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What You Need to Know on the California Budget Deal
Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff / June 27, 2023, 7:09 a.m. / Sacramento
… Resources Agency in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMattersJust in time for the start of a new fiscal year July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced Monday …
OBITUARY: Forrest Arthur Schafer, 1944-2023
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
County Holding Virtual Public Meeting on Short-Term Rental Ordinance That Would Allow Vacation Rentals in Unincorporated Humboldt
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 4:39 p.m. / Local Government
Can You Guess How Many Hours of Sunshine We’ve Had This Year? Will This Godforsaken Miserable Weather Never End?
Hank Sims / June 26, 2023, 3:22 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… that information going back many years, and we have it tucked away in our databases, finally to be put to good use.There were 2,196 hours of daytime in Eureka between Jan. 1, 2023 and 1 p.m. today. Those hours were …
GATEWAY AGAIN! Arcata Planning Commission to Discuss Gateway Area Plan on Tuesday; Commission Should Make its Recommendations in Early July
Stephanie McGeary / June 26, 2023, 2:48 p.m. / Local Government
One Arrested With Drugs, Bear Mace, Stolen Driver’s License Following Check on Vehicle With Expired Tags, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 10:16 a.m. / Crime
… inside the vehicle in plain view. The deputy detained Liles and a search of the vehicle was initiated.While searching the vehicle, deputies located over 2 grams of suspected fentanyl, over 1 gram …
More California Prisoners Are Requesting Gender-Affirming Health Care, Including Surgeries
Anabel Sosa / June 26, 2023, 7:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… found that the number of transgender, intersex and nonbinary inmates consistently grew each year, rising to 1,617 last year. That’s a 234% increase over 2017, according to the documents. “The …
OBITUARY: William ‘Billy’ Glen Abram, 1958-2023
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Loren Burton Offield Jr, 1950-2023
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Barbara Jean Ratzlaff, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Alice Milicent Baker Eckenrode, 1925-2023
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: RIP Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)
Barry Evans / June 25, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
OBITUARY: Sheri Lynn Sundberg, 1984-2023
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… while she was so sick as well as the dedicated ICU staff at Sutter Coast Hospital.Services for Sheri will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 9, at Trinidad Town Hall. Taco bar reception will immediately …
OBITUARY: Donald Wayne Daniels, 1961-2023
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Sea Otters: More Than Just Obnoxiously Cute!
The EcoNews Report / June 24, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… , 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Cal Poly Humboldt, College Creek Complex, Great Hall Community Center Building, Room 260, 1 Rossow St., Arcata, CA 95521Fort Bragg - June 26, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Noyo Center …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Camping Trip to the Bald Hills, in 1874
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2023, 7:15 a.m. / History
… .###Sept. 21, 1874 Tuesday at half past seven Sam (1) brought my horse up to me (Billy by name), then I rode down and joined Mr. and Mrs. McFarlan and Maria Carson. Then off we started for Freshwater to join …
‘This is a Big Deal for Humboldt’: State Awards $12.3 Million in Funding for Behavioral Health Triage Center in Arcata
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 4:51 p.m. / Mental Health
Longtime Food for People Executive Director Anne Holcomb Announces Retirement, Development Director Carly Robbins to Take the Reigns
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 3:46 p.m. / Community
… W 14th Street on Sunday, June 25th between 1 PM to 5 PM as they open their doors for public tours of the new warehouse facility. …
Planning Commission Set to Rescind Permit for Controversial Schneider Home as Developer Prepares to Tear it Down, Remediate Damage to Property
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2023, 3:13 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
… an attached 1,000 square foot cellar and a four car garage.It would also remove permission for 1,500 cubic yards of grading and grant permission to tear down and remove the 21,000 square foot structure …
Another Month of Free Bus Rides?! Arcata Says That Free Public Transportation in June Has Been Extended Through July
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 1:56 p.m. / Transportation
… began on June 1 and have now been extended through Monday, July 31 with A&MRTS offering transit routes that run Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the summer months. For more …
Humboldt Cultivators Win Multiple Cannabis Awards, Including ‘Best of California,’ at State Fair
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2023, 12:23 p.m. / Cannabis
(PHOTOS) Down Comes Copco No. 2! Destruction of Hydroelectric Facility on the Klamath River is Under Way
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 9:17 a.m. / Environment , Infrastructure
… removing Copco No. 2 is still not a done deal. We expect to officially wrap up this phase of the dam removal project sometime in September.” The other three dams, Iron Gate, Copco No. 1, and JC …
OBITUARY: Florence Evelyn Badger Cox, 1924-2023
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… opportunity to babysit or to help out family and friends in any way they could. Over the years they made many trips to Disneyland, taking 1 grandchild a year until most of them had been able to go. Evelyn …
VEGAS (AGAIN), BABY! Avelo Restores Service to Las Vegas With Twice-Weekly Direct Flights To/From ACV
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2023, 9:07 a.m. / Airport
California Child Care Providers Demand Raises From Gov. Newsom as Budget Deadline Looms
Jeanne Kuang / June 22, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… pitch in California’s capital this year. They’re pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to raise their pay, and they have the Legislature on their side. Lawmakers put $1 billion for raises in their version …
Eureka City Council Replaces Old Code of Conduct Handbook With New, ‘Less Problematic’ Version Amid Accusations of Ethics Violations From Some Members of the Public
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 21, 2023, 4:59 p.m. / Local Government
… approved a 10.44 percent rate increase for trash collection in Eureka in a 4-1 vote, with Fernandez dissenting.The council gave Public Works Director Brian Gerving the green light to accept a $5 million …
YAY! IT’S FAIR TIME: Annual Redwood Acres Fair Kicks Off Today, Raceway’s ‘Hillbilly Boat Race’ Returns This Weekend
Stephanie McGeary / June 21, 2023, 4:59 p.m. / Our Culture
One Man Dead, Another Suffers Major Injuries After Car Plummets 200 Feet Off Embankment on Scenic Drive Near Trinidad
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2023, 2:08 p.m. / Traffic
Pounds and Pounds of Meth Found in Fortuna Man’s Possession After Weeks-Long Investigation, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2023, 10:43 a.m. / Crime
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court — With Help From Eureka’s Rob Arkley
Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski / June 21, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / D.C.
… July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching …
