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OBITUARY: Martha Howard, 1938-2023
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
LoCO Interview: The Outpost Talks to Vineyard Offshore, One of the Developers Working to Bring Floating Offshore Wind Energy to the Humboldt County Coast
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 30, 2023, 4:47 p.m. / Energy , Offshore Wind
… ), which spans more than 132,000 acres approximately 20 miles west of Eureka.The Vineyard Offshore team is currently working on Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project …
The Freshwater Park Swimming Hole is Open For Business Once Again
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2023, 4:30 p.m. / Infrastructure
Registration for Arcata’s Residential Rental Inspection Program Opens July 3; Eligible Properties Must Be Registered Within Six Months
Stephanie McGeary / June 30, 2023, 3:31 p.m. / Local Government
… . On March 1 the Arcata City Council unanimously approved the RRIP. All one and two-family rental units are subject to the RRIP, exemptions to the program include multi-family apartments, mobile home parks …
Cal State Proposes Regular Tuition Hikes to Forestall Budget Gap
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 30, 2023, 2:09 p.m. / Sacramento
… . The move is one way the university intends to close a growing $1.5 billion gap between the revenue it collects and the money it needs to spend on student academics, a catch-all term that includes instructor …
REDWOOD OUTLAW KARTS: The Fast and Furious ‘Family Pastime’ is Back at Redwood Acres This Summer
Stephanie McGeary / June 30, 2023, 1:58 p.m. / Our Culture
Troubled Nursing Home Chain Owner Gets New Licenses Just Before State Reforms Take Effect
Marisa Kendall / June 30, 2023, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… 1 — and it focuses on new license applications, rather than those that have been operating in the legal gray area for years. The California Department of Public Health, which oversees the state …
California’s Firefighter Union Is Poised to Get a Rare Perk: Guaranteed Raises, Forever
Anabel Sosa / June 30, 2023, 8:07 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Kalub Joshua Ulmer, 2023-2023
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Fusae Waters, 1928-2023
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Don and Mary Pedrotti, 1951/1950-2023
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . A potluck celebration of life for Don and Mary will be held July 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Ferndale City Hall Auditorium. Family and friends of Don and Mary are cordially invited.###The obituary above …
OBITUARY: Barbara Mae Rice, 1943-2023
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
THE FAIR MUST GO ON! Humboldt Supervisors Pony Up $1 Million to Fund Emergency Improvements to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 29, 2023, 4:50 p.m. / Local Government
… THE FAIR MUST GO ON! Humboldt Supervisors Pony Up $1 Million to Fund Emergency Improvements to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds Screenshot of Thursday's emergency …
California’s Reparations Panel Delivers Recommendations as Some Bemoan Newsom’s Absence and Supreme Court Ruling
Wendy Fry and Rya Jetha / June 29, 2023, 3:44 p.m. / Sacramento
… .S. Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in higher education on the day the task force’s nearly 1,200-page final document, with hundreds of recommendations, is released to the public. “I would …
Make Your July Fourth Fireworks FESTIVE and FUN Rather Than FATAL, Calfire Begs
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 2:33 p.m. / Safety
Building California: How Will the Infrastructure Deal Affect Development, Wildlife?
Rachel Becker / June 29, 2023, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
Will California’s Largest Pensions, CalPERS and CalSTRS, Divest From Fossil Fuels?
Grace Gedye / June 29, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… would have to divest an estimated $5.4 billion, or about 1.7% of its assets. The bill’s backers include many environmental and climate groups, as well as some unions representing workers who receive …
OBITUARY: Irene Kay Armand, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to apologize if I missed anyone. It was not intentional. Irene loved so many people who were very near and dear to her.Services will be held at the Hoopa Assembly of God on Tish Tang Road on July 1, 2023, at 11 …
OBITUARY: Nancy Jean Sylvies-Simmons, 1940-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert “Buz” Stanley Johnson, 1944-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lynda Sue Brooks, 1957-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Volunteers from ‘Keep Eureka Beautiful’ Plant Trees Along Fourth and Fifth Streets, After Years-Long Debate Between Caltrans and the City
Stephanie McGeary / June 28, 2023, 4:51 p.m. / Community
… Beautiful plants trees (McKeegan said the group has planted around 1,400 trees in the city over the years), the process is pretty straightforward. A resident or business will contact the group to ask …
Another Day of Cannabis Reform Initiative Panic at the Board of Supes; It’s Now All But Certain That Voters Will Decide on the Controversial Measure on the March 2024 Ballot
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 28, 2023, 1:34 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
Betty Kwan Chinn Honored by Carnegie Corporation as One of the ‘Great Immigrants’ of 2023
Stephanie McGeary / June 28, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Activism
… more than 14.8 million people worldwide. Immigrants also contribute to key workforce needs in America, comprising 15.2 percent of nurses, 25.9 percent of health-care aides, and 23.1 percent of STEM …
OBITUARY: Brian Gallagher McCaughey, 1975-2023
LoCO Staff / June 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Fred Van Vleck, the Sometimes Controversial Superintendent of Eureka City Schools, is Stepping Down After Next Semester
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 5:23 p.m. / Education
DRIVE SOBER, DUMMY! CHP Says it Will Implement ‘Maximum Enforcement Period’ To Deter Unsafe and Drunk/Stoned Driving This Fourth of July Weekend
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 1:08 p.m. / Traffic
… weekend. In addition, CHP made nearly 1,000 arrests for driving under the influence throughout the 78-hour holiday enforcement effort.Keep yourself and others who are on the road safe …
… that everyone can have access to nutritious, seasonal produce, and some pantry staples needed for good health. The first drive-thru Bayshore Mall distribution will take place on June 29 from 11 am - 1 pm …
Yurok Tribe Acquires Badass, LIDAR-Equipped, Condor-Wing-Bedecked Airplane for Scientific Research and Land Management Purposes
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 10:01 a.m. / Wildlife
… horsepower and a rate of climb of 1,275 feet per minute.About Condor Aviation and the Yurok TribeThe Yurok Tribe is the most populous federally recognized tribe in California. With more than 50 biologists …
Is California Using an Old Labor Board to Get Around a Fast Food Industry Referendum?
Jeanne Kuang / June 27, 2023, 7:18 a.m. / Sacramento