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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coastal Commission Under Attack
The EcoNews Report / April 5, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
The Protest in Downtown Eureka Today is Probably Going to Be Big
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2025, 7:39 a.m. / Activism
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: I Came To Loleta In 1894
John (Jorgen) Matthiesen / April 5, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… HUMBOLDT HISTORY: I Came To Loleta In 1894 Sunset Creamery, built in 1900. Location 1/2 mile northwest of Loleta. Photos via the Humboldt Historian.I have been asked to tell you …
OBITUARY: Eileen Frances Fox Parker, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Former Preschool Administrator Exonerated By State Investigation Into the Reporting of a Child Abuse Incident at Winzler Children’s Center Last Year
Ryan Burns / April 4, 2025, 12:10 p.m. / Education
Fight Over Phonics: Will California Require the ‘Science of Reading’ in K-12 Schools?
Carolyn Jones / April 4, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Shirley Gene (Henricksen) Pinches, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , beautiful life and she will be deeply missed but cherished forever in our hearts. A Celebration of Shirley’s Life will be held on June 21, 2025 at the Eureka Elk’s Lodge at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers …
OBITUARY: Mary Dias, 1941-2025
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Mary Dias, 1941-2025 Mary Dias passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 after a sudden illness. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother …
Arcata City Council Set to Develop Inclusionary Zoning Measures
Dezmond Remington / April 3, 2025, 4:39 p.m. / Housing
HOWL IN! College of the Redwoods Would Like to Solicit Your Thoughts About Changing the College’s Mascot
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 2:59 p.m. / Education
… approval during its April 1 meeting, the college remains dedicated to a thoughtful, inclusive, and community-driven process. The Corsair, which has represented CR since its founding, has raised concerns due …
Former Arcata Resident Featured in BBC News Story Exploring Medically Assisted Death in California
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 3, 2025, 12:29 p.m. / Elsewhere
Marin County Assemblymember Damon Connolly Officially Joins Race to Succeed the Termed-Out Mike McGuire in the State Senate
Hank Sims / April 3, 2025, 11:41 a.m. / Sacramento
Humboldt Hill Family Displaced After Kitchen Fire at Spruce Point Trailer Park, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 10:21 a.m. / Fire
Rural California, Reliant on the Trump Administration for Jobs, Braces for Cuts
Jeanne Kuang / April 3, 2025, 7:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… federal agencies employ far more people at offices in urban counties, they’re only responsible for 1-2% of the workforces there. “Things are magnified in a small community,” said Tonya Dowse, executive …
A ‘Missed Opportunity’: Does Newsom’s Plan to Get Californians Into Better Jobs Do Enough?
Adam Echelman / April 3, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , virtual records, she added: California’s mobile driver’s license pilot, which currently allows license holders to fly from certain airports or to buy liquor using a virtual ID. About 1.1 million people have …
OBITUARY: Ganasini Ananda Devi, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… celebration of life will take place at Beginnings, Inc. in Briceland on Saturday, April 26th at 1:00pm; all are welcome. If you’d like, bring a dish and something of honor (a picture, flowers, anything …
OBITUARY: Bobby Jay Ratzlaff, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kelly Sanders Jenkins, 1962-2025
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jocelyn Ellen Schrum, 1940-2025
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka City Council Greenlights Women’s Residential Rehab Facility Planned for Henderson Center
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 2, 2025, 3:25 p.m. / Local Government
… would be considered a “Level 3.1” under the California Department of Development Services’ service level system, which ranks community care facilities on a scale of 1-4 according to the types of resources …
(UPDATED) Faculty Union Representative and University on the Program Cuts
Dezmond Remington / April 2, 2025, 1:56 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
New Abortion Care Lawsuit Filed Against St. Joseph Hospital by the National Women’s Law Center
Ryan Burns / April 2, 2025, 1:15 p.m. / Courts , Health Care
… system accountable for violating California laws requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care without discrimination.Our LawsuitOn April 1, 2025, the National Women’s Law …
Xavier Becerra Jumps Into Crowded Race for California Governor
Alexei Koseff / April 2, 2025, 12:18 p.m. / Sacramento
… ,” Becerra told The New York Times. Becerra has more than $1.4 million left from an abandoned re-election bid for attorney general that he can use to launch his gubernatorial campaign. He will need to raise …
OBITUARY: Lurline Hatherill, 1929-2025
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dixie Lee Holder, 1963-2025
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Cal Poly Humboldt Plans to Discontinue Several Majors, a Minor, and the Economics Program for this Fall
Dezmond Remington / April 1, 2025, 4:05 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
Man Arrested With Large Quantities of Meth Following Report of Commercial Theft in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2025, 1:28 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office: On March 28, 2025, around 1:40 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Sergeant assigned to the McKinleyville area was dispatched to the report of a theft from a business located in the 1700 …
Democracy in the Dark: How California Lawmakers Are Trying to Shield Themselves From Public View
Sameea Kamal and Yue Stella Yu / April 1, 2025, 7:46 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Josephine M. Ghilarducci, 1926-2025
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to celebrate Josephine’s life will follow these services at the Rio Dell Fire Hall from 1-4 p.m.Donations can be made to Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department, 50 Center St., Rio Dell 95562 or a charity of your …
OBITUARY: James Arthur (‘Jim’) Smith, 1945-2025
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits