Preserve Arcata Bottom (Letter sent to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors:) Senator McGuire is concerned enough about the drought to call a town hall meeting, and we hope that our Board of Supervisors will also share this concern. My husband and I live on three acres on the Arcata Bottom, land passed down from…
Letters to the Editor, May 19, 2021
Alternatives to vacuous online schlock Now that COVID is at least partly under control and I am fully vaccinated, I have ventured again to begin using public transportation. I am most thankful for this because owning a car, basically, is owning a bottomless pit. That said, while the schedules are a bear, I am managing with…
Letters to the Editor, May 12, 2021
If the members of the Pentecostal church in Eureka, and the greater religious community in general, have been waiting for a sign from God as to the need to get vaccinated and practice safe distancing and mask wearing, then, prayers answered!
Letters to the Editor, May 5, 2021
Dogged by reality I sent a letter on the mega-grow and tragedy of the Dog “Sophie,” which thankfully missed deadline or whatever. Anyway, after reading the Arcata City Council’s opinion (Union, April 28) I realize that I may not know what I am talking about and I don’t live in Arcata. I don’t know why…
Letters to the Editor, April 21, 2021
Defining Arcata Sun Valley is hopeful that we will all be grateful for their plan to reduce the size of their grow. What they don’t understand is that we LIVE HERE, right next door to this very large planned grow. I see a different future for Arcata. I see expansion of neighborhoods with planned CSAs…
Letters to the Editor, April 7, 2021
Love Over Hate On Sunday, March 21, Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) in Solidarity hosted a vigil, “Love Over Hate,” to honor and remember the victims of the tragic Atlanta shootings. This peaceful, thoughtful, and loving walking vigil was held on the grounds of the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (HUUF) in Bayside. We want…
Letters to the Editor, March 24/31, 2021
Help stop the Arcata Bottom mega-grow I urge all Humboldt County residents to participate in this Thursday’s (April 1) planning commission meeting at 6 p.m. via zoom, to voice your opinion on the Sun Valley proposed 23 acre cannabis grow destined for the Arcata bottom just outside the city limit. This area is not conducive to…
Letters to the Editor, March 10, 2021
Annexation without representation I have lived at 1983 Foster Avenue in Arcata since 1990, a property under the jurisdiction of the County of Humboldt. I was informed by a neighbor on January 30, 2021, that my home and property and three neighboring parcels were annexed by LAFCo from the county to the City of Arcata’s…
Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2021
Anxiety vs. threat As an anxiety therapist, the first step I take with my clients is to help them to determine whether the fear they are experiencing is a threat or anxiety. During this global pandemic, that determination has been difficult to make. There has been so much confusion about which situations are or are…
Letters to the Editor, February 24, 2021
Town Center alternatives needed Humboldt County planners and the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (MMAC) are currently engaged in a Town Center Masterplan for the community of McKinleyville. Proposed commercial/residential development on a private parcel behind Safeway will permanently impact approximately three acres of seasonal wetlands and an undisclosed and unmitigated take of approximately 10-acres of forested…