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Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Proposed Cannabis Initiative Following ‘Rushed’ Process
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 30, 2023, 7:57 a.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… ,500 to 1,400, and reduce allowed acreage from 1,205 to 617. The proposal would have also set a one-acre maximum cultivation area and required additional public noticing for permits over 2,000 square feet …
Cal State Faculty Plans to Strike as Officials Reject a 12% Salary Increase
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 30, 2023, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… ,000 non-academic staff. The labor deals ensured that Cal State wouldn’t contend with all its unionized workers striking, which would have been calamitous for the system. A smaller union of about 1 …
OBITUARY: Marjorie Evans, 1937-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Sheriff Honsal is Refusing to Allow a Dying Man’s Organs to Be Donated. Parents and a Donor Organization Say He Won’t Explain Why.
Ryan Burns / Nov. 29, 2023, 5:04 p.m. / News
… nieces in September of 2022. | Photo submitted by his parents.###UPDATE, DEC. 1: BREAKING: Honsal Makes About-Face, Will Allow Donation of Organs From Man On Life Support …
Fire Takes Out Trailer in Ridgewood Road Residential Area
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2023, 3:51 p.m. / Fire
… . The 1st arriving Engine secured a water source and set up for a defensive attack. The vacant trailer was fully involved with no spread to the vegetation. The second arriving engine provided support …
(UPDATE: MORE SMOKE!) Seeing a Lot of Smoke in the North County? That’s a Controlled Burn
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2023, 1:23 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
GUEST OPINION: McKinleyville High School Students Deserve Better
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2023, 12:30 p.m. / Opinion
NEW BIRD SIGHTING! Spotted for the First Time in Humboldt, a Purple Gallinule Has Been Hanging Around the Arcata Marsh
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 29, 2023, 12:14 p.m. / Wildlife
McKinleyville High School Briefly Placed on Lockdown Again Following Report of Armed Person on Campus
Ryan Burns / Nov. 29, 2023, 9:42 a.m. / Emergencies
Blue Power: Will Ocean Waves Be California’s New Source of Clean Energy?
Julie Cart / Nov. 29, 2023, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
Humboldt County’s Real Estate Market in ‘Total Gridlock’ Due to Cyberattack on Fidelity National Financial
Ryan Burns / Nov. 28, 2023, 4:48 p.m. / Business
… are fully up and running once again. ###UPDATE, Nov. 29, 1 p.m.:Bryn Coriell called the Outpost a few minutes ago to report that a few employees at the two local title companies have had their access …
Humboldt Supervisors Quash Proposal to Consolidate County Finance Departments
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 28, 2023, 4:29 p.m. / Local Government
… Department of Finance is a no-go, for now at least.The Board of Supervisors today voted 4-1, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson dissenting, to nix a proposed ballot measure that sought to consolidate …
INTRODUCING the Community Health Dashboard, an Interactive Tool That ‘Tells the Story of the Health of the Humboldt County Community’
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 1:59 p.m. / Health
CHP Releases More Information on Yesterday’s Double-Fatal Head-On Collision North of Orick
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 1:13 p.m. / Traffic
(UPDATING) McKinleyville High School on Lockdown
Hank Sims / Nov. 28, 2023, 12:05 p.m. / Emergencies
… or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539. ### UPDATE, 1:12 p.m.:Email from Northern …
Wanted Man Arrested With Handgun, Meth in McK Neighborhood, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 9:43 a.m. / Crime
… grams of Methamphetamine on Parrott.Parrott was booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for possession of a controlled substance while armed (H&S 11370.1(A)), felon in possession …
Not Your Grandma’s Granny Flat: How San Diego Hacked State Housing Law to Build ADU ‘Apartment Buildings’
Ben Christopher / Nov. 28, 2023, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… an intolerable degree of construction and density upon unsuspecting residents while only providing a token degree of affordability. The program is just beginning to take off. A total of 159 projects with 1 …
OBITUARY: Richard (Dick) Wall, 1937-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dorothy Yvonne Gates, 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Governor Signs McGuire’s ‘Cannabis Licensing Reform Act’ Into Law, Allowing Growers to Save Money by Pausing or Reducing Cultivation
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2023, 11:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… into effect January 1, 2024. …
Humboldt Bay Fire Rescue Swimmers Save Person Found in the Middle of the Bay, Drifting Out to Sea
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2023, 10:14 a.m. / Fire
… was dispatched to a Water Rescue in Humboldt Bay near the Wharfinger Building located at 1 Marina Way. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Chief Officer, 3 Engines and 1 Truck. While responding HBF …
Many Rural California Communities Are Desperate for School Construction Money. Will a New Bond Measure Offer Enough Help?
Carolyn Jones / Nov. 27, 2023, 7:55 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Pamela Ann Sistrom, 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Louis Thomas ‘Pete’ Pietrok, 1930-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2023, 7:26 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Police Issue Statement on Today’s Officer-Involved Shooting Near the Library
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2023, 7:01 p.m. / Crime
BREAKING: Eureka Police Department Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Near the Library
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2023, 12:32 p.m. / Crime
Humboldt Hill Road House to Be Burned as Part of Firefighter Training This Week
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2023, 8 a.m. / Fire
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Pleasure Principle
Barry Evans / Nov. 26, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
OBITUARY: Dick Taylor, 1935-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2023, 7 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: California’s Coast vs. Sea Level Rise
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 25, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
