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Arcata Fire District Chief Announces Retirement; New Chief Named
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2024, 4:17 p.m. / Fire
The Coming of May Means That Calfire Burn Permits Will Again be Required in the State Responsibility Areas
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2024, 3:25 p.m. / Fire
… : The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Humboldt – Del Norte Unit has announced effective at 6:00 AM, May 1st, 2024, all hazard reduction burning will require a permit in the State …
Environmental Groups Say County Has Abandoned Its Duty to Fully Assess the Weed Industry’s Impacts
Ryan Burns / April 18, 2024, 11:07 a.m. / Cannabis , Government
… ,500 permits and 1,205 acres. It says the county must conduct an annual review of those limits at noticed public meetings of the Board of Supervisors. Such hearings have never been held. The letter …
GET DOWN, EARTH FLAG: City of Arcata Issues Extensive Press Release Explaining Why it Will Comply With a Judge’s Ruling to Fly the Earth Flag Lower Down the Flag Pole, Rather Than At the Top
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2024, 8:05 a.m. / Local Government
… and to assist the City in resolving the questions of its legality in relation to state flag code.The council chose to seek a judicial ruling for several reasons that include:1. The City Attorney’s Impartial …
California Leaders Take Sides in Monumental Supreme Court Case on Homelessness
Marisa Kendall / April 18, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Calvin ‘Bubby’ Lavern Sand, Jr., 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Barrow (Russ), and brother Dennis Sand (Norma) and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. There will be a family and friend viewing at Sanders Funeral Home 1835 E Street, Eureka CA, 95501 from 1 p.m. to 4 p …
UPLIFT Eureka Staff Say ‘Progress is Being Made Every Day’ to House the City’s Homeless; Old Town Bike Lanes Approved
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 17, 2024, 4:13 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… approved staff’s request to reduce traffic from one two lanes to two one lane on H and I Streets (both one-ways) between 1st and 2nd Streets in Old Town to make way for a buffered bike lane, plus a few more …
Cyclist Airlifted to Redding After McKinleyville Community Forest Crash
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2024, 12:03 p.m. / News
A Local Child Who Runs Wants Other Children to Know That There is a Way to Get Free Running Shoes if Their Families Can’t Afford Them
Hank Sims / April 17, 2024, 11:30 a.m. / Youth
CONSUMER WARNING: Reps From This Shady Gas Company Are Going Door to Door in Humboldt Again
Ryan Burns / April 17, 2024, 11:18 a.m. / Business
… receiving a record number of complaints about SFE, according to the Baltimore Sun. ”The commission’s consumer affairs division had received dozens of complaints against SFE from Jan. 1 …
PLOUGHSHARES to SWORDS: Cal Poly Humboldt Welcome Sign Weaponized in the Struggle for Middle East Peace
Hank Sims / April 17, 2024, 9:53 a.m. / Activism
New Study Shows That the Federal Budget is Out of Line With Arcata’s Values
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2024, 8 a.m. / Our Culture
… New Study Shows That the Federal Budget is Out of Line With Arcata's Values Figure 1: Study location. Photo: Dave Meserve.Press release from Dave Meserve: On Saturday, April …
California Hospitals Keep Closing Their Labor Wards. Can Lawmakers Do Anything About It?
Kristen Hwang / April 17, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
Democrats Kill California Homeless Camp Ban, Again
Marisa Kendall / April 17, 2024, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
… Safety Committee on a 1-3 vote. The measure by Senate GOP leader Brian Jones and Democratic Sen. Catherine Blakespear, both of the San Diego area, would have made camping within 500 feet of a school, open …
OBITUARY: Drucilla Yvonne (Denham) Bussman, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Woman Who Last Contacted Her Family in February
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 12:13 p.m. / Missing
Mountain Lion Spotted Near Humboldt Hill Home
Andrew Goff / April 16, 2024, noon / Wildlife
Vital Climate Tool or License to Pollute? The Battle Over California’s First Carbon Capture Project
Alejandro Lazo / April 16, 2024, 7:01 a.m. / Sacramento
… , a few miles from the mostly Latino, low-income community of Buttonwillow, California Resources Corp. is seeking approval to inject 1.46 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year over a 26-year period …
How Gavin Newsom’s Budget Sidesteps the Growing Cost of CalPERS Pensions, for One Year
Adam Ashton / April 16, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… the state general fund $1.7 billion, making it a small but important part of Newsom’s plan to manage California’s yawning budget deficit. There’s one catch: the independent Legislative Analyst’s Office …
OBITUARY: Ruby Nicole Brackenbury, 1992-2024
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Earl Catlett, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Beverly Strubinger, 1947-2024
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marcia Mills, 1935-2024
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Angela Christine Knapp, 1969-2024
LoCO Staff / April 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Meet the New QUEEN of the KING Range! Artist-in-Residence to Cook Up Cool Stuff About One of Humboldt’s Favorite Wild Places
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2024, 4:33 p.m. / Art
Human Remains Found Near Mad River; Sheriff’s Office Thinks It Knows Whose They Are
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2024, 3:06 p.m. / News
California Sues Huntington Beach to Stop Voter ID
Alexei Koseff / April 15, 2024, 2:47 p.m. / Sacramento
NEW LAND ABOVE THE HIGHWAY? The ‘Arcata Cap’ Project Would Build Five Acres Suspended Over Highway 101
Stephanie McGeary / April 15, 2024, 12:52 p.m. / Infrastructure
Cal Poly Humboldt’s New $7.9 Million Ocean Research Vessel Arrives in 2025
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2024, 9:42 a.m. / Education
Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient
Ana B. Ibarra / April 15, 2024, 6:51 a.m. / Sacramento
… that rule took effect, the proportion of babies born with neural tube defects has dropped by 35% — about 1,300 fewer babies every year — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …