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TINY FOOTPRINTS: The Algorithm Wants to Ruin Your Christmas and Your Community
Cyber Monday is a sunrise away, with the holidays just around the corner. And if you’re like most people I know, you might be some combination of tired, stressed, or strapped…
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse
###If you’ve spent any time up in Trinidad, you’ve surely noticed the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse overlooking the parking lot at State Beach. But have you ever explored its predecessor – the…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Little Chapel Was a Waterfront Home for Eureka’s Lost and Forgotten
A picture taken at the Little Chapel shows, from left: LeRoy Beeman, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson and their children, "Mother" Austine Fernleaf, Delia Bean and Darrel Bean. Photo courtesy Darrel Bean, via…
The Blue Lake City Council Race Could Very Well End in a Tie. Here’s How It Would Get Decided.
Blue Lake City Hall. | Image via the City of Blue Lake.###This year's city council race in Blue Lake is looking quite likely to wind up with an exact tie for…
POLL! BE HONEST: Where are You Doing Your Christmas Shopping?
…Are you hip to the joy that is patronizing your local shops, businesses and makers for your holiday needs? Or do you have a date with Daddy Jeff (Bezos)? This is a…
OBITUARY: Forrest Ashley Hayden Sr., 1967-2024
…He loved spending time at the river with his family and loved ones, going fishing, visiting Kenick, attending the brush dances and festivals. Anyone lucky enough to have met Forrest knows he…
POLL! What on Your Plate Are You Most Excited About?
…Some sort of cobbler mess. "Does the alcohol in the glass next to the plate count? I gotta get through these conversations somehow." Takeout Chinese food. "You didn't list my favorite…
SUPES PREVIEW: Board to Consider Revoking Kernen Construction Permit Following Community Complaints About Glendale Operation
…Rather, staff suggests modifying the permit to reduce the footprint by eliminating the use of the northern yard area, which has been the subject of community complaints; add conditions related to noise…
Humboldt County Agrees to Pay $150K to Settle Lawsuit Accusing a Sheriff’s Deputy of Excessive Force
The door to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at the county courthouse. | Google Street View.PREVIOUSLYLawsuit Accuses Humboldt Sheriff’s Deputy of Assault, Battery and Excessive Force in Arrest of Unhoused…
(VIDEO) ‘Twas a Beautiful Day For an Old Town Parade
As LoCO prepares to release you all for the long Thanksgiving weekend, we thought we'd share something with y'all that will hopefully elicit a similar smile as it did for…
THEY GAVE: Rotary Club of Eureka Serves Up Hundreds of Turkeys and a Couple o’ Hams
…For the 8th consecutive year, the Rotary Club of Eureka donated turkeys to local homeless shelters, food banks, schools and other non-profits.This year we donated 240 turkeys and two hams…
What’s in a Name? Inside the Wiyot Tribe’s New Program to Find Soulatluk Names for Local Places
"I like Eureka" in the Soulatluk language.Last week, readers of the Outpost may have noticed that a bridge in Fieldbrook was renamed to a word in the Wiyot language, Soulatluk. Turns…
(UPDATE) What Was Up With That Smoke Warning in Eureka Earlier Today?
…Reached at their Scotia headquarters, the person who answered the phone for Humboldt Redwood Company said that anyone who would be able to answer the question was already out of the office…
Two Arrested for Stealing Fencing From Someone’s Private Property in McKinleyville
Lindsey Kauffman (left) and Aaron Gamble | Booking photos.###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 16 at about 9 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched…
(VIDEO) EVEN MORE BRETT: ‘Humboldt’ Songwriter’s Latest Splashy Music Video Celebrates the Fall and Rise of the Klamath River
As we head into the Humboldt holidays, there is plenty to give thanks for. For one, we seem to have more Brett McFarland music videos than we know what to do with…
Cal Poly Humboldt Has Chosen a Name for Its New Science Ship
…The University’s new research vessel now has a name — the R/V North Wind. The vessel’s name refers to the physical process that defines this region, driving the Pacific current…
California’s Republican Caucus Is Growing and More Diverse, but It’s a Long Way From Power
A ballot is dropped into one of the official ballot drop boxes at the County of Riverside Registrar of Voters office in Riverside on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for…
POLL! Which Golden State Warrior Should Be Traded So That We Can Secure Another Championship Up in Here?
As we all know, to be a LoCO reader is to also be a fan of the Golden State Warriors, a team and phenomenon that has provided us countless high highs and…
There is Nothing More American Than the Free Thanksgiving Feast
…But we can go ahead and throw that mythos in the trash, and what you have left is the maybe the most beautiful of holidays – family, friends, service, gratitude.The strongest case…
Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission’s Approval of Trinidad Rancheria’s Planned Hyatt Hotel Project
Rendering of a proposed five-story, 100-room Hyatt hotel proposed on the bluff adjacent to the Cher-Ae Heights Casino, overlooking the Pacific. | Image via California Coastal Commission.###The Trinidad Rancheria…
NEVER A BOTHER: Allison Robbins on Helping Kids Navigate Tough Times … by Listening to Them
A 2022 report conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health found that suicide was the second leading cause of death for non-Hispanic American…
Northcoast Prep Junior Lily Bazemore is Your North Coast Section Division Two Tennis Champion!
…She overcame the pressure by taking the match a minute at a time. “I think just staying in the present moment was really important – just focusing on this point right here and…
Busing People Out of Homelessness: How California’s Relocation Programs Really Work
…The number of clients relocated via Journey Home spiked in August of this year (the month Breed issued her order) — 25 people were moved, up from nine the month before. The city…
Two California Prosecutors Promised a Different Kind of Justice. Voters Turned on Them
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters.California’s two best known “progressive” prosecutors were doing what they promised the voters who elected them. Pamela Price, elected as Alameda County District Attorney in 2022…
OBITUARY: Danny Ray Smith, 1969-2024
…His celebration of life will be February 22, 2025 at the Wharfinger Building, Waterfront Drive, in Eureka from 1-4 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Danny Smith…
POLL! Are You Looking Forward to Thanksgiving?
…It is neither my favorite, nor least favorite holiday." "While communing with loved ones and showing appreciation for the bounties and gifts provided is one positive aspect of the national holiday, teaching…
McKinleyville Gas Station Clerk Dodges Knife Assault Allegedly Perpetrated by Previously 86’d Local
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Mugshot released by HCSOOn Nov. 22 at about 7:30 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Chevron gas…
(UPDATE: It Has Been Removed) Motorhome Loses Brakes on Fickle Hill and Comes to Rest Dangling Over a Bluff’s Edge in Arcata
…The front end of the motorhome more or less disintegrated at some point during the extended crash, sending a pile of debris into the backyard of Cocking's neighbor's place. The…
Humboldt’s Ryan Petersen Brings Home the Win in His First BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting) Bout
Congrats to Humboldt's Ryan Petersen, who on Saturday fought in his first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship circuit match and walked away with the technical knockout victory over Canadian Dan Godoy.As…
RFK Jr. Was on the Losing Side of California Vaccine Fights. Now, Trump Wants Him in His Cabinet
…He was the guest of honor in one of the biggest public health showdowns the state has seen in recent years. Ultimately, he and his followers lost — the Legislature passed a law…