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UC System Takes Another Step Toward Keeping Students Debt-Free
Mikhail Zinshteyn / May 20, 2022, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… at the system. The federal government contributed $420 million toward student grants last year. California programs, chief among them the Cal Grant that covers tuition, poured in nearly $1 billion in grant aid …
The Great Culling: Which California Bills Did Legislators Kill?
Alexei Koseff / May 20, 2022, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the committees ran through the fates of nearly 1,000 bills, offering no explanations for their decisions and, in many cases, no formal announcement at all that a measure was held. The results had already been …
OBITUARY: Alberta Delene Johnson, 1933-2022
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California’s New Grads Share Lessons Learned From College in a Pandemic
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 6:30 p.m. / Sacramento
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: New Evidence Shows That Victim in Hoopa Stabbing Was Carrying Knife in His Pocket
Rhonda Parker / May 19, 2022, 4:45 p.m. / Courts
Alderpoint Murder Suspect Told Cops He Shot Man in the Head to Save His Puppy, Investigator Testifies
Rhonda Parker / May 19, 2022, 4:01 p.m. / Courts
‘Cold-Blooded and Egregious’: Humboldt Man Sent to Prison for ‘Terrifying’ Abduction of His Ex and Two Others, Feds Say
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 3:49 p.m. / Courts
… needs help, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or texting “START” to 88788. Many communities throughout the country have also developed support networks …
DISCOVERY: Redwood Trees Use Two Completely Different Types of Leaves to Manage Sunlight and Water Intake, UC Davis and Cal Poly Humboldt Scientists Say
John Ross Ferrara / May 19, 2022, 3:21 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Nature , Science
THIS WEEK in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: ‘Big, Huge Studio Movie’ Productions, Arts Alive Street Closures, Annual Budgets and More!
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 19, 2022, 3:15 p.m. / Local Government
… projects nearly $41 million in revenue for FY 22-23. Screenshot“This year, there are no cuts,” Millar said. “…Before COVID, we were looking at roughly a 1% increase year over year [in …
Thieves Steal Old-Growth Redwood Logs From McKay Community Forest; County Environmental Services Asks For Public’s Help in Getting Them Back
Hank Sims / May 19, 2022, 2:40 p.m. / Crime
As School Districts Pursue Developer Impact Fees, Local Builders Say Added Cost Will Stifle Development
Ryan Burns / May 19, 2022, 12:50 p.m. / Education
… unanimously to adopt the report justifying the developer fee and voted 4-1 to implement the fee. Eureka City Schools Superintendent Fred Van Vleck said the board also decided to review the impact fee …
Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Safety Corridor Early Saturday Morning Was Walking in the Southbound Lanes, CHP Says
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 9:02 a.m. / Traffic
OBITUARY: Dean J. Glaser, 1944-2022
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gay Chastain, 1942-2022
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Gay Chastain, 1942-2022 Gay Chastain lived 80 years, and then on May 15 at about 1 p.m., she stared into the face of Jesus and was gone. It was cellulitis sepsis …
OBITUARY: Joel Hans ‘Smoe’ Mabe, 1962-2022
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… at the Ferndale Veterans Hall, 1100 Main Street, in Ferndale, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted by Joel Mabe’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt …
(PHOTOS) Fortuna Police, FBI Investigating Bank Robbery at Coast Central This Afternoon; Public’s Help Sought to Identify Suspect
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2022, 7:08 p.m. / Crime
… .Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: On Wednesday, May 18th 2022, at about 1:20 PM, Fortuna Police received a report of a bank robbery that had just occurred at Coast Central Credit Union, located …
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: More Witnesses Identify the Accused as the Person Who Stabbed Victim in the Heart
Rhonda Parker / May 18, 2022, 2:38 p.m. / Courts
The City of Arcata Will to Have to Live With Brett Watson for a Few More Months, as the Councilmember Refuses to Allow Himself to Feel Shame or Remorse
Hank Sims / May 18, 2022, 1:38 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) In Honor of Ferndale’s Wienering, Let Us Sing
Andrew Goff / May 18, 2022, 9 a.m. / Hardly News
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: Eyewitnesses Recall Fatal Stabbing at the Hoopa Mini-Mart Six Years Ago
Rhonda Parker / May 18, 2022, 7 a.m. / Courts
… ; Bail Set at $1 MillionMORE COURT DELAYS: Hoopa, Shelter Cove Murder Cases Pushed BackHoopa Man Accused of 2016 Stabbing Murder Will Stand Trial in August, TentativelyTODAY in COURT: A Parade of Murder …
OBITUARY: Patricia (Pat) Ann Moe, 1937-2022
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Patricia (Pat) Ann Moe, 1937-2022 Patricia (Pat) Ann Moe of Eureka, passed away at her home on May 1, 2022 at the age of 84. Pat was born in San Francisco in 1937 …
What Would Ron Galperin Do as California Controller?
Sameea Kamal / May 18, 2022, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… results. Galperin cites his experience with Proposition HHH, approved by Los Angeles voters in 2016 to allow city officials to borrow as much as $1.2 billion to reduce homelessness by buying …
How CalMatters Readers Would Spend the State’s Budget Surplus
Itzel Luna / May 18, 2022, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… 2021 before greenlighting, or scrapping, another round of stimulus checks. On the taxing side, nearly 1,000 submissions supported higher taxes on the ultra-rich. And just 21 submissions called …
In California for Years, but Still Can’t Qualify for In-State Tuition
Zaeem Shaikh / May 18, 2022, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… , however, after Savale turned 21 and had to switch to a student visa. Now the university says she has a backlog of about $1,500 in fees from the fall that she must pay before she can receive her diploma …
Brett Watson, You Must Resign: An Open Letter From 50+ Local Women Leaders
Hank Sims / May 17, 2022, 4:56 p.m. / Local Government
‘We Need Actual, Meaningful Tax Reform’: State Budget Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Cannabis Cultivation Tax This Summer
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 17, 2022, 3:17 p.m. / Cannabis
Surface Transportation Board Ruling Issues Serious Blow to Annie and Mary Trail Efforts, Opens Door for Coal Train Interests to Make Their Case to Scuttle Great Redwood Rail-to-Trail
Hank Sims / May 17, 2022, 3:04 p.m. / Trails
… be a problem. Beyond that, she said, the city is working with landowners adjacent to the rails — including the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District — to secure right-of-way as far as Pump Station #1 …
Licensed Eastern Humboldt Cannabis Farm Busted for Allegedly Selling Plants to Undercover Cops on Facebook
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2022, 10:32 a.m. / Crime
… to purchase 1,500 cannabis clones. Under California Commercial Cannabis Regulations, the sale of cannabis clones/starts can only be conducted between licensees. The seller agreed to sell the clones …
Complaints of Suspected Drug Activity at Eureka Residence End in Fentanyl Arrest
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2022, 9:55 a.m. / Crime
… of fentanyl, 2 ounces of methamphetamine, 3 ounces of heroin, and 1 ounce of cocaine. Agents also located a digital scale & packaging material. Charles “Chuck” Gay (47 years old from Eureka …
