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California Is Losing Population and Building New Houses. When Will Home Prices Come Down?
Photo by Enric Cruz López via Pexels.This month Californians worried about the cost of housing were offered the rarest of gifts: a glimmer of hope. New numbers released by the Newsom…
OBITUARY: Sally Jo (Nelson) Botzler, 1942-2023
…I have sought to strengthen the educational opportunities and life chances for all and to encourage international friendships, peace, and understanding. I have valued multiculturalism, multilingualism, and the study of world religions…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Stuff I Find Interesting
I’ll be lying on the sofa in the evening, shot glass of Jägermeister alongside, reading the latest story de jour — usually something sciency (my love) — and some factoid will call out…
Lab Specimens Lost in Recent Car Crash are Byproduct of a Larger Problem, Former Hospital Employees Say: Providence’s Corporate-Style Consolidation is Causing Longer Turnaround Times and Lower Quality
This past February, Suzanne Ward’s doctor removed a growth from her eardrum and sent it off to the lab for analysis. (That’s not her real name; we’re using a…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Story of Amos Christie, the Eureka Ice Man Who Went On to Become a Football Star and a Hero of Medicine
The Model-T ice wagon made the rounds of the town.Children who grew up in Eureka in the 1920s were about as likely to experience the joys of sucking on a…
CONVERSATIONS: The Big Day! As the Eurovision Finals Get Underway, the Sammarinese Capo di Tutti Capi of all Things Eurovision Joins Us for Some Perspective on the Fest
### Today is the grand finale of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and we've got a doozy of a guest. Please welcome Alessandro Capicchioni, the majordomo of all things Eurovision in…
OBITUARY: Joel John Roberts, 1939-2023
…Finally, girls in the family. Visitation is on Saturday, May 13, 2023, 2 p.m. at Paul's Chapel in Arcata. Sorry for the lateness of this timing. Private burial Ocean View…
Cal Poly Humboldt Says State Money for its Transformation is Still There in Governor’s Proposed Budget, but Sacramento is Going Borrow Money to Get It
…As highlighted in the CSU Statement on Governor’s May Revision 2023-24 Budget Proposal, the May Revision maintains the $227.3 million ongoing funding increase to the CSU that was included…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 12, 2023 (San Marino Week, Day 4)
…There have been multiple arrests for felony sexual crimes this week; law enforcement have released an image of the suspect in a recent Hoopa bank robbery; plus, San Marino week continues! Catch…
(PHOTOS) GOLDEN SHOVEL TIME: Cal Poly Humboldt Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for $200 Million Student Housing Project on Old Craftsman Mall Site
Representatives from Cal Poly Humboldt, Associated Students, CSU and City of Arcata break out the golden shovels and dig up some dirt at the Craftsman Mall site | Photos: Stephanie McGeary###Representatives from…
St. Bernard’s Student Brings Home Top Honors in Congressional Art Competition
…The church is a major element (considering the decades of damage the catholic church inflicted on my people, especially during the boarding school era.) The blue jays in the tree show significance…
Balancing Act: Newsom’s Plan to Cover California’s Ballooning Budget Deficit
…Gavin Newsom announced today, though the governor downplayed the severity of its potential impact on critical government services and programs. During a press conference at the California Natural Resources Agency in downtown…
(PHOTOS) GET PUMPED: New College Name Means New Freeway Signs
New signs for the times have popped up in Arcata. Cal Poly Humboldt, you are now fully christened. Details from Caltrans below: JUST IN TIME FOR GRADUATION! Our North Sign Crew replaced…
BEHIND the CURTAIN: Local Actor and Cal Poly Humboldt Graduate Makes Directorial Debut with Existentialist Play No Exit at NCRT
…The director said she wanted the door to be a centerpiece of the set, but at the same time something that didn’t pull focus for the entire show. Resendez made another…
CONVERSATIONS: Sammarinese Actor and Artist Luis Busignani on Splitting Life Between the Enclave and the USA
…They lived in the caves on the mountain? Yeah. BUSIGNANI: Yeah, that's true. And that was the very beginning of the Sammaritan's history. O'CONNOR: And it is very proudly…
OBITUARY: Carol Jean Swain, 1939-2023
…We would like to thank Hospice of Humboldt for their care and support.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Carol Swain’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 11, 2023 (San Marino Week, Day 3)
…It’s Humboldt County news delivered on a darkened street corner on the European microstate of San Marino… what of it?! Catch up on the Humboldt day that was in today’s…
Arcata Man Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Two Children, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: In late February of this year, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division received information regarding an adult male suspected of…
McKinleville Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography After Weeks-Long Investigation, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: In late March of this year, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division received information from the National Center for Missing…
Sheriff’s Office Releases Digital WANTED Poster on Last Week’s Hoopa Bank Robbery Suspect
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: HHUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INFORMATION WANTED DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS SUSPECT? The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about an…
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Traverses Jolly Giant Creek From Its Headwaters in the Arcata Community Forest to Humboldt Bay
###Self-taught Humboldt documentarian Ray Olson is back with another edition of his inspirational travel series “Humboldt Outdoors.”In the first installment of this multi-part series, Olson takes us to the…
EUREKA SHOOTING: Suspect in Custody After Shooting on California Street Last Night; San Francisco Man Booked on Attempted Murder Charges, Eureka Police Say
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On May 11, 2023, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the Eureka Police Department (EPD) received a report of an argument followed by the sounds…
UPDATE: APD, Humboldt County Mental Health Responded to Domestic Disturbance in Valley West Wednesday Night
…Todd Dokweiler of the APD gave the Outpost an update on the situation, saying that the individual has stabilized and that APD is “periodically checking in” on the individual. In addition to…
POLL! Which of Humboldt's Population Centers Has the Best Outdoor Recreation Options?
POLL! Which of Humboldt's Population Centers Has the Best Outdoor Recreation Options?
Eureka Police Officially Arrest One Suspect in April Assault, Police Chase That Resulted in Harris Street Shootout
PREVIOUSLY:(LIVE) Sheriff’s Office Press Conference About Yesterday’s Police Shooting on Harris AvenueSheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Harris Street Incident, With Clear Photos of the Suspects and Weapons Recovered…
CONVERSATIONS: San Marino Week Continues With a Visit From Paolo Rondelli, the Former Ambassador to the United States
###Benvenuti a tutti! Today on San Marino Conversations, we are honored to welcome Paolo Rondelli, the enclave's first ambassador to the United States! Rondelli has lived a fascinating life, as his…
OBITUARY: Sue Patterson, 1947-2023
Sue Patterson died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of May 5, 2023 after a brief illness. Sue was born on July 28, 1947, in Eureka. She was predeceased by her…
(VIDEO) Coast Guard Flyboys and Flygirls Deploy Helichopper to Rescue People on Both the Lost Coast Trail and a Cruise Ship Monday
Press release from the U.S. Coast Guard:Coast Guard helicopter aircrews medically evacuated two people during two separate search and rescue cases off the Northern California coast on Monday.U.S…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 10, 2023 (San Marino Week, Day 2)
…Civil Grand Jury Foreman John Heckel on the County's Sorry State of Child Protective Services, Election Integrity, Becoming a Grand Juror and MoreRWE, the German Company Planning Offshore Wind Development Here…
Former Deputy County Counsel Calls Out ‘Hazing’ Culture, ‘Boyz Club’ in Humboldt Department of Public Works, Seeks $1.4 Million in Damages
After 11 months of allegedly being “hazed” by Public Works staff, former deputy county counsel Cathie Childs is preparing to sue the County of Humboldt and her former supervisors — County Counsel Scott…