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VICTORY ACHIEVED! Local Gardener Harvests Giant Veggies From His Pandemic Plot
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 3, 2020, 12:07 p.m. / Community , Food , garden
Next Up: Californians Brace for the ‘Twindemic’
Ana B. Ibarra / Sept. 3, 2020, 10:57 a.m. / Sacramento
TOO MANY CANS! Waste Management Authority Suspends CRV Buyback Program Again Due to Overwhelming Demand
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2020, 10:17 a.m. / Infrastructure
Red-Salmon Complex Edges Up on 30,000 Acres; More That 700 People Still Working the Fire, With Only 35 Percent Containment
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2020, 10:09 a.m. / Fire
(VIDEO) Frankovich Reads Resignation Letter, Laments Intrusion of Politics Into Science During COVID-19 Pandemic
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 6:19 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… can skip to that part of the video.###1. The North Coast Journal asks… You were the focus of some especially vitriolic public comments at yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Can you speak …
Arcata City Council to Discuss Potential ‘Social Host’ Ordinance to Discourage Underage Drinking at Parties
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 2, 2020, 4:12 p.m. / Local Government
… , or on the City’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYGp9zDPdWMGtA0BtfFX_A Public Comment Participation: Members of the public may access the Zoom meeting directly to provide Public Comment. 1 …
Sheriff Honsal on Dr. Frankovich Resignation: A ‘Great Loss to Our County’
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 3:56 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Humboldt Highlanders Commemorate the End of World War II in Eureka
Andrew Goff / Sept. 2, 2020, 1:46 p.m. / Music
County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich Resigns
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 11:51 a.m. / News
Multi-Agency Weed Busts on Island Mountain Yield Nearly 5k Pounds of Cannabis, 28K Plants and $100,000 Cash
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 11:31 a.m. / Crime
Blue Lake Rancheria, State Parks Launch ‘Cultural Mentorship’ Program to Serve Native Youth
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 11:24 a.m. / Education
Yurok Connected: Why a North Coast Tribe Used its Stimulus Funding to Invest Big on Communications Infrastructure
Thadeus Greenson / Sept. 2, 2020, 8:09 a.m. / Infrastructure
… been living far off the telecommunications grid. The project — undertaken with $2.1 million in federal CARES Act relief funding allocated by the Yurok Tribal Council — will also enhance emergency …
City of Eureka Looks to Convert Residential Motel into Homeless Housing, Pending Big State Grant Application
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 2, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Community Services , Homelessness
… is looking to convert the Pine Motel on Broadway into a transitional housing facility for homeless individuals who are at risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has applied for a $1.5 million state grant to fund …
California Lawmakers Failed to Enact Sweeping Police Reforms. Here’s Why.
Laurel Rosenhall / Sept. 2, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Research Association of California has spent nearly $1 million on state political campaigns since last year, records show, including donations of $280,000 to the California Democratic Party and $152 …
California’s Coronavirus Stimulus Was a Bust … What Now?
Lauren Hepler / Sept. 2, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… California’s Coronavirus Stimulus Was a Bust … What Now? A restaurant in Oakland remains closed for business on Sept. 1, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for Cal …
Tracking COVID-19: State Signs Multimillion-Dollar Contract for New Reporting System
Ana B. Ibarra / Sept. 2, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Charles ‘Tiny’ Hubler, 1936-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… City Fire Department vehicles will lead the celebration processional starting at 1 p.m. The family will be seated in two yards directly across from Carson Park, H Street side, and would encourage you …
OBITUARY: William Lee Lambert, 1938-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Everette Wesley Ellingwood, 1934-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Juanita Karen (Parker) Miner, 1955-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found Near Orleans Last Week; Will Investigate Case as a Homicide
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2020, 4:57 p.m. / Crime
Frankovich Warns that Large Gatherings Could Push Humboldt Into the Next COVID-19 Tier, Triggering More Restrictions
Ryan Burns / Sept. 1, 2020, 4:40 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Sheriff’s Office Recovers, Identifies Woman Found Dead Down Embankment Beneath Kneeland Road
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2020, 4:39 p.m. / Crime
… of it. They take every precaution to prevent it, but sometimes things just happen.” The barn fire that occurred on Aug. 23, was also a complete loss. Firefighters estimate that the fire caused $1 …
Bail Set at $2.4 Million For Hoopa Teen Accused of Murdering Man After Car Accident on Highway 96
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 1, 2020, 1:44 p.m. / Courts
… to do anything unconstitutional. The main concerns with setting bail are flight risk and public safety, the judge said, and the bail schedule lists $1 million for murder. Timm pointed out that the special …
Red Salmon Complex Actively Spreading Near Trinity Mountain, Grows to 25,858 Acres
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 1, 2020, 11:05 a.m. / Fire
CASH FOR CANS! The Humboldt County Waste Management Announces That it Will Once Again Pay You For Your Cans and Bottles, Effective Immediately
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2020, 10:54 a.m. / Infrastructure
… the Humboldt County Waste Management Authority: On Tuesday, September 1st, as part of our phased approach to re-opening, Humboldt Waste Management Authority’s Eureka Recycling Center will resume CRV Buyback …
Legislature Narrowly Rejects Nation’s Toughest Restrictions on Plastics
Rachel Becker / Sept. 1, 2020, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
… years, and exempted small producers, retailers and wholesalers making less than $1 million per year. On the Senate floor, he said that included restaurants. Still, it wasn’t enough to garner the 41 …
Unmasked: Tempers Flare and Patience Frays as California Lawmakers Hit Viral End of Session
Ben Christopher / Sept. 1, 2020, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… ) September 1, 2020 The cussing and sniping notwithstanding, this year has actually been mild by historic standards.Last year, an anti-vaccination protestor threw a cup of menstrual blood onto the Senate floor …
Analysis: How Renters, Landlords and Banks Fared in the Eviction Compromise
Matt Levin / Sept. 1, 2020, 6:52 a.m. / Sacramento
… Jan. 31, if renters come up with 25% of the rent they owe, they will also be protected from eviction. Renters can pay that 25% at any time before Jan. 31. Starting Feb. 1, eviction rules go back …
