I would like to ask your support in the upcoming election as I would like to continue my contribution to our community in a position often overlooked when non-contentious issues such as the re-opening of campuses is not part of the agenda.
Letters to the Editor, October 14, 2020
If it’s smelling strange…
In your neighborhood
Who ya gonna call?
Fire District!
Arcata Firefighters: Yes on F, reopen station
Arcata Professional Firefighters Association ARCATA – Since the failure of Measure R in March of 2020, one of the three fire stations of the Arcata Fire District has remained closed due to budget shortfalls. This has inevitably led to significant reductions in service and an unacceptable reduction in public safety. The 15 members of Arcata Professional…
Four of six MCSD candidates share visions for McKinleyville
Climate change, policing and their personal attributes were among the topics discussed at a recent forum for candidates running for three open seats on the McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors.
Letters to the Editor, October 7, 2020
These three for MCSD In a country so divided, coming together and showing up locally is pretty important. Showing up for our neighbors, watching out for one another, like we do already. We may hold different political opinions, but we have many common interests. That is where our power lies, and what we can build…
School board candidate says she has license and blames superintendent for ‘gossip’
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE/ARCATA – School board candidate Janelle Jones says that a Union news article about her running a fitness gym without a business license or county-approved COVID-19 reopening plan is false and dishonest. She compared the story to a gossip column and falsely accused Northern Humboldt Union High School District Superintendent Roger…
Nicholas Som is dedicated to the McKinleyville Union School District
Nicholas Som For the Mad River Union Hello, my name is Nicholas Som. I’m a happily married father of 3 kiddos that all attend McKinleyville Union School District schools. Professionally, I’m a statistician that works on natural resources issues, and I’m also an adjunct professor at Humboldt State University. My family and I love our…
Rees Hughes: Measure A will help prepare Arcata’s open spaces for the future
I love living in Arcata. I walk weekly in the Community Forest and the Arcata Marsh. My wife and I play tennis regularly at Larson Park. My children played soccer on the fields around the Community Center and grew up on the swings and slides of Redwood Park. Arcata has developed an outstanding infrastructure of parks…
School board candidate has been operating unlicensed fitness business with no COVID reopening plan
A candidate who is running for a seat on the Northern Humboldt Union School District Board of Trustees has been operating a fitness gym without a business license or a county certified COVID-19 reopening plan.
McK CSD candidates find lots to agree on in LWV forum
Incorporation, taxes, climate change, parks and policing were among the topics discussed in a recent forum for candidates running for three open seats on the McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors.