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Planning Commission Approves Contentious McKinleyville Housing Development Despite Neighborhood Concerns
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 18, 2023, 4:35 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… development near McKinelyville’s Grace Park neighborhood. The project proposal and conditional use permit were approved in a 6-1 vote, with Commissioner Peggy O’Neil dissenting. The 2.47-acre parcel …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Has Sacramento Done for Us Lately?
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 18, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Turkey-Herders of Early Humboldt County
Andrew Genzoli / Nov. 18, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… into large meadows and the turkeys would feed on the large number of grasshoppers. Finally, when Korbel and Blue Lake were reached it was in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The turkeys were sold for $1 …
OBITUARY: Jeffrey Dee Rees, Sr., 1942-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Bayside Man Convicted of Numerous Drugs and Gun Crimes Stemming From April Arrest, DA Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 4:43 p.m. / Courts
Poor Meat Quality Delays Northern California’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opener to Dec. 16
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 3:51 p.m. / Fish
… /Mendocino county line to Lopez Point (Fishing Zones 3 and 4) and expanding the restriction to the California/Oregon state line to Cape Mendocino (Fishing Zone 1) due to presence of humpback whales and the potential …
Caltrans and the City are Getting Ready to Redo the Murals on the Utility Boxes on the Highway 101 Corridor Through Eureka, and Some of the Previous Artists are Perturbed
Hank Sims / Nov. 17, 2023, 2:44 p.m. / Art
… : no business logos, no advertisement, and no words whatsoever — and artists must be available to perform the work in the spring, whenever the rains slow down. There is a $1,000-per-project stipend available …
Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director Alegria Sita
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 2:36 p.m. / News
Gary Storts to Succeed Fred Van Vleck as Eureka City Schools Superintendent
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 2:33 p.m. / Education
DEFIANCE FOR SCIENCE: State-Employed Scientists Go on Strike Over Stalled Contract Negotiations
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 17, 2023, 12:43 p.m. / Science
Here Are Some Helpful Tips on How Not to Blow Out Our Sewage Systems With Your Holiday Feast Grease, Courtesy of the City of Arcata
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 12:24 p.m. / Infrastructure
BREAKING: PG&E Plans to Remove Eel River Dams
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2023, 9:57 a.m. / Environment
As Storms Arrive in California, Reservoirs Are in Good Shape. But the Water Forecast Is Murky
Rachel Becker / Nov. 17, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… of California this week, with another surge of rainfall expected to wrap up this weekend. Rainfall is only expected to reach 1 to 2 inches statewide through Saturday morning, with light snowfall predicted …
Coastal Commission OKs Wastewater Discharge Permit for Nordic Aquafarms’ Onshore Fish Farm
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 16, 2023, 4:38 p.m. / Business , Local Government
… located 1.55 miles offshore. To put that into perspective, when the Samoa Pulp Mill was operational it would produce 70 million gallons of untreated wastewater per day, according to Coastal Commission staff …
Open Door’s New Arcata Clinic is Expected to Start Welcoming Patients the First Week of 2024
Ryan Burns / Nov. 16, 2023, 3:17 p.m. / Health Care
HUH? The Catalina Island Ferry Seems to be Docked in Eureka This Morning
Hank Sims / Nov. 16, 2023, 12:51 p.m. / Oddities
Many Latino Californians Aren’t Voting. Can U.S. Senate Candidates Motivate Them?
Yue Stella Yu / Nov. 16, 2023, 7:17 a.m. / Sacramento
… organized by the League of United Latin American Citizens in Tulare on Nov. 1, 2023. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMattersFor six generations since emigrating from Mexico to America, Clarissa Renteria …
California State Scientists Strike, Demand Equal Pay
Rachel Becker / Nov. 16, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Bernadette Marie Cheyne, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 16, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Boxy’ Johnson, 1945-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 16, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… for the “little guy.” Whether it was in Germany or on the docks in the states, it didn’t matter the color or creed, if someone was hurting another human being unjustly, Robert stepped in and provided a “1-2” life …
Oregon Deputies Arrest Fugitive Who’s Wanted in Connection to Missing Humboldt County Woman
Ryan Burns / Nov. 15, 2023, 2:36 p.m. / Crime
Drug Task Force Arrests Suspected Traffickers, Seizes Narcotics and a Whole Mess of Guns
LoCO Staff / Nov. 15, 2023, 12:19 p.m. / Crime
… throughout Humboldt County.Upon their arrival at the hotel room, Agents located Karissa HUSE. HUSE was detained without incident. Agents searched the room and located approximately 3.1 grams of fentanyl, 1 …
Yurok Tribe Lands $5M State Grant to Fund Five Beautification Projects
LoCO Staff / Nov. 15, 2023, 9:48 a.m. / Tribes
Harvest Hub Connects Local Farmers with Restaurants, Wholesale Buyers in an Online Farmers’ Market to Enhance Access to Humboldt-Grown Products
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 15, 2023, 9:39 a.m. / :) , Food
The Pride Flag Is Gone. Library Books Are Under Review. It’s a New Era of Backlash Politics in California
Alexei Koseff / Nov. 15, 2023, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
CHP Officers Get Biggest Raise in 20 Years — It’s Almost Double What Newsom Gave Other Unions
Nigel Duara / Nov. 15, 2023, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… employee union during contract negotiations is 4%. That salary hike for the 100,000 employees represented by SEIU Local 1000, is scheduled for July 1, 2025, and the contract allows the governor to knock …
Proponents and Opponents of Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, Square Off at a Public Forum in Arcata
Ryan Burns / Nov. 14, 2023, 5:28 p.m. / Cannabis , Elections
Former Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2023, 5:21 p.m. / Sacramento
EPD Says It Nabbed a California Street Graffiti Vandal
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2023, 1:25 p.m. / Crime
Skilled Trades Workers Protest Outside Cal Poly Humboldt as Part of CSU-Wide One-Day Strike
Ryan Burns / Nov. 14, 2023, 10:44 a.m. / Labor
… the following statement, which was shared with the campus on Nov. 9:Cal Poly Humboldt has been informed that Teamsters Local 2010, which represents approximately 1,000 employees systemwide in the CSU including …