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RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Police Officer, Witness Testify About the Day Johnny Renfro Was Shot Dead
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 23, 2020, 8:20 a.m. / Courts
Slated for Deception? Beware of All Those Glossy Mailers Telling You How to Vote
Ben Christopher / Oct. 23, 2020, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
Now for Some Good News: California Praised for Recent Handling of Pandemic
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Oct. 23, 2020, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Donald R. Miller, 1939-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Walter F. Lesnick, 1946-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt’s Deputy Health Officer Talks About Why COVID Deaths Nationwide are Likely Undercounted
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2020, 5:19 p.m. / Coastal Currents
Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts SoHum Grow Op That Had County Permits But No State License, According to Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2020, 3:54 p.m. / Crime
… cultivation.During the service of the warrant, deputies eradicated approximately 11,000 growing cannabis plants. Deputies seized and destroyed over 4,700 pounds of processed cannabis and over 1,100 pounds …
ATT’N CITIZEN CRIMEFIGHTERS: The Sheriff’s Office Would Like You to Register Your Security Cams With Them (If You Live in the Unincorporated Area)
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2020, 3:28 p.m. / Crime
Why Did the Arcata School District Change How it Elects Board Members? A Concern for Equity, and a Legal Threat From an Out-of-Town Organization
Jacquelyn Opalach / Oct. 22, 2020, 7:10 a.m. / Local Government
… collected from the California State Department of Education, cite a total enrollment of 1,129 students in the 2018-2019 school year, with 67.7 percent of that population identifying as white. However, ASD …
Juvenile Justice Overhaul: How the Governor’s Plan Shifts Care of Serious Offenders to Counties
Elizabeth Aguilera / Oct. 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to absorb the young offenders more readily with programs already in place. For example, Los Angeles County has the largest juvenile justice system in the country. By contrast, Alpine County, population 1 …
Why Do We Keep Voting on This? Exploring the Prop. 13 Tax Revolt Family Tree
Ben Christopher / Oct. 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , it: Capped property taxes at 1% of a property’s assessed valueFixed a property’s assessed value to its original purchase price (rather than how much it can be currently sold for) Allowed …
Here’s Why Election Officials Say There’s No Need to Hand-Deliver Your Mail Ballot
Lewis Griswold / Oct. 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… and some counties use tamper-evident seals. According to the Secretary of State, as of Oct. 19 about 1.7 million voters had returned ballots through drop boxes. About 2.5 million did so by mail. Drop …
OBITUARY: Mary Beth Baldy Doolittle, 1955-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Laurie Ann Jones, 1959-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Council to Consider Cap on Third Party Delivery Service Fees Charged to Restaurants During COVID-19
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 21, 2020, 1:21 p.m. / Local Government
… , as a part of its Bar, Restaurants and Retail Support Program. Eureka’s ordinance subjects delivery companies in violation to a penalty fee of up to $1,000 per restaurant per day. ###In other business …
With the State’s Recycling Redemption Program in Shambles, Local Agencies Look to Develop a More Sustainable System
Ryan Burns / Oct. 21, 2020, 12:19 p.m. / Local Government
… traffic volumes.The state agency denied these requests and effectively gave HWMA an ultimatum: Reopen or face fines. And so, on Sept. 1, HWMA resumed its CRV buy-back program, only to shut down again two …
Human Remains Found on Garberville River Bar Earlier This Month Identified as 21-Year-Old Redding Woman
LoCO Staff / Oct. 21, 2020, 10:22 a.m. / Crime
Attorney General Becerra Takes Ballot Box Fight to Court
Michael Lozano / Oct. 21, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
Mutual Aid: When Neighbors Look to Each Other for Pandemic Relief
Orlando Mayorquin / Oct. 21, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… provided over 1,000 meals to Riverside residents and raised over $5,200. Without an economic relief package from Sacramento or Washington D.C. in sight, and insufficient unemployment benefits for workers …
Good Policy or Ballot Blackmail? Union Takes Its Fights With Health Industry to Voters
Laurel Rosenhall / Oct. 21, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Barbara Deckert, 1942-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 21, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… at Greenwood Cemetery - Redwood Chapel in Arcata. A viewing will be held from 12-1 p.m. Funeral services begin at 1:30 p.m. Flowers, photos and condolences can be sent to Greenwood Cemetery Arcata, CA 95521 …
(UPDATE) Health Department Orders the Alibi’s Restaurant to Shutter Due to a Broken Wastewater Disposal System
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 20, 2020, 3:30 p.m. / Food
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Wiyot Land Acknowledgement, Affordable Housing on City-Owned Parking Lots, Police Chief Citizen Advisory Board All on Tonight’s Agenda
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 20, 2020, 2:54 p.m. / Local Government
North Coast Tribes and Nonprofits Target Warren Buffett in Klamath River Day of Action
LoCO Staff / Oct. 20, 2020, 2 p.m. / Environment
Cause of Death Not Yet Determined for Local 38-Year-Old Man Who Had COVID-19, Sheriff Says
Ryan Burns / Oct. 20, 2020, 12:56 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Humboldt Building Inspector Accused of Soliciting Bribes From Cannabis Growers
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 20, 2020, 9:36 a.m. / Courts
The ‘Speed of Trust’: California Wants Statewide Panel to Review Any COVID Vaccine
Ana B. Ibarra / Oct. 20, 2020, 7:14 a.m. / Sacramento
… officials to help plan for a large-scale rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine as early as Nov. 1. Some public health experts pushed back on the idea that a vaccine could be ready for safe distribution by then …
OBITUARY: Nonjua ‘Nonnie’ (Hesterlee) Ray, 1946-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 20, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David Alexander Hayes, 1945-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 20, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert Rose, 1940-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 20, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits