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(VIDEO) Former Humboldt Crab, Known for Taking Batting Practice Naked During World Series Season, Pitched in Last Night’s Home Run Derby
John Ross Ferrara / July 13, 2021, 10:30 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
Support CalMatters on Our 6th Birthday
Laurel Rosenhall / July 13, 2021, 9:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the housing crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. That scrappy news startup founded six years ago now employs 50 people and reaches 1 in 10 Californians. This has been no easy feat — and it’s only been …
Dentro Del Esfuerzo Multimillonario De Una Ciudad Para Convertir Moteles en Viviendas Asequibles
Melissa Montalvo / July 13, 2021, 9:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… refugio a aproximadamente 1,500 personas durante los últimos 18 meses. Los fondos no solo ayudaron a albergar a los residentes sin vivienda de la ciudad, sino que también brindaron la oportunidad de …
Charity and Politics: California Elected Officials Would Have to Disclose Their Connections Under Proposed Rule
Laurel Rosenhall / July 13, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Latest ‘Menstrual Equity’ Bill Would Require California’s Public Colleges to Provide Period Products
Emily Forschen / July 13, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Alvin ‘Dean’ Smither, 1963-2021
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Oscar L. Huber, 1931-2020
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bonnie Sue Tatum, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Bonnie Sue Tatum, 1955-2021 Bonnie Sue Tatum, a mother of three boys and life-long resident of Rio Dell, passed away Wednesday July 1, 2021 at the age of 66.Bonnie …
Orleans Petty Theft Suspect Found Hiding in Nearby Culvert With Ammunition, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 11:12 a.m. / Crime
… )) and resisting arrest (PC 148(A)(1)), in addition to warrant charges of vandalism (PC 594(B)(1)), possession of concentrated cannabis (HS 11357(A)), possession of a controlled substance (HS 11377(A …
Man Allegedly in Possession of Stolen Vehicle Arrested Near Loleta
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 10:40 a.m. / Crime
Big Changes to Eureka Friday Night Market Coming
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 9:58 a.m. / Community
… / RainbowSept 10th - Eyes Annonomous / 80's NightSept 17th - Silver Hammer / 60's NightSept 24th - Undercovers / Solid Color DayOct 1st - Latin Peppers / Burning ManOct 8th - Amber Soul …
Sara Bareilles Donates Five Thousand Books to Humboldt Nonprofit
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 9:50 a.m. / Education
Low-Wage Workers in California Can’t Afford to Take Family Leave. This Bill Seeks to Change That.
Sameea Kamal / July 12, 2021, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… to increase that percentage — making it more realistic for low-income earners to use the leave that they’re required to fund with 1.2% of every paycheck. Assembly Bill 123, which the Assembly passed …
Cost of Fighting COVID in California: $12.3 Billion
Barbara Feder Ostrov / July 12, 2021, 7:09 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the pandemic, purchased through a controversial $1.4 billion contract. Hundreds of millions of gowns and plastic gloves. Extra beds in hospitals. Medical interpreters to handle hundreds of languages …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: To the Trees!
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 7 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
OBITUARY: Clifford Eugene Viale, 1949-2021
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Why You Should Care About This Proposed $19 Million Fix to California High School to College Data
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
Will Your Family Get $300 Monthly Child Tax Payments? What You Need to Know
Melissa Montalvo / July 12, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… be enrolled. Non-filers that already signed up for the Economic Impact Payments will also be automatically enrolled. Over 1 million immigrant children are not eligible for this benefit because of the 2017 …
Podcast: Assembly Housing Leader David Chiu on California’s Eviction Ban
Manuela Tobias / July 12, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Eureka City Councilmember Natalie Arroyo on Those Parking Lot Housing Plans, the Investigation into EPD Officers’ Hateful Texts and Her Service as a Coastie
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Psychedelics Redux?
Barry Evans / July 11, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
ECONEWS REPORT: Clam Beach Pollution Mystery Solved?
The EcoNews Report / July 10, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
Two Big Cell Towers Proposed for Arcata Bottoms, Including One Disguised as a Rustic Water Tower
Stephanie McGeary / July 9, 2021, 4:38 p.m. / Infrastructure
… will hold a public hearing on combined cell tower proposals at its next meeting on July 15 at 6 p.m., after the hearing was postponed from its original July 1 date. The agenda has not yet been posted, but you …
California Burns Early Into Peak Wildfire Season
Courtney Fong / July 9, 2021, 4:10 p.m. / Sacramento
Caitlyn Jenner Speaks, but Not for Long
Laurel Rosenhall / July 9, 2021, 3:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… . Recall candidates are trying to get out their message with odd publicity stunts (like an 8-foot ball of garbage and a 1,000-pound bear), a few serious policy proposals, and attempts, like Jenner’s, to draw …
As County’s Fiscal Fiascoes Mount, Feds Impose Tax Liens, Contractors Plead for Their Money and Department Heads Sound the Alarm
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2021, 3:01 p.m. / Local Government
… to be interviewed under any other circumstances effectively stymied the investigation, which was eventually abandoned.Last month the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in closed session, with Fifth District Supervisor …
Supreme Court Decision Could Mean Increase in Labor Trafficking of Farmworkers
Kate Cimini / July 9, 2021, 2:50 p.m. / Sacramento
… , California is one of the most prominent sites of human trafficking in the U.S. In 2018, of the nearly 11,000 cases reported nationally, more than 1,600 came from California. About 150 of those cases were …
Enviro Groups Urge State Regulators to Tighten the Screws on Eureka’s Sewage Operations
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 1:39 p.m. / Infrastructure
A Janitor Dies Protecting a Tenant From Her Attacker. He’s Celebrated for His Labor Activism.
Jacqueline Garcia / July 9, 2021, 12:50 p.m. / Sacramento
… Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire neighborhood. “He got up and stared at me for a moment and then he left,” said Dora Molina of the last time she laid eyes on her husband. Around 1:15 pm Mejia called Molina …
A BRIGHT LIGHT: At the Launch of Humboldt’s New Electric Microgrid, a Vision of the Future
Jacquelyn Opalach / July 9, 2021, 7:21 a.m. / Energy
… this field of posts here, we couldn't fit 5 million people in this 11.1 acres that the micro grid will be occupying, and that's what's exciting to me, is the amount of people this is going …
