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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
California Mandates Masks Again
Ana B. Ibarra / Dec. 13, 2021, 3:35 p.m. / Sacramento
… mask rules, the state will also require that attendees at mega events — those of 1,000 people or more — who are unvaccinated show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within one day …
K9 Officer Sniffs Out Multiple Pounds of Meth Stashed in Shop-Vac’s Hidden Compartment; Multiple Arrests Follow Lengthy DTF Investigation
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2021, 3:29 p.m. / Crime
… Judge. Marte EspitiaOn December 13, 2021, at approx. 1:15am agents followed the truck back into Humboldt County. A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy made a traffic stop on the vehicle …
(VIDEO) Ferndale’s ‘Butterfat Palaces’ Look Pretty Tasty in This Sacramento TV News Piece
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2021, 2:31 p.m. / Our Culture
WINTER STORM WARNING: More Snow, Chain Controls Issued, School Canceled, and What the Heck, 21-Foot Waves Too
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 13, 2021, 1:25 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… is in effect for the North Coast today until 10 p.m.Eureka's National Weather Service office forecasts heavy snow for areas above 1,500 feet in elevation, making for hazardous driving conditions along …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: We Need Your Blood!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2021, 8:15 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Back to Campus Under COVID: Students Reflect on an Unusual Semester
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2021, 6 a.m. / Sacramento
SNOW DUMP: Berry Summit Could See 6 to 8 Inches of Snow By Tomorrow Night
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 12, 2021, 10:45 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… could see between 12 to 18 inches of snow. Areas at elevations as low as 1,000 feet could also see snowfall.”We are still assessing the chance for a coating to locally an inch or two along some …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Electrons, Salt and the Coronavirus
Barry Evans / Dec. 12, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… ? That can be very small, too, by our normal standards of size: about 4 millionths of a meter, or 4 microns, for the smallest specks. Based on these numbers (1) a dust speck is about 4 billion times the size …
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: In Search Of…
James Tressler / Dec. 12, 2021, 6:59 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
ECONEWS REPORT: Meet RCCER — Enviros Organize for Political Power
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 11, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: An Introduction to Your Author
Jesse Duncan / Dec. 11, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Cannabis
OBITUARY: Ronald Michael (‘Dad’) Pelletier (Sr.), 1942-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Helen's children and grandchildren Madison and Mariqus.The memories he made and helped us to make are gold. We love you Dad!A celebration of life will be held on February 19, 2022, from 1-3 p …
Eureka City Schools Board Will Reconsider Recent Ban on Murals; Community Members Urge Board to Examine its Biases
Jacquelyn Opalach / Dec. 10, 2021, 3:16 p.m. / Art , Education
TODAY in COURT: Fortuna Man Gets Year in Jail For Shooting at Kids Allegedly Harassing Him
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 10, 2021, 1:36 p.m. / Courts
Search of Suspicious Parked Vehicle Leads to Arrest of Suspect Wanted in Manila Shooting Investigation
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2021, 11:26 a.m. / Crime
… Photo | Humboldt County Correctional FacilityOn Dec. 10, 2021, at about 1:40 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the unincorporated area of Eureka conducted a vehicle investigation …
Man in Stolen Car Who Fled From Cops Near Hoopa Yesterday Found in Possession of What Appears to be 13 Grams of Fentanyl, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2021, 11:04 a.m. / Crime
… , a CHP officer successfully deployed a spike strip near Hoopa, disabling the suspect vehicle. Sanderson then fled from the vehicle into a wooded area.At approximately 1:58 p.m., a Hoopa Valley Tribal …
Why Does California Have the Highest Jobless Rate in the Country?
Grace Gedye / Dec. 10, 2021, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… job postings in Duarte on Dec. 6, 2021. Photo by Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters###Nance Parry says she’s sent out more than 1,000 resumes since she got laid off in September 2019. She’s gotten one …
New Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment Banned in California in 2024
Rachel Becker / Dec. 10, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… as driving 1,100 miles in a new car, roughly from Los Angeles to Denver, the air board reports. Air board officials estimate that 93% of the equipment covered by the new standards would be zero emissions …