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The City of Eureka Wants YOU to Help Shape its Economic Development Plan
Stephanie McGeary / June 22, 2021, 11:52 a.m. / Economy , Local Government
… Access Phone Numbers: 1-669-900-6833 OR 1-408-638-0968 “I want to encourage everyone to join the virtual meeting on June 22. COVID-19 recovery is underway, tourism is coming back, and essential momentum …
Humboldt State University Police Department to Create New Unarmed Campus Patrol Position
John Ross Ferrara / June 22, 2021, 11:50 a.m. / HSU
Will California’s Eviction Moratorium Be Extended Beyond June 30?
Manuela Tobias / June 22, 2021, 11 a.m. / Sacramento
… the last round of eviction protections in late January, the state has distributed only about $50 million of its $1.4 billion pot, and received applications for only about half of that money. While …
Medi-Cal Expansion: Legislature’s Budget Would Remove Some Barriers for Low-Income Residents
Ana B. Ibarra / June 22, 2021, 10:15 a.m. / Sacramento
… the minimum age at 60, as proposed by Newsom, would add an estimated 89,000 new people to the Medi-Cal rolls by 2024-25 and cost about $1 billion annually. The Legislature’s budget starts the expansion at age …
Airline Company to Give 21 Humboldt-Area Grads Free Round-Trip Tickets to Los Angeles
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2021, 10 a.m. / Airport
County Supervisors Set to Consider Appeal of Sun Valley’s 8-Acre Weed Farm in Arcata Bottoms
Ryan Burns / June 21, 2021, 4:15 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
LAPD Investigating Death of Arcata Woman Whose Body Was Found Near South Central Los Angeles Freeway
Andrew Goff / June 21, 2021, 3:47 p.m. / News
Enviro Groups to Sue U.S. Forest Service for Failing to Clean Up Toxic Waste Left by Trespass Cannabis Grows
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2021, 12:42 p.m. / Cannabis , Environment
… neurotoxic insecticide, is so hazardous that it can kill an adult human with “just a drop” —1/16th of a teaspoon—and is “one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides ever produced.” Carbofuran is found …
SoHum Murder Suspect Changes Plea to Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Rhonda Parker / June 21, 2021, 11:30 a.m. / Courts
… be set for next year. It would be unfair, she said, to assign such a massive case to a new prosecutor.The People are expected to call 40 witnesses and display 1,000 photographs.Clanton, in requesting …
Los Angeles, Sacramento Announce Reparations Coalition on Juneteenth
Nigel Duara / June 21, 2021, 11 a.m. / Sacramento
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Rotarians Gone Wild
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
OBITUARY: Elsie Anderson Hebert, 1938-2021
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2021, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Graduate Student Researchers at University of California Seek Union Representation
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2021, 6:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… between $1,780 and $3,488 monthly, according to data from the UC Office of the President, along with a stipend to pay for UC-provided healthcare. The campaign submitted more than 10,000 signed authorization …
Coast Guard Rescues Six From Disabled Sailboat 80 Miles West of Crescent City
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2021, 2:40 p.m. / Emergencies
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Reasons to Hope? A Discussion on Humboldt’s Big Money Projects With RREDC’s Gregg Foster
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2021, 8:45 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Ready for Your Longest Day Factoids?
Barry Evans / June 20, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… between sunrise and sunset is at its maximum: 15 hours 7 minutes. (Sunrise in Eureka today: 5.45 am, sunset: 8.52 pm.) It’s downhill from here.In 2020, a penny costs 1.76 cents to make; a nickel costs 7 …
ECONEWS REPORT: Is Your Fish Safe to Eat?
The EcoNews Report / June 19, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Juanita Modisett-Claybon, 1954-2021
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Council Will Hold Special Meeting Next Week to Decide How to Fill Vacant Position, Adopt Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year
Stephanie McGeary / June 18, 2021, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
… such as freezing six staff positions, including two police officers, plus one over hire police officer; two maintenance workers/crew leaders (1 in streets and 1 in parks); one community development specialist; one …
(UPDATING) Wildfire in Samoa Sends Smoke Into Eureka; New Navy Base Road Closed at Samoa
Hank Sims / June 18, 2021, 2:25 p.m. / Fire
Arcata Man Who Murdered Brother Last Year Was Legally Insane at the Time, Prosecutors Agree, and Will be Sentenced to a State Hospital
Rhonda Parker / June 18, 2021, 12:44 p.m. / Courts
OUT of SIGHT! The City of Eureka Wants to Help Beautify Opera Alley by Moving Dumpsters Into a Mural-Covered Enclosure
Stephanie McGeary / June 18, 2021, 12:14 p.m. / Community Services , Eureka Rising
Employers! Here’s the New Rules as of Right Now Regarding Workers and Vaccination Status
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2021, 10:41 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Gavin Newsom Under COVID: The Governor Dishes on His Pandemic Life
Emily Hoeven / June 18, 2021, 7:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… with. Obsessed. We’re just like, at one in the morning, we’re like, “One more.” “No.” “One more.” “All right, let’s do one more.” And it’s 1:43 and we’re like, “I can’t believe we’re doing this.” “I …
Klamath Trinity Spring Chinook Salmon Added to California Endangered Species List
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 3:18 p.m. / Wildlife
Wiyot Tribe Declares State of Emergency Due to Drought and Low Flows on Local Rivers, Their ‘Sacred Cultural Resources’
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 12:38 p.m. / Drought
Los Cheques De Estímulo Y Desempleo Ayudan a Que El Cobro De Deudas De Manutención De Los Hijos Alcance Un Nuevo Récord
Kate Cimini / June 17, 2021, noon / Sacramento
… cheque de estímulo de $1,200, habría mudado a su familia fuera de la casa de Modesto que, según el pediatra, es responsable de la intoxicación por plomo de su hijo de 7 años. El padre soltero de Los …
The County is Upgrading its Communications Infrastructure, the Better to Serve Your Policing and Emergency Services Needs
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 10:48 a.m. / Infrastructure
Will California Investment in New Job Training Programs Pay Off?
Sameea Kamal / June 17, 2021, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… , approved by voters in 2012 to create “clean energy” jobs and give $1.7 billion over five years to K-12 schools for energy efficiency upgrades. A 2013 analysis by the state’s employment department found …
OBITUARY: Roland Joseph Pearce, 1921-2021
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits