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OBITUARY: Creg ‘Spirit’ Hommey, 1966-2024
LoCO Staff / June 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Citing Critical Need for Housing in Eureka, City Council Choose Danco to Develop the EaRTH Center, a Long-Awaited Housing and Transit Hub in Downtown Eureka
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 5, 2024, 4:31 p.m. / Local Government
Construction on Eureka’s Da’ Yas Park Improvement Project Has Begun; Expect it to Be Closed for Five Months
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2024, 12:18 p.m. / Local Government
… ?Carson ParkStatus: Phase 1 complete featuring new restroom and basketball courtUpcoming: Phase 2 and Phase 3 pending fundingFurther information: www.eurekaca.gov/659/Carson-ParkHighland ParkStatus: Funding …
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Preliminary Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year, Changes Expected in Coming Weeks
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 5, 2024, 11:17 a.m. / Local Government
California Teachers Are Using AI to Grade Papers. Who’s Grading the AI?
Khari Johnson / June 5, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… -powered writing tool for students in grades 4-12 made by the company Quill. Quill says its tool is currently used at 1,000 schools in California and has more than 13,000 student and educator users in San Diego …
What Biden’s Border Order Means for California
Wendy Fry / June 5, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The right to seek asylum between ports of entry would not be restored until migrant apprehensions drop below a daily average of 1,500 per day, which has not happened since July 2020. The American Civil …
OBITUARY: Karin Elke Stogner, 1959-2024
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Frances Jenett Lowe, 1934-2024
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Ashley Brown and her husband Brandon, Aaron Lowe and his wife Dakota, along with 9 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.She is preceded in death by her …
OBITUARY: Janet Darlene Waddell Eastburn, 1972-2024
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… is being planned for July 27 at 1 p.m. It will be held at her friends: 790 Ireland St in Rio Dell.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Janet Eastburn's loved ones. The Lost Coast …
Local TV News Station ‘Loves’ Facebook Post Comparing Trump’s Conviction to Jesus’s Crucifixion, and It’s Sort of a Trend
Ryan Burns / June 4, 2024, 5:06 p.m. / Hardly News , Media
PG&E Asks for Delay in Eel River Dam Decommissioning
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 2:08 p.m. / Environment
Facing ‘Doomsday’ Budget Shortfall, Supes Move to Close Some County Offices to the Public on Fridays and Explore Reorganization Options
Ryan Burns / June 4, 2024, 12:59 p.m. / Local Government
All Simulated Hell Will Break Loose at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport Tomorrow Morning
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 10:14 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
How Shots Instead of Pills Could Change California’s Homeless Crisis
Marisa Kendall / June 4, 2024, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
Get Your Health Care Through Covered California? Beware of This Tax Peril
Ana B. Ibarra / June 4, 2024, 7:14 a.m. / Sacramento
… the most recent year available. That is roughly $1,662 per person or family. Many people who end up owing money live in lower-income households. This repayment rule is connected to the federal Affordable …
OBITUARY: Meredith Erin Vance, 1982-2024
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Leewitt Elizabeth Ann Withrow, 1969-2024
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John (Jack) C. Lindstrand, 1929-2024
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bernadette Webster, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… off grid with kerosene lamps and gravity flow water. On May 1, 1973 her first child, Blossom, was born. She was delivered at home by her father because the midwives were late. The Madrone trees were …
OBITUARY: Ronald Allen Ulmer, 1945-2024
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Forget the First 220 Failures to Split California. This Developer Has a New Plan to Secede
Alexei Koseff / June 3, 2024, 8:02 a.m. / Sacramento
CA Senate Preserves Big Corporate Tax Breaks That Benefit Some Cities
Ryan Sabalow / June 3, 2024, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
… tell you, it’s over $1 billion … given back to companies,” Sen. Steve Glazer, the bill’s author, told his colleagues on the Senate floor late last month. “One billion dollars that would go to public …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Vat-English
Barry Evans / June 2, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
Sen. Mike McGuire Calls the Great Redwood Trail the ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ at Humboldt Trails Summit
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 1, 2024, 4:40 p.m. / Trails
… the trail? A 2020 study by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)estimated design and construction costs to clock in at approximately $1 billion, which amounts to roughly $3 million per mile …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Great Opportunities and Challenges for the Great Redwood Trail
The EcoNews Report / June 1, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Babes in Benbow! A Summer Job at Humboldt’s Glamorous Resort Hotel Sounded Nifty to One Eureka Girl in 1945. But Then…
Naida Olsen Gipson / June 1, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… with layovers at Benbow, for $6.26 each, and two white uniforms at $1.98 apiece. We packed our beige and blue striped cardboard suitcases and caught the Greyhound bus for Southern Humboldt County. All my life I …
Civil Grand Jury: Humboldt County’s Jail and Other Facilities Suffer From Under-Staffing. And They’re Old.
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2024, 10:29 a.m. / Local Government
Raising a Kid in California? They May Have a College Savings Account You Don’t Know About.
Jacqueline Munis / May 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… a sum. Babies born between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 received $25 deposits, and all babies born after July 1, 2023 receive $100 deposits. As part of the program, all low-income first grade …
California Sides With Big Utilities, Trimming Incentives for Community Solar Projects
Julie Cart / May 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… by renewable energy. The California Public Utilities Commission’s 3-1 ruling preserves and expands programs that will allow any ratepayer to subscribe to a pool of projects and receive a 20% rate reduction …
Arcata City Council Discusses Final Updates to the Gateway Area Plan and General Plan
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 30, 2024, 5:14 p.m. / Local Government