The LoCO Timeline

Today

Cal Poly Says Majority of Those Arrested Were Not Students; Says ‘Modified’ Commencement Will Take Place
9:48 a.m.

BOOKED: May 1, 2024
7:35 a.m.

Californians Are Protecting Themselves From Wildfire. Why Is There Still an Insurance Crisis?
7:08 a.m.

California Passed a Law to Stop ‘Pay to Play’ in Local Politics. After Two Years, Legislators Want to Gut It
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Barbara May Hillman, 1961-2024
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Limnanthes douglasii nivea, the Table Mountain Meadowfoam!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

‘I Just Want Him to Come Back’: Search Efforts Continue for the 19-Year-Old Who Was Swept Away in the Trinity River Last Week
5:01 p.m.

Meet the City of Eureka’s New Giant Metal Crab Sculpture, Which You Should Help Name
4:49 p.m.

POLL! So Who Won the Cal Poly Humboldt Occupation?
4:27 p.m.

Power Outage in Freshwater; 4059 Customers Affected
1:52 p.m.

In a Press Release, Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Jim Wood Say Police Intervention at Cal Poly Was Necessary, Call for ‘Healing’
1:51 p.m.

(VIDEO) And Now Gaza Protesters Have Gathered Outside the Humboldt County Courthouse
12:13 p.m.

In First Report of the Year, Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight Board for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
11:45 a.m.

CPH Faculty Union Condemns Police Raid of Campus, Demands Immediate Release of Arrestees
9:52 a.m.

BOOKED: April 30, 2024
7:50 a.m.

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Police Descend Upon Cal Poly Humboldt Activists in the Early Morning Hours; Several Dozen Arrested; University Administration Issues Statement
6:57 a.m.

OBITUARY: Frances Marie Richardson, 1934-2024
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Charles ‘Corky’ Schoonmaker, 1955-2024
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Claytonia lanceolata, the Lanceleaf Spring Beauty!
5 a.m.

Monday, April 29

(UPDATING) Police Arrive at Cal Poly Humboldt En Masse, Warn Protesters to Deassemble
9:32 p.m.

(UPDATE: NIGHT DEMONSTRATION) Calm Before Storm? It Was Washing Day at the Cal Poly Humboldt Occupation on its One-Week Anniversary
7:43 p.m.

WHAT WENT DOWN: April 29, 2024
7 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Fortuna Teen Who Went Missing and Presumably Drowned While Attempting to Rescue a Girl in the Trinity Last Week
5 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Says Homicide No Longer Suspected in Fickle Hill-Area Death This Morning
3:56 p.m.

Director of ACLU of Northern California Issues Statement on Campus Protests, Urges CPH Admin to Refrain From Involving Law Enforcement
2 p.m.

The City Will be Finishing Up Work on H and I Streets Soon, and Here is a Helpful Explainer That Will Teach You How to Drive Them
11:51 a.m.

Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies on CPH Campus This Morning; Solidarity March Planned; Commencement Ceremony Status Uncertain
11:21 a.m.

BOOKED: April 29, 2024
7:50 a.m.

More California High School Students Want Career Training. How the State Is Helping
7:26 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Adela septentrionella, the Ocean Spray Fairy Moth!
5 a.m.

Sunday, April 28

In New Statement, Cal Poly Humboldt Says It Supports Free Speech But Decries ‘Lawless Behavior,’ Disruption of Education and Damages Estimated in the Millions
2:30 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt University Senate Passes Resolution Calling for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
2:14 p.m.

BOOKED: April 28, 2024
7:35 a.m.

GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Flawed Geniuses
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Sphaerophoria sulphuripes, the Forked Globetail!
5 a.m.

Saturday, April 27

(UPDATING) Cal Poly Humboldt Issues Hard Closure of Campus; Law Enforcement Converges
1:02 p.m.

BOOKED: April 27, 2024
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: In the Early 20th Century, a Weird Wonderland of an Estate Stood on Ryan Slough, and it Was Built By an Eccentric Russian Emigre
7:30 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Podabrus pruinosus, the Downy Leather-winged Beetle!
5 a.m.

Friday, April 26

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Protesters Open Cal Poly Humboldt’s Siemens Hall After Day of Tension Waiting For a Raid That Has Yet to Come
2:34 p.m.

If You Have Strong Feelings About Julia Morgan’s ‘Federation Hearthstone,’ a Four-Sided Fireplace in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, You’re Going to Want to Get Your Ass to Sacramento Next Week
10:37 a.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt Responds to Protesters’ Demands, Explaining Investments and Principles While Promising Consequences For Those Who Break the Law
10:27 a.m.

POLL! What is Humboldt County’s Best Island?
10 a.m.

A New California Rule Tries to Hold Down Your Health Care Costs. Here’s How It Works
7:40 a.m.

BOOKED: April 26, 2024
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: George ‘Jim’ Habib, 1945-2024
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean Fyle, 1950-2024
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Micropus californicus, the Q-tips!
5 a.m.

Thursday, April 25

(VIDEO) DAY FOUR: Occupy Cal Poly Humboldt Protester Details Group’s Demands, Motivations and Views on President Tom Jackson, Law Enforcement and Their Campus Impact
5 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Today’s Shootings in Cutten
4:09 p.m.