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Arcata High School’s Black Student Union to Unveil New Mural Celebrating ‘Black Joy and Love’
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 9, 2024, 8 a.m. / :) , Art , Education
Power Is Never Having to Say ‘No.’ How California Democrats Kill Bills Without Voting Against Them
Ryan Sabalow and Julie Watts / April 9, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Digital Democracy database, CalMatters examined more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017 and found Democrats vote “no” on average less than 1% of the time. Why? It’s not something …
OBITUARY: Dr. Edward Buzz Webb, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / April 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , the Outstanding Student Awards, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and community involvement of students.Please make donations to: The Webb Student Leadership Endowment, Cal Poly Humboldt, 1 …
OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Arruda, 1929-2024
LoCO Staff / April 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… family service will be held on April 18, 2024 at 1 p.m. Casket bearers will be Salomao Mateus, Tim Finney, Mark A. Mateus and Terry L. Mateus. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Humboldt …
What the Hell, With These Gas Prices?
Ryan Burns / April 8, 2024, 4:34 p.m. / News
How Will Prop. 1 Impact Humboldt County’s Approach to Mental Health and Homelessness? Narrowly Passed Measure Leaves Big Questions Unanswered.
Ryan Burns / April 8, 2024, 2:30 p.m. / Homelessness , Mental Health
… How Will Prop. 1 Impact Humboldt County's Approach to Mental Health and Homelessness? Narrowly Passed Measure Leaves Big Questions Unanswered. A homeless man uses the dolos …
How Much Solar Eclipse Action is Humboldt Getting Today?
Andrew Goff / April 8, 2024, 8:35 a.m. / Celebration
They Work 80 Hours a Week for Low Pay. Now, California’s Early-Career Doctors Are Joining Unions
Kristen Hwang / April 8, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Victoria Lee Onstine, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of the community and a dedicated social servant. During her life, she served on the board of directors for General Hospital, the Area 1 Agency on Aging, and Redwood Concert Ballet. She organized and taught caregiver …
OBITUARY: Cleone Rae (Conner) Monson, 1947-2024
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bonnie Marie Butcher, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Bonnie Marie Butcher, 1948-2024 Bonnie Marie Butcher June 11, 1948 – April 1, 2024 It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our mother, Bonnie Marie Butcher, passed …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Death With Dignity
Barry Evans / April 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… in Psychology Today### Neil Gaiman’s “Death of the Endless,” drawn by Chris Bachalo in Death: The Time of Your Life #1, DC Comics. (Lo-res version qualifies as fair use under United States …
Humboldt Bay Firefighters Extinguish Eureka House Fire; Damages Estimated at $75,000
LoCO Staff / April 6, 2024, 3:22 p.m. / Fire
… Structure Fire at 1404 14th St. in Eureka. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Chief Officer, 3 Engines and 1 Truck for a total of 13 fire service personnel. Additionally, 2 volunteer Fire Support personnel …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coping with Climate Anxiety
LoCO Staff / April 6, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
CULTURE PLAYER: The Cowtown Serenaders Prepare to Hit the Road With a New Show About Community in Times of Natural Disaster
Gabrielle Gopinath / April 6, 2024, 7:45 a.m. / Culture
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Wrecked Russian Tanker Ship That Powered Eureka for a Decade
R. Chalmers Crichton / April 6, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… was designed as a tanker of the T2-SE-A1 type, one of many that the USA had built for the war effort. At her christening, she was named the Beacon Rock, a turboelectric ship with a name that was to be hers …
Judge Rules Arcata Can’t Let Its Freak Earth Flag Fly Above Old Glory on City Pole
Ryan Burns / April 5, 2024, 12:13 p.m. / Courts , Local Government
Federal Disaster Funding Won’t be Forthcoming for Victims of the January Floods, Office of Emergency Services Says
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2024, noon / Crime
… or households.The threshold for a federal disaster declaration in California is approximately $74 million, or roughly 1,200 homes destroyed or with major damage. The state’s threshold is exceedingly high because …
Newsom, Legislature Get a $17 Billion Jump on California Budget Deficit
Alexei Koseff / April 5, 2024, 7:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… the state to draw matching federal funds; delaying $1 billion for transit infrastructure and $550 million for preschool, transitional kindergarten and full-day kindergarten facilities; shifting $1.8 billion …
Gavin Newsom Says Baseball Saved Him. But the Legend of His Career Doesn’t Always Match the Reality
Alexei Koseff / April 5, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Richard Patrick (Pat) Greene, 1935-2024
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Rank-and-File Police Officers Issue Statement Praising ‘Positive Working Relationship’ With City Government Following Successful Contract Negotiations
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2024, 10:57 a.m. / Local Government
Eureka Gym Owner Arrested for Allegedly Importing, Selling Black Market Chinese Testosterone, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2024, 8:45 a.m. / Crime
Dangerous Cliffs, Collapsed Parking Lots: How a Relentless Winter Changed Our Coastal Landscapes
Ryan Burns / April 4, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
OBITUARY: Naomi Neil ‘Neil’ Ogimachi, 1925-2024
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
SPEAKING OF TIKTOK: Eureka Police Department Urges Our Dumb-Ass Youth to Resist the Call of the #DoorKickChallenge
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2024, 4:35 p.m. / Crime
Despite Some Uncertainty and Pushback, Eureka City Council OKs Funding for Overlay Zone at Jacobs Campus
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 3, 2024, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
… ’s regular meeting, the Eureka City Council voted 4-1, with Councilmember Renee Contreras-DeLoach dissenting, to direct staff to develop a “Mixed Neighborhood” overlay zone that would “add special requirements …
The Great Redwood Trail Agency Has Unveiled Its Draft Master Plan, and it Has Some Big Dreams for Alderpoint, Among Other Things
Hank Sims / April 3, 2024, 3:35 p.m. / Tourism
Stinky, Phallic ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Cal Poly Humboldt Greenhouse For the First Time in Three Years
Ryan Burns / April 3, 2024, 12:14 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Plants
California’s Most Controversial Housing Law Could Get a Makeover
Ben Christopher / April 3, 2024, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
