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California Unemployment Debt: How to Dig Out of a $20 Billion Hole?
Grace Gedye / March 4, 2022, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… of debt, and it took California employers roughly a decade to dig the fund out. Taxpayers wound up footing a roughly $1.4 billion dollar bill for interest payments on that loan. In fact, in 2016, when …
Attorney General’s Office Confirms ‘Final Notice’ to Auditor-Controller Was Not Sent By Mistake
Ryan Burns / March 3, 2022, 4:08 p.m. / Government
Eureka City Council Votes to Remove Lots From Parking Assessment District to Make Way for EaRTH Center
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 3, 2022, 1:49 p.m. / Eureka Rising
Hoopa Valley Tribe Scores Big State Grant to Make Over Tish Tang, the Rodeo Grounds and Other Cultural and Recreational Facilities
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2022, 12:32 p.m. / Infrastructure
UC Berkeley Enrollment Capped, 3000 New Students Turned Away by State Supreme Court Decision
Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 3, 2022, 11:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… the state’s environmental quality act, a lawmaker said last month. But UC Berkeley is supposed to inform students by March 24 whether they’re admitted. May 1 is the deadline for students to put down deposits …
How Long Are Californians Waiting for Rent Relief?
Manuela Tobias / March 3, 2022, 10:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… 1. Of more than 488,000 households who applied for assistance since the program launched in March 2021, about 180,000 were approved. Four percent were denied, and more than half of applicants …
Community Starts Petition to Save Annie’s Cambodian Cuisine From Demolition; Proposal for Replacement Drive-Through Restaurant Will Likely Go Before Planning Commission in April
Stephanie McGeary / March 3, 2022, 7:30 a.m. / Business , Community
California Highway Patrol Lags Local Police, Other States in Officer Body Cams. Could They Have Helped Us Understand a Shooting in the Arcata Bottoms?
Byrhonda Lyons / March 3, 2022, 7:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’re not going to drop it anymore.”— Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles Jones-Sayer’s $10 million pitch to give all CHP officers body cameras eventually was whittled down to a $1 million pilot …
OBITUARY: Johnnie A. Avila, 1935-2022
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Janice Marie Cooper Tripp, 1941-2022
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dennis Tauscher, 1946-2022
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Betty Lee Hooper, 1929-2022
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Staff, Supervisors Cite Ongoing Communication Problems With Auditor-Controller in Heated Payroll Hearing
Ryan Burns / March 2, 2022, 5:31 p.m. / Local Government
… Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez. (Read Part 1 here.)The afternoon session was dominated by an often acrimonious hearing regarding payroll services, a county function that has been rife with problems …
As Mask Mandates Come Down, Dr. Ian Hoffman Signs Off as Humboldt County Health Officer
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 2, 2022, 3:11 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Big Illegal Grow Op Busted in the Hydesville Area Today, Sheriff’s Office Says; Cash, Ghost Gun, Psilocybin Confiscated
LoCO Staff / March 2, 2022, 3 p.m. / Crime
Thumb Biter Found Guilty on All Counts; Judge Declines to Jail Defense Attorney for Poor Behavior During Trial
Rhonda Parker / March 2, 2022, 12:38 p.m. / Courts
… of contempt of court. He was fined $1,550, and will have to pay $550 of that. He also was given a suspended six-day jail sentence and warned to quit violating court orders.Loehner repeatedly insulted testifying …
California Counted Its Homeless Population, but Can It Track the Money?
Manuela Tobias / March 2, 2022, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… , but the dearth of data is making it difficult to evaluate the additional spending Newsom proposed: $1.5 billion for temporary bridge housing and $500 million to deal with encampments, building on the $50 million …
California Legislators Propose New Slate of COVID-19 Vaccine Laws
Elizabeth Aguilera / March 2, 2022, 7:01 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Sandra Jean (Johnson) Kilburn, 1941-2022
LoCO Staff / March 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Velda Lenore Abrahamson, 1926-2022
LoCO Staff / March 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . In keeping with Mom’s wishes, we will have an informal Celebration of Life at her graveside at the Sunrise Cemetery in Fortuna on Saturday, March 5th, at 1 p.m. All who knew and loved her are welcome …
OBITUARY: Rick Armstrong, 1960-2022
LoCO Staff / March 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… the Army and served in Germany as a motor mechanic, eventually receiving an honorable discharge. Rick worked for Schmidbauer Lumber. February 1, 2022, would have been his 39th work anniversary. Rick met …
Old Data? CDC Apparently Misjudged California’s COVID Risks
Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra / March 2, 2022, 6:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… $1.9 million from the Party sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 27 …
‘He Brought the APD to its Knees,’ Boasts Defense Attorney Of Client Who Bit Off Officer’s Thumb; Jury Begins Deliberations
Rhonda Parker / March 1, 2022, 6 p.m. / Courts
… -escalate the incident or “comfort his worries.” Malang, 22, is from Oregon but had been homeless in Arcata for a few months. He ended up arrested on Aug. 1 when officers came to the Plaza to investigate a report …
(UPDATED) Paz Dominguez on the Offensive: Auditor-Controller Riles Supervisors, Staff With Allegations of Fiscal Shenanigans
Ryan Burns / March 1, 2022, 5:26 p.m. / Local Government
… (UPDATED) Paz Dominguez on the Offensive: Auditor-Controller Riles Supervisors, Staff With Allegations of Fiscal Shenanigans UPDATE, March 2, 1:50 p.m.:This story includes some conjecture …
Here’s the List of People Interested in the Vacant Arcata City Council Seat (So Far); New Vice Mayor to Be Chosen Wednesday
Stephanie McGeary / March 1, 2022, 2:30 p.m. / Local Government
Progressives Struggle for Influence Among California Democrats
Alexei Koseff / March 1, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Kathleen Janette Huntress, 1947-2021
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dennis Robert Rosenbach, 1950-2022
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… 14 at 1 p.m. in Orleans at the Old Mill Pond. Please join us in our celebration for the life of Dennis Robert Rosenbach.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Dennis Rosenbach's loved …
OBITUARY: Emiko Miranda, 1923-2022
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lawrence Watts, 1944-2022
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits