLANT DISMANTLED: They’ll Be Auctioning Off All Sun Valley Floral Farms’ Infrastructure Next Month
Hank Sims / Aug. 16, 2024, 1:12 p.m. / Business
The Outpost Must Say Farewell to Not One But (Soon) Two of Its Star Reporters
Hank Sims / Aug. 16, 2024, 11:51 a.m. / Housekeeping
Humboldt Bay Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning Blaze at Eureka Gas Station; Minor Injuries Reported
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 9:57 a.m. / Fire
… station on the 1400 block of Broadway. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Truck, 3 Engines and 1 Chief Officer. The first arriving company found heavy black smoke pushing from inside the convenience store …
California Lawmakers Kill Crime Bills, Keep Reparations Proposals Alive
Sameea Kamal and Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 16, 2024, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
… to the 32% held of the 1,009 bills in the May suspense file hearings. But it’s higher than the 25% average over the last decade, according to lobbyist Chris Micheli. Members of the Senate Appropriations …
OBITUARY: Kathleen Ellen Kelly Burgh, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Boise Fire Surpasses 10,200 Acres; Fire Crews Making ‘Really Good Progress’ On Containment Lines
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 15, 2024, 4:38 p.m. / Fire
‘Moon Over Humboldt’: A Former Local Journalist Has Written a Love Letter of a Novel to This Place, in All its Rough-Around-the-Edges Glory
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 15, 2024, 3:32 p.m. / Fiction
Old Town’s Tavern 1888 to Close at the End of This Month
Andrew Goff / Aug. 15, 2024, 1:30 p.m. / Business
A ‘Quiet Night’ on the Boise Fire Frontlines as Total Acreage Consumed Creeps Up to 10,000
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2024, 8:24 a.m. / Fire
… detected within the last six hours, orange within the last 12 and yellow within the last 24.###PREVIOUSLY:Orleans Locals Talk About Living in the Shadow of the Boise Fire as it Consumes Another 1,400 Acres …
