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NEW LAND ABOVE THE HIGHWAY? The ‘Arcata Cap’ Project Would Build Five Acres Suspended Over Highway 101
The potential vision for the Arcata Cap, which could create space for more housing, and places to shop, rest or play. | Image from Arcata's grant application packet ###It’s pretty much…
A MINOR POLL! Which of These Movies Playing in Arcata This Week Looks Most Enticing?
Every week, LoCO readers battle over which of the films playing that week at The Minor Theatre seem most popcorn-worthy. Watch the trailers below and then vote! CIVIL WAR: A journey…
Cal Poly Humboldt’s New $7.9 Million Ocean Research Vessel Arrives in 2025
Renderings courtesy of All American MarineCal Poly Humboldt release:The ocean covers most of the planet’s surface, and of that, only 5 percent has been explored. To reveal the mysteries of…
Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would require tortillas and other foods made with corn masa flour to include the ingredient folic acid. The vitamin reduces the likelihood of birth defects…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: I’m Confused!
…The error that resulted in the loss of the half-billion-dollar (in today’s money) spacecraft was that, while Lockheed Martin used the usual US units (pound-force), NASA used SI…
Because People Get Their News in Facebook Comment Sections, City of Eureka Issues Press Release Stating Sequoia Park Zoo Is Not Closing and Never Was
The City of Eureka has operated the Sequoia Park Zoo since 1907 and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Image: Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation###PREVIOUSLY:The Sequoia Park…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Studying and Not Studying at Humboldt State During the Second World War, When Young Women Made Up Most All of the Student Body
…He shifted again, and we passed the plaza with the Varsity Sweet Shop in the middle of the block on the right, and the Arcata Union print shop on the corner. The…
OBITUARY: Pamela Ann Lundblade, 1945-2024
…Friendships that spanned decades were close to her heart and we thank you from the bottom of ours. We would also like to thank the following: Eureka/Humboldt Hill, paramedics and firemenSaint…
Seven Years Later, Arcata Police Hope That More Witnesses to the Killing of David Josiah Lawson Will Come Forward
…Witness accounts are essential to moving this case forward either by corroborating known information or in the development of new leads. Investigators are hopeful, that with the passage of time, witnesses that…
[UPDATE: Opens Friday] Reviews are In for the Entirely Humboldt-Filmed Bigfoot Family Drama Sasquatch Sunset
UPDATE, April 17, 9:45 a.m.:A representative of Bleeker Street, the independent film company that produced Sasquatch Sunset, emailed the Outpost to let us know that the movie starts Friday…
POLL! Where's the Best Place in Humboldt to Get a Haircut?
…LoCO looked in the mirror this morning and thought, "Lookin' a little haggard there, bud." Now, the quickest, most-impactful solution to this predicament (that isn't hiding under the covers for…
The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Announces That it is Dissolving; City of Eureka to Take Over Fundraising Duties, Press Release Says
SPZF accomplishments.Press release from the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation: The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation (SPZF) is a 501(c)(3) established in 2004 and is the philanthropic, nonprofit partner that has…
[UPDATED] Report From Animal Advocacy Group Finds ‘Deception, Cruelty and Animal Abuse’ at Alexandre Family Farm in Crescent City
…Alexandre Family Farm provided the following statement to the Outpost in response to the Farm Forward report and the story in The Atlantic:Alexandre Family Farm has been targeted as part of…
California Requires New Homes to Have Solar Panels. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?
Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels.Hundreds of homes in Joe Patterson’s Northern California Assembly district burned to the ground in the Caldor Fire. In the three years since that devastating…
OBITUARY: Michele (Feldman) Baughman, 1937-2024
…In 1939, during the Nazi occupation, the family fled from France into Spain and boarded a ship to Montreal, Canada. Michele was just two years old at the time of their escape…
OBITUARY: Melvin Leon Snow Jr., 1964-2024
…He was an unknown hero at just the age of 19. When the apartment complex his family lived in went up in flames he rushed into the fire, went to an upstairs…
POLL! How Many Grateful Dead Tribute Band Shows Have You Attended in Humboldt in Your Life?
…You don't want to hit that shit all the time." "Less than 25, but that number keeps rising, man!" "Not sure, but if you can count 'em, you ain't been…
Cal Poly Humboldt and UC Davis Launch Arcata-Based Program to Prepare Native Americans for Med School
Photo courtesy of Cal Poly Humboldt.Press release from Cal Poly Humboldt:Cal Poly Humboldt and the UC Davis School of Medicine have created the state’s first post-graduate education program…
(PHOTOS) The Harbor District’s Big Ocean Outfall Pipe Got Exposed by Major Beach Erosion From Winter Storms
Photo via the HBHRCD.###A week ago we wrote about severe beach erosion along the North Coast caused by the uncommonly long, El Niño-juiced winter weather pattern from which we just…
‘We Must Do Better’: Rep. Jared Huffman Responds to Statewide Salmon Fishery Closure
…I was relieved that with the reforms I’ve passed in Congress and all the political pressure we worked to build, the federal approval process was somewhat faster. But the amount of…
Humboldt Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Selling Fentanyl, Weapons, Among Other Charges
Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney press release: Today, Honorable Judge Steven M. Steward sentenced 43-year-old Ryan M. Doucet to serve 14 years in state prison. Doucet was convicted…
FINALLY! Shoot Up Your Friends in the New ‘Humboldt Growhouse’ DLC Map From ‘Call of Duty’
Humboldt County, the latest war-torn video game hellscape | ActivisionJust existing in Humboldt County can, at times, feel like you're living in a video game. Well, now it's official. Earlier…
Sheriff’s Deputies Track Down, Arrest Trinidad Area Man for Making Violent Threats
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04/09/2024 at about 4:40 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Berry Road…
California Salmon Fishing Banned for Second Year in Row
Fishing boats docked at the marina at Humboldt Bay in Eureka on June 6, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalIn a devastating blow to California’s fishing industry, federal fishery…
OBITUARY: Wesley O. Ludwig, 1929-2024
…Tong at Mad River Hospital for the care he gave Wes in his hospital stay. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Wes Ludwig's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost…
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Ordinance Imposing New Rules for Illuminated Signs, Billboards
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting. | Screenshot.###After nearly three hours of extensive deliberation, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to approve new rules for…
POLL! Should We Be Banning Digital Signs on Humboldt's Roadways?
This week the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a new ordinance limiting digital signs in the county's unincorporated areas. What do you think about that? "Digital signs…
Eureka Preschool Director Resigns After Failing to Immediately Report Alleged Child Abuse By Employee, State Investigation Finds
Children on the playground at Winzler Children's Center in Eureka. | Screenshot from a Eureka City Schools video.### Elizabeth Rice. | ECS.Elizabeth Rice, the director of Winzler Children's Center in Eureka…
Eureka Dog Owner’s Attempt at Interrupting Breeding Pit Bull Results in Severe Injuries, Law Enforcement Intervention
…Due to the aggressive nature of the two male dogs in the residence, the officers secured the residence and left to continue their investigation, as there was no danger to the public…
Westhaven Man Arrested After Girlfriend Flees Home to Escape Domestic Violence, Says HCSO
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 4/8/2024 at about 9:00 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Clam Beach Road in McKinleyville…