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OBITUARY: Janet Cavallin, 1943-2020
LoCO Staff / Nov. 24, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ken Lockhart, 1938-2020
LoCO Staff / Nov. 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Research Topics to Expand as California Passes Stem Cell Measure
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Nov. 24, 2020, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… : Where earlier grants were unrestricted, now at least $1.5 billion of the new money approved by taxpayers must be devoted to research on brain and central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer …
‘Bizarro Beach’ or State Park? What It’s Like Living Next to California’s Off-Roading Mecca
Julie Cart / Nov. 24, 2020, 5:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… operations, the park is visited by about 1.5 million visitors a year, with thousands of all-terrain vehicles a day motoring across 3,600 acres of sand. Its beach is more the province of dune buggies …
County Department Heads and Local Agency Leaders Voice Frustration, Concern With Auditor-Controller
Ryan Burns / Nov. 23, 2020, 6:34 p.m. / Local Government
With Humboldt’s COVID Case Numbers Rising Fast, Health Officer Requests Public’s Help With Contact Tracing
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 5:30 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Cal Poly Humboldt? CSU System Encourages HSU to Make Plans to Become State’s Third Polytechnic University
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 3:15 p.m. / HSU
In Children’s Voices: Help Us Understand the Pandemic Through California’s Youngest
CalMatters staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 3:10 p.m. / Sacramento
Two Humboldt Bay Firefighters Test Positive for COVID-19
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 2:45 p.m. / News
… certified to perform in-house testing in conjunction with Humboldt County Public Health Lab.This news should not deter the public from calling 9-1-1 for emergency assistance. Humboldt Bay Fire, law …
Do California Ag Counties Hold Solutions to Monterey County Farmworker Housing Crisis?
Kate Cimini / Nov. 23, 2020, 2:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… couldn’t put people in jail with these standards.” A survey showed there were only about 250 units for farm laborers and about 1,400 farmworkers living in the county. Clearly, Horsley said …
Prescribed Burn Scheduled North of McKinleyville This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 2 p.m. / Fire
GM Drops Trump Fight Against California Car Standards
Rachel Becker / Nov. 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m. / Sacramento
Fewer Internships for Bay Area High School Seniors to Boost College Apps
Laurence Du Sault / Nov. 23, 2020, noon / Sacramento
… to publish diversity reports and have invested in programs to support local students. Facebook, for example, last summer sponsored an initiative to offer paid internships for more than 1,000 underserved …
Two Missing Following Assault, Possible Kidnapping in Covelo, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 11:45 a.m. / Crime
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Journey to Glass Galaxy
LoCO Staff / Nov. 23, 2020, 7:30 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Is ‘Team Biden’ Firm Stuck With $35 Million Tab After Yee Balks at Padilla Vote Contract?
Emily Hoeven / Nov. 23, 2020, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… in a Sept. 1 email, writing that “common procedures or practices applicable to competitive bid agreements … do not apply for the process used for an emergency contract.” Emergency declaration draws …
A 40-Year Conflict Over a State Park: Has It Finally Reached a Breaking Point?
Julie Cart / Nov. 23, 2020, 5:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… generators or pitch tents, creating bustling mini-cities on the sand. But these same 1,500 acres of dunes and six miles of beachfront are also home to two federally protected birds that build their nests …
Numerous Arcata Restaurants Shut Down as Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
John Ross Ferrara / Nov. 22, 2020, 3 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Food
Supes Call Special Meeting, Say County at ‘Serious Risk of Losing Millions’; Auditor-Controller Says She’s Being Asked to Cut Corners
Ryan Burns / Nov. 22, 2020, 2:42 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) Local MMA Fighter Louis Cosce Handed First Loss By TKO at UFC 255, Wins $50,000 ‘Fight of the Night’ Bonus
John Ross Ferrara / Nov. 22, 2020, 12:50 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… for his next fight.”Gonna start running like a madman,” he said.Louis Cosce now has a professional record of 7-1.###PREVIOUSLY: MMA Bros From Weitchpec Invited to Compete in ‘Dana White …
Attempted-Murder Suspect Back in Jail After Being Freed on Supervised Release
Rhonda Parker / Nov. 22, 2020, 9:30 a.m. / Courts
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Better Know a New Eureka City Councilmember, Scott Bauer Edition
LoCO Staff / Nov. 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: A Fistful of (Metal) Dollars
Barry Evans / Nov. 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… bills fast—24 months maximum. After that, you have to go to a bank to cash them in. And while we’re at it: dump the penny, like Canada did in 2012. Here it costs 2.41cents to manufacture a 1 …
The Year of Loss: Californians, Tell Us Your Pandemic Stories
CalMatters staff / Nov. 21, 2020, 1:40 p.m. / Sacramento
FIRST LOOK: The LoCO Tours Eureka’s Fabulous New Redwood Sky Walk
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 21, 2020, 10:57 a.m. / Infrastructure
… Expected to Open in 2020; Local Tourism Orgs Kick in $1.7 Million for ConstructionNow With a ‘More Adventurous’ Design, Sequoia Park Zoo’s ‘Redwood Canopy Walk’ Project is One Step Closer To Reality …
ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About Broadway
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 21, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
Third COVID Case Confirmed on the Yurok Reservation, Says Tribe
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2020, 9:53 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Tribes
… the beginning of the pandemic. Both counties are at Tier 2 on the community risk level chart and are trending toward Tier 1, which is the most restrictive stage. There has been a total of three COVID-19 cases …
Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Until Mid-December Due to Low Weight in Meat Quality Tests
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2020, 9:22 a.m. / Business , Environment
… to occur on or around Dec. 1.Pursuant to Fish and Game Code 8276.2 (c), the northern Dungeness crab fishery is delayed 15 days until 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.16, 2020.& …
OBITUARY: John Weber, 1941-2020
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Podcast: California’s COVID Crackdown, and the Real ‘Latino Vote’ Story
CalMatters staff / Nov. 20, 2020, 5:10 p.m. / Sacramento
