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Job Loss, Rent Increase Tow a Single Mother’s Finances Under
Laurence Du Sault / Dec. 6, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… $500 since she moved in three years ago, to $1,868 a month. Still, that’s about $1,000 below the market rate, according to the renting platform Zumper. A dozen distressed tenants gathered in October …
How California Renters Are Bracing for an Eviction Tsunami
Nigel Duara / Dec. 6, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… behind on rent in August. Since then, the number of renters at risk of eviction has fluctuated, but the number of California adults reporting that they’re behind on rent in November has topped 1 …
Gasping for Air in the Face of Eviction
Nigel Duara / Dec. 6, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… it’s stress, and wildfires. To her, it’s simple mathematics. She earned exactly $2,000 per month before the pandemic. She spent $1,500 of that on rent for the two-bedroom apartment in Imperial Beach …
Better Off Than Before, Even as the Rent Goes Up
Kate Cimini / Dec. 6, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… with the start of the shelter-in-place orders. She now brings in $1,700 a month, which just covers her $1,300 rent plus utilities and other essentials. Her landlord raised her rent $100 last month, and it …
Four Wildberries Marketplace Employees Test Postive for COVID-19
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 6, 2020, 9:50 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Let’s Talk Liquor! Alchemy Distillery Owner Amy Bohner On Keeping Spirits Up During the Pandemic
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Mask Column
Barry Evans / Dec. 6, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… ’s the latest from the CDC.Then there’s laboratory evidence. The tiny virus (about 0.1 micron diameter, compared, say, with human hair, about 80 microns) can’t normally exit our bodies on its own, so a mask doesn …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Blue-Sky Thinking Episode
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 5, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
Real Estate Prices Soar During Pandemic, Climbing 25% in Parts of California
Kate Cimini / Dec. 5, 2020, 7:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… -in-place orders were announced in March. In Monterey County, the rate of overcrowded households stands at 12.7% and Latino households in California are the most likely to be overcrowded, at 20.1%. In contrast …
Star Eureka High Student Scores Full Four-Year Scholarship to the University of Chicago
Jacquelyn Opalach / Dec. 5, 2020, 7 a.m. / Education
… opportunities,” according to their website. This year, the organization awarded 1,464 full-ride scholarships, selected from a pool of nearly 18,500 applicants.After selecting scholarship recipients, Quest …
OBITUARY: George Peck Jr., 1925-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Neville Arthur Price, 1929-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
In Ongoing Conflict With Its Own Auditor-Controller, County Opens Investigation, Looks to Outsource Some of Her Key Fiscal Oversight Duties; A-C Asks to Retain Outside Counsel
Ryan Burns / Dec. 4, 2020, 5:35 p.m. / Local Government
… on delays in payments, transfers, and reconciliations of accounts.Dec. 6, 1:10 p.m.: We also modified it to clarify that the fiscal oversight duties that the county is considering outsourcing do …
Retired Colonel Keeps the Peace at Tulare County Polling Place
Lewis Griswold / Dec. 4, 2020, 5 p.m. / Sacramento
Subdued Mood and Happy Moments at Rural Shasta Polls
Lewis Griswold / Dec. 4, 2020, 3:20 p.m. / Sacramento
Missing Mom and Three-Year-Old Found Safe on Highway 101 Five Days After Car Crash
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 3:15 p.m. / Emergencies
Teenager Sentenced for 2019 Arcata Drug Deal Shooting; Manslaughter Plea Agreement Sends Suspect to State Juvenile Justice
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 2:46 p.m. / Courts
… agreed on the sentence, which includes 4 years for the involuntary manslaughter of Taevonne Latimer, 10 years for using a firearm, and 1 year for assault with a firearm on a second male victim. Brewer …
County Set to Name New Health Officer; Dr. Ian Hoffman Set to Take Over For Dr. Teresa Frankovich Following Board of Supes Approval Tuesday
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 2:23 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Between Band Gigs, He Worked for Democracy at Home
Michael Lozano / Dec. 4, 2020, 2:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… processes in place and the great customer service that we put forward.” This fall, Pates helped the county shift from its usual 1,500 traditional polling locations to 235 super polls equipped with savvy …
Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in String of Early Morning Dumpster Fire Arsons
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 1:14 p.m. / Crime
Arcata Stabbing Suspect Will Head to Trial Next Week
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 4, 2020, 12:43 p.m. / Courts
Two Fires in the Middle of the Night Kept Humboldt Bay Fire and Allied Agencies Busy
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, noon / Fire
… responded with 3 Engines, 1 Truck and 1 Chief Officer to the first fire. Upon dispatch of the second fire, the fourth Humboldt Bay Fire Engine and a second Chief Officer were dispatched, as well …
As Cases Rise, College Students Take COVID-19 Prevention Into Their Own Hands
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, noon / Sacramento
… whether to require students to be tested for the virus have varied, and large outbreaks have occurred on California State University campuses, including more than 1,400 cases at San Diego State and more …
State Parks Cops Locate Woman Who Allegedly Threatened Orick Cashier With Death By Stabbing
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 8:09 a.m. / Crime
… of exhibiting a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 417(a)(1)), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 245(a)(1)) and criminal threats (PC 422).The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like …
Vaccines Getting Closer: Governor Outlines Priorities for Who’s Up First
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2020, 8 a.m. / Sacramento
Your Questions Answered About California’s New Winter Stay-At-Home Order
Richard Procter / Dec. 4, 2020, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… in coronavirus cases. The number of confirmed patients in intensive care units in California was 708 on Nov. 1 and has steadily risen since. “If we don’t act now, we’ll continue to see the death rate climb …
Fleeing Suspect Rams Two Police Cars, EPD Says; Officers Discover Stolen Gun, Meth, Paraphernalia
LoCO Staff / Dec. 3, 2020, 5:25 p.m. / Crime
County Health Office Lays Out What Governor’s New Order Means For Humboldt; New Stay-at-Home Order Likely in the Next Few Days
LoCO Staff / Dec. 3, 2020, 5:05 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Humboldt Slackliner With Nads of Steel Admits to Removing that Dumb Utah Monolith
Andrew Goff / Dec. 3, 2020, 4:20 p.m. / Hardly News
