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California Budget: Big Surplus, Big Differences

Alexei Koseff / June 14, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento

… will be sent this week to Newsom, who then has 12 days to sign or veto it — another critical deadline that should propel the two sides toward a deal. The start of the next fiscal year looms on July 1, less …



OBITUARY: Lotus Hubbard, 1933-2022

LoCO Staff / June 14, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits

… great grandma, friend, and neighbor. Lotus will live on in our hearts! There will be a celebration of her life on August 21, 2022 at the Eureka Elks Club from 1-4 p.m. Lotus leaves us with a these words …





… at least $1.8 million from the Labor sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents …



Calls Overwhelm Disability Benefits Call Centers

Grace Gedye / June 14, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento

… wrote in an email. To sift through the influx of claims, verify medical provider and claimants’ identities, and answer an uptick in calls, the roughly 1,000 staff in the disability branch worked 22 …





… and he was taken into custody without incident. Earhart-Stokes was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of criminal threats (PC 422), brandishing a deadly weapon (PC417(A)(1







… five years alone, from $1.3 billion in 2017‑18 to $2.1 billion in 2021‑22. The total budget, which includes resource management and fire prevention, has also increased about 45% in the same period, to $3 …





… in the heat. 1 / 4 Capt. Noelle Bahnmiller’s post-traumatic stress was first triggered by the Lodge Lighting Complex fire, which was ignited by a lightning strike …



… California firefighters, there is no data detailing the scope of the problem at Cal Fire. National data also is sparse, but suicides appears to be increasing nationwide: The alliance has verified 1



… of times its employees and family members contact a peer-support team for help with an array of issues, primarily physical and mental health. And those numbers have been climbing: from 1,362 contacts in 2011 …







THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: Loss Leadership

Jesse Duncan / June 11, 2022, 7:30 a.m. / Cannabis

… , as proposed for July 1, will shake things loose a bit and get a bit more capital moving around, but barring that, I expect prices to far surpass last year’s lows, until the point when so many operators fail …







… , DISTRICT FOUR ARROYO1,52950.83% BERGEL44114.66% NEWMAN1,03834.61% Overall, about 650 ballots with valid votes for Fourth District Supervisor were tallied between Election Night and today.The other races …







… of the account appears to be closer to $1,000,” the letter states.In May, Rep. Huffman questioned Surface Transportation Board Chair Martin Oberman about his views on board reauthorizations during a House …



… solutions (@ShellenbergerMD and @lanheechen). Unlike our current Gov who just wastes our tax dollars and then takes more (gas tax hike coming 7/1!).” – @darwindog96###CalMatters.org is a nonprofit …







… infrastructure and home chargers is already a barrier that is frustrating for some electric car owners. About 1.2 million chargers will be needed for the 8 million electric cars expected in California by 2030 …