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Arcata City Council Approves Plan to Convert Valley West Hotels to Homeless Housing, Reviews ‘Gateway Area Plan’ to Create High-Density Housing in Town
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 16, 2021, 4:40 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… .The project planners held two public outreach meetings on Dec 1. – one over Zoom and one in Valley West. One community member, Melissa Lazon, said that she had attended the in-person meeting and was “touched …
Two Arrested After Deputies Locate Drugs and Illegal Firearms During SoHum Vehicle Investigation
LoCO Staff / Dec. 16, 2021, 2:49 p.m. / Crime
… and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance while armed (HS 11370.1(a)), convicted felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)), carrying …
Illegal McKinleyville Hash Lab Features Unpermitted Cannabis, ‘Ghost’ Weaponry and an Alligator Tank, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / Dec. 16, 2021, 2:11 p.m. / Crime
‘It’s Upside Down’: Rio Dell Mayor Calls For California Cannabis Tax System Reform
LoCO Staff / Dec. 16, 2021, 1:11 p.m. / Cannabis
… on the type of dried product. This is in addition to a 15% State transaction tax at the retail level.Starting on January 1, 2022 the State plans to raise their cultivation taxes to range from $10.08 to $3 …
Have a Nice Day: WWE Superstar Mick Foley is Performing Stand-Up in Humboldt County
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 16, 2021, 11:05 a.m. / Celebrity , LoCO Sports!
Did California Get Its Money’s Worth From $1.7 Billion COVID Test Contract?
Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra / Dec. 16, 2021, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… Did California Get Its Money’s Worth From $1.7 Billion COVID Test Contract? A patient sample that wasn’t processed for more than 30 days. A test used without proper validation of its accuracy …
OBITUARY: Frank ‘Charlie’ Lewis Jr., 1961-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 16, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Four California Universities Missed Out on $47 Million More in Coronavirus Aid. Here’s Why
LoCO Staff / Dec. 16, 2021, 6 a.m. / Sacramento
… used to directly support students, Muñoz said. Education Trust and the Global Strategy Group polled 1,010 students about their experiences during the pandemic and found that more students struggled …
Fortuna High Student Taken Into Custody After Bringing Replica Firearm to Campus
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 6:32 p.m. / News
DOGNAPPED: Someone Stole a Bunch of Puppies From a Home in Fortuna
Andrew Goff / Dec. 15, 2021, 4:53 p.m. / Crime
YESTERDAY in SUPES: ‘Your House is on Fire and It’s Threatening My House’: First 5 Director Pleads With County to Fix Its Financial Mess
Ryan Burns / Dec. 15, 2021, 3:43 p.m. / Local Government
… $1 million in services from outside accounting firm MGO. “We need these things to be done, and we need them done yesterday.”Earlier in the meeting, Paz Dominguez appeared via Zoom to outline …
‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Appeal Brought to Humboldt County Office of Education; Community Members Voice Support at Board of Education Meeting
Jacquelyn Opalach / Dec. 15, 2021, 2:11 p.m. / Education
You Can Cut Up to 10 Cords of Wood for Yourself on Six Rivers National Forest Land Next Year — For Free! — But You Gotta Get a Permit
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 1:44 p.m. / Infrastructure
Arcata City Council to Consider Converting Two Valley West Hotels into Homeless Housing; Planning Commission Hesitant About the Project
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 15, 2021, 12:53 p.m. / Homelessness , Housing , Local Government
… , Danco and AHP also held two public meetings on the projects on Dec. 1 and, according to the staff report, received a lot of positive feedback from the community. However, many community members did …
KNOW YOUR ZONE! The Office of Emergency Services Has Divided Up the County Into Many, Many Zones for Purposes of Emergency Planning, and It Would Behoove You to Know the Name of the Zone That is Yours
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 11:42 a.m. / Emergencies
GPS Leads Southern California Man Up Bald Hills Road During Snowstorm; Sheriff Office Deputies Effect Rescue
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 9:27 a.m. / Emergencies
… , and blankets;Pack a shovel to free your vehicle if you get snowed in;Pack a flashlight with extra batteries.If you become stranded in the snow and are unable to find help, call 9-1-1. …
OBITUARY: John Lee Lyons, 1952-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Roger (‘Bill’) Schneider, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Will California Redistricting Mean Better Congressional Maps Than Texas?
Sameea Kamal and Jeremia Kimelman / Dec. 15, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
The Case of the Vanishing Fine: How a Massive Nursing Home Penalty Eluded Consumer Detection
Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 15, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… not consistently explain. In reality, understanding what actually happens within California’s 1,200 nursing homes has required consumers to do a lot of digging. After CalMatters began investigating the “missing …
The City of Blue Lake Lost Around 400,000 Gallons of Water Due to Suspected Vandalism; FBI, Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Andrew Goff / Dec. 14, 2021, 3:43 p.m. / Crime
OP-ED: Fix California’s Cannabis Framework; Eliminate the Cultivation Tax
CalMatters staff / Dec. 14, 2021, 1 p.m. / Sacramento
… Administration recently announced yet another tax increase. On Jan. 1, 2022, the state’s cannabis cultivation tax will increase by almost 5%, raising it to a whopping $161 per pound.Let’s compare …
Deputies Find Wanted Man in Car Parked at Herrick Park and Ride
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2021, 9:17 a.m. / Crime
Wanted Man Arrested With a Small Amount of Drugs Near Hatchery Road, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2021, 8:52 a.m. / Crime
Unseen and Unsafe: Students Who Have Been ‘Deadnamed’ Explain Why a New California Law Matters
Oden Taylor / Dec. 14, 2021, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
… , but it could also provide important protections from discrimination and harm. The new law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, requires the state’s public colleges to update records for students who have legally …
OBITUARY: William Forbes Murison, 1927-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: George Patterson Miller, 1934-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Yes, Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt Over the Weekend — and, Who Knows, Maybe She Still Is — For Reasons No One Cares to Talk About
Hank Sims / Dec. 13, 2021, 4:58 p.m. / Celebrity
Supes to Consider Removing Planning Commissioner Over Conflict of Interest, Plus More Conflict with Paz Dominguez on Deck for Tuesday’s Meeting
Ryan Burns / Dec. 13, 2021, 4:30 p.m. / Local Government
… to allot 15-20 minutes at 1pm … to be at the BOS meeting. Were it not scheduled during our critical payroll processing day, I would have allotted more time.”She also disputes the allegation that she …
EPD Believes They’ve Figured Out Who Stabbed a Homeless Man to Death in 2017
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2021, 4:15 p.m. / Crime
