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Will California’s Largest Pensions, CalPERS and CalSTRS, Divest From Fossil Fuels?
Grace Gedye / June 29, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… would have to divest an estimated $5.4 billion, or about 1.7% of its assets. The bill’s backers include many environmental and climate groups, as well as some unions representing workers who receive …
OBITUARY: Irene Kay Armand, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to apologize if I missed anyone. It was not intentional. Irene loved so many people who were very near and dear to her.Services will be held at the Hoopa Assembly of God on Tish Tang Road on July 1, 2023, at 11 …
OBITUARY: Nancy Jean Sylvies-Simmons, 1940-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert “Buz” Stanley Johnson, 1944-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lynda Sue Brooks, 1957-2023
LoCO Staff / June 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Volunteers from ‘Keep Eureka Beautiful’ Plant Trees Along Fourth and Fifth Streets, After Years-Long Debate Between Caltrans and the City
Stephanie McGeary / June 28, 2023, 4:51 p.m. / Community
… Beautiful plants trees (McKeegan said the group has planted around 1,400 trees in the city over the years), the process is pretty straightforward. A resident or business will contact the group to ask …
Another Day of Cannabis Reform Initiative Panic at the Board of Supes; It’s Now All But Certain That Voters Will Decide on the Controversial Measure on the March 2024 Ballot
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 28, 2023, 1:34 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
Betty Kwan Chinn Honored by Carnegie Corporation as One of the ‘Great Immigrants’ of 2023
Stephanie McGeary / June 28, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Activism
… more than 14.8 million people worldwide. Immigrants also contribute to key workforce needs in America, comprising 15.2 percent of nurses, 25.9 percent of health-care aides, and 23.1 percent of STEM …
OBITUARY: Brian Gallagher McCaughey, 1975-2023
LoCO Staff / June 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Fred Van Vleck, the Sometimes Controversial Superintendent of Eureka City Schools, is Stepping Down After Next Semester
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 5:23 p.m. / Education
DRIVE SOBER, DUMMY! CHP Says it Will Implement ‘Maximum Enforcement Period’ To Deter Unsafe and Drunk/Stoned Driving This Fourth of July Weekend
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 1:08 p.m. / Traffic
… weekend. In addition, CHP made nearly 1,000 arrests for driving under the influence throughout the 78-hour holiday enforcement effort.Keep yourself and others who are on the road safe …
… that everyone can have access to nutritious, seasonal produce, and some pantry staples needed for good health. The first drive-thru Bayshore Mall distribution will take place on June 29 from 11 am - 1 pm …
Yurok Tribe Acquires Badass, LIDAR-Equipped, Condor-Wing-Bedecked Airplane for Scientific Research and Land Management Purposes
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2023, 10:01 a.m. / Wildlife
… horsepower and a rate of climb of 1,275 feet per minute.About Condor Aviation and the Yurok TribeThe Yurok Tribe is the most populous federally recognized tribe in California. With more than 50 biologists …
Is California Using an Old Labor Board to Get Around a Fast Food Industry Referendum?
Jeanne Kuang / June 27, 2023, 7:18 a.m. / Sacramento
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 …