“There’s just a lot of unrest right now,” he said. “As far as Arcata’s concerned, I really can’t say and I don’t want to speculate.”
Arcata’s new Community Safety Quick Reference Guide
City of Arcata ARCATA’S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DEVELOPS COMMUNITY SAFETY QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The City of Arcata’s Public Safety Committee has developed a Community Safety Quick Reference Guide; a resource for community members to access public safety and other services. The idea for a reference guide came about during the work of the Public Safety…
Public Safety Committee digs in to workload
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Arcata’s Public Safety Committee last week polished up its draft report to the City Council, and dug into some of its heavier-duty assignments, including the Arcata Police Department’s use of force policies and civilian police oversight. The draft report tracks the committee’s incremental progress on creating a…
Arcata Public Safety Committee reboots
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Arcata’s Public Safety Committee last week moved to regain its footing as a viable group following what had been key resignations and a minor revolt against the daunting workload placed on it by the City Council. The council on Sept. 2 appointed a new member, David Pate,…
Public Safety Committee ‘in disarray’ over workload
Ahearn aired the idea of asking the council to relieve it of the extraordinary assignments and get back to basics. “There is nothing wrong with that,” he said. Johansen then articulated a motion to do just that. But during the ensuing deliberations, no second was offered.
Arcata Public Safety Committee thrust into forefront
In figuring out how to manage the daunting workload, including assignments from the City Council and its previous ongoing projects, the committee decided to form two subcommittees – one on APD’s budget, and the other on civilian oversight – and give them two months to do a deep dive into their respective topics.
Jackson seeks to better bind town, gown
Synergy between the city and campus, Jackson said, will send a strong, positive message to visitors. “Let’s take advantage of our proximity and show our pride,” he said.
Plaza Task Force sifting through mountain of upgrade ideas
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – If every suggestion aired at last week’s Plaza Improvement Task Force (PITF) meeting was adopted, it would surely solve all the problems with loose dogs, smoking, drinking, panhandling and other misbehavior – but only because there’d be no room for anything but clambering over all the water…