“I am committed to maintaining the collaborative, long-term view the city has built while while also prioritizing practical projects to address climate change, complex environmental problems and issues of equity that often disproportionately impact the most vulnerable in our community. I also look forward to working with the well respected Environmental Services staff team.”
Second Community Visioning Listening session set for Feb. 25
City of Arcata ARCATA – The Community Development Department will host a follow up virtual Community Vision Listening Session on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Community members will have the opportunity to brainstorm with city staff on a variety of topics identified in the previous listening session, and can provide feedback on…
Economy treading water amid coronavirus cross-currents
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – As 2020 and civilization itself wound down amid a transformative pandemic, the City of Arcata is closely tracking economic conditions and trends, and what is shaping them. With the economy reverberating from all kinds of impacts, and adaptation a daily challenge for individuals and businesses alike, forecasting…
Arcata enviro-leader Mark Andre leaving an incomparable legacy
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – For many, Mark Andre is as much a part of the Arcata Community Forest as its surviving old growth redwood trees, all of whom he knows personally. Now, those who haven’t imagined an Arcata without the mild-mannered Environmental Services director on watch are reluctantly adjusting to news…
Arcata Fiber and Data Center Projects meeting today
City of Arcata ARCATA – The City of Arcata is hosting a meeting on Arcata Fiber and Data Center Projects Thursday, Nov. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. The meeting is being held at zoom.us. This community meeting is to provide the opportunity to learn about the fiber conduit and data center projects coming to…
Backers say Arcata’s Measure A an eco-inflection point
More and more, Arcata must compete with developers who would remake wildlands for profit rather than environmental and recreational values. “Land competition, speculation and the prospect of urban encroachment threaten our open spaces more than ever,” is how the Argument in Favor of Measure A puts it.
Several Arcata citizen committees need new members
Apply for an Open Seat on a City Committee The City of Arcata is currently seeking applicants for open vacancies on the Public Safety, Historic Landmarks and Transportation Safety Committees. The Public Safety Committee provides a platform for the community to come together to better understand public safety concerns and recommend actions the City can…
’A Community Divided’ – the city responds
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The City Council was expected to approve responses to the findings of the Humboldt County Grand Jury today regarding police reforms at a noon Wednesday meeting. It was also set to renew the local coronavirus emergency and extend the emergency eviction protections that have been in effect…
Arcata council OKs drastically cut budget, adds Open Space tax measure to ballot
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The City Council has approved a $48 million city budget deeply impacted by the global crisis. Sheltering in place and business closures have drastically reduced sales, use and bed tax revenue, forcing across-the-board cuts in city departments. The council assumed the worst about revenues in the year…
COVID crisis blows huge hole in Arcata’s budget
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Among the range of radical changes the coronavirus pandemic has wrought is a massive plunge in the tax revenue the City of Arcata has to work with. The City Council grappled with the unprecedented financial catastrophe at a May 27 meeting. A staff report by Finance Director…