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‘Millions Out on the Street Virtually Overnight’: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect California
Ben Christopher and Marisa Kendall / May 5, 2025, 9:07 a.m. / Sacramento
… the pathways to get out of shelter and into housing.” Homeless veterans fared better. The budget proposes a $1.1 billion increase “for the President’s commitment to ending veterans’ homelessness.” Those funds …
When Will Democratic Lawmakers Make California More Affordable? Later, Leaders Say
Yue Stella Yu / May 5, 2025, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Eureka to San Diego — Week One of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / May 4, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Sutter Health Park. Photo: Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, LinkGame #1: White Sox versus Athletics at Sutter Health Park …
(PHOTOS) ‘No Kings, No Oligarchs’ Protest at the Courthouse Draws Hundreds
Hank Sims / May 3, 2025, 2:16 p.m. / Activism
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Timber Harvest Plan for Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / May 3, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Who Shot David Kendall? 140 Years Later, the Event That Sparked the Chinese Expulsion is Still Shrouded in Mystery
Shawn Leon / May 3, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Arlene Rose Muller Mock, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / May 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Loleta Man Arrested on Several Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child
LoCO Staff / May 2, 2025, 7:49 p.m. / Crime
… 236.1(c)Special appreciation is extended to the Multi-Disciplinary Forensic Interview team at C.A.S.T., Advocates with North Coast Rape Crisis and Victim/Witness, and Social Workers with Child Welfare …
CDFW to Close Mad River Fish Hatchery Next Month, Citing Budgetary Woes and Aging Infrastructure
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 2, 2025, 11:19 a.m. / Environment , Fish
… about 450,000 steelhead and 4.6 million salmon annually.CDFW estimates it would need another $1 million annually to continue Mad River Fish Hatchery operations at current levels and likely tens …
McKinleyville’s Mill Creek Cinema Announces That it Will Close on June 1
LoCO Staff / May 2, 2025, 10:15 a.m. / Entertainment
… McKinleyville's Mill Creek Cinema Announces That it Will Close on June 1 Photo via the Mill Creek Cinema Facebook page.Humboldt County's newest still-alive movie theater …
Drone, Dog Help Arcata Police Locate Fleeing Suspects Among the Dunes at Mad River Beach Today
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 7:22 p.m. / Crime
… Drone, Dog Help Arcata Police Locate Fleeing Suspects Among the Dunes at Mad River Beach Today Press release from the Arcata Police Department:On 5/1/25 at approximately 1:33pm, an Arcata Police …
Surprise! Housing Here Sucks, and We Have the Depressing Data to Back it Up
Dezmond Remington / May 1, 2025, 2:58 p.m. / Housing
… person living alone making between $19,750 and $32,900 a year would be considered extremely low-income. Humboldt’s median rent of $1,272 per month isn’t the most expensive, although it comes …
Local Mental Health Professionals Are Gonna Debunk Myths About Mental Illness at a Community Town Hall on Sunday
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 1, 2025, 1:13 p.m. / Mental Health
… Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. For local support, EPD’s non-emergency line is 707-441-4044.The town hall will take place on Sunday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building — 1 Marina …
(PHOTOS) CalTrout Held a Photo Contest to Celebrate the Eel River, and Here Are Your Winning Entries
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 12:23 p.m. / Art , Environment
Want to Investigate Local Government? The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Needs More Jurors for Its Upcoming Term
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 10:14 a.m. / Courts
… Civil Grand Jury:The Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt is requesting that the public submit more applications for the 2025/2026 Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury (term of July 1st -June 30 …
Emergency Personnel Search for Missing Infant After 299 Crash Near Big Flat
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 9:31 a.m. / Emergency
… Emergency Personnel Search for Missing Infant After 299 Crash Near Big Flat Press release from California Highway Patrol: On May 1, 2025, at approximately 0135 hours, a single …
They Found Their Homeless Loved Ones After Years Apart. But That Was Just the Beginning.
Marisa Kendall / May 1, 2025, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
… Oakland, after going six years with no contact, on April 1, 2025. Photo by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters Julie and Nanie immediately launched into a remarkably ordinary conversation, updating each other …
OBITUARY: Aryay Kalaki, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Edward Albert Waterman, 1953-2025
LoCO Staff / May 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in every aspect of his life. He and his future wife Maria, who attended the same high school, were brought together by fate at Raintree Health Gym in February 1984. They married on May 1, 1987, and Ed …
Unprecedented Vote Shows Dems Fractured Over Housing Policy
Ben Christopher / April 30, 2025, 3:21 p.m. / Sacramento
CalFire is Moving Forward With Its Plans to Move its HQ to Downtown Rio Dell; Public Meeting Scheduled for May 14
Hank Sims / April 30, 2025, 12:36 p.m. / Infrastructure
CASA of Humboldt Responds to National Funding Cuts: ‘We Remain Strong, Stable, and Committed to the Children We Serve’
LoCO Staff / April 30, 2025, 12:25 p.m. / Community , Courts
Three Humboldt County Funeral Homes Abruptly Close, Just Months After Employees Unionize
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 30, 2025, 11:41 a.m. / Community , News
… 61.9 percent in 2024 to 82.1 percent” by 2045. “The rising number of cremations can be attributed to changing consumer preferences, weakening religious prohibitions, cost considerations …
How Trump’s 100-Day Deluge of Executive Orders Put California on Defense in Court
Nigel Duara / April 30, 2025, 7:11 a.m. / Sacramento
… and pure number of executive orders filed early in his tenure. “The comparison with Trump 1.0 shows that it is high volume, high speed (this time),” Bonta said. “We’ve brought a lawsuit more than once …
The ‘Science of Reading’ Won’t Be Required in California Schools, at Least for Now
Carolyn Jones / April 30, 2025, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Mary Elizabeth Borges, 1924-2025
LoCO Staff / April 30, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… at Saint Mary’s Church, 1690 Janes Road, Arcata. A reception will follow: 1 p.m. at Baywood Golf & Country Club.Mary Borges will be remembered as a woman of incredible strength, boundless warmth …
OBITUARY: Ralph Edward Johnson, 1950-2025
LoCO Staff / April 30, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… his children and his brother Robert and sister-in-law Mary. Dad was born on October 1, 1950, in Laurel Mississippi to Leroy and Neva (Jones) Johnson. His father worked as a sharecropper. It was hard …
Facing an $11.6 Million Budget Deficit, Cal Poly Humboldt Plans to Slash $7.7 Million in Spending
Dezmond Remington / April 29, 2025, 4:48 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… dealing with a projected budget shortfall. It’s 26% under enrolled, and although it did manage to enroll 1% more students this year than the last, the university estimates there will only be 6,105 students …
Redwood Region RISE Awards $8.1 Million in Job-Developing Grants to Local Industries; Timber, Farming, Tiny House Construction Among Humboldt County Beneficiaries
LoCO Staff / April 29, 2025, 3:48 p.m. / Business
… Redwood Region RISE Awards $8.1 Million in Job-Developing Grants to Local Industries; Timber, Farming, Tiny House Construction Among Humboldt County Beneficiaries ###PREVIOUSLYRedwood Region RISE …
Stolen Guns Found During Parole Search in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 29, 2025, 8:26 a.m. / Crime
… in a leather binder. Ruptak was subsequently arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked for the following charges: Felon in possession of a firearm—PC 29800(a)(1 …
