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What Drives California’s Budget Decisions? A Lot of Politics, Not as Much Data
Sameea Kamal / May 20, 2024, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… in February found that 70% of the 1,118 state agency reports on how laws were working due in the past year had not been submitted to the Office of Legislative Counsel, which keeps reports. And about half …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Legend of King Peak
Barry Evans / May 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… where Highway 1 turns inland north of Fort Bragg a mile north of Westport-Union Landing State Beach (and great campsites). The road doesn’t return to the sea for another 80 miles, west of Petrolia …
PASTOR BETHANY: Raw, Exposed and Held
Bethany Cseh / May 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
(PHOTOS) Redwood Coast Kite Festival Takes Over Halvorsen Park
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 18, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / :)
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Remembering Petey Brucker
The EcoNews Report / May 18, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Festa na Fé! More Than a Hundred Years of Portuguese Heritage in the Eel River Valley
Michael Reynolds / May 18, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Stan Poletski, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: James (Jim, Jimmy) Nello Thurston Jr., 1962-2024
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -month-old great granddaughter Melani Yvonne, Kaysha’s baby who unexpectedly passed on May 14.A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Redwood Acres Raceway. Come enjoy libations …
(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Trinidad 12-Year-Old
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2024, 3:14 p.m. / Emergencies
The Gateway Area Plan is Moving A Little Fast for Arcata Fire’s Comfort
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 17, 2024, 3:08 p.m. / Fire
Recreational Fishing on the Klamath and Trinity Shut Down For the Second Consecutive Year
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2024, 1:22 p.m. / Fish
… to take effect no later than July 1, 2024, following approval by the state Office of Administrative Law. The in-river closures align with the recommended closure of both commercial and recreational ocean …
¿HISPANOHABLANTE? El Lost Coast Outpost Ahora Está Disponible en Español
Hank Sims / May 17, 2024, 10:56 a.m. / Housekeeping
These California Schools Connect Kids to Community Services. Will They Survive Budget Cuts?
Carolyn Jones / May 17, 2024, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… test scores. Newsom launched the initiative in 2020 with a series of grants totalling $4.1 billion for schools to roll out community school programs over 10 years. About half the money has been spent …
Should California Doctors Report Domestic Abuse to Police? Here’s How Physician Lawmakers Voted
Ryan Sabalow / May 17, 2024, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
UH OH: More Than 100 Individuals in Humboldt Exposed to Measles Last Week (But Most are Likely Immune, Says DHHS)
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 4:22 p.m. / Health
END OF AN ERA: Parking Enforcement Set to Return to Eureka
Andrew Goff / May 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m. / Traffic
Having Finally Gotten Its Act Together on Short-Term Rentals, the County is Now Accepting Permit Applications from Existing Operators in Unincorporated Humboldt
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 1:18 p.m. / Local Government
23-Year-Old Missing in the Trinity Following Presumed Drowning Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says; Search Underway
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 12:42 p.m. / Emergencies
North Coast Repertory Theatre and Playhouse Arts Land $70,000 in National Endowment for the Arts Grants
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 10:16 a.m. / Theater
Last Night’s Garage Fire Near Highland Park Caused by ‘Improper Extinguishment of Smoking Materials,’ Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 9:19 a.m. / Fire
Gig Companies Spent $200 Million to Write Their Own Labor Law. The State Supreme Court Could Throw It Out
Levi Sumagaysay / May 16, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… will hear oral arguments next Tuesday in a case that could change the fate of more than 1 million gig workers in the state — and perhaps the way we hail rides, order takeout or get groceries delivered …
OBITUARY: Mitchel ‘Mitch’ O. Morrow, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
‘This is a Major Milestone’: Arcata Planning Commission Passes Final Draft of Gateway Area Plan
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 15, 2024, 3:30 p.m. / Local Government
… Plan and Gateway Code. The action was approved in a 5-1 vote, with Commissioner Abigail Strickland dissenting and Commissioner Daniel Tagney absent.During a brief presentation on the findings of the FEIR …
Influential Think Tank The Brookings Institution Asks, ‘Will Offshore Wind Be Good for Humboldt County?’
Ryan Burns / May 15, 2024, 2:52 p.m. / Offshore Wind
NEVER A BOTHER: Florence Parks on How to be There for Kids in Crisis
Hank Sims / May 15, 2024, 1:30 p.m. / Mental Health
Anticipating an Enrollment Spike From All the New Homes, Arcata Schools Consider Collecting Developer Fees to Accommodate New Students
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 15, 2024, 10:35 a.m. / Education
Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing Ahead of Schedule: ‘Time to Deliver’
Jocelyn Wiener / May 15, 2024, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
… Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing Ahead of Schedule: ‘Time to Deliver’ Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of Prop. 1 during a press conference at the United …
College Campuses Can’t Hire Undocumented Students. How That Might Change in California
CalMatters staff / May 15, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
Gavin Newsom’s Budget Proposal Ditches Promise to Fund 5 Years of Growth for UC and Cal State
Mikhail Zinshteyn / May 15, 2024, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… negotiations with the Legislature to finalize a state budget by late June. The 2024-25 budget year begins July 1. The fiscal outlook gets modestly rosier later for the two systems, which combined run 33 …
OBITUARY: Jamie Lionel Wax, 1968-2024
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2024, 7:02 a.m. / Obits
… outside of town with a park-like yard that he had always kept up for Fiona.Jamie grew up in Malibu with his sister Jessica. At 6 feet 5 inches tall to Jessica’s 5-foot, 1-inch frame, Jamie was quick …
