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Here are the Top 25 LoCO Posts of 2020, the Astonishing Year That Was
Hank Sims / Dec. 31, 2020, 4 p.m. / Housekeeping
… isolating. They both recovered, but notice had been given. 1. Fake News: What is the Epoch Times and Why Did It Arrive On My Doorstep?There came a week when this odd newspaper, the Epoch Times, showed up …
County ‘Looking Into Testing’ for New, More Contagious Coronavirus Variant, Dr. Hoffman Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 31, 2020, 3:22 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… as quickly as they can. They're also running a hospital; they're seeing the vast majority of the COVID patients in Humboldt County. They have gone through about 1,200 of those so over 50% of their 2 …
Nine New California Laws Explained — Each in 1 Minute
CalMatters staff / Dec. 31, 2020, 2:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… Nine New California Laws Explained — Each in 1 Minute Playlist of nine new California laws. Scroll through the playlist above. 1. California widens mental health conditions insurers must …
Hand Tools Being Used to Build McKay Community Forest Trails Stolen From Storage Shed, Says County Public Works
Hank Sims / Dec. 31, 2020, 1:14 p.m. / Crime
Eureka City Council to Consider Allowing Mobile Syringe Exchange During the Pandemic, Discuss Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project, Vote Again on Anti-Camping Ordinance
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 31, 2020, 11:06 a.m. / Local Government
… will replace the city’s existing anti-camping ordinance to bring the city into compliance with a court ruling on city camping bans. The council already voted 4-1 to adopt the ordinance during its Dec …
New Law in 1 Minute: California Closing State Youth Prisons
Elizabeth Aguilera / Dec. 31, 2020, 10:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… New Law in 1 Minute: California Closing State Youth Prisons For decades, many California teens convicted of serious crimes — such as robbery, assault, and murder — were sent to state …
With 2020 Hindsight: Recapping the Stories That Defined California Life
CalMatters staff / Dec. 31, 2020, 8:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… infection rates. Read the full story HERE. More than 1,600 Californians have been evicted during the pandemic Like any parent, Jamie Burson didn’t want her 11-year-old son to discover how …
Looking to Report Non-COVID-Compliant Businesses? Starting Tomorrow, Use These Phone Numbers
LoCO Staff / Dec. 31, 2020, 8:15 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… Looking to Report Non-COVID-Compliant Businesses? Starting Tomorrow, Use These Phone Numbers From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Effective Jan. 1, 2021, all COVID-19 compliance …
New Law in a Minute: California Eases Hiring of Ex-Inmate Firefighters
Elizabeth Castillo / Dec. 31, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
New Law in 1 Minute: California Committee to Study Slavery Reparations
Nick Roberts and Orlando Mayorquin / Dec. 31, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… New Law in 1 Minute: California Committee to Study Slavery Reparations More than 4 million Africans and their descendants were enslaved throughout the United States. While California joined …
OBITUARY: Cynthia Gail Petersen, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 31, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt Restaurants Are Suddenly Allowed Indoor Dining Again, But for Many Owners the Decision is Tough
Ryan Burns / Dec. 30, 2020, 4:50 p.m. / Business , COVID-19 and Humboldt
‘The Numbers Have Not Been Going Down, Locally’: Dr. Hoffman Takes Media Questions on the State’s ‘Surprise’ Downgrade of Humboldt County to a Less Restrictive COVID Tier
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 3:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
At Night the Community Forest Belongs to the Animals and Not to Mountain Bikers, the City of Arcata Reminds You
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 2:52 p.m. / Environment
Newsom Announces $450-Per-Student Incentive to Reopen Schools
Ana B. Ibarra / Dec. 30, 2020, 12:47 p.m. / Sacramento
… and their labor unions.” Earlier this month, a group of legislators introduced legislation, AB 10, that starting March 1, would require public schools to reopen soon after they get permission from public health …
A Year of Loss: Reflections on the Pandemic in California
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 12:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… could not envision the devastating trajectory. Now, 10 months later, more than 2.1 million Californian’s have become infected. And, while many have had no or very mild symptoms, thousands have fought …
New Law in 1 Minute: Cal State Requiring Ethnic Studies Class
Nick Roberts and Mikhail Zinshteyn / Dec. 30, 2020, 9:02 a.m. / Sacramento
… New Law in 1 Minute: Cal State Requiring Ethnic Studies Class At the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, California students led the nation in creating college ethnic studies …
How California Worked With Social Media Companies to Remove Election Misinformation
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 30, 2020, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
New Law in a Minute: California Aims to Improve Policing
Nick Roberts and Byrhonda Lyons / Dec. 30, 2020, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
… at improving police practices in California. Starting Jan. 1, California will have its first statewide policy banning police from using a couple of neck restraints: carotid restraints, which temporarily cut …
OBITUARY: Judith Rose Rex, 1943-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , teaching every grade level from 1st-2nd to 6th, 7th and 8th. She loved the precious little ones and guided the older ones thru those awkward teen and pre-teen years. The children loved her and she loved all …
OBITUARY: William (Bill) Delbert Wheeler, 1935-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nancy Darlene Kautz, 1961-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt Health Officer Expresses ‘Strong Disagreement’ With County’s New Downgrade to the Red Tier, But Relaxed Restrictions Will Take Effect at Midnight
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:20 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… announced that local COVID-19 data places Humboldt County in the “Red” or Substantial tier under the state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy.”The adjusted case rate of 12.1 and positivity rate of 4.0% do …
(VIDEO/PHOTOS) Eureka Police Serve Search Warrant, Detain 14 People at Squires-Owned Nuisance Property
Ryan Burns / Dec. 29, 2020, 5:09 p.m. / Crime
When Will We Move Into the Next Vaccination Phase? Humboldt’s Health Officer Takes Media Questions
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 3:17 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… point will these vaccines start being administered to non-healthcare workers?” Yeah, so we are currently in Phase 1a of the vaccination process which is, you all have heard by now …
State Reclassifies Humboldt as a ‘Red Tier’ COVID County, Which Could Loosen Economic Restrictions For the Time Being
Hank Sims / Dec. 29, 2020, 1:21 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Citing Threat from ‘Unhinged’ Colleagues, Huffman Introduces Bill to Prevent Congress Members from Carrying Guns on Capitol Grounds
Ryan Burns / Dec. 29, 2020, 12:43 p.m. / Government
New Laws in 1 Minute: California Widens Mental Health Conditions Insurers Must Cover
Nick Roberts and Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 29, 2020, 7:58 a.m. / Sacramento
… New Laws in 1 Minute: California Widens Mental Health Conditions Insurers Must Cover If you break your leg or need heart surgery, your insurance covers it. But that hasn’t always been true …
OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean (Medley) Lindgren, 1928-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michael Allen Walstrom, 1946-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
