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County Board of Supervisors to Consider Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez
Ryan Burns / Nov. 19, 2021, 5:13 p.m. / Local Government
… as allowed by Government Code. This has eliminated more than $1 million in interest that is rightfully due to the general fund as discretionary revenue; The Auditor-Contoller has publicly misrepresented status …
Should the Community of Squaw Valley Change Its Name?
Melissa Montalvo / Nov. 19, 2021, 3:50 p.m. / Sacramento
(PHOTOS) Humboldt CHP Goes Hard on the Emu Puns After Being Summoned to Corral Loose Bird in Hydesville
Andrew Goff / Nov. 19, 2021, noon / Community Services
[UPDATE: Paychecks Are Getting Issued, But Many Are Incorrect] County Employees Didn’t Get Paid On Time This Morning and They’re Pissed
Ryan Burns / Nov. 19, 2021, 9:49 a.m. / Local Government
… .We will provide another update later today with more information.### Bohn and Paz DominguezUPDATE, 1:30 p.m.:Things are getting a bit heated on Facebook. Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez …
Oklahoma Fugitive from Justice Arrested Near Arcata
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2021, 9:05 a.m. / Crime
Understanding the Debate Behind California’s New Math Framework
Joe Hong / Nov. 19, 2021, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
… . This particular update has attracted extra attention, and controversy, because of perceived changes it makes to how “gifted” students progress, and because it pushes Algebra 1 back to 9th grade, de …
OBITUARY: Clinton Dean Rebik, 1966-2021
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Clint Hunter, 1947-2021
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Agoura Hills, CA 91376A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM on Sunday Nov. 28 at The Elks Lodge in Eureka – 445 Herrick Ave.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Clint Hunter …
UC Officially Ditches Any Tests for Undergraduate Admissions
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 19, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
Fortuna Union High School District Submits Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in County Auditor-Controller, Files Complaint With Civil Grand Jury
Ryan Burns / Nov. 18, 2021, 1:59 p.m. / Local Government
… that office on Nov. 1 that all submitted transactions from the 2020/21 fiscal year had been completed a month prior. ”This means that all months of the year were posted per their direction for all …
Beaver Moon to Blood Moon: Tonight Will Feature the Longest Partial Eclipse in More Than 500 Years! Let’s Hope Humboldt is Lucky Enough to See It.
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 18, 2021, 12:38 p.m. / Science
… .m. Thursday and will reach its peak at about 1 a.m. on Friday. Should we be lucky enough to see it, there are a couple of things that make this eclipse special: For one thing, this particular eclipse …
Four San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Plans Deemed Inadequate
Rachel Becker / Nov. 18, 2021, 12:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… by the state is the powerful Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water agency in the nation. It provides water to more than 1,000 square miles of prime farmland in western Fresno and Kings …
TODAY in COURT: Eureka Man Sentenced to 12 Years For Old Town Knife Slaying
Rhonda Parker / Nov. 18, 2021, 11:21 a.m. / Courts
Hoopa High Honors Student Selected to Play in Third Annual ‘Indigenous Bowl’ Next Month
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2021, 7:40 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
OBITUARY: Donald Earl Badgley, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California Redistricting: Which Incumbents Are in Tough Spots?
Sameea Kamal / Nov. 18, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
SOLD! Conservation Groups Close Escrow on Mogul’s Massive Ranch in the Eel River Canyon
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 3:48 p.m. / Environment
… , and access to nature. The Wildlands Conservancy recently led the campaign to have land it previously donated to the U.S. Interior Department designated as the 1.6 million-acre Mojave Trails National Monument …
Humboldt Resident Recognized as Hero For Efforts to Save Man Who Crashed Vehicle Into Humboldt Bay
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 3 p.m. / News
Bureau of Reclamation Awards Additional $2.7 Million to Improve Recovery of Threatened Coho Salmon in the Klamath River Basin
John Ross Ferrara / Nov. 17, 2021, 3 p.m. / Environment , Government , Salmon , Tribes , Wildlife
… tributaries from the river’s mouth to 190 miles inland.The Bureau of Reclamation said it plans to award $1.2 Million of the grant during the 2021 fiscal year, and as much as $500,000 per year between 2022 …
Eureka City Council Approves New Ward Map, Ranked Choice Voting; Bans Coal on City-Owned Property
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 17, 2021, 2:39 p.m. / Local Government
… 496d(a)) and failure to register as a sex offender (PC 290(g)(1)).Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff …
(AUDIO) Do You Need to Listen to Dick Wolf’s Creepy, Set-in-Humboldt Scripted Podcast Drama?
Andrew Goff / Nov. 17, 2021, 1:35 p.m. / Our Culture
(PHOTOS) Would-Be Burglar at Eureka Safeway Refuses to Pay For Half-Eaten Donut Before Brandishing Gun at Store Clerk Who Wasn’t Having It
Andrew Goff / Nov. 17, 2021, 12:28 p.m. / Crime
Two Fortuna Residents Arrested for Allegedly Trafficking Fentanyl, Says DTF
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 11:22 a.m. / Crime
… :Approx. 1 ounce of fentanyl (green and orange in color)Digital ScalePackaging materialsSmith & Wesson 9mm handgun Scoville and Allen were both arrested for the following charges …
Scammers Targeting Local Residents With Disturbing Images, Fake Claims About Cartel Membership, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 10:41 a.m. / Crime
… protect yourself from fraud:1. Spot impostersScammers often pretend to be someone you trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity or a company with which you do business. Don …
UC Lecturers Win Raises, Concessions in Deal That Averts Two-Day Strike
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 17, 2021, 10 a.m. / Sacramento
… unfair labor practice gripe. Lecturers will now get four weeks of paid family leave at 100% of pay; previously the UC was offering paid leave at 70% and only for lecturers who worked more than 1,250 hours …
Cal State Requires Students to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 — but It’s Not Evenly Enforced
CalMatters staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 9:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… exempted 1,113 students and staff who are not accessing campus this semester, a university spokesperson said. Three campuses – Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal State Monterey Bay …
OBITUARY: Randy Gene (‘Rats’) Clark Sr., 1972-2021
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Debra Marie Fontaine, 1958-2021
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to Virgil Maldonado and Joan Terry on December 1, 1958. She went to school at Eureka High School. She married Paul Fontaine on April 30, 1976 in Las Vegas. Debbie worked for Renner Petroleum as Mike Renner …
Outgunned: The Story of a Woman, an Abuser, and California’s Failing Gun Control
Robert Lewis / Nov. 17, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… that helped arrange for a hotel room for Calley and the boys, then ages 1,4, and nearly 6. The day of the escape would be May 15, 2020, when Julio, a truck driver for Save Mart, was working in Monterey …
